The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-02-29
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Liberia has arrived ut the dignity OF annex
Ing the kingdom of Medina, which lies on the
Interior frontier or the African republic.
There are about 100000 bushels OF wheat
stored Ia Chicago. This mass OF grain should
be shipped to Europe and exchanged for gold.
Patti is enjoying the substantial delights Of
the draw inx-foom. For single song to her
Rueats PaIisian baroness pays the diVd
5000 francs.
The common council OF Cincinnati has
liking the price Of uas to private consumers
In that city At 81 go per 1000 feet.
J. M. Wheeler, Or Toledo, has been ap-
pOinted manager Of the Bell Telephone Com
pany In Europe, and will sail March l. His
headquarters will be at Brussels.
The election of John Lemolne adds to the
French Senate = veteran journalist, who Will
uromote liberal measures zealOusly, and as
earnestly oppose all tendencies toward license.
He Is the right man In the right place.
Lessons In good manners are to be taught
In the public schools Of st. Louis. The idea
d good one. and we trust will meet with
general appreciation. 1t will probably have q
ars.
The outlook In the carpet business is good.
A single American city now produces nearly
seven million yards more oil carpettng than
the entire yield OF the British Islands, and q
large proportion OF American goods find Brit
1sh purchasers.
Congressman Hills resolution ordering an
investia alton OF the grain blockade is ridi-
.culed IN Chicago and Milwaukee, where the
opinion prevails that legitimate traffic In any
commodity can be restricted only by the law
or supply and demand.
Mr.. Guatave Dore is exhibiting In Paris a
very original plaster cast representing the
rescue Of Angelica. Her deliverer, mounted
on his hippoRriff, Is connected with the lower
portion Of the group only by the long spear
that transiixt the monsters body. Nothing
20 bold has ever yet been attempted In stat
uary.
The gentlemen who effected the alliance be-
tween Butler Republicans, Butler Democrats
and Faneuii Hall Democrats In Massachn-
eetts profess confidence In their ability to
OF the Chicago convention: Republicans treat
the fusion with contempt, but are said to fear
that the contest will be close one.
g. @. Fyler, a highly respectable citizen of
Berea, O., has wrestled with the difficult probs
lem Of grave protection. and evolved cheap
numerous wrou9ht-iron rods tngeniously put
together In a perfect network, which. when
the earth Is filed in, would he likely to baflls
at every step the 9houlish efforts OF the mean
eet and most muscular OF mankind.
Secretary Schurz and members OF the con-
greesioDal Committee on indian Affairs have
been visiting the government school ut Car
lisle, Pa, where $50 young Indians are being
educated. The Secretary was delighted with
the progress made by the pupils, and regards
this school as an important factor In the civ.
ilization Of the Indians.
It is likely that some apprehension has been
created In st. Petersburg by the threat Of
burning the city, attributed to the Nihilists
but is It possible that the circular containing
this threat. 30 we'll calculated to raise alarm,
Nihilists. The third section Of the imperial
chancellery has had great deal OF experience
In the arts Of deception.
The words Of Thomas Jefferson on third
term of the Presidency cannot be too often
repeated or too deeply impressed on the pub
lie mind: "If some termination, he said, "tu
the services OF the Chief Magistrate be not
tice, his Office, nominally for yeara. will In
fact hecome for lie; and history sho,os hou
easily that degenerates into an Inheritance"
A New York railroad man who has been &C
tiyein urging upon the Secretary OF State AND
others the propriety OF allowing Al. de Les.
eeps to construct the interoceanic canal has
given 1t out that the intention OF NJ. de Les
s4ps Is to offer Gen. Grant the presidency OF
d vice-presidency of his company, and that he
expects under cover Of this offer TO secure the
placing in the United States OF One-haf oi
his proposed capital stock.
The nearest realization Of the Cheeryhle
Brothers Of Dickens Is furnished In Sir w
Lawrence and Alderman Lawrence, OF Lon
don, brothers aud partners, who retired from
business q few weeks ago. They handed over
the whole Of their business to their clerks
and managers, who had served them faith
fully for years, with the sum OF ESQ, 600 to
carryi 1t on gave the artisans who had served
them for ten years and upward sums Ia pro
portion to the number Of years. and q few OF
The Oldest an annual pension OF e20, reserving
no interest In tho new firm for themselves.
Notwithstanding Senator Vests denial Of
the stAtements In reference 70 the influence Of
Law Guuld'e Hubby In prOcu, Ing the passage
n 4 hiil cpening no the Indian Terrttury to
settlement, It h notorious that there Is = pnw-
erful lobby influence In Washington nTaing
the enactment al law Of this description Ia
order 10 advance some 0f GOnli's railroad
STOCKS. 1t y true that Senator Vest may not