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The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-02-29
Rraspnus Darwin.

Even at this early age 10 seen bis leaning
toward vegetarlanism ana abstinence from
alcoholic drinks, which he subsequently car
ried into almost regular practice. This was
not the only respect In which Erasmus Dar-
win was far ahead OF his own time and even
Of ours. III sanitary matters he could read
lesson even to our advanced age. ana M Win MS ,a
mecnanical genius he carried out his Ideas IN
this respect Into practice as far as the cir
cumstancee of the time would permit. He
advocated the abolition OF intra- mural inter-
ments,.a rational treatment OF the insane,
radical reform in female education, and the
abolition Of slavery at q time when all the
world. including the Society for the Propaga-
tion Of the Gospel, regarded 1t as divine In
stitutlon. His little work on female educa.
tion was translated Into German, Wnere y
out his ideas on the subject In the case Of his
own daughters, whom, for example, he taught
to swim. He was q Radical In politics
and theist In religion, as his WORKS
aa5y HmRy testify tsa shosxa cos
stamped him as an atheist His friendship
was wide, both In Eugland and on the Cont.
nent, and included many OF the most eminent
men OF his time He was man OF great m
fiuence among his neighbors, and was special
" beloved by the poor and needy, . com mon
epithet coupled with his name being that oi
Benevolent. He was slightly irasclbie 10
temper, his massive face pitted from small
pox, he walked with lamp. and although ne ne
stalnmered In speech, he was one OF the best
conyersa tionaIists OF his time. He soon &C.
quired q good practice in Lschheld. and as q
wanted him to settle In London: but Darwin'e
desire in regard both to fame and income
were moderate, and he preferred the quiet o.
LlchfieId. His chief recreation was In tending
eight acres Of land near the city, which he
converted into botanic garden. Apart alto
Qether from his position In the history o.
science, it will thus be seen that Erasmus
Darwin was q man Of unusual originality
and independence Of mind, who could rise fal
above the beliefs and customs of his time
Mature
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-02-29
The story Of n soldier.
Boston Post.l

Col. Fred Grant, who owes his military
fame to the fact that he is the son OF his
father, cannot fail to read the obituary OF
Sergeant Dolan with peculiar interest: Dolan
enlisted In the United States army In 1850;
served with distinction IN ave,years y cam, n
and fought the Apaches In Arizona; enlisted
again in 1860 and gained reputation for
bravery under Grant ct plttsburg II Lending an ing
had horses shot under him tnere and at
snow Hill; fought with Gen. Thomas at
Nashville, where another horse was shot IN
der him; marched through Georgia with
Gen. Sherman; was shut up four months ~
Andersonvllle prison; later served in several
Southern States and after the war against the
Indians. Finally, after thirty years of hard
saya0es In Colorado. He had been recon-
mended long ago by his superior officers for
advancement, and called brave, energetic, &,
faithful, serupulously, honest ana uprignI:
He died what he had been for years-simpiy
n sergeant.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-02-29
MOLLY pAWN.

