The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-08-06

STATISTICS OF CoSsUMPTIoN-The popular impress
sion that this fell disease prevails more extensive
ly in cold climates than in warm, appears to be
contradicted by modern medical statistics. Con-
sumption Is comparatively rare in the 0rkneys, is
still more rare in Iceland, and Ia almost unknown
in the Arctic regions In Northern Europe, under
the same latitude, ii prevails most at the level Of
the sea- decreasing the land rises into hills and
mountains:
At Hamburg for example, forty-eight feet above
the ocean. the mortality from consumption, is
twenty three per cent, while at Eschwege, four
hundred and ninetysix feet above the ocean, it is
ouly twelve per cent. Ii is more fatal at Naples
than at Berlin, at Marsei|les than at 0ldenbnrg-
What is true Of Europe, is true also Of America
Tie army statistics of the United States show that
the disease is more frequent among soldiers when
stationed in East Florida, than when located at
more northern posts The British army returns
establish the same fact Twelve and half per
cent of the troops in Jamaica attacked, to only
six and a half per cent. in Canada.
city life is more conducive to consumption
than rural one All the statistics, both here and
abroad, establish this point. In England indeed
the excess in cities il enormous, being not less
than twenty-five per cent. Above all other dis
eases, it il the scourge of civilized man. for it has
been estimated that of tho inhabitants of the ten
perate zone lin which the of civilized men re-
sde) not less than one-tenth perish by consump-
ton. In early childhood. it il more fatal among
male8 than females. the proportion. among children
under tve years, being about eighty-ive of the
latter to one hundred of the former The period
Of life most liable to the disease appears to be be-
tween the fifteenth and thirtieth years of age
Among persons of sedentary habits, it is more
prevalent than among those who lead active
out-of-door life. Sudden changes of temperature
though they may aggraydte the disease, when it
has become established. do not to have rs
much influence i'll producing il is generally sup
posed. 1t seiaes its victim under the equator
where the temperature varies but little as well as
on the sea-board of Massachusetts,, where the
thermometer often falls thirty degrees III half
day.
LIPg IN BuTINoRE.-0n Saturday night an affray
took place in Gay street, Baltimore, Md, between
Lewis and John sherman and Thomas COnnery in
which Connery was severely cut with large cary
ing knife. Next morning Connery went armed
with II gun, and meeting Lewis Sherman. fired and
shot him, portion Of the charge Of slugs entering
the right arm, which was badly shattered. and
some more passing through the face and neck
John sherman and COnnery were arrested on bench
warrants On the saline night German. named
summers, WAS shot in the arm, in Bond street, by
Two men in wagon. 4 hight between two rival
clubs also took place at the corner of Ann and Ian
caster streets, wherein Dir. Charles Chandler who
Was trying to make peace, shot in the thigh
ana abdomeu his recovery is doubtful. On sun
a'y evening, three young men were assailed i'll
Eastern Avenue by some others and Thos. " dew
eli was dreadfully beaten with sung shots. knock
ed down and stamped upon. Same night John
Barry was shot in the thigh in quarrel at the cor
ner OF North and Baltimore streets. Baltimore
seems desirous of meriting its old name OF ''Mob-
town"
On Tuesday three women were arrested for as
osulting Emily lIagsle she standing up for gang
of rowdies known as the ''Tfunters" and the 9th
ers siding with the Hard Times"