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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-11-09

A vERITABLE sensation was caused a
few weeks ago in France by NJ. Decaine's
communication to the Academy of Med
icine, wherein the fact was shown that
i'll France the proportion of births to
marriages was unusually low-so low,
indeed, that it will be difficult for
France ever to find men wherewith to
"avenge Sedan.n In Prussia 100 mar
riages return 400 children; in France
only 800. In Prussia the percentage of
births to population is 3 9S; in France
it is 255. In the former the annual
excess of births over deaths is 1890 in
every million; in the latter it is only
2,400. According to these statistics it
would take the population of France
ITO years to double itself; that of Prus,
sia, 42; that of Russia, GO; and that OF
Great Britain, 50 years.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-11-09
A CORRESPONDENT of the New Yorl

A CORRESPONDENT of the New York
Herald, who lately called on Senator
''Parson" Brownlow, says he found him
at his home, in Knoxville, PROSTATE on
lounge, while at his feet sat his daugh-
ter, the ministering ange! of the house
hold-a patient, pale-faced girl of about
twenty years. The Parson was in his
shirt-sleevcs, propped up by pillow,
his hands and arms shaking violently,
as if urged by seme invisible electric
battery. The volume of his once pow.
eriul voice was reduced to the merest
whisper, so low that his visitor had to
stoop to his pillow to hear him; but over
his stubborn soul no palsy or tremor
had come, and through his eyes flashed,
at intervals, CLEANS of the same old fire
that made his foes tremble in the days
gone by.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-11-09

LENIENr judgment in obituary re-
ceives this illustration in the Baltimore
Ga=etteS comments on Mr.. Seward: "Iie
was a born demagogue. AS speaker
he was fluent, as writer verbose, as a
politician treacherous, as statesman
shallow and preteutious, and at the
height of his power vindictive, cowardly
and cruel"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-11-09

The De6ats gives as its editorial opin.
ion that King Amadeus will find it very
hard to carry out his new policy in
Spain, and foresees breakup in that
country, to occur ere long.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-11-09

A FEW weeks ago Great Britain
" tested" her shipof war Glatton. Two
shots were fred at her, and it cost
SOS 900 to repair the damages inflicted.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-11-09

Tn.: Dalles, Oregon, salmon fisheries
are estimated to be worth at least
$l,000000.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-29
ART SALE.

An interesting collection OF paintings in which
our native school OF art Is strongly represented
VIII be sold to-day at noon at Schencks auction
rooms in Liberty street. Among the pictures
which please US best we place f. Moran's 'New
York Bay from the Battery" The picturesque as.
pect or our great commercial harDOr has
been admirably caught by this artlsC who
seems resolved to exhaust all possible views.
IL mad often been to us q matter OF ast0nsh.
ment That our local artists should wander IN search
OF the beautiful and interesting and neglect the
charming scenes OF our rivers and harDors. MIR.
Moran promises to do for New York what Elem has
done Tor Venice, and though port lacks the his.
torlc interest which belongs to Old civilization t
furnishes material for pictorial effect such as lew
maritime cities can boast. the grouping OF the
river boats, with Castle william looming IN the
distance and the vast luminous gray clouds
IN the distance, make . charming picture,
IN which the poetry OF the scene has been fully
realized. S0ntag has one OF his ldealstlc land
scapes. which has been suggested by 'AL Island In
the Androscoggin." 1t Is FULL Of many-hued rich
ness; IN composition good and IN color brilliant
W. Harris "Autumn" Is pleasing little landscape,
in which we see the brilliant autumnal foliage con-
trastlng with cool skies. Brev0orrs Evening on
the Coast OF Maine" Is full OF nice, quiet sentiment,
and gives us pleasing effect OF light on some rocks
IN the foreground.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-29
HORSE NOTES.