The later-day novelist OF course Wishes In
the first place for popularity. Hts or her aim
IL not 90 much to appease sound critics ana
thinking people In general as to amuse idlers,
give unreal Views Of life--transmute some
brainlass butterfly into y heroine. and after
having rendered An unwomanly and affected
0irl. distinguished only for hoydenish ao-
surdity, tiresome and disgusting. proceeds
forsoOth to crown her the heroine OF an lll-
conceived and incongruous tale.
Our Introductory remark was, we adM,y,
rather sweeping, though we intend its Rppi-
cation particularly TO the work b.fore ~.
In the first place, we are introduced ~ 70 sn,s s
our admiration NJ every creature who ap-
proaches her is caught In her tolls and bows
subm iHsively to all her unmeaning wnilns
ANA wearing eccentricitlee. Page after page
tion. II We credit the narrator, her sole and
cunningly executed task was to win lovers,
drag them In her chains and then express the
most Innocent surprise that any one of these
should hsvs sv aEss shsoa sss GvHa nave % euns e
her ns he did, with the evidence before his
eyes that che was either brainlees or heart
less, furnished by her own reprehens'ble
and y ahs conduct e rsr and IL nss asfa n
worde~ spoken. not written and this fact
alone secures her the heirship TO his Immense
| fortune.
| Another feature IN this DOOk (oateu very
amusing) is the Rueto with which every im-
pertinent word regarding the aged gentleman,
and uttered by hts guests, fa rehearnen. even
while the whole company is entertained az
his expense and enjoying his hospitality:
Surely those who accepted the Invitations oi
lthe master of Amherst ahould have decltnet!
them were he 80 obnoxious. In tho role 9!
heroine We consider Molly Bawn" decided
failure, and az fortune is blind W. must not
cavll at her good fortune The Rrandeui
Of resignation of her grandfather
fortune fails to impress US. as she
by accepting II. could have servet
her brothers family quite ~ well and better
than by exhibiting her talent Tor mmsto On tht
stage, and oourtipg public admiration, whlct
in her heart. we have no doubt sha envetet
quite as much as che did the flirting
lovers In private. Her character. as draw,
by the author. Ia essentially tnconntstent
/ which every rational reader must admit.
II Ia to the constant reading Of such bnokt
ma this that much Of the frivolitv and unfen
nine hoydenishpess Of certain young girl
fws will not cay society young ladies', becaua
!. ali cultivated and well-bprn ladies belong Y
. '.society," In the proper acceptation of "
9 tarm) Ii due. There liz nothing glarinRly inl
4 moral In the book. though It's tendency J
a simply this: 1t inculcates the practices of tn
: tilrt aud tritler; furnishes q false and exal
rerated example TO vanity, and gives unret
9 views OF life. In the main, ita style, when nC
Il i,tppant, Ia good, but unfortunately there
|, scarce page free from Hippancy. The authc
:, writes rapidly; considerable oondensntio
4 would most decidedly, while leseening. In
II prove her voluminous pages.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-02-29
Royal Costumes.
fNf v1 A1

At the opening OF Parliament on the fifth
Queen Victoria wore q dress and train OF
black velvet trimmed with miniver, and q
crown In diamonds, necklace and earrings
OF large diamonds, the Koh-i-noor as q
brooch, the Riband and Star OF the Order OF
the Garter and the Orders OF Victoria and
Albert and the Grown Of India. The Princess
trimmed with satin, and a head-dress OF
feathers, with veil and diamond stars; also q
necklace Of diamonds, q pearl and diamond
pendant. earrings and brooch, with the Or
dia and the Saxe.C Coburg and Gotha Family
Orders. The Princess OF Wales wore dress
of dark vanille velvet, draped with pale vanille
and silver brocade and bordered 10 dark fur
corsage to correspond; also tiara OF dta-
monds feathers and veil and diamond orna-
ments, with the Orders OF Victoria and Al
bert, the Star OF India, st. Catharine OF Rus
sia and the Danish Family Orders.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-02-29
Gold In russian Acrhltect ture.

The report OF Russia's wish to negotiate Q
new loan, and the undoubted fact OF her paper
ruble being now worth only fifty cents lnstea0
OF seventy-five, suggests some curious iueas s
ia connection with the magnificent church
now being completed In Moscow, with . tnick Mk Is
plating o7 gold on It's dome and cross: This
fashion Of gliding church towers is universal
In Russia, and 1t has been calculated taas M
enough gold is thus lying idle to pay on ne rs
Petersburg, has plating Of gold three-quar-
as large as that OF Ut. Panrs In London. Inc
Church Of Our Lady Of Kazan has massive
altar furniture Of solid silver. During R6 sne
and silver were seen flowing like water from
the burning churches, and the new addition
to them which is about to be consecrated rep
resents an outlay Of fully SIS. 100000.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-02-29
Great Britain ANA Merat.
New York Tribune.l

