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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-14
sUB-TREAsURY MATTERS.
A Change in Regulations CaVeated
Bonds

A Change III Regulations-Ca Veated
Bonds.
The sub-treasury In tbs city has received
circular No. q of the Treasurer of the United
States. making changes In tho regulations
governing th Issue and redemption OF the cur
reney and coins Of the United States and the
REDEMPTION of national bank notes. az follows:
l. New United States notes will no longer be
furnished TOR bankers drafts.
Q. The regulations governing the redemption
of mufiiated United States notes will be applied
to muttlHted silver certificates.
3. Gel | coins will be forwarded from the Mint
In multiIlrs 0f sIea, 1T the consignees' expense
for deposits with the Assistant Treasurer OF the
Tuifed s aes In New York.
& Tee express charges will be advanced by
the government on national bank notes clearly
unfit for circulation forwarded 70 the Treas
urer for redemption in even thousands OF dol
lars
81 The express charges at government con-
tract rates will ba deducted on fractional silver
caina forwarded by the Treasurer, and on gold
coins forwarded by the Mint.
The government contract rate for the trans
portation OF gold coin Is one-quarter OF a cent
per mile per $1,000. with a mini num rate Of so
cents per $1,000 TO each express carrying, when
the distance a. the pre- cTtbed rate does not
equal that sum. Fractional parts of $1,000. not
exceeding $780, are charged half the price of
$1,000. with minimum rate OF Is cents to each
expires 8 carrying the same
The government contract rate for the trans
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WEEKLY WEATHER REPORT.

Tho following Is genhral summary Of tho
wenther FOR tho week ending Saturday lust aa
prepared hy Tho ehiAf sgnnl dfTnor Of tho
tfnitcd StRtes;
During tho paat wnek four nrnna Of low bn-
romGter hhya trHvetRad port3us Of tho Uultod
stnee Fho tltat was oFet Mahitoha en tho ID
Hnd moved eastward Ia Newfoundland by tho
tth tho second HppnHr0d over Mnaitobt on the
9Th and moved eastward to Labrador by tho 9TH .
ths ihird appeared on Tho fHaific epnst during
the nventng IF tho 5th. mud having moved rnud-
lY aEtWHfd Ia now near tho mouth of tho 1T.
IhWroHra. tho fourth appeared On tho Pacific
eeaet on tho morning OF tho ath and Inns M.
parentlY moved rapidly northGH tWtrd. buf re=
ports missing north OF Nevada and UtHh.
'fhey hhva heau Hneomuhniel hP olottdy foKgY
md rainy wehthnr. except oeenaional snow,
ovef tho northern portlons Of tho United Stat -.
and Ivy 9GGaaiouat high Winds In tho Luke
region, Brisk 10 high Winds occurred In moth
ern rprfionR 81 California aud Nevada on tho
18th, Hth aud 9TH, aud reports for these days from
Oregon and Washington Territlry are Rtili
miRRing Thrno nreaa Of decidedly high pros-
anra have appeared during Tho waek. tho first
moved centrally from the Northwest 10 OMpa
Breton from thn 4'h to tho 9Th the second from
Mnlifpbn to GapB Breton from tho 9Th To tho 9th.
aud tho third from ManitDba on tbs 9Th to the
Ohio Va ley. where II h now enntral They hive
Gentrs Of high ureaeure and by northeaSt srly
winds. cloudy and rainy weather In the southern
uuHdraute.
The rainfall for tho week. averagnd about
na follows In tho various dtatricB: Canadian
maritime epr ,yinees. ! inch: ST. Lawrence
valley 045; lower ake region. 0 % upper like
region. 0s0: New England. 03b; Middle Allan
tie States ot5. South Atlantic Sthtas D n. Etta-
ern Gulf StateR. trace, Western Calf States. %;
Ohio, valley and Fenneseeo. %; upnor Missis-
aippi valley. o %: lower Missouri WILEY, D.2o:
Rod river Of the North ypleY. -: Eastern
Rocky Mountain plope. from Dakota to Interior
81 Toxast "a: Rocky mountains, DOB; Plateatl
0.03: California. northern half. d5:
southern half o.o2; Oregon md Washington
Territory. l.35 tor four days only.
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ARMY OF TENNESSEE.

