New-York tribune., 1868-12-26

,ro. ,iIubcr Of deaths has been S3l This compares
MI preylous years as follows;
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San francisco las an "intolcrable nuisance"
rayy every street 10 the elevated portions Of
tteeity. Every sewer opening emits dangerous aud
dst.uc stencil account OF an insu1ciancy o water
Eses orc warned not TO allow children 10 remain near
tse~ ct is useiess." Gays The Alta CaiJ0nian, 20
4t against dphtnera, EmallpOx scarlet fever. or any
,out.eou while these Pcstionucl mouthsteraly jaws
d dea,h-are iudultr.oGey and uneeasinsiy at work
Meridian. Mississippi, has 1000 inhabitants,
s~d business blocks almost entirely Of wood yet 1t
fasnota single fge-cueiue. One serious eOIDagraton
I'D destroy the value OF a dozen engines Many small
c s show tae absurd economy" While the Com
mon Council ot ST. Paul, Minnesota, discussing the
exfrlvacanco Of buying a steam fre-engne enough
rrsu.fiy was burned up IA night 10 buy several
.t,.,uors OF the finest and most elaborate make.
u. Theirs has long been an inveterate and
oi;poAen enemy Of England. His note to Lord Howden
dei,ug e change made IN recent speech by SIR Henry
Bcr that he french Cabinet In which be sat IN 1910
discussed the question Of attaching England without CIV
her notice Is very bitter Ergsh EDITORS retort 10y
r,nd,ng him Of the military preparations OF that date
te foicaons Of Pans, and Of lis own av0wed clSap
pertinent Of the failure Of a war policy One ediIor
add, malciously, that NJ Thers Is brilliant writer.
AM would be great historian history had nothing 10
do with facts"
The heir appereut of George Francis Train,
now eight years old promises % be as original sens
on as his lie euty gave the governor some
yoIy good advice iu Tie followinEleiter
MILITARY COlBGE, YoyKERs n y
November - 1868
you and please for Mammas sake pay yoor debt twice,
come home for Dear Papa You must rcmemoer that
yol have fanny ~ IGine now l'5 ait9loh 10 mo 10
Dca. Papa, for 20 ran through ths WOfIu IKE YOU 90
r-e.i rslss and s one solitary more Dight hc the
Causc your death now When you get up your spnhk
lau aud 20 taing aOOut the English think oI waat
] colo yOu. remain your lOV!Dg SON. ALaLH 4RA4N'
Mr. Henry NJ Whitney is the editor and pro-
pr,tor Of The Pc>ic Commercial Adrcriscr Of Honolulu
His parents were among Tire earliest missionaries who
vea; from the United States 10 labor IN the sand
wicl Islands Mr. whitney Was born IN Honolulu and
has done much toward advancing the moral and social
standing Of the commuaty wen as rs business pros
le.tr lie has made many more aud successful voyages
between inc Islands and California than any captain v-
ing or dead On tho occs.."@ cc.."@ q; the 'omnlAi.:S, =
gently Of his one hudycdb t'ip ne the recipient of
quito en- ovation among Lis fellow-ciHzcns.
Nile. Jeannoret, professional hospital nurse
IN Geneva Switzerland has been convicted ot winfuy
kl.ng nine patients by giving them belldonna Her
perfect sanity proven and no one can imagine NAat
ley motive could have been It has become subject Of
V7yc Orcl discussion iu Fl snd France ana Switzer'
land Various motives 8re suSeestedby some, the mere
passion OF cruelty by ot-trs scientific interest IN the
tyuptos OF death; by others stl desire 70 exercise
lcr p0pei and by practical few, mere wish 70 get rid
OF TIC more troublesome cases This suggestion
IuiLds rs that woman convicted IN London only
few weeks age, who murdered Ler husband rather than
take care Of Lin in sickness.
: There has been quite large fan Of red
suow on the Missouri River near Leavcnworth this VIM.
tc- 10 was not Of very bright hue. but rather ongy col
o. obtained from melting quantity Of 1t pre-
ser;ed no remarkable feature but very similar 20
that produced by dissoving ordinary white snow save
hat contained species of sediment very similar TO
iok dust Red snow, though quite rarity IN some re-
gions, l. 10y means uncommon IL certain localities In
The Arctic regions frequently falls several times during
TIE year. There at one time great eonralety OF
oyon as 10 tie which produced lis singular color
Some cOutCnded that t caused by minute plants OF
veruon hue while others ascribed II TO species Of ami
rnaeula Recent meteorological Investigations prove
,ae latter theory be correct Some men OF science nave
inclined 10 the opinion that the color produced by pure
ly atmospheric causes.
A Lying-In Hospital and Founding Asylum
has recently Incorporated in San Francisco lie
IyngIn Hospital win have department for Respectable
married women. which VIII be arranged as TO afford
them the attention and comforts necessary 10 their
condition Another department is designed for single
women This Is especially intended for unfortunate girls
WHO have hitherto led peetable fc and VINO desre
10 regain the path virtue They viii be received under
az assumed name, and win remain unknown except Dy
:le Trustees When ready To leave the hospital they
viii receive assistance VIII enable them to become
good women feeling that ther misfortune is buried In
Oblivion The Founding Hospital Is designed to provide
for the fa,heress children bOru within ITS precincts and
also for al infants brought Its doors They Will be
carefully reared and educated
The question of drainage is becoming an i'm
po7taut one in New-OIieans surface drainage can be
very easily obtained by admitting the water Of the Mis-
sisspr 10 the streets In high tide the uver Is 10 feet
above the surface Lake Pontchartran IN the rear or
the cfv trlning expense would furnish streams OF
cool fresh water down the cutters Of every street leading
back from The IAvee This could also be secured at low
water by comparatively small outlay from pipe run
nuc along the and powerful force pump to keep
flied with water. So far, gOodno other city In the
UuOn such facilities for surface drainage. But the
NeWOreans engnoers at loss what 20 do with this
water after reaches che drainage canals on tho opposite
q the city II us all be raised IT seems before Il
ear be empticd into the lake.
The late Coupt Walewslli, Napoleon Bona
t.re's cgitiate son. has been called the gentleman
psr fclcle OF tie Bonapartists" His handsome pres
srcr MS poIty domeauor blended grace and dignity In
hs movements made him always a remarkable figure in
court His conversational talent was renarka2ey ana
h had that CONSCIOUSNESS OF his gft that usually doubles
e power His strong resemblance 70 the first Emperor
his face recalled ell the sweetness and some OF the
Gterucss OF the BOuaparte type-mparted pecuhar
charm TO lis manner His great fascination was his
voice; twas perfect. and he managed 1t with modua
t and skin Of rare excellence. No two men OF the day
recall ae great Emperor as did Prince Napoleon and
Count waiewsh. and two less Ike each other
Tie Prince personAted the inIpctuOus Will OF Napoleon
t. Wacwsk belonged that winning grace, that lTeSist
bic soness when tho great c0nQuCrOr could WELD with