II the British government concludes TO
hand over Herat to Persia without assuming
a protectorate or forming an offensive and
defensive alliance, 1t will merely release tho
Teheran Court from the treaty engagement
Of 1857. The war Of 1866 grew out of an str
tack by Persia on Herat. in violation O Q
standing treaty with England. Active opor-
atlons began toward the end Of the year. and
were pressed on rapidly and with uninter-
ruptad success. The capture OF Bushire was
the first event Of Importance, and this was
followed In the early months OF 1857 BY two
great victories gained by the forces under 5lr
James Outramss command Before the SEQ
ond OF these Persia had already made sub.
mission; and q treaty OF peace which had
been signed In March was finally ratified in
May. \ p .under the sixth article Of tnis y
this time. to relinquish all claims to SOW
ereienty over .Herat and over every other
part Of Afghanistan, to recognize the inde.
pendence OF the country. and TO apsta1
affairs.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-02-29
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT SUNDAY FEBRUARY 20 1880.

- ...a,.. - ..,..s \ - t,o..,. a.
ments IN computations OF color nave Deen s me.
rived from the study oi entomoicgy. we
nope me genlna ttlat ls aoroau ~ tnls w w
tlOn VIII COunne nis &mnltlOn ~ InIthtins
these i've tnlnQs, put lt 10 migntliy 70 W y,
Ieareu tnaU tne noole @ft OF empa.mihk VIII
yet make Waking nausoleum OF ttle Ias u
Ionable woman. lis put step iEom plrus 10
bu9s. -
NETS.
One OF the prettiest novelties In hair nets
shown during the winter Ia one which covers
only the spaoa between the forehead and the
knot of hair at the back Of the head. It la
formed Of gold thread, aud In shape Ia some
what like an elongated diamond. No eO.ab
shu:lld be visible above this net, as ID ls
severely classic and its effect should not be
broken. Such a net was worn at the Oomus
bali by beautiful woman with "low, sweet
forehead. aud displayed to perfection not
Only tne e.eHhnt evntoW y! naI nbHu. IVY bno
ur.,e,,. - .,aw pr,nntoI n T nancm 80 Eantnh
,'Ia 4. r,hhons ora . ,yai"nmn ravivai ~ : aim
s,ia Int hacominu fanhinn ,rhe anood Ia
moreiv nnsuefi thro,,vh and over the hair
hare nnd thara tied M one aida in amail Icons
and ends. And finiahed with nj, inch on 40 81
.,1d frinua nr drawn tnuaihar and opm-
,,iatad WIN : inv taaaal eo'oA
f-o'e .,......,s, ..",.,.,,
sfh.ss posNh.s.
Before the weiEhty and perllous question oI
Ep.lns % %nsCs ounos .aH.y W q anu 1u,..., mo"nn -.
n ~ - r,,a1t w,ra n,iuht +. 1fiv anokan fnr
Tint other ertramitv fha natlent and much
n ohuaed % so,t m 10 r.oliv s,,rn,.iain1 when tho
.n-",ah ana hiisa ~ CO ,nanv hmn,nn hainva
Sas,anu ,nn,, n th. ah",,n nna mataria ri the
ahsna vnrn thnt thn innennitv ri shoe
,msEara t. MAJ atim,,iatnH tn ,r,s,pt the III.
mands of the sltuatlop Every woman whom
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-02-29
HUMILITY.

