The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-16

Will TsVsHuBI IblllItk AUDIb ABOUT EGWW,4
900. An important step h under contempla-
ton by the government. having for It's object
the material reduction Of tho national debt
It is proposed 81 abolish tho monastic orders
throughout the Empire, and 10 apply their
vast property toward the payment Of tho big
debt.
The st. Louis Republican. Of tho thirteenth
instant says: "Freights eastward unchanged
Navigation Is now open from Cairo down, and
the Anchor packet and M. v. +. barge lines
will resume transportation thence to points
below. Tho Board or Underwriters posted
notice on Change yesterday, that the embargo
placed on navigation south Of Cairo has been
removed. If the present weather Ia the In
itiatory Of what IL known M n january thaw,
II will not DO long before navigation South
will be resumed at this port.
The internal revenue Of New York city for
1878 shows that during tho past year import
atoms ut New York Of als and beer amounted
to 1924 packages In bulk and ~, 935 10 bot
ties; Of brandes. 800 gallons; Of cham |
payne, g6,Bl6 baskets and cases; Of cordals |
1880 cases: Of gin. bt5.Bl8 gallons; OF rum
%9,720 gallons; Of whisky, ll694 gallons: and
Of wines the enormous total or ,s5i ,42D gal |
Ions, exclusive OF champagne. The decrease
einee 1873 In business In foreign wines In bulk |
is aserlbed partly to tho general depression |
following the panic and to development Of
new sources Of supply In tho vineyards Of
California, Ohio and Missouri
II Is said there are riy' eatates NJ the Car
penter family now he, Che Court Of Chan
Gerry In England, estlmat'o to be worth $780,
100000. The Carpenters Of Rhode Island and
Massachusetts, have made desperate efforts
to convince the Lord Chancellor Of tho solldi-
ty OF their claims. but that functionary mex
orably refuses to recognize them, and 40 the
Long Island Carpenters are now going for
his Hordrhip. At present they are hampeted
by missing link In the shape Of tho family
Bible Of Timothy Carpenter. an ancient vol
ume bound In leather and brass, and filled
with family records. When last heard Of it
was In tho possession Of one Ralph Derrick.
who Ia supposed to be resident Of Western
New York, and TO DO Interested In the suit.
The Mayor Of Brooklyn's message gives the
debt Of that city ut 1877 475,31s, which Is m In
crease Of 81 ,235. 566 during the past year. The
amount paid by Brooklyn to the building Of
the East river bridge has been 8, $50, 900, and
the Mayor thinks 100000 more will havo to
be paid on the same account The message
makes the remarkable statement that there
Ii great deal Of unimproved property In
Brooklyn that Ia not good for the liens now
held upon It, and this property Is now con-
sidered by Its owners rs virtually abandoned
to the city In many cases" The certificates
Of Indebtedness which the city has been In
tho habit Of issuing in anticipation Of It's
revenue from taxes, now amount to 900,
and they are increasing ut the rate OF 5000. 900
year-the increase being made necessary |
by the annual deficiency In tax collectors |
II, says tho Mayor, this increase In the DEBT |
Ii not arrested bankruptcy will inevitably |
ensue. He therefore favors general reduc |
uon OF expenditures. beginning with the pa.
OF school Teachers policemen and firemen.
Inc clearinghouse reports from the lead
in4 cltles OF tho country for the pas. week fal
70 make up very encouraging showing.
Inc general surrounding for business, how
ever, continues healthy, and tho shrinkase
reported at different centres was doubtless
due wholly to the interruption which trace
has suffered lately from the intensely cold |
and unfavorable weather According to a |
statement compiled by the New York Public
the clearings last week, as compared with the
returns for the corresponding week last year,
exhibit afaling off Of $40 Of per cent at New
York; II Clio per cent at Philadelphia; 10 2. 10
per cent at Boston; "a 4.10 per cent at New
Orleans; 4 clio per cent at st. Louis; IA 4-1O
per cent at Cincinnati; Is $40 per cent at Bal
timore; 16 9-10 per cent ut Louisville; 10 2-1O
per cent at Providence; II 51o per cent at
Pittsburg; $40 Of l per cent at New Haven;
1910 per cen. at Syracuse, and 20 per cent
at San Francisco For the same period the
clearings at Chicago show an Increase OF s
per cent at Milwaukee OF % 5-1O per cent,
and at Indianapolis Of $40 per cent.
The Allgemeine Zeitung publishes somein-
teresting figures relative to the influence OF
railways on the increase Of the town popuia-
tions OF Germany. or 1888 towns Of over 1000
inhabitants only s67 in the year 1867 were
provided with railway. In 1871 there were
1049, and in 1875 1870. In the course OF these
eigi+ years the total population OF 252S towns
rose from s,S4s,OO0 to 12,424,00O. Of1S37 towns
OF from 1000 to 5000 Inhabitants, In 1867, there
were 1000 ID ,s7, they st any railway communities
,sas to only 1895. OF sol Ten to 1858, and 10
100 ooo ,nSah,tants in 1867 26s were w 5000
! railway: in 1871 2is. and In 1879 only ioz
while those provided with railways nn', ooo -
from SOS. with population OF I''''''Oe "