The Louisiana Division Of the Army Of Ten
nessee held its annual meeting last evening II
their rooms, No. u Baronne street President
Augustus Reiehara occupied the chair and the
meeting being called to order the annual re-
ports Of the various committees ard tho report
of the president were read. This being done
the election 81 oific r. was proceeded with. and
resulted as follows:
President Col. Augustus Richard: first vica
president, Major T. 1. Rtchardson: second
vice president, Capt. H. n jenkins third vice
president Capt Wm. Pierce: recording secre-
tary. Joseph D. Taylor; financial secretary. A.
Bob blanc; corresponding secretary, Col. JOS.
geon. DR.. NJ. B. Courier.
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A PROPOSED BASE BALL PARK.

There Is movement on foot to establish
base ball park Al aomo en8iy accessible plaea
within the city limits not far removed from the
central portion. It Is estimated that tho cost Of
enclosing h. ground and erecting the neces
sary buildings would not exceed $500. and
there IL but lIttle doubt entertained that the
amount can be raised by issuing ono hundred
shhrea Of stock ut so q share.
Several of the prominent clubs In tho city
have Interested Themselves In the matter, and
the probabilities arc that the movement will be-
Il
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NOBLE rRoHHqUI.
Antonio BorglO. murder.
f!IIhNn IIfpv
First District Court.

tNHtHMAII0NH FILED.
John Trainer Andrew Riley and Vim. Fergu-
son. tar eny.
Geo. HnIier, malicious mischief
Jury.
On motion Of the assistant district attorney
Mr.. Bnksr, tho court ordered tho theriR and
Jury commissioners 10 draw $50 names from the
wheel from which will be selected tho names
n tbs ufttY jurors foe the month NJ February.
The ordrr + made returnhble on the first Mon
daY la February.
NoILE PROsEQUr.
Emma Brooks. assault and battery. William
Davis and samuel Adams fLIltetinR Il wound
less than mayhem.
VIM Cain and Richard Ioughton, infleting a
wound iees than mayhem. Charge against
Houghton nolle prcsequ"d
ACQUITTED.
John and Billy Smith. larceny: Alfred Jones.
larceny.
CONVICTED AND SENTENCED.
Catherine Payne. lnrceny Guilty. Sentenced
TO month Pari-h Prison having Leen
recommended TO mercy
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OF INTEREST TO STEAMBOAT
OWNERS.
An Important Change in the United
States District Court Rules.

Judge E. G. Billings. of the United States Dis
trict Court yesterday revoked rule Of the
court rules. which required steamboat owners
To pay accrued costs or proceedings against
them on bonding their vessel TO release 1t from
seizure.
The rula was an anerous one. as whether the
were bound to pny the cost attendant un the
institution Of proceedings against them before
they could release their vessel from seizure.
The effect Of the revocation will be to relieve
Sfeamh nat owners from the expense of settling
the eJsts which accrue before the landing Of the
boat and which sometime amount 70 lar-
Hpure. unless the decision OF the case Is against
hnr
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J.. Y. M u. A.

Tho following officers 10 serve tho ensuing
renr were aeaetnd last night by tho Lafayette
Young Mems benevolent Assoeiatlon
& Rtnrkman. president ~ Finger, first
vlea president q Remma, second Vice pfeaI
dput. g. Mnudsgn, financial SECRETARY; l.,
II ae5ai. IT., recording annretHrv. w. 4 GROSS,
n siafant recording eerratnrT. 4 Nomma.
tfnasnrnt \ Iuhlei. marshal 4. Western ser.
gAnut@ ut q
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TIN! COURTS.
United States Circuit Court.

