New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-20
be thermometer has been

Mean average for years. al NJ. 10 67 al n 81 b.
This year the week is considerably below the
average. In AS il was very hot.
In Pans, for the week ending 18th July, there
were $50 deaths, males 225, females 225. Under
months Of age, 81; 8 months TO one year, 80;
year to years, e. 6 to 8, g. all under Is, COL
There were 25 persons over 20 years old. The
main diseases were: Consumption, Oh PneImo.
Liza, 81 Pulmonic Cstarrh, l5 Dysentery, So II
the deaths are fully reported, this shows state OF
health that New-York can scarcely hope to attain
The population Of Paris proper must be 100000 :;
making the deaths for that week, in 2,222 in
New.York, same week, population say 100000
deaths in ,557. We doubtif the Paris reports
are anything like correct
In LOkdon, week ending July -, the deaths
were S9s; week before $685. lowest rate OF same
week in ten years, 749, lin l8i3;) highest in $40,
1881. or diseases, consumption destroyed III
Zymotic Diseases 49, Diarrhea, lCi Cholera.
10 Cholers same week in l549, 1888. Mean hight
ofbarometer for the week, this year, 29.69l mean
temperature, 60 A about % above the average Of
7yesrs. Greatest heat 1872.
In Boston, last week, 70 deaths; children under
five years, so; dysentery, = Americans 81 For
eignen and children Of foreigners, AZ. Last week
there were &c deaths. Lut year, 254, Of which
III were by Cholera.
In Philadelphia, last week, there were 262
deaths under ten, l6l. Deaths, week before, 24I :;
increase n. Diseases las. week Cholera infsn
tum sc; Consumption, l6 Commissions, Is Disr
rheR, Ii Dysentery, 27i Marasmus, 10. Average
noon temperature, IS %.
IN Neto Orleans, week ending August 3 1871
deathfi ofthese 22were from La Fayette 81 were
under ten years Of age; % were colored persons
Yellow Fever, 3 no Cholera
TIE RECLAMATION OF The FIVE POINTS,
There is good deal Of truth hidden under the
pleasantly Of the following paragraph, witch We
take from avery sensible article on tue Ruin Of
the Five Points in the Sunday Times;
Scandal IS it has long been to the city, and ejoic-
ed a. every ore that the nuisance s much abs.ed
many people lock on the decay Of the Five Points
with a hind q sorroVfui regret 1t had become q
pet hismy- ofthe ions Of Gotham perhaps the
/ chief one. Old Knickerbockers were proud Off
/ They initiated strangers INTO its mysteries with
something OF emulation and with an affected air OF
regret like fathers who deplore the wild tricks Of
thet iAvorite and prodigal sons that hid real
ieehhg Oh swsgger, boldly challenged St. Gile,'s or
Tie worst hsonts OF Paris TO produce anything that
should beat 0 the r. Points Young newspaper story
/ Wrliers s"ofe oy The Points: their be,t scenas
were drawn froro thence We knov ~. $3.50.
locality has received the solemn Aliermsnic ~
ton and been defended in grave coacISys $50
ceIsary evil-Rn indispensable evil-snd tbs,seas,
it might as well be in the center Of the crv
/ the outskirts SO thst there is nothing strsns. =.
poor civil human nature dropping tear over the
| demolition Of the city stronghold ofinfamy. Il vs.,
a lion Of Nev-York become too mischievous 70 i've
| vet men regard its necessary destruction with nor.
row. Thus We feelconpanotions OF regret atstoot.
ing i.vorits dog that bn gone mad.