The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-05

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der authority OF law OF the State, but the
court held that the State law was In violation
OF the law Of Congress donating the lands 10
the State As nearly all the swamp lands
granted by Congress to tho States were sold
under provisions Of law similar 10 the Adams
county sale, tho decision OF the court had the
effect 10 invaldate the title to many million
| acres Ut what arc now some OF the best laild9
| In the whole country. The case was cohaid-
cred Of such Importance that the Supreme
Court consented To have IL roatgnod nj the
present torn and tho result Ia that the court
| has Just rendered deeiaion reversing It's
former Judgment md ratifylng tho sale.
THE NEW BRAZILIAN ThRIFr. Tho Bra-
| lillian government has enacted y now tnriif,
which goes into operation January / 1890. adj
yanCing the duties upon many commodities
! imported from tho lnited Statoa. and which
| In somo Instances aro stated to be almost
| prohilitnry. Prominent among tho articles
| which aro to experience the "bcnets' OF pro-
toction arc llour. butter. boots md shoes
stearine, candles spirits boor. blank books.
| saddlcry ets. Tho details Of tho tariff have
not bpcn received. but Rio Journals give II 10
be- understood TINT Tho lncrease il material
one. Tho Now York Commercial Bulletin
says
| II ia noedleaa 10 say TINT tho efreat upon our
commerce with nta5l viii ho tho reversp nf on
eUnrn3ng while upon Nr N Itsnlt IL cannot
but rnurrss tho material hev lnpmont which
| hns hnan Ia progrnaH thnrh under q commercial
policy less rnsttirliv than that which shn hos
now adontna undHr tho mistaken notion
that by tnSinE consumers for tho benefit 81 y
| few mnnaunltea ahn can promote tho general
! welfare Of hat people In ths rospe e howos
ar shn Ia but following The example OF tue
| Ghlihns who liknwien have heon innrenaiuE
| their duties on imports. an example which will
| probably ha followed hY tho Argentine Ropub-
| lie. which t. nlap beginning to be- soiaad with
passion for what II led protecting home in
dusttiaa, Tho prospect. hua. is TINT tho entire
South American pnpp|e Will aeon be putting
~ tho bnrR' against tmportntlnns from tho
United Rtntes hy adopting the Hutad States
high tariff poliny. II tho cheaper products OF
| England, GermHny aud France have plneod us
| nj disadvantages In theHo markets.. oven under
mildnr tnflif4 II IL uaedlnss To say our position
will not be improved by tho strong infusion Of
projection now In prospect.
WuThT FostrroN IN ENGLAND. The Lon
don Mlllor Of November Il states that tho
position Of the foreign eupply Of wheat at that
dntc was certainly good With stocks In
hand probably a million quarters. 2250,00o
alloat. 3.po0.o0O available In America. and
now expected surplus growing In India Of
2nO0O0N tho task lrft for uur homo supply
and RUSSIA ana other countries to make good
IL not n heavy ono for tho next six months
necemhet January ana February viii DO
bringing IL th" Californian ships and March.
April and May tho contingent OF ino wheat
from Australia Thus winter supplies nrn
fairly assured, and. let IL not be forgotten.
most Of Thorn AFRO already purchased. 50 Tint
value Is relatively fixed. OF course the pur-
chase Of Fresh supplies has yet TO he effected,
and II foreign merchants have the wheat, yot
tho price they may demand for II mny we'll be-
different from what has boen previously paid
From recent Intelligence tho competition of
Russia with America this season will be very
weak III the United Kingdom. "a customers
nearer tho producing districts arc absorbing
most Of the surplus.
TIM GROWTH or WEALTH IN New YoRK. Fifty
years ago only ono ctIzon of New York city.
John Jacob Aston. was worth moro than 81 .00o.-
600 Now IL II asserted that there are over five
hundred mon In the metropolis whose wealth Ii
estimated at st.Ouo00O and over. Then Nav
York Ind little moro than 200 900 people; now.
including adjacent towns and the populn-
ton within radius Of flfty miles Of Union
Square. II Includes not far from 1900 600 And
,h'a' "uuH ''le ~" 49,, ~ ''ii.. " ~ -
notes, newspapers, s'pFafles' theatres "ottuy
of the nama. we had no ocean crofsng steam
ors M modern improvementa few foreign
80 Nv 80 ,,.a.,.,. ,asaIss
fashions. ne OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES delhtoa
lions little official or Legislative corruption, no
s,unendoua municInnl debt no reekless ambl
:, ,,la.,,.,,'.,, WI a,.oat tn ,,,a,..
ttohs' no VoomihR "ai s1Eeet. NY iiah,
luxurios. but an amazing amount OF public and
private honesty
LITTLE PRosrErr OF Another BARGE RISE IN
THE OnIo-trtttshurg Post, DeaBmber The
Monongahela front presented quite a busy ap-
pcHrance yesterday afternoon. owing to tho ar
~ ne iAle rise, EsthInlhE WIZ .hiRo lows ~