The trotting stallion Major Edsall. well known In
Orange county, was sold recently by his owner,
David Knapp, to j. II. Clark, Of Scio, N. Y, for
$500. -. - ''.'c"5' -
The San Francisco Chronicle is responsible for the
tellO wing:-"It has commonly been supposed that
hybrtds were incapable OF reproduction, but of late
years there have been several well authenticated
exceptions to the rule. X. b. Woodward, OF this
city, some two weeks since purchased the iour-year
old colt OF an oregon mule, and has the same IN
training Tor Ryland's circus. 1t Is genuine curt.
Osity. 1t Is sorre! animal, standing fourteen hands
HIGH weighs 800 pounds. has the OF horse and
tail nearly resembling that OF mule, while IN the
contour or It's head IL Is more like zebra than
either horse or a mule. There IS no name at all,
and the entire body Is covered with fine, silky,
close. curling wool. II is q veritabe woody horse,
and no humbug. 1t was born Of female mule,
on the farm Of Mr.. Dougherty, OF Curry county,
oregon. The animal was trOtted out for the
inspection OF Chronicle reporter yesterday by Mr..
H. Andrus, at WOOdw ards Gardens who says there
Is doubt al all OF the creatures parentage being
"a lated aOOve,n
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-29
LEAP YEAR.

Once more the ladies. God bless them will have
rival of Leap Year. This blessed day, the Goth of
February, Will be dav upon which pretty girls
may propose to young men with perfect lmpunity
ana without any outrage TO their modesty. 1t
Is only once In four years that February
can claim twenty. nine days, and this Is by an ar
rangement Of the solar system. Old Numas POmpe-
lius who in his day perfected the Roman Calendar,
used the month OF February very badly, as he lett
1t three out of every four times with out twentynlne
days. That Is TO say, ne arranged that 1t should
have only tweDty-Dine days, excepting IN leap
years, when, by the interctation OF dav between
the 23d and 24h IT was TO have thirty days. This did
who thought festive Old Roman that he was-that
the month OF August, named after HIM, should have
q thirty-first dav added to 1t IN honor OF him.
self, and accordingly he stole a day from
own month. Now, February could least spare this
day, as the new arrangement lett 1t but twenty
eight days. yet, after ALL this month Is gifted above
all others for the ladies-at least IN the leap year
parties was to have what Is called the 'Damen
Vase" or Ladies' Waltz danced, the fair sex chO0s-
ing their male partners without remark. At any
party ball. dinner Gov or o ever Ha,neng has
can choose her partner Tor the time being,
aud the choice will be deemed perfectly proper
ore And when the bright moon shines over hill,
valley and stream, and when me stars LOOK out OF
and Emily press each other In fond
embrace, sweet vows being whispered and
ewes looking love into each other, then If Emily
should say 10 George. IN accents low and mild and
this is leap year-oh pardon the question-will you
have me for better for worse until death does
part Y' The odds are that George will answer
"p take you, Emily, II have TO go my bottom dol
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-29
RELIGION VS.. NEWSPAPERS.

Bishop FOley's Views Of the National Press
Moral Poison spread Broadcast Daily by
Half "a Million New York Papers-The
Catholic Church Without n Friend in
journalism.
Bishop Foley last evening delivered lecture
before the Union Catholic Library Association. In
his lecture he said there was scarcely book or
paper published IN this country which did not sneer
at preaching. Against :ht true religion this could
DO but little injury. But there was more dan
Rerous Zoe. Both the dan. ana weekly newspapers
were spreading poison. No paper was exempt from
TINS charge. Inc Catholic religion had not single
friend among the daily newspapers. They were
continually making the most gross Measurements
Win regard TO the docuine OF infallibility, winch
has been occupying for some months the atten.
ton oil the entire world These statements were
more or less credited blythe readers, though their
| 1asity could be readily seen. The New York daily
papers WIN an agRregat, circulation OF about half
amihon, were spreading the poison, and each COPY
Oh tnese papers was reat by two or three persons
Besides ths the sectaran press occupied In the
! used against the Catholic reliQion.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-29
SINGULAR. SUICIlE,

