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The Republican journal., 1869-12-09

LOVE AND ACID The court room, on
Monday afternoon last, was the scene OF an
unusual and exciting occurrence. young
lady who had been cruelty wronged, and who
had sought redress through the strong arm Of
the law, and finding that process q rather tc-
dious one, according to her notions, undertook
to take the case out of the hands of the court
and jury, by inflicting a sudden and terrible
punishment on the young man who had rob-
Der her OF a yirtuOuS name. Several hours
before the tragic scene in the court room, the
young lady in question had procured at one
OF our drug stores quantity Of sulphuric acid,
which she put into q common tin cup, and
carefully concealed the same under her shawl.
She took chair inside the bar with her attor-
neys, and when her betrayer came into her
presence, she motioned him to come to her.
and when he had reached the proper distance
she threw the contents of the cup ut him, in
tending to strike him in the face, but as he
lodged, the greater portion of the tcid was
received on his head. This scene created quite
a buzz in the court room Lawyers i'll the
vicinity OF the affair had their broadcloth ruin
ed for wherever the acid touched a brilliant
scarlet WAS produced. The young lady was
Immediately arrested and sent to Jail, while
the injured youth was placed under medical
treatment, and is now doing well. Suisse
quently the woman was taken out OF Jail and
held in i 900 bail for her appearance at the
Quarter Sessions. bedford (Pa.) Gazette
A shocking Spanish butchery recently oc-
cured on a sugar estate near Bemba, short
distance from the city of Havana. Nine
peaceful, wealthy gentlemen and two boys
were dragged to Cotton, submitted to drum
head trial and after being compelled to ride
through the streets of the town amid the boot
ing of the Spanards, mounted on the bare
backs of their own horses, the tails and names
of which were previously cut off, they were
taken to q lonely spot and first mutilated and
then shot down one by one and thrown into
ditch by a party of drunken Chapel gorris
This outrage has aroused an intense excite
mcnt against the government in Cardenas,
Matanzas and Havana
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And take other See that the portrait OF Dr. Clark
upon the label of each bottle No other is genuine
They purely vegetable aud will not lntoNicate. tsp
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Mrs, CLARA A. SLEEPER

rNEACHER OF PIANO FORTE. Residence Il Mrs
Il kGSSELL'S Congress Street, Belfast.
ss- Special attention given to beginner. tilf
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The New York herald., 1869-04-11

reported to the coroners ana decided by the uries
wno sat on the inuuest3. Among them were IA
women, some OF advanced age-one 20 announcer %
years OF aye, and the yonses of the iemae sucaes
was Is. But more instructive Is the inct tat ot ol
the 10 persons who terminated their nVes Dy tler
own win and with their own hand there were l. yer
mans, s Irish. Americans, French ana Ehglish.
III this B TO be the RUE hereafter, ana II tue pf,or-
tonate number or Germans seeking s1i-
indicted death to the whole number OF SUI
Observation-Disclosures 10 increase IN the intare
some to question the right OF the Germans 10 tne
distinction OF beng "A nation OF thinkers " ana u
might be suggested as more appropriate thaL ulev
approach conAlsi0n ~ be ng 'nati0l OF suieiaes
onsies @ ssid % % e3aes m ana divisions among
themselves, tgNn n 1hey often kill their own pest
prqapectS fSr nqIitica aud plBer prefer rment mgu,
lead one TO fh4t IN sens Ihcy hau
already reached this uien viATiie distinction.
.0r9 tyS fGAssB IsNH sal
tne Il as alp so sosss N this
city. There are HianJ whcfefne business Is carried
on so secretly aaahader snch successful discusses
that 1T Is next TO impossiDity to ferret them on
or to "spot" them, as detectives would say.
Yet the police authorities know most or
them, and why II IL that they wisn
to keep their knowledge to themselves IS LEFT TO con-
lecture. That this leads to insnuations the reverse or
authorities, and they have noboty else TO blame
when they are accused by the public OF - " is
not necessary to finish the sentence. However. the
efficient corps Of detectives employed by the HERALD
furnish full list, from which the following liable Is
complied by wards. IL s as complete as could be
obtained under the circumstances. ana figures up
for each ward the following number OF gambling
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fosElss MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

The London papers announce the sale Of the fur
niture belonging to Madame Rachel, of 'beautful
forever" reputation. Among other rarities the list
includes pair OF chandeliers having belonged to
Napoleon, pair OF magnificent censers formerly
the property OF the King of Delhi, &c
The board of directors OF the railway from
Vienna tU Prague have received letter from the
treasurer, ", Schaschczky announcing that at the
time OF reading his communication he should nave
ceased 10 exist On an examination or his booss
there found to exist Jedcit Of 26D, 900 lorns.
