The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-05
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Tho Rank Of Russia liz supposed to hold d
rnatallIc reserve of $125,0OOO0O, to be touched
s,nlv IA /, last resource; but now insinuations
are thrown out that this great sum Is not
really there.
"A Berlin paper says that Germany In 1881
will have a fleet which, although Inferior In
the number Of vessels to those Of either France
or England, will be superior In the quality OF
material and artillery, In the education Oh
officers and In the completeness OF It's equip
ment. The construction Of vessels proceeds
rapidly.
For fourteen months diphtheria has been
raging furiously In Northwestern Vermont,
and the scourge shows no signs OF abatlng
About 40 per cent Of the children In Burling-
ton between one year and twelve have had
The disease in that time, and three under
takers report 1893 burials where 1t WIS the
cause Of death.
The Pope has sent letter to the editor OF
Che Uritu Cuttolica, OF Rome, granting the re-
quest Of Catholic journalists that he would
appoint st. Francis Of Sales their patron saint
and protector. The Cdtholic Mirror, OF Balti-
more, places the name Of the patron saint ct
the head Of It's editorial columns with the
usual invocation.
The Toronto Globe says that the negotia-
lions for the consolidation of New Brunswick
gressing favorably, and 1t expresses wish
that Prince Edward Island could be taken In
mt the same time The united province would
then have an area of about 4g,333 square
miles, with population OF from 100000 to
100000.
The wool-raising interest In Spain has
greatly declined, and Is still falling off. Fully
one-half of the wool used by Spanish manu-
facturers comes from foreign lands, princi-
pally from Buenos Ayres and Australia The
decline Is attributed to the telling Of forests,
which dries up the streams and springs. Inn
mense plantations of pines are being made In
Catalonia to remedy the defect.
49, The library at Paris Is one of the finest
in the world. It contains s6,774 volumes on
Catholic theology, 4,692 volumes on the
science OF languages, $50, 4o2 volumes on law,
68, 4S3 volumes on medicine, AL 1886 volumes
on French history, and 155,672 volumes on
poetry. The works of natural science are not
yet catalogued. During 1876, 1890 French
works were added, and 4565 foreign works to
The library.
- The National Reform Convention to adj
vocate the express acknowledgment of God
in the constitution, met In Rochester, N. T.,
on the 18th inst. There were 900 delegates
present. Resolutions were adopted to the
effect that it was the duty of all good citizens
to favor the express acknowledgment of the |
authority Of God and Jesus Christ in the gov
eminent In words which the Christian Fathers |
evidently implied.
---Garibaldi urges the italian government |
TO reduce its army of 100000 men and adopt |
m efficient militia system, by which an army
OF 100000 could be created to repel inva-
sion. He believes large standing army to
be ruinous to the public treasury and demor-
alizing to the population, and that it de-
prives the agricultural districts Of laborers,
arises necessity for the importa-
ton Of grain, which should be raised at
home.
THE Russians have captured thus far
GONE $4,000 Turks, including twenty nine
pashas. They have also captured 7o4 cannon
Russia's losses In men have appropriated
very nearly to the number of Turks captured.
The killed and wounded of the Turks are
therefore clear loss, in military point of
view; losses without corresponding gains.
Now that Osman Is a captive and Mehemet
Ali and Sulieman more or less under suspi-
cion, they are bad off for leaders as for troops.