The 1:55 train for New York had sarcely left the
Patterson depot yesterday afternoon, when young
man. sitting near the centre OF the secod car sud-
denly pulled tnree-barrelled revolvel from his
nocKet ana blew out his brains. lie instantly fell
over upon the seat dead The train was Ua,ked up
to the Paterson depot and the BODY removei and
Coroner was sent for. Nothing had been
produced up TO late hour TO pr,ye ina
young mans identity. He was about twenty
three or twenty-four years OF age, smoofb
face, anu mad Jewish cast OF countenalce In
his pockets, among other things, was uece of
paper upon which was written the name Pan Raj
littI. There was wedding card OF FIR. DAVID Weld
and Louise Huelschof; also an order OF ChncInQ
OF the Gemischter Choir. Beyond this then waS
nothing to tell who the young man was, sryd none
been able 10 Identify him. Having neither a cent of
money nor railroad ticket iu his POCKET IL issun-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-29
PIGEON SHOOTING.

pigeon match for 5000 came of at Virginia.
Nevada, on Monday February 10, between Bradford
and Cooking, thirty birds each. The weather was
very unfavorabe, blowing hard AMI raining.
Bradford won the match, killing twenty.seven to
his opponents twenty-six.
Richard Wood, OF Philadelphia, challenges Ira A.
Paine to shoot him match for $3.50 side, fifty
birds each, twenty zone yards rise, Ia OF. shot,
eighty yards boundary, find and trap for each
other; the Rhode Island rules 10 govern.
suit has been commenced IN the Maine Court
against the Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty
Animals, by Ira A. Paine for interfering with and
preventing the pigeon shooting handicap at Fleet
wood PARK on January 5. Paine claims that the
officers oil the society broke up the match, and by
preventing 1000 persons from entering the grounds
caused MIN TO lose 81, 00O
Ward and Bogardus are issuing challenges to
each other; but IL is doubtful whether these two
individuals mean business. Their late matcn In
Canada will suffice for The present
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-29
TAlMMANY HALL.

REORGANIZATION Of the Wi2w sm-rhe General
Committee and the Regularity Of Its Elcc-
ti0n-The Chiefs in Council.
The committee OF twenty-five members OF the
Tammanv Society appointed by the sachems to de-
wise some plan to reorgantze II necessary the
democratic party OF the city. and to take
into consideration the regularity OF the pres
ent General Committee, assembled last evening at
headquarters. About half-past seven O'Clock o
number Of prominent local politicians congregated
on the stage OF the little theatre, and after some
preliminary skirmIshing. during which the repre-.
sentatives OF the Tammany Society quietly
entered an adjoining room to abide events,
MIR. Harry Genet called the attention Of the
delegates from the different wards to the objects OF
TaMmany society vas As present to consult
with them as to the best possible means
Would Se maae to the sp pasy ns
tlves OF the General Committee were:-Edward
Burke, William Furlong. D. Finn, Thomas Conan,
Michael Norton, william Bergen, Judge Scott,
Henry Woltnan' Henry ". Genet william
Me SS001s John TS Rich
M Jann Suggested me pro
With the society and after some discussion Messrs
Htchman, l.. d. Herman, Dodge and Tully were re-
quested to represent the General Committee.
In reply to the chairman and other members Of
the society committee Mr. Hickman explained that
the General Committee organized last January had
been regularly constituted rs the call had been
certificates OF inspectors. he sald had not been
regarded altogether as conclusive evidence Of cleo
Iiop, as The forms had been changed. The sub-c0m.
mittee having presented the case, the society COM
mlttee reported progress, and announced that the
vestigated. The delegates from the several wards
then proceeded one by one to prove their claims be-
fore the society committee, the members OF which
Will makea general report to the Tammany Society
on Monday evening next.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-29
A RELIGIOUS REVIVAL.

