The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-24
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Mr.. Tennyson's annual income from his
works Is about $4,000.
Ex-senator Lyman Trumbthl is said to be
d convert to the Presidents policy, and to be
in favor of new party on that basis
Maine papers say that this year has been
a real bonanza to the fishermen, the salmon
fishery Of the Penobscot having brought
large sums of money TO that section.
The oldest living ex-Congressman Is said
to be Artemus Hale Of Bridgewater, Mass,
aged ninety-four, who was Representative
from that State from 1916 to 1s49 In 1864 he
was Presidential Elector.
Farmers in the neighborhood of Phila-
delphia every summer invite sick poor chill
dren to come out AND spend a few days In the
country. Kindly women In the city superin-
tend the excursions, and much good Is accom-
plished.
The Guadeloupe Council General has Offer
cd a premium of $4,000 to the inventor of a
new process for extracting sugar cane Juice
which will give at least IL per cent. The ex-
periments are to be made for four years, ter
minating June 80, 1880.
With the disappearance of the carpet-bag
politicians In the South the United States
troops have nearly disappeared, there being
only about 1900 there at present. Packard,
Chamberlain and Ames could never have man.
aged without as many thousands.
The full capacity OF the salmon-curing
factories in Oregon, on the Columbia river.
will not be reached this summer. If hatch
ing stations are not established this season,
says the Oregon Astorian, will be the last
profitable one.
The selection of ex-Congressman George
T. Hoar to preside at the Massachusetts, Re-
publican Convention is interpreted as pref
ty sure Indication that the Presidents course
win be indorsed by that body. Mr.. Hoar Is
an enthusiastic supporter of the President,
and so is the chairman Of the State Commit
tee, who chose him for the position and who
will draft the platform.
Abdul Kerim, the Turkish Generalissimo,
has the most gigantic appetite in Europe. His
dinner ordinarily consists of an entire roast
kid, twenty-five or thirty boiled eggs, and
when in good form he tops off with goose or
chicken. When not occupied with digesting
small lunch Of this character the venerable
warrior is supposed to be looking after the
movements Of the Muscovites.
British Parliament from Huntingdonshire by
q majority of ffty-eight over his Liberal OPP
ponent, the Hon. Y. W, Fitzwilliam, out of
total vote of 2S7s.s Lord Vaudeville will be |
the eighty-ninth new member who has taken |
his seat since the last general election. Hun |
tingdon is conservative county, and the re- |
suit was a foregone conclusion, but the con- |
sentative majority was a greatly reduced one !
The want Of employment in New York is |
shown by the fact that large number of |
men are engaged catching dogs at thirty |
cents head. They appear to be quite willing |
to run the risk of being badly bitten and of |
contracting the hydrophobia for the compen-
sation received. At last accounts forty-six |
dog catchers had been bitten no less than $40 |
times, or an average of five bites to man |
1t will not be surprising If quite number
OF cases of hydrophobia arising from these |
bites are soon reported.
The wool clip of the United States for
1876 was about 200 OoO, 900 pounds; of England,
Ireland and Scotland, about 162, 900, 900, most
~ combing; of the continent of Europe about
ao3ooo,ooo; OF Australasia, about 350,0O0,0Oo
OF Buenos Ayres and River La Plata about
2o7,ooO,ooo pounds These are the principal
wool growing countries of the world, and
produce 1,3S2,Ooo,OoO out of the estimated
1,4l9,eOo,ooo produced on the entire globe.
The selling value of the total clip would prob
ably aggregate S45Oooo,ooo. Out of the four
teen hundred and nineteen million pounds of
wool (the estimated clip there would be fullv
a loss of 567,OOO,0Oo pounds in securing. max
ing the net yield of clean wool about $50. 600 ono
pounds.
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