The defauiter has not since been heard Of.
Tile FsciiettO OF Turin caricatures the late news
paper war between France and Prussia by the fol-
loving humoristc sketch:-Napoleon and King VIII
cannot shoot the mare the IisDentglce Bstg) they
come to quarreng and blows. 1.-TWO dogs quarrel
ltng for q bone, a third," &c.. &C.
IL is reported that Count de Menslorfr IL commits
stoned TO proceed 10 Rome In order To present the
Pope with The Emperor OF AlsLria's congratulations
version mentions that he IL to arrange a meeting be-
tween the Emperor anu The King OF Italy, and Co
rltz is stated TO be the rendezvous.
The trial OF Count Jean DziaiynsKl accused OF
high treason, has Just been commenced s4fore the
High Court Of Berlin. The Count 10 principal pro-
prietor III The Grand Ducly OF poseB) had been con-
IN the irsurrection In the kingdom OF Poland. lie
lately surrendered voluntarily TO take his trial.
The committee OF engineers appointed to report
on the inHndatiOns vi the salt mines OF WeilcLka,
IN Austria, has sent IN statement 10 the effect that
the irruption OF water Is not OF nature destroy
tle mines or prevent tner WORKING, and tndt tue
forcing pumps Tor einptying the PIT are now nearly
ali set up.
MANY rich offerings are In preparation In Rome
for presents TO the Pope the event OF the sacer.
dotal juOee The commission OF hospitals mas
massive silver mis5a desk which does credit to
roman workmanship. IL Is surmounte1 by statu-
cites OF Saints Peter ana Paul. with the Madonna
Immascolata IN the middle III golden niche. tho
arch Of which ~ set with twelve beautiful sapphires
The Egyptian Minister OF Foreign AIars has sent
circular to tue representatives OF foreign Powers
announcing that his government has decided that In
future the land tax shall 90 levied all holders oi
property without regard to nationality. Several Of
the consus are said % have combltei this deter NIL
nation, which, they assert Is Contrary TO the imuni.
Ties accorded to their Fellow subjects.
The FischiettD OF Turn, gives the following carl.
caturc OF French p0cy towards Italy IN the Roman
question. "A member OF the Bonaparte family oc-
cupics ,ne papa chair, and Italy Is beng forced to
Kiss his toe by q French gendarme (NapOleonl.
''When the French gcndlrne allows ltaiy To 10 to
Rome IL viii be Ia order " Introduce hcr 10 her now
maatcf.n
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1t should be stated, however, that the license OF
lately revoked, and that hencelorth tAis ward also
enjoys the distinction OF doing without the uncle
While the unfortunate Eighth ward gives lucrative
custom to no less than fifteen Of the tribe which Is
sorry sign for the thrift OF the Inhabitants.
CONCLUSION.
some equally, some less important THAI those re-
TERED 10 in this article, we have endeayored
in population OF our city; at the composite
character OF this growth as regards nationauties;
siding In our midst and the way IN which large
portion OF our people are housed and do live. We
nave also given wnat ID believed 90 be truthful
picture 0l tue social and moral condition or the city
and OF the lack OF duty in the ocers charged with
the due enforcement OF the laws.
Ihe view we nave esSiyed tU present SHOWS tnat
something more than mere vast and costly police
machinery Is needed TO Institute thorougl ana
greater elicency on the part OF the autaontles-
though this want Is severely lelt-but can also be
supplied by an increased public spirit to be brought
about by the c0nJonture oI all the better elements OF
our people for one common ead-n0ral elevation.
This can be achieved by awakening feeling OF CO.
herence-of conSruty among all the many dlferent
parts composing the aggregate OF our population.