H. Gtnnloa II Hon Us Wallaee n cary. Var
dict aud Judgment tpr plaintiffs I fi2Ga.
w. Il L trrRtn vs. CITY Now Orleans. De-
faull entered against tho city
Mrs Snreh Il EAnbo va Globe Mutual Life
iusnrance Company Judgment FOR plaintiff
fer fGooo amount Of lito POLLY on har danensed
husband
United States vs. Thomas Webb ut na Case
on tilol, fntther henrIng continued untl to
day and Jury locked NJ.
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BOARD OF HEALTH RECORD.
The following were recorded yesterday at the
office OF tho Board Of Health:
ufp

Mrs. JAS, r. Flanagan. u son.
Mrs. Adnlph frtlleuf. a daughter.
Mrs J q Wright, II son.
Mrs. Henry Hrhnlef. a daughter.
NJ 8. Jules banosta. u daughter.
Mrs. louis Morfis u daughter
Mrs Thos Bait 81 son.
Mrs. Morris Guttmhnn n son
Mrs riohu Mollpgen II son.
Mrs r. II Msillsur. d daughter
Mrs, GhAs. TrRuhgaler. u daughter.
Mrs. Domiuinus Couust. n son.
MARHtAaEs.
Gabrlnl Chnussard to EugsnIs Deia
. A Itmmermann TO Louise Fiefron.
Gorp"iipa ltoier To Mrs A. DceasslhRus.
Henry GlrampngnH to Virglne M Gnerln.
Ghas. Morgan to Mary II. Scott.
DEATug.
Ghaa. II. Stokes. AZ ysnrs
Armstend nnues Is years.
Hcuors q fly. 10 years.
Mary Blnud 10 years.
MRS. jules Bhrthslsny G5 years.
Susie Ballden 2 months.
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Maslm,un tenpora'aro q minimum +.
THE HOUSE CAUCUS.

Tho enunua Of Tho Democratic membhts ~
Tho House ~ Representatives, which occurred
gnstai day Immediately after the adjournment,
WINS for tha PURPOSE IF determlnlng upon what
Officers nf the House might hn
md 10 ng their COMPENSATION. The
matter was only partially netaa rpou.
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E!W HOOKS.

We haVe raoe7al from Tho publishers
Maasrs y Aprleton e 10 Tho following now
hnnka The Ar nf Rpaesh . by Il r. Town
send Great singers" hY ttao Y. Farrls Se-
bastinn hlromn by Julian hawthorne
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INDICTED.

Yesterday Mr. T. Il. Fay. the new Superin-
tendent OF Public Education. commenced to
familiarizs himself with the business Of his
new office. He is now In practical occupation
of the office, and Mr.. Lusher was Initiating him
yes erday in tho office routine.
The new Attorney General, Mr.. J: q. Egan.
also entered into the discharge OF his duties.
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AuntnxinIn i5m FIiaas FifH ' = ~ ', - IL,
siva, f1nn 10 al IL 80 To innlhsiFe, sN"' "s9''
~ ~ atp inclusive $500, -
Cue Thousand nunfhata ending win 81 het,'e
tia Ipat iwa fgnraa III tha number drawing th"
nunital ptaa, $40,
No II I'm diawing eanital prize, t7noDo solu
in Evanaytlla iuA.; No tEtif htnwinR $1,000 ,
=ptizl sinnaA aold IN Now Nnrk Nos. - 2e3 NM
40 no ,lipwing nanh $4,000, aela ~ nav 'hiR
and Nj lntMln. ltlWlanna nnmntE. Arr.
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breaking and entering In the Mig bit time. On
thts he was discharged but was placed under
panl Young was ned $40 for being drunk and
disturbing the peace.
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WEATHER BULLETIN.
WAR DEPARTMENT,

WAR DEpA pTMEFT,
nIgnal Rarviea, United States Army.
Daily ruetnpr nlnginal record for Tho eight hours
ending at la40a u. m. Tuesday, January T.
Dba az vat Ions taken nj the eama moment OF
time at all atatfnns.l
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-14
Ii.I.II,t WHOM DAY.
Harmonious Voting for Directors {
Ua,ia,,a MnnaVa1 Iusf;f,,fi,,,,

Harmonious Voting for Directors Of
Various MuneYed Institutions
Yesterday waa emo NJ exanmnnt mud feaf fvnt
IN p,tr national banks ahi some otha, fuanaynd
corporations, Il being the lar fxed fnr olantien
ri ditealnra ia aptve during The analling vnar
n Ia llansnni fl alna That cYarvthing went
through yofy hnrmeuiensiy and with M atnus
sifinn wlnfayer In my vt tho various polling
places tho etuaklpn,a nnulirg In unanI
moualy ari Voting Tho straight Ticket without
HHking lunatinna. Fine lunches were aptend nj
almost avery place with rara wines 10 wash
them down. and Stockholders and symrathlz
era mHda merry over The upanlna If a now
zhrislnhaa rear.
The various elections resulted raaueat ivalv In
thn counting IN ~ the following trk ats
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Superior Criminal Court.
INropMA1Ings TIIEp.


