The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-01
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umes.
Among the exports by the steamship Charles
con. for New York on the 22d. were $4,000 quarts
OF strawberries and 1000 crates OF green peas.
in Southern California an effort liz making
TO bring forth representative OF the Latin races
m an opponent to Senator Sargent Ygnaoio
Eepulveda, descendant OF the old Spanish Cali
forniAns, iH urged.
Burning gas in this country is dearest in
Ashland, Pa, where $40 per thousand feet Is
charged, and the lowest price is 30 cents in De-
troit, where there is contest between rival COM
panies. Boston's rate is 50 %, and Phiiadei-
phia's "a 80. The average in Tendon is less
shan 81 aud In Paris 81 90.
An island was put up at auction in London on
April Q, with no bidders. 1t was Herm, one OF the
Channel islands, three miles fiom Guernsey ana
Sark, comprising an area OF 400 acres, with
good harbor, granite quarries, excellent hshng,
an old fashioned residence with chapel and
new villa, and no taxes.
The Island of Cubais about the worst taxed
spot on the globe. Thirty per cent on The profits
OF all business and industrial pursuits is the
present rate, and the agents OF the government
fix the supposed profits by an arbitrary standard
of their own, the merchants not being allowed
either to exhibit his books or swear to the
amount.
The Punishment Of wine from the White
House table recslls some piquant words Of John
Adams. written from Phiadelphia in 1777, to his
wife Abigail. "aen. Washington" he says. "sets
fine example. He has banished vine from his
table, and entertains his friends with rum and
water This Is much to the honor of his wisdom,
his policy, and his patriotism"
THE uncertainty arising out Of Continental
politics is being seriously felt in the north of
England. At this time OF the year, when the Bal
dc begins to open, orders to q large amount are
usually received in this country from Russian
merchants. They are not coming in Just now,
and the result Is very serious dimnution OF
business, more particularly in the coal trade.
Tho Black Hills yielded$2 SOC, 600 in goldlast
year. Az the danger Of being scalped has great
ly diminished and judicial district has been es-
tabished there, there will probably be great
rush OF miners this summer. Late reports say
that the gold pans out richer than 1t did in
California. That accounts for the late Indian
war. They had no business to have gold mines
on their reservation. 50
About the end OF the seventeenth century
Capt. Barends of Amsterdam set out on his third
Arctic voyage and wintered on Nova Zembla,
whence no never returned. The memory Of Ba-
rends and other Dutch navigators is to be hon
ored this summer. A vessel commanded by a
Dutch lieutenant who has taken part in three
Arctic expeditions under the British flag will visit
Nova mbla and other stations Of interest in
the Arctic regions. and unprstentious granite
monuments will be erected in honor Of the dis
ooyeries OF Dutch navigators.
There are no fishes in the Great Salt Lake.
The only living thing beneath its surface is a
worm about quarter Of an inch long. This
worm shows up beautifully under the lens OF a
microscope. When storm arises the worms are
driven ashore by thousands and are devoured by
the black gulls. We found pure stream pour
ing into the lake. It was filed with clubs and
sinners. The fish became frightened. and were
driven down the brook into the briny lake. The
instant they touched its waters they came to the
surface, belly upward, and died without gasp.
The water is remarkably buoyant. Eggs and po-
tatoes float ON it like corks.-lOurrens Miscel-
lany.
Members of the Louisiana Commission ex-
press the opinioa that there will be no Southern
. Democratic votes cast for the Republican candi-
date for Speaker. They expect general sup
port for the President from many Democrats for
all matters relating to his Southern policy, but
Che organization OF the House Is machine oil
such power that they do not feel at all disposed
10 deprive themselves of it. The opinion OF
members Of the Commission upon this subject is
regarded in Washington as of very great signid-
canoe, as they have been so intimately associated
for several weeks with the very men who it was
thought would be- among the foremost to give
the President the support Of votes if necessary.
According to the Alnednach de Gotta, the
number of towns in the world which contain
1000 600 inhabitants or more amounts to 1856. OF
these, 4s are in the British empire, Is in Ger
many, in France, in Russia, and Is in the
United States. The cities containing million
inhabitants or more are reckoned at nine in num-
Der, London. of course, leading the way, Paris
second, and New York plus Brooklyn third. Der.
lin is fourth and Vienna fifth on the list, each Of
those capitals having rather more than million
of Inhabitants. Four Chinese cities-Canton,
6iangtan (Hounan>. siangfou (Chehsi, and