Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-08-13
French Vital Statistics

Currency has been given in different ,onr
nais 70 statement OF the physical desener-
ation OF the French peop'e, win there be.
Iae fewer marriages, fewer births to each
marriage and consequently diminls hing pop.
niation III. Broca presents q more encour-
aging view of the question. The year 1854, the
year in which the alarm was first sounded
was an exceptional year. With respect to
marriages, IL Is admitted that they have no.
come less fruitful than heretofore, but not 10
the extent supposed; the number Of children
per marriage having in fact only declined from
4I2 20 SIC. 1t should be remembe red that the
age at which marriage takes place is much
later than formerly, for while 1t used TO be
from 20 to %, now, although some do marry at
ffiween 20 and 80. The great bulk do not do 80
Until between go and 40. Soldiers are ipdaed
Prohibited from m srry ing before % years OF age
The mere number OF births Is an imperfect
criterion. and it is OF more Importance To as
certain The numbers that arrive at admit ACE
IN this respect France has been progress yely
increasing, so thar she can now show an In.
crease OF lotoG,UAU in a half century, not with.
Standing wars, revolutions and otn er disasters
As contsmperaneonsly with this In crease there
has been slight decrease Of births it is evil
cent mat the increase has been due to in.
creased vitality According to thu calcnla.
lions OF Ar. BSrullcn, there has been 8 gain OF
zen years since the be ginning of the century
i he nnmcer OF infants surviving at Il We years
aEd that OF adults surviving at twenty, has
undergone similar progression. But, not only
have hey survived, but they are well cousti-
1n'ed. as shown by their military aptitude:
for, according to n. Boudir's calculations,
this has Increased from forty. three per cent
IN ieai, to torty.seven in 1854, although the
examinations Of lafe years have become more
rigid. The number OF exemptions for dc
nciency OF height diminished from 9ss per
teoeo IN 1881 TO a33 IN 1864. The exemptions
Tor infrmities amounted to 3,la6 per IDlOO In
1851, and only 10 2.s62 IN 1854.
;ee oepos Of the Central Railroad at Ruffalo on
Thursday morning. Jus, as the train was
starting out, respectable looking man got out
Of The second car from the rear and delher
aiely placed himself on the rail between the
tricks The train started and the wheel.
passed over lis head and chest. crushing them
and Instantly depriving the suicide Of life He
Sssd without cry or groap His name had
not been asceTtaIned. but IT is said tha. he was
AetTew merchant doing business In Buffalo
tsk OF WOMEN IN HARvEsr-A CORES
ponoent OF he London Times saws that the
crops IN NoFthum bertrand and Durham, and
generally IN the north Of England, and many
paris o! Scotland, are reappd entirely nv
women, except when Irish harvest laborers Are
hfeeGaoie as assis, ants, and " here the use of
rraping-mac bine has been ADOPTED
Boston ooot-oiack has a bank accom- OF
of SlU,GCO.
~ Georgia will poll majority Of white
votes agans, Convention, and majority ~
black ones in favor.
- The great fall OF rain will proven, a grea.
ne in bn'ter.
- Western pork packer has been dis
covered in selling barrels or SAND and salt for
~ this way.
So Water sells in dry part OF Australia for
i've dollars q haif-plnt.
- What Protsstants call the ,smovemen.
low .as Rome was never so great in England
among ali Glasses. Ei.ualism heipsit.
Il H2yii has abolished The death penalty for
pElticaI Offences o-
"A company OF gentlemen Of Norfolk con-
~npl@'s building Iarg ia tory in thar city.
~ 10 CeniEslia, Illinois, Samp.y M,sicL
rar' of with John Hunts wife John adm.
sa!e ont ms wifes mother did. and prrsuing
the oneIcers broIgh. them back.