Ul learn that II y only BY the lowly
Tes p,ns Resess scsp sfa roa white ana
walk YhsGimbly with thy God.
The man With earthly wisdom high uplifted.
nut he III heavenly truth most deeply gifted.
Bits lowest In Christs school,
The loxly, spirit God hath eonsecrated
An nr,gei by snine patriarct,'s tent hath waited.
When Kings had no such guest.
rhe dew that never vets the Hnty mountain.
Drisht yerdure fringes the small desert foun-
But barren sands the sea.
Not ii Tho stately cak the fregrance dwelleth.
But In the violet low, whoae sweetness telleth
tts unseen neighborhood.
The ccuser rwung BY the proud hand OF merit.
Fumes with fire abhorred: .
But Faiths two mites. dropped covertly. inherit
blessing from the Lord.
HOUND lowlinees gentle radiance hoyers.
witch. oven In shrinking. evermore discovers
Tho briryhtness on ~ lace.
where God Abides. cnntentment IL an honor.
Such guerdpn meeknese knowe;.
Ala peace within her, aud His smile upon her.
Her aaintlr way che Eoes.
Through the strait gate Of life she passes
STOPPING.
with sandals on her feet:
And pure eyed Rracea. with linked palms. come
troopinR
Their sitter fair to greet. F..
The angels bendtheir eyes upon her GoinRs,
And WuArd her from Rnnov:.
Heaven nlls her quiet heart with overdowinRs
Of calm celestial 10Y.
The Saviour loves her for che wears the vesturt
With which He walked on earth
And through her chid-like glance, and step ant
gesture,
He Enowe her heavenly birth.
He now behelds His aeal Of glory craven
On all whom He redeems.
And In His own bright city. crystal paven.
On every brow 1t CLEANS,
The white fnbcd saints. the throne stars sing
Ing under,
Their state all meekly wear;
Their pHuaeless praise wells up from heart
which wonder
That over they came there
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-02-29
ON WASHINGTON.
Some Things About Him not Known or
Forgotten.
IN. Y. Evening Post. ]

lN. i. EVENING P0HG.l
Not the least interesting event that came
to pass on the anniversary OF Washington's
birthday In New York this year was the
preaching of sermon perhaps we should
rather say the pronouncinK OF q enlogy
upon Washington by that sturdy EngIish-
man, the Rev. Robert OOllyer,
A text was found In Daniel T., ii: "A man
greatly beloved" and we recall no discourse
that is preserved In literature which contains
80 much detailed infOrfnatlon that everybody
ought TO possess, but which We suspect COM
paratively few persons do 80 possess. How
many Ind viduRls, FOR instance, fn an average
modern 1rawing-room would be found to
know that Washington was six feet two
inches hilh In his stockings. He .was fond
of adventures fond q playing soldiers; and
fond Of mischief, but there was no meanness.
He fell In love before he was fifteen, and
wrote poetry, worse than which could hardly
have been written. Before he was sixteen
Yet he was always bad at spelling. He had
the largest hands In the, thirteen colo
nes. Timothy Pickering claimed to have
the next largest. He had great muscular
arms and aburstlng chest He was brave as
lion and more bashful than girl. This
bashfulness he never got over. He could
| talk 10 hostile Indians Or to the great LOTUS
without q blush or STAN mmer. but not 10
| woman. Mr.. OOllyer said he loved to watch
this bashfulness In the man. Il WAS q proof
angels. He married ut thirty, ln Mr.: Cullyer'e
opinion five years too late. He had good
business ability. It had been said that great
men were bad business men. This was not
true of the greatest. Byron and Shelley were
bad business men; but Shakespeare, Wash
ington and Lincoln. each 50 great that In hit
own way none was greater, were not. Severa
instances were given Of Washington's clost
attention to details Of business. Yet he pOult
give money with bonndless generosity. Durint
the revolution, SO far an Mr.. Ooilyer knew, h
: took no salary, but, on the other hand, hat
expended $4,000 from his own purse. III
was an all-sided man. From the camp h
found time to write to his wife to be sure ant
let no one 20 away hungry from his door.
Tradition let us know that there was such
,, thing as curtain lecture for George Wash
,, Inuton. Martha Washington had a temper
His reply--tt had often been repeated since
, was, as II was handed down to us:
"Well, WE'LL my dear. III see to 1t, Ill 30
to It, Let me go TO sleep"
:, He could jump into river after q man VIII
had snapped his gun ut him when lnterrupte
: In stealing hia game, pull him to shore CIV
!, him tremendous thrashing, and then 70 OF
: and think no more about 1t. When his troop
/, were retreatinR and pressing him baek d
. could snap his pistols ut them, and, II tn
! truth must be told, he could swear at ther
! 4 like trooper.
= = "And," said Mr.. Collyer, pausing while hi
q audience smiled, ''Ill give you leave to swea
\ when you are In such press as that"
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-02-29
DIAMONDS.
The Academy Of Sciences Discussing Their
Origin.
tNew York Times ]