John Hickey Assault and battery
James Dufeea aul Wtlltnm Bunharry Break
Ing md outetIug a store In tho night tIme with
tnt sni ~ steal
Ghn4 H. Cannon. John Hmmer and John
Justire CARRYING n cou"enied weapon.
John Curry ManHIaught.r. ehnrged with
Tho killing 81 VIM kiemBnD on tho ninstsenth
Of DsernbHr.
rur NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL
Tho commission ot Hon J. O Bgan tho new
Attorney General nlent prose utsd To Tho
court hy, District Attorney J. J, Ftnney. who
moved that It be apfend upon the minutes.
Judge whitaker. In ordering Tho commission
Rpread mon tho minutes said
ndes IS W h ""T' ' yenr n mat tn he o 2s
ability md efficiency IF The Assistant Attorney
H"nntnl have gtently epntrhutedtp the enforce
m"nt If nrWi nj iu4iica in the parish. II - n
mnttor IT great satisfaction hat his lhboig Hrs
To bS continued in this court.
Attorney General Eahn. In returning his
thanks 10 tho 90 IT for the Gpmul msnfnry rh-
marks relnifvn to his lab re In tho court anid
TINT tho 6uies ~ his on ~ 80 far ns lhe M
patipt Criminal Court wns concerned hnd bpsn
iehtoned. and whnt would otherwise have been
bnrdensome mndn pleasnut by the prompt
nble hna efficient manner N viii the court
hnd conducted tho criminal business Of tho
Htatn Ihgf lie would usa MI bis exsriOnR 10
10 hls dnty IN tho future but hoped earnestly
that "a far rs the G9urt WIZ eonnhrned he would
have the pleasure Of seAing the present Judge
iiRehnrge his duties Of nfflee undsr ths now
constitution "a thn bench ~ tho court over
which no had prenidod SO long with such ability
and dspatoh
NOBLE rROHHqUE.
Antonio Borgio murder.
GRAND JURY.
Antonio Eoreio atabbiug With dangerous
Wenpon. while lying IN wnIt. with intentto muir
dor 81 truo bill.
IsHnc Bradley murder Of Robert Rustic 81
true bill.
In tho eoee u Antonio BorRio. charged with
the killing Of Francls Cnllao on thewsnty fourth
Of AugHst notwifhst nuding that the grind
Jury, ~ which Mr. Hugh Montgomery WIS fnrs-
man. found a true bill for murder aRainat tho
Ing NJ tho eaae. found that II wouli be lrnpoa
aible 70 convict the accused NJ II tho Ghnrge ~
murder Ile consequently entered Il nohie pros
cQHt In this case. and Yesterday tho present
grand Jury. Of which Mr. james G. Clprkn Il
foreman. found n true bill against Antonio
BprRio for stabblbG with DANGEROUS Wenpon
while lying in wall, with inent 10 murder.
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Al the maailnp ef The City Council yesterday
In addition tn the transaction of routine hrlsi-
naas the following other matters we're dispoeed
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Second Recorders Court.

Mary Joseph, for assault and battarv nm
Esther Jones, was fined 90 So W
Cap. Waters Yves arraigned on the charge of
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Slig htly Injured.

Lawrence Lee yesterday fell from the Water
works wall and was slightly injured about the
hn6
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THE MONTHLY DRAWING.

