The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-17
Commercial and Financial Matters.

There Will De no famine next year In Northern
India at least, and this is good news to all
mankind.
The exports of petroleum thus far from
Philadelphia this year are about ID ooo, 900 gal
Ions less than they were at this time q twelve
month ago. Last year the petroleum exports
from that city amounted to 65,S31, 610 gallons.
The steamer Future City, from st. Louis,
with four barges in tow, will arrive about
Wednesday evening. Her cargo consists of
$3.50 bushels corn In bulk, also Il, 155 pack
ages Western produce and sundry merchan-
disc
The following balances were in the United
States treasury on the 18th inst. Currency,
$16,36s,5 GIG; special fund for the redemption OF
fractional currency a6s special deposit
1885,, 1881, 800 In coin certificates), si19,s13554;
outstanding legal tenders, 1856, 914,932.
In reply to many inquiries the Solicitor OF the
treasury has issued a circular stating that 1t
is unlawful to use photographs of United
advertising cards; and further, that metal
tokens, more or less in likeness}of coin, can
not be. used for such purpose. The solicitor
adds that no letters patent were ever issued
for what Is called "greenback advertising"
and If letters copyright have ever been grant
ed 1t was done inadvertently, and they are
illegal and void.
The Epening Wisconsin states that the re-
SflpUS Oh WnGHt 6b milwaukee, IOr The month
Of September were the largest ever known In
q single month in the history OF that city, and
larger than any primary wheat market In the
world; The receipts amount to oyer 5,00Q,OOO
bushels, aggregating 5.3l2, 964 In the last
week of July when It was manifest that the
wheat crop of the Northwest would be very
large one, 1t was estimated that the Septem-
Der receipts at Milwaukee would reach 4,OO0,-
600 bushels; but not the most sanguine could
imagine that they would exceed 100000
bushels.
How Bread Crusts ARE Used In Paris.
baltimore Americana
"What becomes of the old moons What
becomes Of the old crusts Of bread in Paris p
asks the Figure, and then tells Of their trans
formations. The boutonger en- uiesap, freely
translated, "baker of the DID," utilities the
pieces Of dry, damaged and abandoned bread
He gathers the. crusts in boarding houses
converts and hotels. These morsels, covered
with sand, stained with ink and often picked
from heaps OF refuse, are sold by servants to
the "baker of Old who turns them into new
preparations. The merchandise is first care
fully sorted out; The fragments which are
judged to be still In presentable condition are
dried In an oven and form croues au pot,
which are used up in soup at low class restatl-
rants. Almost all the lozenge-shaped crusts
gin. The crumbs and defective erusts are
pounded In O mortar until they become q
white paste, which butchers use to adorn cut
let's. All the material that appears absolute
ly IlChphblt VI luEbL6E SbTflCGI IS bHeI TOHSLeu,
reduced to charcoal ground into powder, and
by the addition of o few drops of essence Of
mint, Is converted into O tooth paste. Such
ls one of the metamorphoses of Partisan in
dustry.
The National water way.
The river Improvement convention at st.. |
Paul adopted, among other resolutions, one
demanding that Gin all appropriations for |
Internal improvements hereafter made by |
Congress. the Mississippi river shall be kept |
rltpmuput a 1ctiDntiyalv national ,,rinsf
others" This demand for the NATURALIZATION t,r
OF the great river is very reasonable: It Is en-
from st. Paul to New Orleans is about 1900
miles; yet both cities are on the banks of the
Mississippi river and both were represented
by delegates 9. n, the convention. There
great river VIZ: Minnesota, with
population OF 100000; Wisconsin, with pop
ulation OF !, 200, 900; Iowa, with a population
2,5oo.ooo; Missouri, with population Of $780,
600; Kentucky. with 100000; Tennessee. |
with 1900, 900; Arkansas, with 100000; Mis-
sissippi,. with 100000, and Louisiana with $780,
12.OoOoOO. And this does not include Western
Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana.
Kansas, Nebraska Texas and Alabama, also
Interested to large extent in the navigation
of the stream. If all this is not enough to
impart national dignity and Importance to
the Mississippi river, it would be difficult to
tell what more s needed.
On this subject the vicksburg Herald says
Looked at In national point Of view the
work ought to be DONE but not one dollar
ought to be appropriated for it until other en-
terprises Of greater national importance are
secured. The completion of this enterprise
would improve the country between st. Louis
and st. Paul very much, but from st Louis to
New Orleans there is no pressing necessity
for 1t; Down this way we are far more in
terested in the Southern Pacific Railway and
in the rebuilding of Ieyppc Wbi1o fha Q.,,fI,
ought not to oppose the Mississippi river
Improvement scheme II the others al
luded to are secured, she. certainly
ought to oppose that and all others to the
bitter end until justice Is first done her in ma
tional improvements. The North has O rail-
way to the Pacific, and billions of dollars
have been spent in river and harbor improve
ments within her borders, and the South s
. now paying her share of the interest on the
money thus expended. and she should now
stand firmly for fair play by insisting that
these vast OUTLAWS should be to some extent
eaualized by aiding her before she consents
that another dollar shall be spent for the
North. She is master of the situation If her
Congressman only display ordinary states
About Telegra piing.
IFrom N. T. Correspondence of the Troy Tines
One of the most interesting places in this
city is the telegraph building, corner of
Broadway and Dey street. Formerly this
spot was occupied by the Franklin House, q
very popular Inn. FROM GFankllD s COnDeC- |
ton with electricity it seems proper that the
telegraph building should be it's successor.
AS specimen of grand commercial archi-
lecture this structure has no SUPERIOR and
the fact that its cost was S2,O00,0O0 shows
how much can be laid out on space not ex-
ceeding so by $50 feet. The Geographic oper-
atoms carried on in this establishment are of
an extent that would perplex an ordinary OBJ
server. lt may, however, be suggested by the
fact that the services Of 325 capable employees
are required besides operators. The room {
occupied by the latter is of vast size and is
on the sixth floor. Here PCS skilful persons
watch the clicking of the machines large
portion of this force is composed of Young !
women. The best operators receive sis per
month and work entirely by ear. There Is a
great surplus OF talent in this department,