Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1842-08-20


Coop NEws.-We begin really to be-
lieye there is some truth in the runors
relative to the withdrawal Of Mr.. WEB
sTER from the cabinet at Washington, af-
ter the adjournment Of Congress. II
President Tyler will but separate himself
from all connexion with this old antivar
lederalist, and expel the great New York
ami mason from his cabinet, he will be
justly entitled 10 the gratitude Of the coun-
trysss ! ~ es
We find the following III The baltimore
American ofthe 9th inst. The American,
it may be proper to say, is not in the hab
it Of giving publicity to rumcrs that have
no foundation to rest upon.
From NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. who
have just returned from Washington state
that rumors were very current there. and
generally believed, that Lord AsHBuRToN
would leave that city in few days pre-
paratory to his departure for England,
the terms Of the treaty which he was sent
to this country to negotiate having been
concluded to his satisfaction. 1t was al
so stated that Mr.. WEBSTER designed to
resign his office as Secretary OF State soon
after the adjournment Of Congress.
Gentlemen from St. Louis resort the
recent failure OF several heavy houses in
that city
Statistics Of Population and crime in
France eve find the following in late
letter from the Paris correspondents OF tho
National lntelligencer.
In Paris the ilIegitima,e births for 1910
are nearly one-third of the whole-1en
thousand out OF thirty: seven thousand six
hundred OF the natural children are sup
posed to grow up for the brothels. pr.
sons, and the galleys. Throu4 hout she
kingdom there art ten iIlegl,imate to eve
ny one hundred aud thirty legitimate.
The annual mortality among the former
is considerably greater than with the lat
ter. The difference oltreatmen, and des
tiny may be readily conceived. While
the public registers may show nearly al
: the Legitimate, u number OF the Others
must remain undiscovered. These anc
other melancholy particulars exelnpily
the Importance, for humanity and society
OF the institution OF marriage strictly re
gulated. A fourth of the children die ii
the first year, mostl within the three
first months; the next highest mortality
, is between the ages Of 90, 95, and 80
seasons OF the passions. About one hal
the deaths in Paris take place in the hos
pitfalls; in 1910 they were within 1919 o
the births; two hundred and eighty one
bodies were exposed at the lNorgue, tine
, receptacle for those casually found ane
unknown. One hundred and eighty -siA
persons persisted in the prisons. Small
4 pox carried off six hundred and twenty
, five. The garrison of Paris loses NOR,
than any other; and not few by Aom
: sickness (the country youth} nolwitt
standing the amusements Of the capital
! Of which they partake. The mli,ar,
service is the severest, and this, no doub
counteracts the seductions of Paris life
II The general mortality is not in the ratl
e Of population, but Of condilion-it is il
$ proportion to the untaxed habitations, tina
is to poverty.
According to NJ. MATTHEW the presen
d mean duration Of life in France is thirty
e three years, an increase Of four year
since the introduction of vaccination an
the diffusion Of domestic comforts. A lik
advance has been noted over great par
!. of Europe. The statistics Of 90 year
m chr ,et,o ok.
births in France exceed The female by
>, sixteenth; but the male deaths are 60 t
So. The whole population, by the cen
sus Of 1886, was 33, 54O,91O-annual il
y crease l62,465, average of the twenty
J. three years; the average number Of mar
G riages 247,737: Il third Of the childre
die before the end other second year.
In Paris the number of widowers VII
i marry is double that of the widows, whic
# proves (remarks commentator) tina
widows are in more instances inconsoa
bic. but enough Of such computations
: The official report for 1910 of the bus
: ness Of the courts of assize, criminal tr
# bunals, distinguished from the correction
al, lies on my table. Some Of its head
touch that primary concern-educatior
y The number Of prisoners arraigned an
9 tried was 1926; ofthese l,4ll females
i Of the whole, $3.50 were acquitted. Th
proportion OF those who could neithe
: read nor write was as rs to 100: lou
thousand six hundred and twenty-seve
!. were utterly il!ilerate About Cos wer
SO far proficient as to be able to turn the
" rudimenls 10 some account One hun
: dred and fifty seven had received bette
st or superior instruction: some in the co
leges
o or rope walks in the United States,
!. seems that there are 388 The capt,
invested in these amounts to Ss2,495, 55
: producing a value Of $4.O73.3O6.
/ II appears that one third Of these 70.
o walks (1lD are In Kentucky; and tn;
!, the capita invested in thems ST. ,O23, ls
or a little less than one half the emit
capital SO employed The value produ
II ed is $l,292, 976, or more than a four
e Of tine entire production ofthis bra nch
S ndust ry in the United States.