The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-07
CURRENT MENTION.

buildings cost S5BWbUU.
Four of Phlladelphia's large hotels, The
American. West End, st. George ana LA
Pierre, are permanently closed.
The expenditure Of the London school board
this year Is estimated Mt S3,000,0 900. involving
a rate Of 81 on the pound sterling.
william r. Barker, the champion checker
player of New England, has been made In
sane by close study Of the game, and ls IN an
asylum.
The last representative of the family Of
| Hyttpn, of yfton Castle Durham, the bar
! onial pile described by Hewitt, died n draper
at Newcastle, leaving his wife and daughter
In penury.
The Spanish bishops, making probably a
virtue OF necessity, have, agreed 70 give up
! for the present O. fourth Of their salaries.
| Their pay has been enormous, the prtmate
| getting over $3.50, 600 year.
The millionaire Roman Catholic Marquis
OF Butte has been married seven years, but
has no son and only one daughter, born In
1875 His heir is his first cousin, q Protestant
aged 30. Lord Butte is 81.
A young elephant In a menagerie attacked
It's keeper, MT Lancaster, N. H., and probably
would have killed him had not the vicious
brute's mother come to the mans rescue and
Inflicted terrible punishment upon her off
spring.
Brig Allison cut his throat In Louisville,
but had not made o mortal wound when
policeman took away the knife Allison was
unable to speak, but he wrote on a scrap Of
paper: II will give you So II you will give
mo back my knife and let me kill III yself."
The rural gentry In DantelsonvilIe. Conn,
are somewhat excited for the reason that d
etrangely-attired person, who claims to be a
Bulgarian monk, has pitched his tent among
tlfem. He goes about lecturing, eats only
bread and milk. aud will not sleep under any
uf consecrated roof.
Dogs commonly accompany their masters
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the midst of the most fearful scene la Lady
Audley'sSeGret," two Of the brntes got into
O fight close to the stage. The audience
transferred its attention to the interpoiated
show, and the play was suspended for ten
minutes.
A little church at Hills Corners, N. H. has
an interior protuseIy hung wlthstine worsted
work. Several years ago the e1fice was
abandoned. A young and devout widow got
possession, arranged for occasional religious
services, aud set about decorating II with her
needle. She labors industriOusly, and has
produced q great quantity Of Inscriptions,
symbols and flowers.
The people of San Francisco do not, like
those OF Eastern cities, go to the country in
summer to find cool resort, but, on The con
pose. The weather has lately been cool
enough In the city mornings TO make over
coats desirable, and a tire Is occasionally com.
Portable. Ii the San Franescoaus go into the
country In summer, 1t is to get temporary
change, and to exchange the land for the aG-
customedsea breeze.
Jerry Goldsmith Is the hero OF Stone Noun
tain. That preciptous mass is used by Geor-
gians as sort of picnic ground On Friday
last little Emma Jones fell over the steep
side OF the mountain, which has perpendicu-
lar height of 1900 feet, but fortunately lodged
on ledge, where she could hold on by
sticking her fingers In crevce. Jerry Gold
smith tied u rope about his waist and swung
down fifty feet below the brink and rescued
the child A man was dashed to pieces at the
same precptce few years ago.
Weston, the pedestrian, snys he will not
take part in the coming match for the Ashley
belt unless smoking In the building is strictl,
prohibited during the walk. The New York
Herdh says that while this condition, ii en-
forced, may abate the interest of a great many
woud-be spectators, the absence Of those per-
SONS will be more than made good by thou
sands of people who cannot endure an atmos-
ptere as foul as that of Gimore's Garden was
made by Tobacco smoke DUNG the great walk
last spring.
In tue Cincinnati Geological Garden, "Pin-
afore" Is played on q real ship floating on a
real lake. The characters are rowed to the
vessel In small boats at the proper moment, |
and the effect Is remarkably realistic. Pretty |
Estelle Mortimer, the Bnttercup, was a trifle |
tardy In getting aboard on Saturday evening" |
In her hurry she tripped on rope and fell |
into the water, distance OF fifteen feet. Sir |
Joseph POfter's crew gallantly rescued her, |
but Site dripped too much to perform without |
q change oil clothes, and the performance was |
delayed.
America has just lost one Of Its few kings /
The royal parsonage who died on Saturday |
was known as Stephen Pharaoh, and he
reigned over the Montauk Indians, who oc-
cupy the eastern extremity Of Long Island
The Montanks used to be one OF the most
powerful tribes in New York, but that was
many generations ago, and they have faded
away SO rapidly during the present century
that the late monarchs subjects were all
comprised among the members Of two fam
lies Stephen Pharaoh was the last Of the
race with pure Indian blood in his veins and
the Montauks will soon be known only in
history. Indeed, it would not require very
wipe out at once the last remnants of the
tribe.
La a recent municipal controversy in New
Bedford, the aldermen stood three to three on
Mayor Soule. presiding over the board, but
having no vote, nominated Thomas Il. Allen,
but the aldermen declined ten times to con-
firm him. AT subsequent meeting the
mayor put the question, shall the n9mina-
TO three, he declared Mr.. Allen elected, and
the latter qualified. The validity of the
mayors action Is before the Massachusetts
Court Of Appeals for adjudication, and Judge
Lord has Informally expressed the opinion
that the mayor had the right to put the ques-
Lion Of confirmation or rejection as he chose,
and that the Office of chief Of police is filled !;
put he reserved the matter for the considera-
ton Of the full court.
Katie Duroy sneaked into residence In
at night, left her shoes In the
hallway, and crept up stairs, intending to
steal something and quietly get out Of the
building. But the household was awake, In
of sickness In the family, and
Katie while rummaging In an upper room Cor
heard servant approaching. A !
large, empty trunk presented the only hiding
place, and she hastily got into it, The dis |
covery OF the strange shoes and the disorder
Ia the room, led theinmates 60 conjecture that
q thief was in the house, and thorough |
search from attic TO cellar was made, but 30
body thought OF looking inc the trunk. Still |
everybody remained on the alert, and the |
woman stayed twenty s1 hours in her close |
quarters, thirsty, hungry, cfarnped ard