Enthusiastic Meeting In the Greene street
Methodist Episcopal Church Last Evening.
The first OF special series OF religious meetings
was held last evening the Greene street Methodist
Episcopal church. These meeting are gotten up
under the auspices OF the National Camp Meeting
Association, and will be continued for ten days,
with services every afternoon at three o'clock and
In the evening at half.past seven. At three Ocock
the next two Sabbaths there Will be held a real old
fashioned general love feast, in which all are IN.
as announced in o small circular which has been
freely
DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE CITY,
Is 'an earnest effort to the uncOnverted and to
promote the work OF God among professors OF reli.
gion IN reference to the doctrine and experience OF
entire sanctl1lcation. They Will be conducted by
Revs ]. s. Inskip and w. Mcdonald, assisted by
hevs. w. 7. Harlow, Of Providence Conferences; @.
Munger, OF Maine Conference w. j.. Gray, or Phila-
delphia Conferences; J. +. Searles, B. M. Adams
r. Dunn, Of Newark Conference; G. Hughes, OF
New Jersey Conference; A. Mclean, OF New York
Conference; s. Coleman, OF Troy Conference, aud
by other eminent members.
the initial meeting last evening the object Tor which
these good men are laboring will be peculiarly
blessed. There was large number or persons
present. and all seemed to enter, heart and soul.
Into the work. After an address and exhortatlon
by Mr. InsKip, and during the singing OF the follow
Ing verse Of the good old Methodist hymn
But drops OF grief can ne'er repay
The debt Of love owei
Here Lord, give myself away,
,rs 81 thaj can d2: $. ~~"
those who wished the prayers OF the meeting were
Invited to come forward and knee at the altar In
gentlemen and eighteen ladies -forty-three IN all
'Went forward"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-29
TIE RECENT STEAM DUMMY CASUALTY.
The Hudson River Railroad Company Cen.
srrad nd lald Res Ill

The Hudson River Railroad Company Cen.
sured and Held Resp onsible.
Coroner Young yesterday maze an investigation
into the circumstances attending the death Of Mrs.
Ann Browne, late OF 213 Montgomery street. Jersey
City, who, on che afternoon OF the 10th inst, was
crushed to death corner OF Hudson and Desbr0sses
streets, by being knocked down ami run over BY
steam dummy No. 6. belonging to the Hudson River
Railroad Company. AS previously reported IN the
HERALD. Mrs. Browne, lady OF sixty-three years.
was attempting to cross Hudson street at the
point named, and so many cars were standing on
the last track that was impossible for her TO see
the train approaching In time to save her life Had
the street been free OF standing the accident
might not have occurred. Below will be found
brief synopsis Of the evidence adduced:-
Mr.. William NJ Durham, an engineer IN the EN-.
aed Sm y b. yos Park depot ' with I'M daams
the 81 ana
street and instantly reversed MS engine:
deceased, and the witness says IT was
utterly impossible stop the train in time to save
and deceased was knocked down. crushed to death
and her body horribly mutiated: deceased was
emily going to Desbrosses street Terry. Witness
stated that ne was ringing the bell all the time; as
general thing there were freight cars standing ;
cult Tor persons crossing Hudson street from
the east SIDE to see the train approaching
from below; there is usually only one brakeman on
the up freight cars; the train was going very slow
at the times one brakeman Is enough to stop tram
OF twelve cars some OF the brakes are better than
Others; bell Is the signal for applying brakes;
the brake on the last car was not good; there were
several other pad brakes on that train; the train
can be stopped quicker with two or three brakemen
II the brakes were all good; cars were standing
on the track east OF the one on which the dummy
was going; the track at the potn: OF the accident
was and greasy at least the engineer SO stated.
Peter Eagle, u b0OtbiacK, testified that he saw the
accident and noticed stationary cars on both sides
OF Hudson street, and the dummy engine was pass
Ing up in the centre track 1t was Impossible Tor fe.
ceased to see the dummy approaching without first
looking around one Of the stationary cars
The case was then given to the jury, who. after
short deliberattOn, rendered the following
VERDICT.
"That Ann Browne. the deceased, came to her
dtth by injuries received on the 10Th day OF Febru
airy 1872 by being run over by dummy No. OF the
Hudson River Railroad. at the corner Of Hudson and
Des0l,sses streets, and We censure the Hudson
River failrOad Company for allowing their cars to
remain the track, Obstructing the view OF per.
sons cr0slng. We therefore hold that the company
Is directly responsible for the cause OF ner death,
and hereby axonerate the engineer from all blame
In the matteln
IL is understood that the relatives OF Mrs. Browne
Intend brnginea suit for damages against the Hud-
son River Railroad Company.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-29
The FRENW ARMS CONTRACT.