List Of Winning Numbers Taken from
the Wheel Yesterday.
The following II ltai ST tho winning num-
beers IN the grand monthly drawing OF tue Lou
jaiana state Lottery ,Nhiehionk place yesterday
sac, NHA Hi.74s.
@tA, AAG-le tER
S,Naa 0S sta.
@IHAN IA 2na ~ itp.
- OaA-t0a0l ~ COL N.Gt6 20 Nei 92. 2ah.
@aa0-GaT3 1897 IL .s4a iLa20 22 fai 26Aal
20 osa 40 AND Il }6n 81 346 81 4;6 ~ goa 90 441
w als Vii 4gs f4ss2 34S1s iG.45i NJ 2Ap 20 nSi
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aasEAL N RE0WD.

II. Indicates rising n. indicates falling; q
indicates stationary
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rIIIlip DIVISION.


Number az uiaona " matl matter do
Iivntad G,p1t tp5
Numhar " lettara advertised t3llp
Number IT advertised l"ttera dolly
etn,i E5iR
Number " advertised lettnta aaut TO
lend letter niil'e= i,lai
otRRrFRs pNrlyERy.
Number az eartieas nmplavnd ey Al
Number Of registered letterH tiely-
afaI ~ aHf
Number of mail lettnts delivered aGg Fil
Number uf NATL postal cards aeiv
cred aiT t1E
Nin}hai= of local lnttrta delivered 34h 400
Numb If local uoptal q ride acltv
afntl z@.s., -=#5.s- 9Gf .Asi
Numl,nr ot newspapers etc. dcliv
nra1 tiaR 3T
Number uf= lottntn collected 10t 600
Number VI pnanl "nrda collected hA9 t2i
Nunhnf If nowannpara q q. nmllnnted IN 80
Total postage OH NATL matter d"poait
ed for local Delivered sta 2p5 70
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Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic cures dyspepsia.
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DAILY LETTER LIST.
I.ntIiea' List.

Ladies' List.
Arnold t J mrs Nelson Edith mrs
G"ntliand mrs Reed Minnie miss
Hawkins Eliza miss smith + miss
hserr b@lle miss Taylor Hatty
L4mh idtvtnlh mrs Truman Margaret
Lou Matte w bb Nj mrs
Mounthln X miss Winter Poine mlss
Mnllnr E.nu mig
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Slightly Wonnded

At 10 O'Clock Sunday night. Ia the Vaudeville
saloon. q org- Leroy was shot 10 The arm and
97nghtly wounded By police officer named
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Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic prevents malaria.
, 1880-06-26

New York, 10th June.-Despatches from In
dia report Adhurrahman as favouriug an agi.
tation for a Holy Wa.
In the British House of Commons Sir w.
Lawson's local Option Bill has been, adopted.
Notice was given that a motion would be
introduced opposing the erection of q monu-
ment to the late Prince Imperial in Westmln-
ster Abbey.
London news states that yesterday q depu-
tation Of Sonth African Colonists waited upon
Earl Kimberley, Secretary Of State for the Colo
MES, demonstrating against Sir Bartls Efsre con-
tinuing to hold the Govsrnorship Of The Cape.
Earl Kimberley replied that Sir Bartle Frere's
removal would be- injurious to the ~intesssts of
the Colony, and. that it vaa not to be regarded
as a political question.
Paris advices state that the Figaro pub
fishes an article disclosing the Legitimis:s as
having collected large resources which italleges
are intended for the furtherance of q political
conspiracy.
Humbsrt, a pardoned Communist, has testified
to the horrible cruelties that are p~raotlced IN
New Caledonia.
En- the Chamber of Deputies the Bill grant
ing PIenary Amnesty to all except com mon
law offenders will be passed to-day.
Negotiations are progressing between France
and Mexico for the resumption Of Diplomatic
relations.
New York, alst Jun&.-Paeis advices an.
uounce that in the Chambse of Deputies or
Saturday . vote Of urgency vas passed for the
: plepary Amnesty Bill.
, 1880-06-26

