The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-15


veritable soap mine has been discovered
on Smith creek, Elko county, Nevada. When
first dug from the stratum, 1t is said to re-
semble mottled CASTLE soap. It is prepared
for market BY adding q tritle more alkali and
some seeming extracts, and its defensive
qualities are as powerful as those of any
manufactured soap. The owrer of the mine
claims to have struck q new bonanza, and
will no doubt make clean thing by it.
A scientific lunatic calls upon the
governor to cork I'D all the Penn
'syIvania oil wells, as the oil comes
from the centre OF the earth, where, in the
eternal fitness Of things, it has been In use for
untold ages In greasing the axis Of this mum
dane sphere; and he fears that, when the
lubricator by centrifugal force has all been
drawn away from its natural and useful posi-
ton, the axis will become rusty, the reyolu-
lions of the earth become less frequent, and
finally cease altogether.
The brewers of the United States last year
manufactured and sold Q, 473,3 61 barrels, 284,
$50 gallons, eauaI to. little over six
gallons per capita for the population. This Is
drank In Bavaria, but 1t represents very
pretty business nevertheless. The exports OF
American beer was valued at $4,000 last
year, against $4,000 in 1874. The importa-
tons, on the contrary, have fallen off very
largely, being 2,167,251 gallons in 1875, against
67709 gallons In 1878. It was discovered In
the centennial year that our brewers made as
good beer as those of European countries.
Under the provisions of the telegraph BILL
which went through as rider to the army
bill, railroad companies can throw open their
telegraph lines to general business, and thus
become the business rivals Of the regular
telegraph companies. 1t Is said that the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad will at once open
It's telegraph service to the public at reduced
rates for transmission, and with it's
immense trunk line and branches, cx-
tending from Nav York through Phil
adelphia, Baltimore and Washington west
ward it can make a sturdy fight for business
against the Western Union. This will insure
low telegraph rates again, and the general
public will be richly the gamer.
The June report Of the United States Com
missioner OF Agriculture has reached u.s. The
condition OF the corn crop on the first instant
IS set down IN 1t a5 far from promising"
Ihe drouth has used it badly. The condition
OF the crop is 1914 per cent less favorable than
1t was at the opening of June The cotton
prospect is not quite as good as it
was month ago, and fears are expressed
that the drouth will soon materi-
ally iniure this blooming crop. The small
grain harvest was a remarkable one, but the
miscellaneous crops have fallen off consider
ably within the past month. The general
outlook says the commissioners, Sis some
what gloomy; but with proper economy in
the use OF present supplies, by sltilizing all
The resources OF summer and fall crops, and
sowing early and largely OF small grain, the
apprehended scarcity of next spring may be
anticipated, and in great measure, II not
aully, met
II is announced in the English newspapers
mat the home secretary has instructed the
soicltor OF the treasury to Immediately /
prosecute such Of the directors and officers OF
ilne West of England Bank as were RESPONSE
VIC II connection with the annual reports OF
mai bank for 1877 and 1878. The news of this
ahlended prosecution creates great excitement
- Bristol, where the directors principally re-
que, but the propriety of the proceedings is
1ot questioned The case resembles very
much that Of the Glasgow Bank, and the
prompt punishment Of the directors Of that
concern has been generally approved. The
western Bank declared dividend In 1878
ana stated In its report that it had reserve
~ El56oOO, but when It failed, a few months
aver, 1t was found that both lhe reserve and
4 paid-in capital had disappeared, and