And la tins regard Is hoped the preceding expo
munity so heterogeneOusly composed as ours and
where the elements or heterogeno0u5neSj ara so
constantly aud So vastly on the increase, caunot and
should not be Attempted TO be forced into the
straight jacket OF uniformity OF thought nor nto the
same predetermined mould or groove of feeling and
custom. LatlJude Tree scope for the full develop
ment OF each individuality within the proper and
reasonable restraints Of public order common to all
should be given repressiye ordinances avoided tne
public morality preserved, wne nothing should be
ventnred upon tending to engender jealousy dissat
l5iactiOn estrange nent. fhus, while executing
the laws upon al alike preserving the rigats or the
community along with te rights Of eacl the neces-
sary OASIS for sound public opialon will have been
won without which, IN republic, there must DE u
jarring OF Interests and consequent weakenn9 OF
the ties that bind the body polIic Into one harmo-
nous whole. Then reform are made easy and cease
to be mere hopes for even the cause OF many evii5
OF which we now complain VIII gradually pass
away. Though the millennium, reign OF universal
virtue and problty, never be expected and
while large city ike New YORK will always attract
the vicious and the depraved IL offers them greater
opportunities for prey and better chances OF escape,
1t may then be less difficult to hold them in check.
But 80 long discordance continues, one portion
OF the community stands apart from the other rs
divided by an imaginary Chinese wall, just so long
all attempted reforms will be patchwork, covering
without curing the rent in the garment.
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join the Beaux Arts to the Tuileries, and as
tins Ministere paid visit TO Marshal Vail
lant vino had had all The relics laid out
which belonged to Princess Baccloch aud be-
queathed Dy her to the young prince. Among
them were the gray coat worn by Napoleon /. az
st. Helena, a doabe-barrellei gun tri-coor
scarf worn by him, waen General Bonaparte, on his
WISH To those afflicted with the plague at Jana; the
spurs which Napoleon wore the battle OF the Pyra-
mlds ana numerous snuilboXes. Oneo the latter hal
belonged to Louis XVIII, and this Is how Napoleon
became its possessor: When he suddenly returned
from Elbe, during the memorable hundred days, he SO
surprised Louis XVIII mat forgetral OF everything
but his own safety, he Ned from the Tulieries, leav-
Ing his snunboX on his writing table. Napoleon, by
chance tndlng 1t open. put hi, foreinger and thumb
into 1t and took pincn While enjoying the snun
he fell into an absent ut of thinking and again
took pinch, then took up the snuhbox, turned It
about in his nands, without looking 1T itlor he was
medltatIng some deep pr0ject-and finally slipped 1t
into his pocket From that day Napoleon used no
other TILL his death. There are also several volumes
one ''Telemachu5," with marginal notes from his
own hand, several vessels IN gold and silver. &c.
The Emperor examined all these things with evil
dent emotion, and then gave orders to have then
conveyed TO his
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GLANCE AT NEW YORK.
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POPULATION OF THE STATE AND CITY.
Comparison with Eastern and
Western Cities.
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"Our Irish and German Fellow
Citizens"
Astounding ReVelatiOnS----0ur Tenement
House and Cellar Population.
THE MORALITY OF THE CITY.

From time to time II is profitable 10 cas- glance
at The increase OF the population of city and the
growth of all the elements necessarily flowing from
It, statistical review of the progress OF New York.
thus comprehensiyey undertaken, presents o truth
fulpcture not only OF the material expansion,
but also OF the constant quiet change in the charac
ter and pursuits OF the people, corresponding to the
character and habits Of the nationality from which
the aggregate OF the whole popuation s made up. II
is an automatic truth that in order to be able wisely
TO leglslate for people, complete, thorough know
ledge OF all the characteristics or the people OF all
the elements which enrer into the formation OF the
customs habits and life or the masses is condition
precedent. To AID in the spread OF this knowledge
the following compilation OF figures win be found
useful
THE POPULATION OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
The increase in the population Of the State OF New
York presents remarkable scale OF rapidity,
equalIel nowhere In the world, except in some OF
the Western States OF our own country. From the
day of the first federal census in $780, to the last
1884, the number OF Inhabitants has increased ten
fold, or a thousand per cent. The figures proper
show this conclusvely:-
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The rweny.fourth precinct IL the Uarbor Police
boat, the Twenty-nith the Broadway squad, The
Twenty yslXt the CIV Hall, the Thrtieth Manhattan.
Vile aud the Thirty second Washington Heights;
ani all these i've precincts were properly lct out OF
the above table, There are therefore 492 houses Of
prostitution and IL houses o assgnatiOn In this city
alone, and not, as Kennedy would make the public
believe, 400 OF the former ana i01 Of the latter in
New York and Brooklyn together His census taisers
have either been seen too green, ana passed by
many houze unnoticed uncared for. And In n ese
4g2 houses there are harDored no less than gC3
females living life OF shame.
But this Is not all. The figures given by Kennedy
IN regard to there being over 1900 public pro gti.
tuios--f he viii conilnc u 90 New York city and 20
common harlots who walk the streets by day and
night, and are not regular inmates OF brOthel-is
probably correct. The worst OF all are what are
commonly called houses Of assignatlun, and
it Ia enough To remark that the existence by
liberation Of the police Of places OF tins
nature, saps the very foundation Of society.