lN6W IOrk IllneA
The New York Academy Of Sciences held a
meeting last evening to listen to n paper by
DIR. Henry A. Mott on THE Diamond; It's
origin, artificial production, and uses" DR..
Motifs paper did not aim to give any new
views or theories In regard to the diamond.
ries and experiments Of scientific men tho
have devoted years to studying tho precious
gem, and endeavorlng to reproduce IL by arti-
iicial means. The theory which formerly
prevailed that the stone was the product OF
lgneous action, the speaker thought. had been
exploded In many diamonds there were cav
tiles containing liquid matter, which could
hardly have existed had the stone been
subjected to intense heat. In other
sedds sed FRAGMENTS wsfe au' o, veaetatlon whies
would certainly have been destroyed by
plutonic action. The most reasonable theory
OF the origin Of the diamond, IN the face of
these facts, was that OF Prof. Semler. That
theory was that ut some remote period liquid
oarbonic acid gas had found itself In solution
with pure carbon; that the gas gradually
escaped and the carbon was deposited In
crystals. On this theory the presence OF
diamonds. is reasonably accounted for, Every
attempt TO manufacture diamonds has thus
| far proved failure. but DIR. Mott believed
that man would yet succeed IN making as
perfect gems as those turned out from natures
laboratory. Several diamonds from the South
African fields were exhibited, some as they
came from the mines, and others polished
and prepared for the market. Quite long
discussion on the paper followed. DR.. Nor
ton, who has passed .ts two yeIs ,no,,dhs ct shs
to believe that diamonds were constant
growing and thHt q there there were gems SIN In
had attained their full size. would be un-
earthed by man. In the African mines the y,
soil, and four Of these layers had already been
penetratedI by the miners; That on the sur.
Of ehalky clay, then one Of shale, and the
fourth, which has now been penetrated to q
depth cf about $50 feet, was composed Of a
substance known to the miners as ..puddlne
stone" A specimen OF this was exhibited: i
is q dark -eolored rock, which the miners first
heat and then place In water, when 1t Is trans
formed to mud, from which the diamonds are
washed. President Newberry said that mar
might possibly discover means to manufac
tura diamonds, but after putting his process
into operation he would probably have tx
walt few hundred or a few thousand years
before he would procure q carbon crysta
large enough to discover It's form with {
microscope.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-02-29

In his spare hours from his present heavy
duties Lord Lytton has been flirting with the
muses., and the result will appear soon In the
shape OF several poems. hitherto untranslat-
ed, OF the sweet singers Of Persia-Hafiz and
Ferduch-and metrical version OF the ia
nous prayer composed by Haroun al Ras-
child. Among other curiosities the coming
volume will contain will be literal rendering
back into English OF Moore's "Lalla Rookh"
and Irish Melodies" from the translation
into Persian, OF which Lord LyttoD ts mas
ter
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-02-29
The Prosperity of BritiAh Literature.
T,ondon Echol

Disastrous as the year 1879 was to many
trades. publishers were more active and issued
$40 more works than In the previous year.
Theology heads the list with 1885 works, one.
third OF which consisted OF new editions and
two-thirds were new books. Novels rank
next with 1913 works, and the classification
thereafter Is: Educational, classical ana
pathological works, s28; miscellaneous, IN
Guiding pamphlets, not sermons. 51e; his. ory
tratad works, IS; VOYAGES, travels ard geo
graphical research. 295; year pooKs and &c.
] and tales, IA; poetry and dEama. lsl
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-02-29
n Bashful Bridegroom.

