The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-22
CURRENT MENTION.

CURRENT MENTION.
Admiral Gore Jones, who has for several
years been naval attaehe TO the British Lega--
tfon, has been appointed Admiral and Com
Inander-in- Chief OF the West india squadron.
Capt. Arthur is named as his probable sue
cessor.
Erastus Corning, Of Albany, r. T., has made
o contract for the delivery Of 10000 300 feet
q lumber from his fine lands In Michigan.
represent $500, 100. This IS the largest single
lumber operation ever negotiated.
s North Conway, y. IT,, correspondent tells
how p rheumatic cripple Was cured by dane
ing tse 'Laaeers2 The author hopes the
| Faith cure votaries will make note of this
incident, and hereafter eoant the 'sLaneers''
among their nossranGS-
SO little do political antagoDisms usually
affect private intercourse In England that ON
the occasion OF q recent two days visit OF the
Prince and Princess ri Wales to Lord Sails
bury at Hatfield Lords BeaconsfieId and
Harrington were present.
large amount OF the A. & w. Sprague
estate, including the mansion near Nara
gansets Pier, recently brought into conspfcl-
Gus notice, IS advertised by the United States
marshal TO be sold at auction on the fourth of
September, to satisfy judgment In benaH OF
the National Bank OF Commerce OF New
York city.
New York World DR.. Evans, the American
dentist, who Identified the remains Of the
Prince Imperial by the s'fiIing," Ia probably
the only man who ever snatehed an advertise
ment literally from the jaws Of death. He is
the same Dr. Evans Of whom Mr. Evarts, at
one of tbs DanGuets after the Geneva award,
gracefully observed that s'the princes and
soyereigns OF the earth, 50 retieent with most
| people, had freely opened their mouths to
him"
The account Of the state Of things IN Bull
gaFia, as given by the st. Petersburg CORE
spondent OF the Daily Neers, Is truly deplora~
bic. At Varna, it is said, the Bulgarians
break out into open violence, piIIage the
Turkish houses, violate the privacy OF the
harem and insult the women. The Bulgarian
authorities oppress the Turks and pay no
attention to the conduct Of their own people.
The Turks and Greeks fly to the hills and are
forming bands which Increase In numbers
daily.
The statement lately made by the Russian
press, aud repeated by several English and
French journals, that Geneva has become the
headquarters Oil the Nihiltsts, and that q So
ciaIist paper edited by the brother OF Prince
pamphlets are published there, ID emphatical-
ly denied. The Russian refugees resident
there, and in other parts of Switzerland, con-
duct themselves with perfect proprfety. and
the authorities have no cause Of complaint
against them.
Groves and Goodnight, Presbyterian clergy
men announced In Texas that they had re-
ceived q special divine reTelati0n, In which
the end OF the world within ten years Vas
feretnld. Their presbySery expelled thefas
but they are making many converts, and
have started a sect called the Tabernacle OF
the Coming Lord. They preach that Grant,
reelected In 1880, will invade and subdne Eu-
rope, overthrow Rornansm, and finally meet
q downfall after which q millennium.
4 radical collector os5 alriosities has dis
covered curious decree OF 1792, Greeting
that all domains frauduientIy obtained must
be restored to France. Among these domains
is mentioned one situated in Corsica, belong
and which, on the fath Of November, 1885,,
was made over to the children OF Charles
Buona-Porte for Dinety-ntne years: ms
lease Is annulIed." The collector goes On 70
remark that the present orthogTapay, bona
parte was only adopted during the directory
'by the uncse OF the second Of Decsnoer.
Russian paper says, In reference TO the
change of residence OF the Czas and faniiy ,
Notwithstanding the raost extraordinary
measures Of precautioD, the 9tlcar charged
With making the round In the park at Lfva~
dta discovered one day two Unknown inda-s
viduals, who took TO flight on seeing him. A.
general search in the park Eas N vain, but n
autopsy proved that he had Seen poisoned.
This snciden5 produced sHaa an impression
on the Empress that the Imperial family left
LivaGia, their favortte resideace, Immediate.
ly."
Several weeks ago ,Gisa aelen Reade, Of
1p 4
knowledge OF her parents 10 T. T. StopheIis
Of Strongtown, Ind. They zever made Known
their marriage, but T. Vas found cat by her
bfotnez, who was very Indignant, and upon
sStopnfiIs resurn to Eoenaourg tina otheT day,
| young ReaGe burst In aE4on the 2atr IN their
rooEo at a hotel and Vas about 70 shoot tne
Ebrid8gFooa, when be was prevented ny
| friends. The young girl had been IN hign
stase OF excitement, ewing to the peGHliafity
/ Of her marriage, and this last scene proved
| too 70 zen for her. She was taken with ay5-
tefics, and Friday E3gtt diea.
TIE American wife Of the Late Charles
lFeehter publishes q defense OF bks chaFacrers
.ftn which she says. His teata. thaak Jg1 .
was a peaceful one. He stfad 10 5ae fl!l oeasa a
CT Christ, and prayed to nis tod fos hefgsvsa ~
ness, and God heard his prayer: soF a.,a1 Ln5ar
beautiful faea Of happiness axa Eess go :. rs
was seen lI death His sTffer1ass - @5hS = ssns,
vord belief for the last Two ineasat5, e.tS,,r,g os
rnrrasarlts him contrary to rae sssaa4<,sS in
anaoars and actors Wno were " gS.1rssracs-
| aartset With him as beng MOI tuoLs - 1sat
. 800 nv disease than by drAhi IL - - -,
1eirt ahe aays: you know WIZ sst rT 60 eah
s5ia +a r,gay they would Lhs1aL.J1ly 1yd r. Tis
. aotg - 70 Ia drink again May uesi Y niS
49, - saroiye them freely Is my poo. saL.
sarany dar|fn9 sorgsve them Iof Ao1e DAs
~ and navsef knew the treadful agony hS
? andured willie acting. He saids oaiy ley
aava ago, T would lot wish my gTeasess
enemy 70 suffer oRe-tentn part what an 90
| during IoW.