The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-28
ODD BITS AND BREvIrlEs.


BLACK coffee is now suggested as q
euro for consumption.
THE cost of sustaining the regular
army of the United States last year was
$40, 4G6,46o.
THE population of New Orleans has
increased 100000 in ten years. 1t is
now $780, 1000.
IT is understood that among the 10000
Hebrews in New York there is not one
single saloon-keepcr.
EMIGRATION from Iseland to America
has reduced tho population OF the island
by 9, 400 within the last three years.
TIE habit OF gum chewing is said to
be on tho increase. One firm spentSl5,-
900 in advertising tho goods last year.
No GENERAL officer of tho United
States army as at present organized was
born South of the Ohio or West of the
Mississippi.
NEARLY one hundred type-writers are
employed in the census bureau at Wash
ington at salaries averaging about fifteen
dollars week.
THE first apple tree planted in Ohio,
can still DO seen alive and vigorous on
farm near Marietta. 1t was planted
in 1850 and will bear fruit this year.
FIVE THOUSAND punches OF bananas
were tossed over to the mermaids from
q Nicaraguan steamer tho other day to
tighten the ship in a severe storm.
TIE superintendent of tho State in
sane asylum at Westboro, Mass, says
that seven of his lunatio patients have
had their intallects righted by a severe
attack of the grip.
THERE arc three men in tho Oregon
State prison each Of whom cut OH
hand to avoid work. They arc confined
in solitary cells. Two others cut Off the
ends Of their fingers.
THE Oldest man over applying for
marriage license in West Virginia was
Reuben Shinn, aged ninety-six. who
!, was given license at Sisteryille tc
marry woman fifty years OF age.
A CURIOUS package was recently
shipped by express from Jacksonville tt
Baltimore. 1t was small white casket
with silver trimmings, containing the
embalmcd remains of a valuable dog
: which died at tho former place.
: The sum of $500 in gold coin wa
sent from San Bernardino to San Francis
co by mail few days ago as second-clas
matter at one cent an ounce. An In
II suranca company took risk On the coli
= and the bank saved $50 by using tn
- mail.
The Oakland (Cal.) dupes who latcl
sold their property for trif1e bccaus
- they thought the world was coming t
~ an end now want somebody to kic
- them. They would like to kick tn
y prophet who misled them, but he hi
" disappeared.
IA IT is singular that Great Britain is tt
,f only country in Europe where the do
"a trines of Mormonism can DO premu
10 gated in the public streets. Elsewhe
in it is punishable offense for an elder
w be found son the stump" at sire
Ia corner.
Sc VAccINATIoN at sea has been declar;
is by a number of New York doctors
is moro dangerous than smallpox, al
at Cunard passengers who claim that III
ed are suffering from blood-poisoning
as consequence of being vaccinated
an shipboard have brought suits again
lie the great steamship line.
PERHAPS the best result of the cart
om quake shock in San Francisco was {
Ter demonstration that the new tall bull
I'll ings going up in tho city are carth1ua
Sc, proof. The now Chronicle building
en- the Hottest in the city, being nj
err stories high and two hundred feet to
jhe top of the tower. 1t is nearly co
be pletcd, SO that it furnished good te
in. Not even bitof plastering was knock
en-. off tho walls; in fact, thcro was no in
the cation that the lofty structure had pas:
)is- through severe earthu quake.