The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-02


II IL possible that the census OF 1880 will
show an apparent decrease of wealth since
is7O. as certain Washington statisticlans IN.
tcipate, but It will not be at all difficult TO
uroye an actual Increase. Take the ono item
81 railroads. In 1870 the whole number Of
miles In operation was 52,s9s. In 1877 tho
number had increased to 1854 miles. Here
ID an increase OF more than 50 per cent IN
aeyen years, and construction ID still going
al nj the rate OF about 5000 miles year. AL
This rate the increase In $3.50 over 1870 win be
about go per cent. Perhaps the increase Of
wealth In some other directions may not DO
40 great, but IL certainly willanot bs insignih-
can't
Gas stocks will be likely to decline again, II
The accounts of n foreign correspondent OF tho
New York Times about DR.. Wedermann's cleo
trio light are correct. Edison has not sue
ceeded. SO Il is said, In subdlvidlng the cleo
trio light for retail use. but Wedermann ap-
pears to have achieved this great result. His
apparatus. which keeps the carbon rods In
slight but constant contact, Is of extreme Sim
pl city. and will run thirty-nine hours with
out reimbursement. The JabloekhoiT light has
70 have new burners every hour and quar-
ter The Wedermann light II described az col
orless and steady. The lights are all indie
pendent Wedermann gets 100 lights from
his machine, against twenty from the Jab-
l)ckho ffmaohine, aud the Jablockhoff kaolin
and copper accessories are all done away with
A Californian has acquired the exclusive
right Of furnishing the Wedermann light on
- a
factory in Paris. He states that he will
supply the electric light Mt half the cost OF
gas. The materials used are coke, ground TO
fine powder lampblaok. cane sugar, and
gum, costing three cents per meter Of thirty
nine Inches ut wholesale. and four cents ut re-
tail, which will result, when thenew llumln-
ating agent comes Into general use, In an
economy Of about 50 per cent
The Glasgow Herald of recent date de-
scribes the launch Of the 165th steamer built
for the Cunard Company since 1t was estab-
llshed In 1870 The name OF the new steamer
Is the Galla; she Is $50 feet long, A broad, SO
In Depth tonnage 5000; driven by three CYL
inder compound, direet-acting engines: diam
eter Of cylinders one OF GIL inches and two OF
"a inches each stroke OF piston GO inches;
horsepower 200. At the celebration of the
launch Mr.. James Thompson, the builder In
little speech, said
!. nm sure | express the feeling Of all pres.
T'ef' 'rshen Faau that the Cunard Company well
deserves nil The great renown they have oh
tanned by the thoroughly efficient way In
which they have for so many years conducted
their magnificent SERVERS OF mail steamers
IL has heen often said. but think IL will bear
repetition, that not one Of their passengers
lives has ever been lost tAppiause That Of
itself Is something to be proud of; but In ad-
Adition to their prime consideration of safety,
the Cunard Company have made up their
minds that they will be up to the require
ments OF the day In speed. and Mt the same
time have their ships equipped with every
thing necessary for tho comfort. and con
venience OF passengers-in fact, they mean
10 go ahead aud let none outstrlp them.
Mr.. John Burns, q member OF tho Cunard
Company, In responding stated that the Gallin
was the one hundred ID sixtv-tifth steamer
which had been built for his firm, whose lleet
since it's commencement aggregated upwards
OF 10000 tons OF steam shipping, propelled
by 900 horse power, and that no steamship
Of that great fleet had more thought or care
bestowed upon her construction than the ship
which thoy had Just seen launched. He was
well aware that both on this side and on the
other side OF the Atlantic the Cunard Com
pany had been thought to be comparatively
slow In progress, and additionally careful OF
stantly adopted what were supposed to be
some of the modern improvements la some OF
the branches OF naval architecture. That,
however, was not because OF any disbelief In
progress, but because they had laid down u
line of action for themselves to have the
utility of everything proved before they
adopted 1t; for he had stern faith that the
paramount duty of those engaged In naviga-
ton was above all things to secure safety for
life and property III SO lar as the employment
nj htrt, IN nd
wished TO say. with great caution, and with q
profound belief In higher power than that 81
man, that any measure OF security attained
by the Cunard Company was due, not to good
luck or chance, but. firstly, to a most careful
equipment and surveillance OF their ships ana
machinery in course of construction; and,
secondly, to a rigid discipline amongst the
officers and crews. as well as n constant SUI
pervision of their ships when engaged in ac-
tive srevice.
The New York Shipping List calls atten-
ton to the necessity of the enactment OF law
for the prevention of fraud In obtaining ad-
yances Or credit on bills of lading, warehouse
receipts and kindred Instruments, which has
long been felt In the chief business centres of
the country. The Shipping List believes 1t s
Preferable that Congress should pass an act
applicable to the whole country, than that we
should be left to laws by thirty-eight differ
ent States, all relating to the same subject
but more or less discordant and ambiguous,
and necessarily limited to their own bound
aries. To this end bill, which was intro
duced in the House last session, but which
went over with other unfinished business, has
been revived, with a fair chance OF Its adop-
ton. 1t provides that bills OF lading, shtp p
ping and warehouse receipts, and similar
Instruments, representing produce or
property shipped or delivered, and
drawn to order, shall vest the abso-
lutte title t. such property in the person to
whose order it is drawn, and such instruments
shall be transferable by Endorsement from
one party to another, the title to the property
going along with the transfer. Instruments