The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-16
The eleven ports. ......

The results OF the last census (1876) have
just been published. According to them,
France has s02,s67 more Inhabitants than 1t
had In 1872, the whole number now being
36,905,7S 1888. The population OF the cities is
1871, 454; OF the country, 1884, 1884, OF whom
100000 are engaged In and live by agricul-
ture, and 10, 100000 cultivate their own prop
erty. Commerce engages 3,s37,OO0 persons;
arts and trades, 6, 600; liberal professions,
100000. There are are but 1000 900 who live
exclusively on their incomes-that Is to say,
are renters. The clergy counts $50 900 men,
bers; public functionaries, 165 900; physicians,
10000; lawyers, solicitors, notaries, $4,000;
banker nd brokers, 5000; literary men, 1000
The deepest mine In the world now worked
is said to be the Adalbert lead and silver
mine In Austria, which Is 1880 feet. The
next Is the Viviers coal mine in Belgium.
2S47 feet. 1t was sunk to the depth of 1886
feet, but no coal having been found the work.
ing Is at the former level. The deepest coal
mines In England are the Dunkirk colliery In
Lancashire, 1924 feet, and the Rosebridge in
the same locality, PASS. The deepest mine in
this country Is the Yellow Jacket Of the Com
stock Lode 1t is now $500 feet below the
surface at the mouth of the main shaft, and
1898 feet below the Gould q Curry groupings
The Savage stands second on the list, and the
Imperial the third, both being nearly as deep
as the Yellow Jacket
According to the Chicago Times, the report
OF the provision inspection committee of the
Chicago Board OF Trade, relative to the COM
plants received from Belgium Of unsound
meats shipped from the United States, Is
practical and businesslike presentment of
the reasons for these complaints and the way
TO avoid being imposed upon In the purchase
OF exported meats that are imperfectly cured.
The acceptance of meats Of inferior
quality packed under fictitious brands
ana inspected by inspectors not authorized by
the commercial organic atoms whose interest
It's that the inspection shall be uniform and
rehaoie-this is shown to be the chief cause Of
the instances of dissatisfaction that have oc-
Cured In foreign markets. The purchaser OF
exclusively first quality and standard brands
OIL provisions that have been regularly in
spected need have but little fear Of getting an
unsound article.
Inc aggregate OF losses by fire in the
United states for a single year are rather
startling, while the amount paid BY the in
surance companies Is satisfactory, both as to
their ability and as demonstrating the bene-
fits OF insurance to the public. During the
last year the loss amounted to S64, s15 900. of
which $50, 600 was covered by insurance
The last sum represents a boarded canitaI
which, in one year, was poured into the bust
ness channels OF the country, floating MANY
an enterprise which would have otherwise
sunk out of sight. For four years past. from
1875 to 1878 inclusive, the total loss has been
$275, S14, 5s5, of which the insurance compa-
MES bore SAT .614, geo. The average annual
loss by fire is about S75,O0O,OOO,
about one-half Of which Is made good
to the losers inside of ninety days.
The State of New York suffers the
greatest destruction Of property by fire. Her
loss last year was over 100000, Pennsyl-
vania ranking next with over S6,00o,000, then
Massachusetts, with S., 100000, Ohio 81, 100000,
and Illinois about 100000. Over two-t thirds
OF all the losses by fire are Of property classed
Fas extra hazardous, and as larger proportion
OF this class of property is kept well insured
10y the owners, the companies here expe-
Hence their greatest ratio of losses. The
Ses"A Aoeo 1oi Tic year 1919 uot cOFeIeu ny III
|surance was about SGT ,0O0, o0O-a large sum
70 De annually swallowed up in fire and smoke,
and one that ought to induce a radical change
10 The methods of building In cities and towns,
where most Of this destruction occurs.
ne New York Chronicle of Saturday gives |
taoies which show that The whole of India ex-
POI ,esi only $50 $50 bales of cotton In 1875 |
against $3.50 ,4S7 bales in 1877. This year. as |
VS. lne case at this time last year, consid-
|tttLaoiy increased supply from ports other
i4aan BOMBAY is promised. But does not the