The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-12

Who darss assert that the export trade OF New
Orleans is lost beyond recovery Last week the
actual sales and elearances OF flour on foreign
orders footed up sooo bbls.
Illinois Is slowly but surely crawling OUT OF
debit On the lst inst bonds to the amount OF
se441st 81 were called in and paid when now
leaves debt OF only about s7ooooo
Aceordjne tn the st. Louis Republican, Of the
9th inst. the freiahts by river from that point
for Nav Orleans have been advanced, and will
ramain so until 1t is ascertained that floating
ice will offer 10 impedment to navigation.
Rreseh Of trust Is not viewed very leniehtly In
France, where people are very careful Oh theif
money, M, Guilhot very noted notary at Au-
oouleme has been found defanlter to the tune
Of sa4e,ooo, and consequently goes to jail Tor ten
years. - .e.. .tee
The steamship City OF Mexico, which arrived
here Yesterday from Mexican ports, brought
s,oooa 30 in specie. consigned to six houses-a
most insignificant sum compared with the old
time receipts from the same sources, and In
dieative of the deelension Of our trade with
Mexico. ---
The Bank of France IL giving up the issue
OF notes and insists on paying in gold, to the
disgust OF the public. The reason is that the
directors find 1t does not pay to Issue notes ON
whicha tax of m per cent 10 imposed when
they can scarcely obtain more than this sum fol
discounts. - j / j i - i B F5 Il
II was hunger bearing news that on the stf
inst reached the coal miners OF Psnnsylvania
An order that threw 10000 OF them out OF worl
and into want was issued by Mr. dowen ane
Is 600 or 40 900 more were at the same time re
nt1ar f,tYa ho ~
stopped In the schuylkill coal regions, and vii
presently be stopped In the shamokin region
In eopseuuenee of this. murder, highway rob
berry and incendiarism rampant
Under the head Of commercial transaction
we think we can with propriety mention th
fact that the sale of Beechers Plymouth Ohurc
pews, which took place on the 9Th Inst shows
a greater reduction In premiums than was 81
pected, Either Bescher is losing castfrorn pei
sonal reasons. or his recently enuneiated idea
upon hell . do not please the people OF Il
cold climate In which he lives.
The total receipts for premiums and renta
last year was s47 .se6 this years Receipts will
$4,000. Last year the premiums were sst.ee
and this year s3417i. G3''@@
The hardships and unhealthiness OF SCI
mans life In the last century were terrible.
172e. when the English Admiral sailed with seve
sbips of the line to the West Indies. he burie
his ships companies twice In brief time
single man of war on the South American ct
ton lost In a few weeks 200 out OF 400 men
scurvy. Between 1880 and 1896, in conseQuen
OF the extraordinary sanitary Improvement
which had been introduced. the British saua
ron lost only 1lb men by disease out OF 17,2
The British soldier and sailor to-day are
better OFT In the most important respects thi
their officer swere 100 years ago. '@
There are four native modes OF making BIT
ter in the empire OF Brazil. The first is by pt
ting the milk in common bowl and beating
with SPOON as you would an egg: the secon
by pouring the milk into bottle, and shakil
1t till the butter appears, when 1t is removed
breaking off the top of tho bottle; the THU
where the dairy Ia more extensive. is perform
by filling a hide with mlk. which Is lust
shaken by an athletic native at each end un
butter Is produced the fourth, which 10 cons
cred to indicate vast progress over any of
preceding methods consists In dragging
hide or leatbern vessel. filled with milk, on
ground after agalloping horse until 1t is 81
posed the butter is formed. The milk is ne'
strained and the butter never washsd.
On the evening of the 9Th inst. there wa
special meeting OF representatives from es
bank In the st. Louis Clearing House.
meeting having been called to enable conf
ence between the Western banks CONSTITUTE
the National Banking Association. upon
two important questions now disturbing
banking interests the national bank tax O
the silver bill. 1t was understood that prope
tions had been made for the BIT. Louis Cleari
House to take similar action In regard to
Bland silver bill to that taken by the New
leans Association, but several Of the lead
bank officers Of st. Lohis, who are ardentl,
favor OF silver standardization very warmly
posed this Aclipr. and the meeting adjourn
without coming to any conclusion on the fl
ter. Comment n unnecessary.
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