The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-12

!Our WEkeO9 is not surprising, but the Eng
traiisn eleven before they leave that part nu Of
the world, and then the tables will probably
be turned.
"The French servant girl" saws a CORE
spondent, lis generally better off than her
American or English sister. She carries
three-fourths Of her earnings to the savings
bank. and Is never content until she is the
possessor OF 500 with which to buy 9 deben-
ture bond Of the city OF Paris, emitting her
70 the chance OF winning $4,000 OF the quar-
terly drawings
Among the greatest financiers OF Europe
was M. Rouland, director of the Bank OF
France whose death was recently announced.
nj. ROuland managed the affairs OF that great
institution for fifteen years with signal abll-
ity. 1t is believed that the wonderful rapid
ity and facility with which France recuper-
ated after the war with Prussia were mainly
due to the capacity and integrity OF Director
ROuland.
An enterprising youth In Germany has
discovered novel mode OF swindling. He
was about to marry worthy young lady In
Baden, and her father having full confidence
In his proposed son-in-law, imprudently paid
over to him the dover OF 900 francs on the
day before the ceremony was to take place.
The youth made off with the money, but was
arrested at Strasburg, and will doubtless
lose his wife as well as fortune.
Two quartermasters In Algeria, who had
their superior officers to fight duel, selected
the sabre, and at the first lunge one of them
was mortally wounded. The Uniuers Justly
protests against the duel Obligdtoire, which, It
says, exists in no other army. But this is a
mistake, for 1t exists in Germany, though os-
tensibly limited to very serious misunder-
standings.
The government OF Costa Rlca, Central
America, has decided 10 institute free public
schools. throughout the State, and has given
orders to report the name OF every district
where there are thirty or more children liv-
ing. The President, In late message, hoped
that the time would soon come when no Costa
Rican OF either sex should reach maturity
without being able to read and write, have a
knowledge OF arithmetic and history and be
acquainted with the elements OF Christian
doctrine and morality.
1t Is generally supposed that Prussia is a
rich country, but recent statistical pubica-
tions show that 1t has but few men Of great
wealth. Prussian income tax returns for the
past year show that only ITO persons have an
income Of more than 500, 900 per annum. This
includes two members Of the Rothschild fam
lily, and Krupp, the manufacturer Of cannon.
But 1910 persons report annual receipts OF
over $4,000. This does not compare favora-
unusual depression. 1t may be, however,
that the Teutons are ahead OF our people In
the art OF evading taxation.
An idea of the value OF ground for building
In Paris may be formed from recent sales OF
plots left clear by the removal OF houses for
extending the new Boulevard st. German
Three hundred and four square meters at the
Carrefour de FOdeon, put up at 300 francs
per meter sold for 40 francs; another lot Of
567 meters, offered at $50 francs, brought $50
francs the meter, and piece OF 364 squase
meters at the angle OF the Rue du BAG and
the Boulevard st. German, put up at 500
francs per meter, was sold for $50 francs. A
square meter Is about 1919 square feet. and
the last-named price Is nearly equivalent to
$14 per square foot.
The mail bags OF the European, a cape Of
Good Hope steamer, wrecked December, 1877,
were saved, but very wet. They contained
quantities OF diamonds. Those in packages
were, although tho addresses were almost
obi terated, ultimatingly all delivered at
their destination, but quantities OF stones
After infinite trouble the London postoffice
found out for whom they were intended /;
they were then valued by diamond broker,
and the amount, 500, 900, divided among the
several claimants, and the most remarkable
thing In the whole business, not single
murmur was made by any OF them.
Says GalignanTs Messenger; "An American
journalist, Mr.. Mandl, recently asked permits
sion from the Project OF Police at Berlin, M.
DeMadai, to give series OF lectures on emf
grafton, more particularly with the intention
OF pointing out the advantages which the
United States possess as an outlet where the
overcrowded inhabitants of European nations
might find free scope. and where honest in
dustry would be amply rewarded Although
he gave pledge that political and Socialistic
topics would be vigorously excluded from his
course of lectures, yet permission for the lat
ter was refused him; not so much because the
glimpses of Western life might prove so at
tractive that the laboring population would
be tempted to leave Germany but because
fears were entertained that the more wealthy
classes might also be induced to quit it, in
fluenced by visions Of greater freedom and
more fertile sources Of profit for the capital
ist.