There are stringent laws on our statute
books against all tins. The police are charged with
the duty OF bringing all offenders 10 Justice aud seeing
the laws executed The superintendent, In his re-
port to the Police Comns ioners, prctends TO know
every house and every hole where prostitution either
public or pri ate, dwells. Why, then not execute
the lawl Why let gamblers ply their trade In So
curity2 Why can harlotB parade their shame In
public and all with the knowledge OF the Superin-
tendent and his subordinate patrolmenf Can any.
BODY answer
THE rAwNBRoKERs.
There arc but seyenty-onc pawnbr0kers licensed
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DEPARTURES or STEAMSHIPS.

The following foreign and coas;wIse steamers
left this port yesterday:-
The city OF London. Captain Leach, for Liverpool
and Queenstown, with nfty passengers and fun
cargo OF general merchandise.
The William Penn, Captain Blinge, for Liver
pool with twcny-one cabin and forty three seerage
passengers, and u fair cargo.
The Alaska, Captain Gray. for California and
China with 1057 tons Of assorted merchandise LOIS
passengers AMI $4,000 IN specie Tor Central Amer
tc
The Ariadne, Captain Ellrdgc, for Texas touch.
Ing at hey West, VITA 2jj passengers and full
cargo
The Cre5ent, Captain u. w. Holmes for New Or.
leans with twenty-five cabin and etgnt stceraye pas.
sengers and q full cargo OF general merchandise.
The Mariposa Captain kemDc, for New Orleans,
with eight passengers aud % full cargo OF general
merchandise.
The DE Soto Captain w. B. Eaton, for New Or
leans, calling at Havana with three passengers hal
u cargo and $1,000 In specie.
The Alabama, Captain Iimeburncr, for Mobile,
with twenty-five passengers and full cargo OF as
sorted merchandise.
The Manhattan Captain VI. :. woodruff, for
Charleston ami Florida ports, with thirty-dve cabin
passengers ana three fourtls OF cargo.
Thc isaac Bell, Captain III. A. Bourne for Norfolk,
City Point and Richmond, with thlrty-nvc cabin pas
scngers and one steeraye passenger ana lul cargo
OF assorted merchandise.
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ind shelter room In the city and what portions of
the city generally receive this increase.
In the first place it is estimated by the officers OF
the Metropolitan Board of Health that about OF
our population resides in tenenent houses. As 1t IL
well known that these houses are occupied only by
those OF foreign observation-disclosures proper being
so slipht percentage OF the whole tenement popu-
iion as 10 be lost In the cacuiatlonan also mat
about fifteen per cent or this foreign element so
situated in worldly matters as to be able 20 occupy
more commodions dwellings and some even palatlal
mansions, this estimate OF the Board OF Health -
but an additional proof OF the correctness OF own
Tue number Of persons residing in tenement houses
would, therefore be about $50 900, and IL Inter-
esting 10 know the num9er of such houses III thus
city 10 harbor them. Unfortunately snce 1s6i no
census or tenement houses has been taken, and the
one then prepared by the Health Board with the as
ssiance OF the police. Is lar from complete. and no
sure criterion FOR the number inhabited to-day. Stl
we give IL as extracted from the records Of Board
Health of that year.
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the harbor the grand total reaches sl305,: Ihe
population OF these Islands was enumerated Us ioi-

OF the population of New York In 1850 there Is at
hand for the moment no more detailed specification
In regard the different natIonaltes composing IL
tlan have already gwen above. In 1850 the num-
Der OF people inhabtng tins city ana classified as ma
tive was 429 9S2 aud as foreign sSs.7i7, making as
stated, the whole population. the island included,
slSS69 In 1860. therefore the rate OF the foreign in
habtants of New York city to the whole population
was a fraction over forty per cent OF these
foreign residents there were from England, 27.OS2;
scotland. 92es; British America, 3,e99; Ireland
203s40; Germany, ll99S4 while other countries and
natnahties contributed the rest.
IL Is instructive to compare the ratio OF the several
natonaties to The whole population of other cities
IN the Union as we extract them from the census OF
1890. Baltimore, with total population OF 2l2,4ls
had OF foreign residents 549T, about 24s per cent.
