The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-12

~N""N 1890 -
Globe.
According to the Massachusetts Fish Com
msslopers. Taunton river yielded more shad
last year than the Connecticut or Merrimae.
There were seined on 1t 1909 shad and .4e7 .45s
behring's. A now flshway IL to be constructed
at East Taunton DAM
Grain continues to arrive here freely from up
the river. Yesterday the steamboat Warner.
with barges, arrived here with $500 bushels Of
corn In bulk and 81 COG bushels Of wheat In bulk ;
and yesterday evening the NY Choice arrived
with 81 900 bushels OF bulk corn. besides large
amount In sucks.
Mr. Hester the secretary. has obligiDgly fur
nished us with a copy Of q correspondence.
from which we learn that Capt. Eads. In re-
Spouse to n request OF the Cotton Exchange, has
consented to deliver an address on Friday even
ing next TO the merchants OF New Orleans. at
the rooms Of the Cotton Exchange. on tho Pro
lection Of tho Alluyal Lands and the Improve
ment Of the River"
The Judiciary Committee Of the California
Assembly have under consideration bill pro-
viding that silver to the extent Of $50 may be
used In the payment Of taxes. gold being now
the only legal tender for State and municipal
taxes In California. The bill was intended to
relieve persons Of limited means from the bur-
den incident to the purchase Of gold when pay
ing their taxes.
Tho New York commissioner OF emigration
IL still endeavoring to get tho consent Of Con-
gross to lay an embargo on emigration to this
country. for the benefit Of himself and the com
monwealth which he represents. Nine-tenths
OF the enigranis landing at New York have the
West and Southwest for their destination. and
yet he wants Congress to levy a eapitation tax
of 81 5000 head on each emigrant. to main
tain his bureau and Its costly but unnecessary
accessories. A bill to authorize this is now
pending In Congress.
The special insurance commissioners OF Con-
nectiolt in their report to the Legislature on
the Connecticut Mutual PhBlix, Ttna. Con.
necticut General and Hartford Life and Annu-
ity Companies. report that after a diligent and
thorough examination they find nothing wrong
In the statements of these companies, and beal
testimony to tho carefulness and integrity d
their management OF the Sol .a25 invested
by the Hartford companies in real estate anc
mortgages. over $50 100000 is invested In the
West The commissioners report that the farm
loans, as q rule, are good. but real estate II
Chicago where the Hartford companies have
sl4ooo,ooo invested. ha' shrunk greatly In value
on it. sIs
Senator Ransom of North Carolina has en-
tered vigorously on the preliminary work O
improving the efficiency Of the life-saving ser
vice on the sen coast Of his State. and Of provid
ing means. II inquiry shall develop Its posi-
bility. OF preventing recurrence OF such ter
rfyinR accidents MS have recently twice strewl
the beach between Norfolk and Currituck witt
the drowned bodies Of the crews and passenger
Of stranded ships The Senator has introduced
three resolutions calling for information In re
gard to the recent disasters and empowering
the Committee on Commerce to report bill
comprehending any reasonable improvement
or appliance. to be provided for the prevention
of such disasters and the saving Of human
life. No doubt Congress will feel tho necessit
Of immediate action upon recommendations 81
reasonable and so imperatively demanding at
tention.