The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-23
POLITICAL AND OTHERWISE.

The new Greenback treasurer of Maine has
the presidents of three national banks among
his bondsmen.
The Titusvile Herald Is of the opin-
| ion that the estimate of 4,50O,0 600 barrels of
crude petroleum In tank in the oil region Is
too high
There are now 1856 American vessels en-
ployed ia the whale fishery, with an aggre-
gate tonnage of 4o,603. New Bedford, Mass,
owns 1872 of them.
The election Of member of Congress from
tho First District Of Georgia, to fill the va
cancy occasioned by the death Of Mr.. Hart
ridge, will take place on the tenth of Febru-
airy.
The Memphis Appeal notes that while there
are 10000 900 acres Of land in Tennessee unoc-
cupied and untitled, strong men are begging
| from house to house in that city for employ
| ment.
The yellow fever relief committee In Gre
NADIA, Miss, has published its report, showing
| that it received S24 4o3 i'm subscriptions, dis
| bursed St6,29s, and now has claims before it
| for $l2,260.
| The Raleigh IN. CD News condemns the
defeat Of the bill for the relief Of William and
Mary College as a piece of Democratic
cowardice, disereditable even to Northern
| Democrats.
1t is complained by the people of Atlanta,
Ga, that there are twelve bar-rooms to every
church In the city; but what gals them Is
the fact that every saloon makes money
while every church goes into bankruptcy.
| Among the candidates suggested for Con-
gress In Texas, TO succeed the late Mr.
Schleicher, are Judge Epson, of San Antonio
| ex-Gov. Stockdale and Col. John s. Ford,
who are all prominent citizens OF the Sixth
District
The Quebec Mercury says that young
lady, who has for some years been member
| of the community in the Convent of st. Marie,
Hochelaga recently left the institution by
special permission of the Pope. During the
reign Of Pope Plus TX she made appica-
ton to leave.
The Chinese Minister at Washington hav-
ing been asked by some one what his country
men would do ii banished from the United
States, is said to have replied with felicitous
satire: "They will doubtless all go to Ireland
| sir, for that seems to be the only country
which 1rishmen do not rule"
OF Bayard Taylor In his young manhood,
Tribune, Mr.. r. II. Stoddard says In the At
idntic that he was tall, erect, active looking
and manly, with an aquiline nose, bright
| loving eyes and the dark ringleted hair with
which we endow, in IDEAL the heads of poets"
Ten years ago Cass county, Iowa. was an
| unimprOved prairie and the county seat, At
lantic, had neither a local habitation nor a
name. Now corn crib holding 10000 bushels
has been built at Atlantic, connected with an
| elevator; there are 10000 bushels of corn in
| StoTe anu III IS CUllllp Ill dl Ile Ihte VI lU,VW
| bushels day.
The Misses Thornton have not heretofore
taken part in Washington gaieties, because
| English etiquette requires that young ladies
shall be presented to the Queen before they
enter general society. During their recent
visit in England Miss Thornton and Miss
Frances Thornton went through this cere-
mony and are, therefore, now at liberty to ac-
cept social attentions in America.
| Baked in their efforts to propagate their
| theories by the instrumentality of clubs and
newspapers, the German Socialists have late
! ly endeavored to convey their doctrines by
means of song; but in this they have again
been thwarted. The Hamburg police have
just forbidden the circulation of series Of
dtties, one Of which begins Zine feste Burg
ist unser Bund;' others being entitled True
till Death" "a song of Freedom" Forward
is the Thing Cor Us" etc. Prohibitions of
clubs and publications are also reported from
Breslau, Posen, Weisbaden, Dusseldorf and
Zwickau. The Emperor is following the
Socialist movement with great attention. and
! receives In audience almost every morning
Henry Won Madai, the head of the Berlin
police.