The bridegroom was not present ct the nme %
appointed for wedding at Harmony, dn.
cnnraue cmu ID had probably failed him. Somebody
suaoested that horn be blown to call him.
and this was done. A responsive whoop was
heard from the woods near by, but the young
man did not appear until scouting party
hrna,oht him In by force. It was not until h0
became fearful Of losing the girl, whose pa
tience gave way to anger, that he mustered
enough courage to face the ceremony.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-02-29

n love thAs lars forgiveness ak thy feet.
And pteAde with thee to raise Il. Only Heaven
Means cvo,cned,, not vdnqwfshsd. when Il says
The poems of Adelaide Proctor have long
since attained well-merited popularity, and
contain much not only pleasing to the
scholar aud general reader OF good taste, but
beautiful lessons In morality. refinement and
chastPned sentiment, more particularly ad-
vantagecus 10 youth of her own sex.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-02-29
A Beautiful Fashion.
London Society,

The height Of fashion at the Court OF Da-
honey Is costume consisting Of the blue,
gold, green and red labels carefully peeled
from the medicine and pickle bottles brought
by Europeans into the Kings dominions. The
labels are gummed on to the naked body, and
the effect is, at any rate, startling.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-02-29

"Let's Stella few facts about the stars "
said the astronomical professor to his pupils.
Comets time to begln."-tNew York News
Refrain, audacious atar, before you're Saturn
-IBoeton Commercial Bulletin. That wnuieN
indeed. Venus from pun making New York
News. Oh, Jupiteri the Worlds thieving
luminary-bet you eclipse it-tWhitehsH
Times. We were going to answer this sirius
", but by Gemtni, Uranus of.-lbaiumoro
Every Saturday.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-02-29

1t strikes the Philadelphia North American
that two Of the Republican candidates for
the presidential nomination have made such
for the present, at least, out OF the race.
These two are Gen. Grant and Senator
Blaine.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-02-29

Engineer Eads has da1R;hter. VINO 3 ~
10 be married In st. Louie. We suppoee SoA
ceremony will be 5olIcWed By . levee.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-02-29

Reeds Gilt Rdee Tonic restores the appetite
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-02-29

New fans keep coming every day. Some in
black satin, with sprays OF trailing pale bios
SONS gracefully painted, are extremely pretty.
A Rlittaring insect is SO naturally reproduced
an some OF these fans that one Is almost In
clined to ~brush away dat blue-tail fiy." 1t ia
nd that some Of the most wonderful achieve
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-05-27
SN'eU0tfAluIu5
The Bid0ulDh Murder Case.
The Cutting of Western FREIGHT
Rates.

NEW YORK, May 27.-The Joint executive
committee OF the trunk lines and their western
connections finished their session yesterday at
the Office OF Commissioner Fink The first
question discussed was in relation to the B. a.
.. road making rate OF 12L5 cts. on grain from
Sandusky TO Baltimore Complaint had been
made by representatives of the New York, Lake
Erie ana western and of the Pennsylvania road
that their tate did not accord with the existing
agreements. The matter was finally referred
TO the trunk line presidents. The committee
on charges OF uevtatiDg from agreed rates
&c, reported that there had been some evl-
denceS OF irregularities at a few points
and recommended that the parties implicated
should be notified that rates must hereafter be
maintained. 1t was agreed that rates on live
stock from Peoria, ILL.,, should be cents per
lG0 lbs higher than from Chicago. The follow
ing rates OF tobacco per 100 lbs. were adopted
TO New York: From New Albany, Ind, SSkc.;
from Knoxville, Tenn. &C.; from Paducah, Ky,
SIC; from Henderson, KY. sic. From all other
points the rates were based on 40c. from Chi
cago to New York as percentages, adopted
In March, 1850. The Joint executive commit
tees agent at st. Louis was instructed to take
measures to even up the business of the roads
at that point. With reference to the cutting Of
rates at Peoria, Ill. resolution was adopted to
the effect that the joint executive committee
Will not permit such thing, and If 1t was not
stopped that the connections OF the Peoria roads
will be withdrawn. A final resolution was
adopted giving it, as the sense OF the meeting,
that no further reduction shO1ld be made In the
present east bound freight tariff.