The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-08-17
NOTES.,

The University of Georgia has graduated
MIX Governors, twenty-six United States SEN
asssrs and Congressman, forty-nine Judges
and several hundred Legislators
Silk worms hatchediby electricity are now
Essiug reared in Italy. 1t is suggested to
snply the same method to hens eggs, and to
hasten the termination Of Seeds
Mr.. Tilden, in a private letter written to
friend in Albany, says that he has received
mach benefit from his ocean voyage, and that
me looks and feels in better health than at any
time within the past three or four years.
BY anew law, all real estate owners, les
sees, and railroad companies in Missouri are
required under penalty of $40, to cut down, be-
lore the seed ripen, the Canada thistles grow
ing upon their land or along their road.
1t is said now that Prince Bismarck wants
TO marry King Alphonso, of Spain, to the
Princess Victoria of Hesse, a grand daughter
of Queen Victoria, who is in her fifteenth year
and well grown and advanced in learning for
her age.
The Republican caucus at Etna, Me-, re-
solved that the President is 81 traitor to his
party to his country and his God,' and de-
elared that 1--WE will not give him or his ini-
quitous policy any support, either political or
moral" The name Of the town must have
something to do with its politics.
Mr. Walter stated recently in the House
of Commons that the mortality in the great
criminal lunatic asylum at Broadmoor was
only "a per cent, and that there was no insti-
tuition OF that class in the kingdom which
could show anything like SO small a mortal
fty. sIn fact, it seemed to be place to which
nod fo lix-a Ghnnli ~
sent
Tho theatre Ghedik Pacha, in ConstaDti-
nople, has been nightly crowded OF late to
witness new military drama called the
s'Capture Of Soukhoumkale," by Nazim Bey,
editor of the Official Journal OF course the
Turks are everywhere victorious, and the
Russians are placed in cowardly and ludi-
erous lights, to the great satisfaction OF the
spectators.
Gen. Grant laid the corner stone of new
American Protestant church at Geneva re-
gently. The authorities of the city and the
local English and American clergymen were
present. Complimentary speeches were made
by NJ Carliret, President of Geneva, and
elhers. In reply to a toast the distinguished
American referred to the great service of a
Swiss citizen to America in the settlement
al a question which might have produced
war.
An unusually sensational story is going
shc rounds in Brussels. man who, five
years ago, had an interview with the Pope
and who again recently called on him, de.
a,iares that the Pope of 1872 does not at all re-
senhle the Pope Of to-day either in feature
voice gait, or manners. He believes, from
sRformation he pretends to have received
ahat Pope Plus X died three years ago. and
that Cardinal Antonelli substituted in his
saead man who much resembled him, but
Y who was not priest.
A Pittsburg paper announces the organi
xation of mysterious secret order called thu
Universal Brotherhood. 1t is composed o
lal,orers, mechanics and farmers. Lawyers
doctors, preachers, politicians office-holders
bankers, bondholders and spectators arr
rigidly excluded No man is admitted t.
membership who is not engaged in som'
industry involving manual labor The orde
already numbers thousands and will soon b'
organized in every ward in Pittsburg. Its OBJ
ject is to unite the aboring classes of ever.
grade and profession in common interes
throughout the United States.