The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-08-07
FIFTEENTH voLUME---NBMBER 72s.

larger or more tasty headstoue marks the rest
ing place. There no lots reserved, but
every one must take the.spot which happens to
be IN the proper square, suited to age and sex.
The enclosure is Shaded altogether by noble
cedars
An Ancie"t C~st0m.-There is peculiar
custom among these people of steady habits
which deserves passing potice. allude to
the custom OF celebrating Easter morning, by
marching in procession to their beautiful bury
| ing groupd, where they pray an Easter morning
| litany, prepared for the occasion a band of
music heads the procession, and the whole must
have. most solemn aud impressive Effect
CORES. ~ T. Herald.
THE WARS OF 40 YEARS IN EUROPE
A writer in the London Morning Star gives
the following statistics |: "Between the years
l 81 5 and 1864 two million seven hundred and
eighty-two thousand men were killed in battle,
OF these, two million one hundred and forty
eight thousand were Europeans, and one hun
dred and sixty -four Thousand inhabitants of tho
other continents. Thus, during forty mine years
the average annual number who thus perished
amounts to forty three thousand eight hundred
men, not including the victims of disease en-
Crmean war OS53-56) was naturally the most
destrustive, five hundred and eleven thousand
men having pershed during its course one
hundred and seventy-sx thousand of these died
on the field of battle three hundred and thirty
four thousand from disease in hospital-twO
hundred and ity-six thousand being Russians,
nlnety-eight thousand Turks, one hundred and
seyen thousand French, forty five thousand
English, two thousand six hundred Italians aud
two thousand five hundred Greeks. The war in
the Caucasus (lS29-30) cost the lives of three
hundred and thirty thousand the Anglo-Indan
O857-59O hundred and ninety six
thousand the Russian and Turkish war
(lS2S-29,) one hundred and ninety three thou
sand the Polish nsurrection of 1881, cne hun
dred and ninety thousand the civil war Of
Spain, which ragged from 1888 to 1910, one
hundred aud seventy-two thousand the war of
Greek independence 1S2l-29,) TO which Lord
Byron fell victim, one hundred and forty eight
thousand the various French campaigns in
Algeria, from 1880 to 1850 one hundred and
forty six thousand the Hungarian revolution,
one hundred aud fOrty-two thousand the ltal-
ian Of lS59-GO, one hundred and twenty.
nine thousand eight hundred and seventy four
which last number may be thus anslyZed
nihety,six thousand eight hundred and seventy
four fell on :he field of battle aud thirty-three
thousand of disease-of which fifty nine thou
sand six hundred and sixty four were Austrians,
thirty thousand two hundred and twenty were
French, twenty three thousand six hundred
Italians, fourteen thousand and ten Neapolitans
and two thousand three hundred and seventy
Romans.
A curious result may be deduced from the
above, namely: that greater number perish by
the disease incident to a camp life than arc
actually killed by shot aud she'll or any other
engine Of destruction. As to the sums of money
swallowed up by these wars, it is impossible to
arrive at anything approaching correct cacu-
lation. The Crimean war cost Russia two thou
sand three hundred and twenty eight millions OF
Gancs Cone million of francs is equal to $780,
00O) France one thousand three hundred and
forty ght millions, England one thousand three
hundred and twenty millions, Turkey one
thousand and sixty millions, Austria, for mere
demonstrations, four hundred and seventy mil
lions Thus in two years and half six thou
sand five hundred and twenty-six millions of
francs were spent.
The Italian war of 1859 cost France three
hundred and forty FIVE millions, Austria seven
hundred and thirty millions, Italy four hundred
and ten millions. Thus in two months one
thousand four hundred and fifty y,eight millions
were swallowed up"