The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-23

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The cost Of The military to Pennsylvania DUR
ing tho strike amounts to over 100000. quite
little sum. |
The Chicago Times, Of the seventeenth IN
atapt states that tho trade Of that city IL COM
paratIvely slow. and even auleter than is ushai
Mt this season.
Tbe,a are now ten sopper mills In The United
states. viz. two in pittebure two In Gonneet'-
cut three In Massachusetts. and ono eaoh In
New York Now Jersey and Maryland.
Tho Continental BANK Note Company hhve on
hand 100 900 900 postage STAMPS which the ea'-
eminent has refused to receive, anu tor the "a
value of which they have sued the government
Some Of the taxpayers in New York city are Do
ginning to think II would he IL teliet to rem
eta,s Tweed and his ring. The taxes anu debt
have been or u steady increase ever since tho
boss was dfs,osed. 0
Tba tnitai, states bonds have appreciated in
London since tho passage OF the silver bill.
'hus the predictions Of the syndicate have
praysn false The English are really well
pleased with the change.
The Wisconsin sehate has passed n bill 10 In
creaae the rost or flre insuSanee in that sthte,
nv imposiug u Tux Of pei cent on all pro
miums, tho proceeds Of the Tux to be given to
tho local ase departments. The effect Of the
law will be to tax persons who insure for the
maintenance of fire extinguishing arrange
mants for the benefit pf those who don't.
Tho at. Louis Globe Democrat Of the eigh-
teenth instant says Mr. james W. Adams re-
turned yesterday frcH,n his tour OF observation
mt New Orleans. having enjoyed the social hos
pt.aIity Of the merchants Of that city. and taken
pretty thorough observations of the b6iness
situation He Ia pleased with the outlook, and
proposes returning to tho Crescent City in
about week.
law In In force IN Massachusetts, which So
rieusly abrldges the area Of freedom for peo-
ple engaged in the slow murder Of tho rising
generation. Under it's provisions Boston
candy maker has been found guilty Of adulter-
ating candy with poisonous substances. This
diabo inal business is believed TO be almost uni
n versal In this country and Young America will
have reason to bless the memory Of the bay
State law makers II they succeed In restoring
the purity OF the candy box
Tho deposits In the San Francisco savings
banks at the present time atnoute to seo.o3t. 400.
making u total for the State Of California OF
s74.ebB 400 This shows an apparent falling off
from July l. 1871 Of III 7G7 sooof which u bpp.eo
Is due to San Francisco, chiefly owing to the
collapse Of three banks. Three interior banks
which reported in July failed TO do go for De-
cember. aud as their deposits were then given
Mt s9ap. 400. this would show an increase Of de-
posits OF about 1000, In place Of the apparent
decrease of slGs, 400 In the last eleven years
the savings banlSs of the State have paid to de-
positors In the form OF semi -annual dividends
tho sum Of s4T 100, The average amount to
the credit Of depesors In the city Il. 1896, and
In the interior, 1904. or ss5s In the StatS. Q
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The National Convention Of the United States
Export Trade met at Washington. The trade
Ia represented by two or three hundred dele
gates. and a pressure will be brought to bear on
Congress to establish several Postal lines of
steamers to South America TO secure profitable
trade connections with tlttst continent. which is
now the lucrative field for European CONNER
cia enterprise. che Brazilian trade has been
going largely TO England on Hccoun0,f the
chearness Of goods and great facilities for
communication by several subsidized steam
ship lines dispatch to The st. Louis dlohe-
Democrat of the 40, states lat the Pacific
mail influence appeared prominently as
against the pending bill Cor n line from New
York aud New orleanss to Rio do Janeiro
The total number OF pensioners paid by the
United States In tssi. the yoar Of tho outbreak
of the civil war. was 1896. The number rapidly
increased until Ii reached its maximum in 1873
when the number was 2sa.41l. Since then there
has been d reduction each year till 1877 the num-
Dor was 23a. i0a. The highest number of widows
orphans etc, was In 1879, being 1891; in 1877
they had fallen off to 1ua.5sl. But while more
than Is 900 Of these have disappeared from the
80 T.. e 4.
1,p 600 In 1874 to 12s 72s In i77 so that the aver.
age reduction has been comparatively small
Unless involved In new wars. 1t is likely the pom.
sion roll viii hereafter be rapidly reduced. The
total amount paid for pensions last year was
sas,la2. Gsa and Of this more than one-half went
to the widows and children of solders ant
sailors. @ @
The first annual report of tho California com
missioners Of transportation recently trans
mi,ted to tho Legislature of that State. furnish
es Il series OF very valuable statistics relating t
the local railroads. aud from this document thu
following nhave been summar!zed: Tho total
length of the California systsm of railroads
completed and ID operation June 10. 1877. wal
a69npl miles. Of which 2434.sb miles wore broat
fleet az inches gauge. and 1866 miles marrow
% feet gauge lines. neducting from the tota
that part Of the Central Pacific beyond the Stat,
line 5as.3T miles,. the total length Of railroad
within the State t2o4lb4 miles
Steel rail was ino use to tho extent o
sGe.e5 miles-within the State Ss4.a mile
and without tho State 50 Il milos In oonnectio,
with and in continuance of the railroads. Their
we're also operated Is.A miles of steam ferr,
lines. The total length Of sdings auxiliary {,
the main road was 2sG.42 miles Of which h57
miles lay beyond the State line. The euuipmAl
of these lines consisted of locomotive engines
353; passenger cars. 1854: express and baggt2
cars. "a: freight cars. 6aQ7: and other cars icon
strueton etc) 1871. Excluding portions o
lines recently completed or for other reason
not operated. the length of roads worked 70
revenue In is7e-IT was ah3s.a5 miles. On this OK
tent Of open roals the gross earnings amounte,
to So .aol sI5. ana the operating expenses t.
s1142s SEQ. leaving the earnings olpplicable t.