The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1877-12-15
General News.

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mill in Augusta, Ga
A meteor SO brilliant as to, be
seen in broad daylight went
streaming over North Carolina last
week.
The highest railroad bridge in
the United States is on the Cincin-
natl southern line, across the Ken
lucky river.
The Committee on Ways and
Means agreed to a resolution pro-
viding for a holiday adjournment
from 10Th instant to January 10.
Mrs. Telva A. Lockwood, an at
torney of Washington, made an ar
gument before the House Commit
tee on Judiciary in advocacy of a
bill permitting women to practice
before the U. S. Supreme Court.
The n. Y. Commercial says the
reports of the outbreak Of leprosy
in the Chinese quarter of that city
is officially contradicted by the
Board of Health. It is believed the
report was started by the striking
cigar-makers to prevent Cinnamon
being sent from San Fran cisco.
Gen. Ord was before the House
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and
gave highly interesting sketch of
the condition of affairs on the Rio
Grande. He stated that most of
the marauding on the Texas border
was done by Indian tribes, and re-
peated his previous declaration of
the necessity for an increase in the
military force of that section of the
country. The committee were ia
vorably impressed with his expla-
nation of the Mexican b order trou-
bles.
A fact connected with the recent
destruction by fire OF the steamboat
Lotus is worthy of mention. She
had on board a crew of about sixty
men and fifteen passengers. The
first mate, MIR. Lopez, a most esti-
mable man and efficient officer, and
fourteen of the crew lost their lives,
and all the passengers were saved.
Among the latter was lady with
three children, one at the breast.
The total loss by the Lotus disaster
is estimated at SLOT, 900. including
boat and cargo.
During the year ending Septem-
Der 30, 165 new oranges have been
organized and located in 81 States,
as follows: Alabama, 3; Arkansas,
|; California, 10; Florida, 3; Geor-
gia, 2; Illinois, I; Indiana, L; Kan
sas, 2; Louisiana, 3; Maine, Z; Ma
ryland, 3; Massachusetts, |; Michi-
gan, 3; Minnesota, 2; Missouri, 8;
Nebraska, 3; New Hampshire, 4;
New York, Z; North Carolina, 5
Ohio, Ii; Oregon, |; Pennsylvania,
20; South Carolina, 2; Tennessee,
s; Texas, IL; Vermont, 5; Virginia,
10; West Virginia, 8; Idaho, l; Ar
iona, l.
In the report Of the Secretary Of
the Navy, the estimated amount
for the pay of the navy for the
present year was s7,30O,0O0, the
computation being based on the
number of officers and men then
borne on the register. Congress,
however, by the act of March 3, |
1877, appropriated only Sc, 900, 900,
or $500, 900 less than the estimate.
This will necessarily produce de-
ficiency at the end of the fiscal
year, unless Congress shall appro-
pirate the above amount, the pay
ment Of which the Officers and men
is so fixed by law that it cannot be
avoided.
The death of Bishop Marvin, of |
the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, will necessitate the election
of three Bishops by the General
Conference which meets at Atlanta
in May next. 1t is quite probable !
that Rev DR.. Lynus Parker, editor
of the N. o. Christina Advocate,
will be urged for one Of the places.
DIR. Parker is a gentleman of extra
ordinary executive ability and deep
piety. He is regarded as one of
the ablest preachers in the bounds
of tho Ganaral Cnnfa.anaa ull