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

Inc AUBURN AdUerfiser says James
Blaine could carry New York State.
Pekin news Is that Tseng -chi-ta, son
n Iseng- kuo-fan, succeeds Kuu-sung- tao at Lo
don, while Li-fong- pao goes to Berlin.
1t was during the present month, 1909 veal
ago, that Arkwright took out his first patel
Tor spinning. When he built his little mill
/ It'll, calico was worth seventy-fi five cents %,
yard Does machinery injure the poor2
The English bishops have, It is understood
come to the conclusion that in future license
shall not be granted for the remarriage n,
eOrdiDg to the rites of the Church of EpuIan
OF divorced persons.
In the good old time Judge Walter 7. Co
quit OF the Georgia Supreme Court, cor
demned man to be hung, preached q al
mon. reviewed the militia, married tw
couples at night, and then conducted rous
ing prayer meeting all In one day
The highest price ever paid for cotton /
New York was In 1864, in which year II wen
as high as ST. 30 per pound. The lowest pric
ever paid for cotton in the same city was Il
1S43 A 4S; I'm these years it went down 80 fiy
cents per pound.
Life Guardsman at London or Windso
is paid by servant girl 81 25 for doing he
Sunday out with him, while horse artillery
man is only able to command 80 cents, and
driver OF artillery 80 cents. The same plan Il
carried out at Berlin and other capitals
The marriage Of the aged King Of Hollan,
70 the young Princess Emma. OF Waldeck
ryrmont is SO unpopular among the Dutcl
that 1t Is said the ceremony will not even tax,
place within His Majesty's dominions. m,
Prince OF Orange has declined to witness th,
ceremony.
Senator Whyte, Of Maryland. evidently ha,
not heard of the namorratin ,,lor ~ ,1,,,i,,
ting Grant as the Republican candidate in
1880, Tor he says the late elections and Grants
early returns have spoiled his chances and
Inat Blaine is the most probable candidate
however, as the Democrats are to have a
victory with any one Of their many good men
| Tor leader
Hot whisky and water has Superseded rum
and water at the Partisan cafes since the
.chilliness OF October has set In. The habitups
drink 1t with assiduity from II in the morn
Ing TO midnight without experiencing much
harm, as the ingredients consist Of q tea
spoonful and half Of spirits, half dozen
Jumps OF sugar, a slice of lemon and half n
pint Of water. This exhilarating mixture is
called "Grog Americain.'
The total Radical vote on congressman in
pennsylvania this year was 2Ss. s64 In 1876
" was 37S,s27. The falling Off In two wears
thus appears to be only 10000. The Demo-
CIhtio NObt Oh congressman this was
1890, or 1126 more than the Republican
vote The Greenbackers poIled l12. clio. The
2SS,S6i Radical votes elected seventeen Con
gressmen; the 289,990 Democratic votes
,eiected nine, and the 1850 Greenback votes
releCted one Ihese figures are instr,lctive
r, LII Is true that the salary of u legislator Ia
much higher than 1t was in the old days, hut
30 many OF the Republicans who were elected
his year have been forced to paw the expenses
the Greenback candidates who were kept
the field to draw off Democratic votes that
heir wages will hardly more than oven III
vneir bank accounts. Under the circum-
lHtances they would be nightly pleased with
j IN earnest and vigoroust contest over tho
,enatorship-a contest with money IN it,
~ tica Observer.
An English traveller says that every citizen
~ America is an undeveloped epicure not
Icing able to discriminate 80 well as Euro
yean gastrOnomists but having good natural
Instincts which require cultivation. He says
hat we initiate the shabby English In our bad
cups; that our big oysters are inferior be-
S'ause they have no metallic SAVIOR; that de-
y ,ctable clam chowder is our national dish:
wat whteiish dinner Is worth an Atlantic
soyage; that there is no good meat except
York, and that no other country can equal us
n corn cakes, vegetables and fruits.
A distinguished professor writes to dis
lnguished journal that in this age of adulter-
1 'mething sweet in the thought that manu-
N .cturers of this sour product can truthfuly
ivy, ''There are tricks In all trades but ours"
would seem to be good place'right here to
oralize on the fact that one class Of pro
icers at least are honest but the point OF
moral is rather blunted by the statement
the professor that pure vinegar Is much
aper to make than the aduterated article,
a this Is why we have pure vinegar.
"A recipe to produce giddness Is kindly fur
lRhed by Nature. Stand in the middle OF a |
Dft field, and putting both hands on the top |
| I an umbrella or walking stick, bend down |
ntil your forehead rests on the back OF your |
ands Now move with sidelong gait three
mes around the umbrella as an axis Final |
,, raise your head quickly and try to walk |
sraight ahead What will occur is fright |
II uiddiness and sickness, a sense Of the !
ound rising up tumutuously on all Sides |
' I'D rush to save yourself, and headong
mbe Appreciative spectators are requisite |
the entire success Of the experiment.
nro,onged drouth has brought the in
| i itants Of the Philippine Islands to a state
starvation, and their restitution has been
atensified by the ravages OF locusts, which
Siaye cleared off the remnants OF the maize
| nd vegetable crops. Many 81 the people SUD
IN IN roots. other food being unprocurable.
y some districts the streams and wells have
iad nm under the influence of the intense
,at and the want Of rain. The appearance
swarms OF locusts, following here, as In
rdia and other countries, on severe drouth
eems to bear out the theory that the exist
nee and multiplication OF these insects are
! lvored by dry weather.
A large box of combustble materials ex-
,lnded cfdee to the Theatre Communale,
'r;este hut without injurng the building: 1t
vas nlaced there under cover OF a very dark
light. and was Of tin, with three Gompart-
,snts That ia the middle was filled with
mnnowder with which slow match was con-
,ected, The others contained petroleum.