The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-25
GENERAL NEWS BREVlTIEs.

| Chicago Ice dealers are confident that this
| orop will DO short this year and prices high.
| 1t Ia reported that Con, Sehenck will he nom
mated to succeed Mr., HItliard IA Mlu'eter to
BraS |, This will be good head for bchenok.
Descendan Ok Virginia famlies residing In
Chicago met on tho twenty first int tn mt and or
'ntzed n society after the pattern Of the sol of
Vermont.
tive. the Chicago and Cook County evatnd
Railroad C"muauy" with n cauital Of 81 Ool o. 0,
having been licensed by the Secretary OF State.
1t cost the city o' New York last year stsasr2
for lighting Its pubic bnidings and It's 81 1916
g rect lamps, or $93 600 less than In 1854 win III
the nHmbar 81 lsmna WAS only about II. 900
There arc s6i miles OF gas maina In the city
According to London Truth Lord Beacon
field has an much worried with tn req on.
Ing letters hat h, has placed them In tho hands
81 the Cnief Cons able of Bucks. who ba4
deemed 1t nd i4ahle to place a Gordon of police
round Hughenden.
The Irish and reform and nj eocie'y Of Chit
cage has forwar dad u $50 tn tho treasurer Of
the land league a. Dabip. Of which alb mt 81 90,
IL to be app 0prtated to relief purposes direct
and the remainder TO be- nsei at tho discreet on
OF tina members OF the iesgue.
Miss Blanche Davenport. who WIS recently IN
New O.leaas With The strHkesch Opera Tronre
says there ara over two hundred American
girls studying singing Ia Milan when she was
there, and tbat OF this number only six have
been heard Of tn pub ic since.
M. Say the Fr-nehman OF leisure who on
pleasure bent. s'arted around the world In a
priyat yacht recautly but WAS driven int1 the
Ghnsap ne Ike hy storm. conclud g that his
yacht IL too small for the undsrt4knQ and 40
has ordered a 100000 ship from a BAlti nore
firm.
hotel over thousand years old may be
looked upon as something remarkable. bur
such building Is reported to have fallen to
Dieoas In B spre a short time ago Four hun
drpi years ago under the sign OF til Psae ek
1t was the only tavern In htt quarter. and
travr lers OBJ aimed 8eosss 10 their bedrooms by
the stone staircase outside the house.
After playing short engaReme In Boston.
b ,ucic lult has gone to Europe for further ply
sicAl reore alton. He Is still somewhat under
the eff 1T Of the "incipient oaralyais" that
obliged him to give up management az 70 h's
IT 10 understood that he will r., urn in tins 10
appear in a new Iri-h play at Wallack 8 toward
the end of the season,
A pa ty Of gentlemen from HawL lnsvi'ls.
Ga, while out fox hunting few days. ago
struck the trail OF n catamnunt and faaily
brought the animal tn bay. After II long end
bloody fight. 10 which eleven dogs took part,
and ont OF which most of them came man
gled. blsading AMI crippled. the feroetOuS ami
NAL was killed. 1t was feg inches over three
head. armed with loIg, sharp teeth.
The Kentucky prison sanitary committee
have reported to the Legislature deulerabIe
conviets eight cannot survive logger than a
month or two. fifty oihars will not lire through
spring. about two hundred more are In a stare
81 debility and the rem aindar present IN un.
healthy Appearance. The causs 8 of this are
found In bad drainage. miserable ventilation
overerowdad cells. improper construction of
buildings and general uncleanlinees.