The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-12
THE NEW LEAF.
tSt. Louis Times.l
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.

| A Chinaman was recently refused naturali-
zation papers at Boston.
Mr.. George Bancroft has recovered. and
works busily every day until Q In the after
| noon.
| Hon Julian Hartridge had paid-up policy
in the New York Life Insurance Company for
$4,000.
dctments against three San Francisco Off
| cills the other day.
The New York Times has discovered that
| there are four oldest newspapers in America,
unless three Of them lie.
| In Batteford the mercury sank to sixty be-
| low, and the inhabitants had to chop their hot
scotches with a Ratchet.
| Colored Senator Bruce, Of Mississippi, is
making reputation for himself as O very sensi-
| bic and conservative man.
The Philadelphia Law Association has pur-
chased portrait of the late Chief Justice
fancy, painted by o daughter of Justice
Strong, of the Supreme Court.
William II. Vanderbilt is said to be buying
100000 worth OF paintings yearly, and has
filled his private picture gallery and drawing
rooms to overlooking.
Boston Post Alexander Stephens has
taken $40 kinds Of medicine" pretty good
showing for q man who Is large enough to
| hold but one sort at q time.
four year old girl, left alone with an in
FAINT In Urbana, Ohio, said to the mother on
her return: ooh, baby's all broke" The baby
was dead, having fallen from the little girls
arms and had her neck broken.
The American Cyclopedia, which was issued
/ four years ago at O cost OF 100000 before the
| manuscript was handed to the printers, has
realized during the past year upwards Of
100000, and since the publication nearly
$6.0O0000.
| DR.. Strousberg, the famous railway king"
and bankrupt, has arranged an amicable set
Element with his creditors. He offers three
per cent In liquidation OF the claims raised
against him. amounting in all to $1S, 100000.
| Patti, during her recent engagement In
| Berlin, declined all the Invitations showered
upon her by the leaders OF society there. The
only exception was made in favor OF the
Richters-the daughter of Meyerbeer and her
husband the distinguished artist.
Miss Conkling," says Washington cor
respondent OF the Inter Ocean, OF Chicago, sis
beautiful, and resembles her father in stateli-
ness OF figure complexion and In many char
acteristics. She Is unusually accomplished,
any"
Members OF the New York Chamber Of
Commerce have authorized the painting OF a
| full length portrait of John Sherman In re-
| cognition Of his agency In bringing about
resumption. The portrait will be placed be-
| side that OF Alexander Hamilton, the first
Secretary Of the Treasury.
| Fish "could carry the majority Of the electo-
| raj votes more readily than any other person
! could name. Everybody who wants Gen.
Grant would vote for him. and those who do
not want Grant would find Fish a happy
alternative"
In regard to her purposes In the future, An
ma Dickinson, In letter to the New York Her.
add says: / am to talk about the platform
and the stage from the platform, and. later In
the season! to do what | can upon the stage
| in q new piece Of my own writing, and In an
engagement already made.
| Reputation talk runs high in Memphis.
The city Is burdened with a debt OF about five
million dollars, and taxation has become 50
| high as to be unbearable. The city has
offered to pay fifty cents on the dollar, but
her bondholders refuse. The subject will be
brought before the Tennessee Legislature.
| "Ah can only hobble along now" said
Walt Whitman, merrily, the other day. Il
am spry no longer, but my spirits are as high
flown as ever. That attack OF paralysis four
years ago was a severe blow to me, and /
have had several small shocks since then. /
call myself half an invalid, but only half"
The neurology OF the railroads for the past
year is a dismal catalogue, though the year
was, nevertheless, an Improvement upon those
just preceding. Forty-eight roads, having
| about 1000 miles Of track, and nominally rep
resenting originally more than $500 1000, 900 Of
capital, have been sold under foreclosure.
| The new Minister from Spain to the United
States, Senator Vigo, is expected In few
| days. He has occupied many responsible and
distinguished positions IN his own country.
In politics he belongs to the Alphonsists. He
has served in the Cortes, and when appointed
Minister to the United States was serving In
prominent place in the royal household.
Mr.. J. r. Keene, the California millionaire
capitalist, has just purchased the famous
the te0Y property Of d" Dr.. swigers Of woodford
county, KY; also Spendthrlfts younger
brother, Mlser. The prices paid are said to
have been 900, with Is per cent OF his win
nings during the season OF 1879, and $500 for
Miser.
proved success as street tree in California,
though still In great demand where wood Is
scarce. As the Gardeners Monthly says, 1t
goes up like rocket well enough, but too soon
i comes down like stick under compare
lively moderate breezes. 1t Is said that no
buildings near which they are grown are safe
from the grand crash at any time.
Michigan has a new State capitol. The
total cost Of the building has been 81, 345,0OO,
being $145,000 In excess OF the amount Origi-
nally appropriated The The, WORK so far as as
building contains one-third more room than
the Illinois CAPITOL which has already cost
upward OF 100000 and Is not yet COM
pleted.
Two countrymen made the acquaintance OF
u rogue Ill Ob. LOUIS. WADJ 10 Duy UeQ
mules" said the latter, "but the owner has
kind OF prejudice against me, and charges
me more than he would anybody else. /.
would willingly give $780," The country
men offered to make the purchase, and did so,
paying $500 for ten mules, worth not more
than half that sum, but they have not since
seen the rogue.
James Brooks had for several years got
drunk on New Years Day In Bismarck, Da-
kota, and rather than break the custom, he
rode sixty miles on horseback on December
81, 1873. He lost no time after his arrival. but
began his annual froic Immediately In dance
hall, and was soon drunk and quarrelsome.
He bullied everybody In the place except one
woman, and she, when ne struck her, shot
him dead.
John W. Mackay, the bonanza millionaire,
has been sued for 100000 damages by VIM.
II. Smallman, who claims that Mackay has
injured him to that extent by winning his
wife's affection. Mrs. Smallman is beautiful
and adventurous She has sued and threat
ened to sue a great many wealthy men, and
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