OF the foreigners 326l3 were Germans 1886 Irish,
2 l5a English, l4I Canadians and 524 Scotch with
slight addition OF other naIionalltles.
fhiiadelpha had total population OF 565,52o, of
whom lG9, ,43g foreigners, 10 l0l1 per cent,
who were composed in the main OF 43, CAB Germans,
95 ,54s lrsh 1878 English, 90 Canadians, 5000
Scotch, the rest being from other countries.
Boston numbered 17ISl4 souls, with 63, Iol or
foreign birth or IS l017 per cent. These were 32O2
Germans, 45,99l Irish, 4073 English, o,so7 British
shown that even the "Hubn has drawn about thirty
per cent OF It's people from the Emerald Isle.
Cincinnati, with l,0ai inhabitants, numbered
764 foreigners or at the rate OF 46 9l6 per cent.
These divided into As 1851 Germans 1855 Irisn,
9, $50 English 92l Scotch ana some others.
Chicago had l09, $50 population, with 54 GA foreign
ers, or 49is per cent or the whole divided among
q, $50 Germans, ass9 Irish, 4,S5l English 1857
Canadians, l,6tl Scotch, ana other nationalities.
OF foreign brth-a ratio of so lO-l0 per cent-with
5o5lo Germans, 29o26 lrish 6,5l3 English, l332 from
British America, ll0l from scotland and q number
from France and Spain.
From this enumeration it will be seen that already,
In the year 1882 the percentage OF the foreign popu
lation IN this city was larger than in Boston, Phia-
delpha and Baltimore, larger even than in Clncin.
naii, and only few per cent less than in Chicago
and 81. Louis.
From the best sources at present at hand we are
enabled TO estimate the population OF tins city by
wards at this day, and may assume 1t TO figure up as
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Industrial Statistics.

The Nord Dsutscher Correspondent gives the fol-
lowing details OF industry In Pruss'a:-ln the year
1867 the number of iron smelling works was LII,
employing 81, ,Oo3 workers. and the entire value oi
the products was 115, ,6IS6i5 thalers. These indus.
trial establishments sproduced:-Unwrought iron to
the value OF 19,7S0,4s1 thaers; raw stee-iron,
022.2oo thalers; cast IRON, 1292lei4 tbaers; bar
and rolled iron, 2S,281,S53 tnalers; sheet iron,
$50, 1913 thalers; iron wire 2.5ss,345 thalers and
steel is, 57f tbaers The steel industry has made
enormous progress IN the last few years and Prussia
in this branch Is now unsurpassed. The celebrated
establishment or Krupp, In Essen, has worldwide
reputation and seems TO have brought the manufac-
ture OF steel to the highest tan2ble perfection.
With regard TO the remaining metallic products OF
Prussia, the respective values OF the quantities 90.
tanned in the same year were the foowing:-Siver,
2 455 thaers; Lead 4,73a.5l2 thalers; copper,
3739.44 thalers; brass. 1863 $50 thalers zinc, in
bars plates, 1882 491 thalers sheet zinc 2,65o37
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Omtlng al reference TO the percentage OF arrests
caused by either voluntary or accl dental infringe
nents OF special laws, II IL useful TO study the table
fOr oiher an1 more Important reasons. II shows,
almost 10 nicely, II compared win the preceding
table Of the population OF tie city by wards the
character OF the people inhabtiDg the metropolis.
Take. FOR single comparison the Fourth and the
seventeenth precincts. The Fourth precinct station
house ~ at NO. coax street. and comprises nea ly the
wh0e OF the Fourth ward, with a population OF
tl7O; inc seventeenth precinct station house u on
the corner of First avenue and iiftn street ana has
for ts district all of the Seventeenth ward north OF
Houston street aud east ~ the Howcry and Third
avenue TO Fourteenth street. MS precinct has n poD
aOn vi not lcss than 5000, and prObabiy more for
It Is undoubtedly the most popuols AM mo Il tickly
Inhabited part Ofthe ward II estimated that In 20
houses 1--we %, Ool souls aud m one block between
FIRST avenue and avenue and Fourth and Fifth
streets were but lately counted By the police over
0oO0 tenants And yet the Fourth precinct repor3 the
highest number Of arrests 400, or Ia per day and
the seventeenth only IL, or about 1 per day. 1hls
sort Of comparison might be continued through tho
table a. given and would prove no less instructive
the further ~ was carried but leave 1t 10 thOsc
vino may have leisure being sitlsnel yit;l FUR
nisning the data from which TO proceed
SUICIDES.
UriBg the three months, from December 20
March there were In Oil 10 cases OF death Oy suicide