The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-18
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.

smith Maids first colt.
fremont. o., the home OF Hayes, elects a
Democratic mayor. ~ tn, BrNtes
Poindexter, the responsible party in the
nretty- foot homicide case OF Richmond, Is ILL.,
HI fg said that the Pope has offered q car
tiinafs hat to the lion Of st. Jarlath's, the
venerable John OF Tuem.
Well bred fox hounds are very valuable. -. ~
Lord POltimores sale in 1870 1ofby-tnieo
hounds produced over $4,000,
The Papal General Charette, OF Brlttany,
has lost his youngest child ne lssae % n'e
marriage with Miss Polk. OF tennessee.
Col A Loudon Snnwden will deliver the
annual address before the literary societles Of
Washington College, Pennsylvania, LII oune
New taxes to the amount of $4,000 200
wear. have been imposed on France since Inc
war.
Working hours are being rapidly extended
from fifty-one to fifty-four hours q Week In
Scotland. =
The late Ben DeBar's interest in the De-
Rar Opera House, at w. Louis, has been sold
Mt public sale to Frederick Il. Priest for
$1,000.
A California journal has had prepared and
Dedicated Ito the friends of Chinese immi-
grafton" group OF photographs OF fifteen
Nongolian lepers.
The London Times Is Of opinion that the
time has not yet arrived for display Of force
on the Egyptian question, end advises
policy Of extreme caution.
Senator Jones. who left Washington week
or 30 ago, has turned up ia Leadvilie, Col.
He says he wants to find out what the FUSS ls
all about up that way.
Out of 476 students at Cornell University
not more than seventy-six can be called
Christians. The only Christianity taught at
Cornell, 1t seems, is muscular Christianity.
The Indiana man who was trying to drink
1000 glasses of beer In 1000 consecutive hours
hnn fafl nI nnT
drinks was too much for him to bear.
The Pope, it 10 reported, said recently: 81
found this state OF things, and must submit
TO 1t. As long as the present violent state OF
things lasts will remain shut up here; but
would willingly go out"
The Boston Advertiser has heard story
that ut recent Sunday school exhibition q
minister asked the children What Is the best
book In the worldp' and the prompt reply
was, 'Longfellow's Poems"
The speedy return Of the Empress of Aus
tria from the hunting fields Of Ireland Is now
attributed to two causes, bad fall while
hunting with the Kildares, and the disaster
In Hungary.
Spain Is In better credit than Russia. While
the latter Is vainly peddling her new loan
around the European bOurses, the Madrid
government has succeeded in placing the new
Spanish bonds at home.
The Little Rock fArkl Gazette expresses
the belief that the tide Of immigration to that
State could be greatly increased by properly
organized efforts on the part OF the people to
invite and aid It,
The Philadelphia North American feels
moved to inquire il 1t can be possible that
Judge Kelley proposes to follow In the foot
steps OF Gen. Butler, and wander through the
Greenback camp into the arms OF the Demo-
crazy?
The story that Lord Lytton, Viceroy Of In
dia. gave gold medal to Miss Cooke, cir
Gus rider, Is officially denied. The medal was
prepared as an advertising dodge. and the
young woman has been compelled to erase
the inscription.
Little King Alfonso's grief for Mercedes was
of short duration. The sly young dog has
been prospecting among the royal families,
with all the eagerness Of the professional
widower. It ID all settled that he shall wed
with Duchess Maria, Of Austria, in July.
The New York World has been investigat-
Ing the divorce business, and it has discovered
and gives the proofs In several columns Of its
space that reporter of the ssWOrld," who
has never been married, can get legal di-
svorce In New York city,
The New York elevated railways, during
the first three months Of this year. carried
46000,000 year, or about fifty rides for every
tnhabltant Of the city. The rapid transit
problem seems to have met its solution.
There are in England no less than 5000 cou-
Piles Of fox hounds at present Some packs
81 hounds, with huntsmen, cost as much az
is set down at $4,000. 1t ID calculated that fox
hunting costs England annually $5.0oo,ooo.
Boys In London play at Zulus In the streets.
the principal feature OF the game consisting
of throwing stones at each other to the 1mm1-
nent danger Of civilized passers-by. The .po-
lice have interfered on the side OF the settlers
against the Zuius.
London Truth. From Monaco hear that
visitors incur a new risk Of losing their
money, for several robberies have taken place
In the gambling rooms. One gentleman had
his pocket cut away with 10000 francs in It,
Few appear to have been lucky at the tables.
One Englishman won 100000, but he subse-
auently lost it with an additional e6o00."
II Ia authoritatively announced" accord
Ing to the New York Catholic, that Dean
Stanley is about to join the Roman Catholic
Church. It is further said that his sister,
who was converted many years ago, has,
since the death of his wife, assumed great
sway over his mind and has turned it toward
the study Of Catholicism, especially as enun-
ciated in the works OF Fenelon.
The royal plate at Windsor Is worth &c.
100000 It includes gold service ordered by
George Nv to dine lao persons, and shield
formed Of snuff boxes, worth S50,000O. 1t in
cludes also q peacock OF precious stones OF
every kind, brought from India, worth
$15O,0OO, and Tippoos foot-stool-a tigers
Va
gold for his tongue.
The curious vision of an Earl conducting
!. music which he had himself composed was
seen Id London the other evening The man
was the Earl of Dunmore; the scene was her
Majesty's Theatre, between the second and
third acts Of the bohemian Girl" and the
music was wedding march composed in
honor of the recent royal marriage. The piece
is reported to have been successful
Mr.. Gambetta keeps growing fat. Some
five or six months ago Sir Philip Cunliffe-
Owen gave him the friendly advice to live on
q shilling day and earn it by a walk Of four
miles, and the then president Of the Financs
Committee set to work heartily. walking
every day from the Chaussae d'Autin to
Vile d'Avray on his way to Versailles: He
found it too monotonous, however, and has
joined the Alpine Club.
A SIGN OF THE TIMES.