The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-16

| time to pay such rents or erect suitable
| buildings demanded by public needs.
| The Smithsonian Institution lately APP
pointed Prof. u. s. JorfIaa, one uf the highest
authorities In the United States on iohthy-
oIogy to visit the Pacific coast and make q
complete collection OF every ane0lpS ami va
,iety of fish found near the shores of the
bays, rivers and lakes. II Ia supposed that
| IL Will take yRar or more to CutnDets the
work Of collection. He will also, as far as
| possible obtain statistics ef the annual catch
OF food fish
| The Cincinnati Enquirer cites the long lives
OF most OF the Presidents to prove that pub
| nc ne IN this country Ia not opposed TO long
| eVity, ana thinks the record may afford some
consolation to venerable politicians With pres
| idpntial aspirations john Adams reached
| the great age Of 80 years aud 4 rnontbs
James Madison died at S. Thonas Jefferson
at 80, John Quincy Adams at 80, Martin Van
| Buren, at ~, Andrew jackson at T8 James
| Buchanan at II, and MiIlatd Fillmore at "a.
Gen. Grant Is the oAly ex-president now
| living.
| An inquiry Into the matter hv the treasury
officials discioses th fact that 456 uf the char
ters Of the national banks expire arbitrarily
on the twenty fltth of February, 1888, while
| the remainder, about 1000, expire twenty
| years from date OF theif certificates OF or
ganlzation. The reason of this Ia found In
tho Tact that according to the original act OF
February 25, 1868, under which the charter
|
charters expired twenty years from that date:
while under the amended aot OF 1864 the char
tiers were made tn run twenty years from the
date of organization.
Postmaster General Key has said that he
welcomed the Investigation into the star
route service, and wishes that 1t may be pro-
eesded with as rapidly aa posgibls The de-
partuent, he says, Is now In doubt whether to
continue the service upon It's present basis OF
reduce 1t, and Will bs unable 10 decide adj
ItDurnGS m $40 nu tiTftf
Of Its purpose. Judge Key said he thought
they would find no frauds, bat 1t there are
any he wants them brought out. The books
of the department arc open 10 the inspection
oil any one, and have always been go.
On tho twelfth instant MIR. Hatch, OF Mis-
souri,, proposed to suspend the rules OF the
House and pass n bin putting salt on the free
list. The measure failed In consequence OF
not having the two thirds majority necessary
to suspend the rules The Democrats as a
general thing, voted for the till. Mr. Hatch
will now Introduce a bill tn place tho duty at
one cent per cwt on salt. The present duty
Is twelve cents on packages end eight cents
on bulk. There are hut half dozen salt
manufactures l. the United States, aud much
more salt would he brought Into the country
as ballast, especially to New Orleans, IL the
duty was removed.
It Is understood Mt Washington that the
wav Is open for q peaCsful soiutun OF the Ute
difficulties which Will be satisfactory to ma
jority Of the Indians well rs TO the white
peopie of Colorado. The plan Ia said to In
clude two distinct propositions:
Fitst-The Southern Utes under Onray.
who took no part In the recent outbreak are
to relingulsh their present reservation and
accept tract If land In the Grahd River
valley together with extensive hunting priv
ileges. AS this latter tract Ii supposed TO
contain no mineral deposits or other advan-
tages to attract the whites, IT Is thought that
the peaceful Utes will b. able TO occupy 1t ,in-
molested for some time at least.
Second The White river Utes. having by
their hostile attitude and proceedings forfeited
their rights under the Brlnot compact are
10 be removed to ths Uintah Reservation In
Utah. with or without their consent. Chief
Ouray Is said to favor the above plan and to
be further willing to engage after 1t hns been
capture the murderers of Mr.. Mseker and his
enploYes.