The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-25
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Tho largest and earliest ice crop ever known
has now been gathered.
Fifty vessels were built ON the Pacific coast
last year al a total cost Of 81, 02l, 100.
Factions of the Lutheran Church, In Chilli
cothe, had hand-to.hand fight 10 prayer meet
ing.
The year 1876 will be memorable as The most
remarkable in the history OF the sugar trade
Good refining Cuba declined TO 7I cent?, the
lowest figure since 1918, and rose atterward 10
tho highest p.ico attained in many years.
The Arab foot is provetbal for its high arch;
ssa stream can run under the hollow OF it," The
foot of the Scotch s large and thick that OF he
Irish fat and square the English short and
fieshy, but undoubtedly well-shaped and proper
toned.
Thousands OF wolves are killed every winter
In the great basin of the Yellowstone there being
ready CASH market for the robes at ell the from
tier trading posts. Many "wolfers" realize $500
q month duriag the 'swol6ng" season.
Tho New Jersey State Board Of Directors OF
the Ancient Order Of Hibernians have passed
resolutions regulating any utilization with the
'sMolic Maguires,' and requesting the national
board OF the order TO institute rigid exsmina-
tion into the alleged connection between the
a.Mollies" and the Ancient Order.
Tho grand jury Of Anderson county, South
Carolina, has made presentment against ex-
Gov d. II. Chamberlain for slandering the good
name II the county In an ante-election proslama-
tion declaring.-and, as the grand jury declares
contrary to the facts that a state OF lawlessness
existed within that county, which called for the
inter veniion OF the armed power CT the United
States.
--..HelI and Damnatioi" il the title Of work
iust Issued by tho Rev. Mr.. Humphrey, who is
pastor Of Presbyterian church near Pittsburg,
Pa. He says he uses that title because it is ex-
actly what the book is about, and because .
snawllsh eentimentality prevails on the subject,
which ought to b. put down. The whole of this
not very large book Is plea for the fervent
preaching of the doctrine that there is q he'll,
that iost souls go there, and that the smoke OF
their torment ascendeth up forever.
When the campaign of 1870 opened. France
had las fortrcsses. A French General has writ
ten quite an essay against them. He regards
them 90 mere victualing points, which sometimes
serve 90 slight obstacles against an invasion, but
are OF no account without strong army in their
rear. strongholds In State should be few in
order to be good, and should be commanded by
strong willed men. An old Italian proverb says ::
"When country is in its decadenoe, NOR ks and
forts abound"
Somebody once said to Johann Strauss that
the .Danube Bleun was q puzzhDg title why
that color? 81 know as well as you" replied
Strauss, "that the Danube is ordinarily green,
and sometimes yellow, but never blue; could
not however, havs called my. waltz the Green
Danube or the Yellow Danube, as no one would
have taken to the title, while the Danube Bleu
has slight iinge Of poetry which pleases. and
thus the success Ct the piece has been great.
That inviting and inspiriting music hardly re-
quired striking title to be successful.
The red fish of Wallows Lake, California, are
described as being blood red in color, very fat,
and weighing about eight pounds, and are pre-
ferred, when taken, to salmon. 1t lie said there
are only four lakes known in which this fab is
found Payette ia Idaho, lake in Maine, one in
Scotland, and Wallows Lake. A company en-
gagged in commercial fishing on the latter fire.
quantls bring in o ton of red fish at o haul with
seine OF medium length. Lake Wallows ia two
thousand feet deep, and the fish suddenly appear
on the surface in August and disappear in De-
cember..
For o well.nigh aninhabited territory, Ari-
zona manages to get up good deal of sectional
jealousy. While the Governor has secured
authority from the Legislature to organize a
scouting party to hunt for Indisns in the South
ern section OF the Territory, the Miner, published
in the central section, sneers at the movement as
"the territorial militia prospecting party" and
intimates that it is only move to do some pri-
yate gold-hunting at the public expense. There
always was much ill-fseling between Tucson and
Prescott. When Arizona is settled up. it will
probably be cut up also into two territories.
The Maine Legislature continues in the work
3 III reform, and is now considering bill making
pool-selling State Prison offenss. II is also
proposed to make liable to all the penalties Of the
present lottery Law sill those who engage in raj
Hes at church and other fairs. making illegal grab
bags. guess-cakes, and the like. The law giving
bounty on bears and wolves has been repealed,
il being found that many Canadian creatures are
killed. and that their ears are brought into the
State TO swindle its treasury. Another bill, pro-
hibitine the manufacture of wine in the State is
pending. and still anosher aimed at dogs Of sheep
killing propeneities. Thus it viii be seen that