St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-12-09
MISCELLANEOUS.

agricultural implements, Chicago, have
made an assignment. The liabilities are
$3.50, 600: assets, $3.50, 900.
The pleasant prophecy of mild win
ter is announced by Mr.. Henry A. Hazen.
of the national weather bureau, in an in
teresting paper read before the Washington
Philosophical Society. Mfr. Hazen remarks
that forecast of the probable severity of a
winter would evidently be of great conse-
quence to the farmer, the Western wheat
producer, and to all who buy and sell fuel
in all parts of the country, and proceeds to
disprove the assertion recently made by a
prominent meteorologist that cold and wet
summer is invariably followed by cold and
stormy winter. His argument is based upon
the results Of actual observation by the sig
nal service at Providence, r. l., from Sep
TENDER, 1872, to September, 1882, and for
comparisons used the record of mean tenn
peratures observed at Providence for the
forty-five years ended with the year 1876,
stitute.
DISPATCHES from Wiesbaden, Ger
many, Nov. 81, say the Neckar, Main and
Moselle Rivers are bringing down great
body of water at Frankfort, Mayence, Cob.
lentz and Cologne. Cellars in streets along
the water front are submerged. The main
valley forms one great lake.
Two thousand members of the French
trades unions extended greeting to the
delegates from English unions visiting Paris
to represent the views of the latter bodies In
favor Of the completion of the channel tun-
mel.
IT now seems probable that the rail-
road construction for the year will exceed
II, 600 miles. The total mileage of the coun-
try Jan. !, 1888, will be 116, 600, gain of
more than % per cent. on the mileage of
two years ago. The cost of the new roads
built since 1880 is about $500,000,U0O.
ESTIMATES Of the federal departments
for the coming fiscal year are larger than
the appropriations for last year.
The French Cabinet has resolved to
send pacific expedition to report on the
resources Of the Congo region.
{ The effort to find the natural heirs
ofsthelate A. I. Stewart, OF New York, has
lCsuItCu III LIE 0lsOUbCly VI ocfciIccU COuS-5
ms in Scotland, who claim to be able to
establish their pedigree to the satisfaction
of all parties in interest. II substantiated
in their claims they can come in for divis-
ion OF over $50, 1000, 600 oftthe estates value.
Judge Hilton's representative says there is
no foundation for the reports regarding
them. II is incidentally mentioned in con-
nection with the item that A. T. Stewart
obtained his start in life by rather ques-
tionable transaction resulting in his emigra-
ton to America, and that that is the reason
why he never communicated with his Scot
fish relatives.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany viii signal Washington to all parts of
the country. December tot, for the con-
venience Of those who wish to take obserya-
tions on the transit OF Venus.
AFTER due consultation among the
powers ut Washington it has been decided
to recommend areduction Of taxes ON cigars,
tobacco and liquors and on special licenses,
and the abolition Of all other internal reye-
nue..
BIGELow, the Washington bank en-
bezzler. had to be taken into court On
lounge to plead