upon the children. The planters cannot
get labour enough nov because their pre-
decessors carefully taught the peasantry
to do without the sugar estates. But,
stranger still, / believe it to be the
fact now that there are few, if any,
sugar estates which have any villages
upon them in which labourers could obtain
cottages, either rent free as a retainer for
their labOur, or at a moderate rent with
freedom to labour where they might find it
most convenient. It seems difficult to
believe that there is any true scarcity of
labOur in a place where the production Of
of the chief staple of export does not en-
plOy-probably could not employ, even If
all necessary labour were supplied from
native sources without COolie immigration
-mor than i've or six per cent. of the
total labOuring population. The fact
simply must be that sufficient ;nducement
of one kind or another is not offered to the
labouring classes to work for the planters
instead of working for themselves. The
people have been repealed from the sugar
estates, instead of attracted to them. /
cannot help thinking that, if half as much
trouble had been taken to organise supplies
of labOur from native sources as has been
taken to obtain it from India, the wants Of
the community could have been satisfied
without foreign immigration. There are
districts inJamaica, where labour is not
readily obtained but there are others
where it is sufficiently abundant, if not
superintendent. The people in these latter
will not travel far from the homes for
work, nor could they be expected to do so
butt homes, or even temporary accommOda-
ton of O. decent character, such as is pro-
vided in Australia for hands at shearing-
time, were offered to them, I should besurpris-
ed if it proved altogether impossible to enlist
the services of Some of the most useful of
the population at the times when most
required. In expressing this opinion it
must not be supposed that l ain at all
influenced by what have been called the
views of Exeter Hall, or the Anti-Slavery
Society. One of the misfortunes of Jamai-
ca is that one cannot express honest indie
pendent opinions, the fruit of his W
judgment or experience, without immedI-
ately being accused of being, or at least
supposed to be, q partisan either of the
planter or the negro in some controversy
at issue between them. / think we have
had more than enough Of all that, and that
the debris of that strife should be swept
into the dustbin. I am convinced that the
same great avs which regulate the
action of capital and labour everywhere
will be found now to operate ia Jamaica
as everywhere else, and that the negro
labourer only needs to be treated with the
same justice and consideration accorded to
his fellows in other places. All that is re.
quired now is to dismiss, IN the one hand,
any sentimental philanthropy /; and on the
other, the notion that any one class of men
is bound to work for another class unless
it is to the interest Of the GLASS that they
should so work"
, 1880-06-26
KILOGRAMS.
ia be COatinGed.)

ST. THOMAS STATION.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-12-03
The FerOcI0us Frog.

German naturaysts are requested by
a Silesian newspaper to reflect on cur
ious propensity of the frog, alleged to
nave been discovered during the drain
ing of some huge carp. ponds upon
Count Schaafgotsche's estate of Warm
brunn. Upon transferring the fish from
these preserves to baskets, for the pur-
pose of conveying them 10 tanks where
in they might disport themselves whilst
their old familiar quarters were being
cleansed, it was observed that frogs
were clinging to the backs of many OF
the larger carp. Most of the fish thus
beridden were blind, the frogs fore-feet
being found firmly fixed in the eye
sockets of their victims.
lnterrogated respecting this strange
phenomenon, the chief pond-keeper told
our contemporary's informant that. ac-
cording to his experience. extending
over several years. frogs were the dead
liest enemies with which carp had to
contend, and cauoed an annual mortality
of the fish under his care of from three TO
four per cent. Of their total number.
The frogs object in bestriding the carp,
he said, was to feed upon The slimy
matter that so frequently forms sort of
spongy crust on the heads and backs of
the older fish; and, once settled in their
favorite seat, they speedily succeeded in
gouging their finny steeds. which, when
blinded, being unable to look out Tor
their food, soon perished of hunger.
How tightly these voracious batrachians
hold ON to their living pastures was ex-
empliied by the pond-master, who
picked up carp weighing two pounds
and a half, and held it susIendedin the air
by one of the hind-legs of Il frog perched
upon its back in the manner above de-
scribed. Carps thus frog-ridden to
death begin to turn yellow on the third
day after the parasiiical croaker has
taken his seat, rapidly waste away and
generally die within fortnight from
the commencement OF their martyrdom.
In clear water it is pretended that they
can espy their nimble foe as he prepares
TO spring upon them, and by timely
wriggle often escape his attack; but in
dim and Shiny old ponds, like those of
Count Schaafgotsche, they too fire.
luently iaii a victim to his saltatory
skill and nierciless appetite.-London
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