The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-27
NEWS or THE DAY.

Montreal dispatch says rails are being
laid on the Ice, aud Tint trains will be cross
ing the st. Lawrence river IN fow days.
The president of tho Tehuantepce Inter
Oceanic Railway Company says the dlrectorsl
hope Ia have the work completed by May !. =
1882.
Tho ST Paul Daiiv Globe is Of opinion Tint
the Republican party will newer surrender
power. in either State ~ nation, without
resort a. the albtrAmeft VI war.
Hon. Horatto Seymour delivered very
scholarly speech before the New York Stat"
Agricultural Society. and straaRe ~ say. Il
was mostly devoted to Hgrrulture.
Tho Cincinnati Times states that IT. has pos
itlv" information. from an authoritative source
THAT the Democratic National Convention
Will he held nt Music Hall III thai city
Garfield is bitterly opposed TO tho bill for
the relief of Cen Porter. lie was on Inc
original court Of inquiry which found Porter
guilty on the iiimRy eVdanGaof Pope.
The Republican central committee OF South
Carolina has resolved to establish u daily
newspaper organ Mt Columbia. II ths natloihi
committee wifi furnish the requisite capital,
The Providence postmaster owns no to
defalcatton Of S55 900 He says the money
slipped through bia fingers tn some mysinrl-
ous manner and he dDNB not know whero IL
wen ito.
The makeup of CENSUS supervisors seems
10 ndicate That. IN the Presidents opinion,
Republican administration should feel bound
to respect
Hon John Welsh ox Minatnr 10 England.
has written letter expressing regret ut his
inability to accept the invitation to dine with
n number of leading business mon Of New
York. recently rendered him
California; growth IA m agricultural State
may be understood partially by tho fact that.
though II is barely thirty years since the cul-
tivation Of wheat was begun there. the wheat
product Of that State Is now 10000, 600 bushels.
The Southwestern association of railroads
hnR decided to resume tho pooling arrange
ment on tho old bnaia subject to future road
iuatment. most Of the memhars having come
10 the conclusion that they could not afford To
fight.
The hoapitnblc Cubans entertained Gen.
Grant. on the first night Of his arrival. with
an earthquakes 1t was the first ono ever ey-
pcrenppd In Havana. n fact that materially
enhanced the honor III tho demonstration for
the distinguished guest
Norfolk, Va. Is to have n cotton factory on
an extensive scale. n sufficient number OF the
capitalists having taken hold ~ the matter 70
give tia vigorous start Joint stock cntn-
pnny has been formed, and the services OF an
Eastern manager Of large experiences hive al
ready been nnghg"
The Philadelphia board Of health has re-
nrIosted the street car companies OF TINT city
60 discontinue the ls0 0f hay in the Cars
under then GHnLfhl. ~ III HSWIHl LtlHL ~ M
not kept clean. and In any caEe r. Offensive to
many passengers. Some practicable method
Of heating street cars should be- devised.
Official reports received hY tho National
Board Of Health show that up to date there
have been 80 eases of small poS in the District
Of Columbia. of which have proved fatal
Three deaths from the same diaaaso have
been reported 1T Philadelphia. No appre-
| hcnsion il felt Of The disease becoming cpl
dcmie in Washington.
| A street fight between two eolorGa men on
| Frederick street Gnnrgetown, u. o.. on tha
| twenty third instant. had Il peculiar aud fatal
ending VIM. kulIin and Joseph O'Brien
| auarretpd over n trivial matter While
wreatIing both fell into the canal They held
| on 10 each other 80 firmly that both were
drowned Their bodies were soon afterward
| recovered,
| A fatal difficulty occurred Mt Jefferson. In
| Marengo county, Ala. last Saturday between
| w. p REYNOLDS aud l.. s. Rawls, In which the
| former was shot once with pistol md killed,
| ana the latter was cut with pocket knife.
| Mr. REYNOLDS was shot through the broast.
and died In five minutes. 1t is stated that he
| had cut Mr.. Rawls twice before the latter
| fired tho fatal shot,
| 1t IL said that the exodus committee of the
Senate IL creating very little Interest. Even
| tho Democratic Senators say that no good
| am como of the investigation. and that the
| resolution ordering il was only voted for by
| them to prevent the Republican press from
/ charging that Democrats were afraid to have
the facts In relation tD tho movement and the
! condition Of tho colored people In the South
brought TO light.