The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-09

1870 -
new water route between the East and West
has Just been surveyed by the United States en-
QIneers. 1t connects the waters OF the Alle-
rheny river with the Juniata, the susduehanna
and Delaware. The canal will cost $4,000 OoO
and the enterprise Ia warmly approved by
Pennsylvania Republican editors. who rend the
air with their malicious shrieks every time the
Mississippi leyees are spoken Of.
Orders have been issued by the Norwegian
y government prohibiting the importation OF
cattle. sheep and goats from the United States
The object Of the prohibition is not explained.
Ii is perhaps mere echo OF the English scare
shout diseased American cattle. As for goats.
the probabilities are that no animal OF the kind,
biped or auadruped, In oil Norway. ever saw q
goat from the United States On that side of the
Atlantic.
Tobacco ID largely cultivated In Russia, and
the seed used on the plantations is from the
United States and from Turkey. According to
the official report for the year 1877 there were
raised In twelve southern provinces about
5000 600 pools Tor 100, 900 pounds; In eau
casus. $4,000 pools Tor 100000 pounds) or al
together. about 3,l02.o0o poods At the rate
81 two roubles per pood. the revenue from to-
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tobacco Is consumed By Russians.
Tho Supreme Court Of the United States has
affirmed the constitutionality of the Pacific
Railroad sinking fund net passed By the Forty
fifth Congress. This decision puts at once into
the treasury $4,000 which would otherwise
have been distributed among the stockholders
of the Pacific railroads, and compels those
favored corporations hereafter to lay aside an
nually portion OF their earnings to constitute
asinking fund for the payment of the bonds
guaranteed by the government
In 1873 the consumption of imported spirits,
wines and malt liquors In this country amount
cd to s1ob7s,o11. and In 1874 to $40 28o3l3. Since
then 1t has steadily declined, until in 1878 1t
amounted to only s6.457. 449, The consumption
Of ten has fallen In like manner from 1OG,3os 524
pounds In 1873 to 65 33G 440 pounds in 1878; that
OF coffee from 4O1 .9e6.179 pounds In 1868 to 3o9-
1b6aa3 pounds In 1878: OF silk goods from sC.324-
t7 In 1873 to s511G.7o7 In 1878 and Of cigars from
Ws.269 pounds in 1873 to SOL .O56 pounds In 177s.
These figures Indicate the economy practiced
BY our people of late years Ia the use OF the
Injuries mentioned, and also explain to q GER
tain extent the hard times prevailing In the
foreign countries which produce them.
The public debt statement for the month of
April shows that good progress has been made
IN the recent gigantic refundlng operations
The outstanding 6 per cent bonds have been
reduced s143. 1862 $50 since the March report
The per cents exhibit slight diminution Of
N.7s5.5oo: In all s145.o96. $780, Against this de-
crease there Is an increase of s103 1868 700 In the
per cent bonds. and the new item OF per
cent refunding certificates adds 81. 1o3 23O more.
Total Offset Of S107, 067 $50. This leaves the net
reduction In the interest bearing debt at $685.
02seoo and produces diminution OF "a. 40b. 73o
IN the annual interest payments. The debt
upon which interest has ceased since maturity
displays an increase OF $50, 756.950.
The French Assembly Is considering bill
empowering the postofflce department to I'M
dertake the collection Of debts. The maximum
OF any single collection Is to be 500 francs. the
creditor to pay ! per cent to the government
and % confines to the postmaster. The bill
also authorizes the postoff1ce to receive sub
scriptions to newspapers at per cent. This Is
following suggestion from paternalistic Ger
many. where, under a similar scheme which l
Went Into operation In 1875 no fewer than l 627,-
w debts. amounting to SAT 100000, have been
collected In this way. II is a scheme which, Of i
course. Is not suited to American soil though
me postoffce department has already intruded
Qpon what should be the field Of private endea-
sor much further than it has any right.
The decline in the yield of the Peruvian
guano deposits has made the mineral phos-
Dhate beds OF more importance and those In
South Carolina are becoming large factors In
building up the wealth Of the State These
Dhosphates are produced to the amount Of 200.
900 tons a year. the production furnishing
thousands Of men with employment. Peru has
been leading source Of the supply Of this ma
nure. but the guano beds. 1t is believed. will be
exhausted before many years. so great Is the
consumption throughout the world. Prof.
shepherd of Charleston. s. c.. In recent lee
!. lure stated that the commercial phosphates of
spain presented the only dangerous compe-
.ition In the future to the South Carolina beds.
fhosphates Of lime are found In Canada i'm
Dedded In granite, gneiss and mica-sate, but
Ehe material exists ii pockets widely separated
1no the deposits could not be probably worked.
EEane south Carolina phosphates are widely
.noWn as supplying the richest kind Of food
6oI plants. and Prof Shepherd thinks that. I'M
|.ess some new deposit Is found abroad, the
$50 Will reap rich harvest from her phos-
pnate bonanza,
Aecently commission Of naval officers ap-
|Doihted By Secretary Thompson examined an
cpparatus applied to the steamer Tallapoosa.
tot Ventilating ships. and reported favorably on
~ sane This apparatus. the invention of a
II. inier OF New York. is styled Theirs Tu-
rslal hudder. Automatic Disinfectlng Ship
ontliator and Fog Alarm" and Is very simple
- principle and operation. 1t consists Of
opper cylinder. attached to the ships rudder.
Is ieet below the water line and FIVE feet
sg'e =. oelng connected to two sets Of valves.
ra ~ snese opening into series OF small pipes
. n. every part of the ship. The ventila-
q N accomplished By the vertical motion Of