Messrs. Remington's Exposition in Reply.
To THE EDITOR OF THE aERALD:-
Several articles during the last few days have
been published IN certain papers OF q nature highly
calunnious OF our reputation. The occasion OF
their publication Is the present political debate upon
the French arms business, We never Indulge In
newspaper controversy, and 1t Ia with great reluc-
lance thatwe feel compelled to ASK the Insertion OF
this COMMUNICATION. Yet a decent regard for pub
lie opinion lnpels us TO say that these articles con.
slsting as tny 40, OF documents whlcs were In the
nrs instance ent to France, Tor use there In the
terests oil M Pace the late French Consul General,
are NOT as person unacqualnted with the
facts might suppose by any means new.
We have met then before In the courts OF France,
on the trial OF NJ Place, aud before the French Par
lamentary Commission on Contracts, and we have
completely refuted Nem In every respect lndeel,
comparison OF thet allegations with our invoices
In the possession OF tie French government efec.
tually disposes OF then Tor the most part aud
stamps the rest as uttery unworthy OF Belief Alter
having failed In their Object there they are repro
duced In La France, the Tgan OF NJ. Place, and re-
copied here for the purpo OF effect IN the present
polItical STRIFE We pronounce them untrue In every
partlcular and In their whoe scope and meaning.
and we await with entire cufdence the publica-
ton of the report or the Fench Commission to
cnmpletelv exonerate our nous from these unjust
Limitations. Yours respectIuy,
Z. REMINGTON & SONS.
Npw yopK Feb %, 1872.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-29

produce q che steel manufacturer SO baled cotton
may be raw" material to the New England cotton
manufacturer, but 1t Is the finished product OF
Southern cotton pressmen and gin house owners
All legislation, therefore, that Is founded upon tins
raw materlaln theory must be unjust In the ex.
treme
MORE OFFICIALS.
IL Will be observed that the Cotton Rings new
bill provides for increase of government officials
Commissioners, with most extraordinary power;
bookkeepers clerks &C., with comfortable salaries
are all provided Tor, at government expense, as a
matter OF course. The enterprisng Ring leaders
who head this cotton tax business 40 not seem for
one instant to reject tina: the United States Is not
only without single dollar OF Its own. but 1t is
over two thousand million dollars in debt, so that
In fact the government Is asked to borrow more
money to refund the cotton tax IN order tina. ring
OF spectators may pocket sixty odd millions OF
dollars.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-29
SAVINGS BANK TROUBLES.
The Market Sa wings Bank.

inc MARKET savings BANK
The ceremony OF proving the claims OF deposltors
is still proceeding at the Market Savings Bank, and
yesterday large number filed the necessary af1da-
Wits. Mr.. Worth, the Receiver. 1t is claimed. Is
working lndefatigably to realize upon the assets as
much as possible, but so far no positive per centum
that deposors likely TO secure has been arrived
at. 1t Will be recolected that among the debtors
is Charles G. Patterson. who borrowed $l6 900 from
Conklin on twenty-five ($l,000) shares OF the
Derby Coal Company OF Pennsylvania. me
receiver yesterday threw these securities
upon the market so as to realize Inc
amount of the loan and forced sale at the auction
rooms Of Adrian IL. Muller, III Broadway. was al.
vertlsed to take place. It appears, however, that
Mr.. Patterson, claiming that the loan was secured
from COnkln Individually. denies the power OF the
Receiver to sell them, especially as they are not
likely to bring their full market value, and threatens
to prosecute Mr.. Worth. When the item was reached
on the catalogue OF sales the aucti0neer adjourned
the sale until next Wednesday week. March l3. and
gave public notice that as no protest had been 10
HIM made against the sale he would positively put
up the securities on the day named. lr Is probable
that some understanding will be arrived at between
Mr. Patterson and the Receiver in the interim.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-29
CHIEF JUSTICE M'KEAN, OF UTAH.

Chief Justice James B. McKean OF Utah, arrived
in the city a day or two ago, on his way to WASH
ington. His Honor was very reticent on Utah mat
ters and ASKED to be excused an interview on the
affairs OF that Territory. The Judge speaks highly
OF the Rocky Mountain country and believes IN the
great future OF Ulan commercially and socially. He
bears IN his appearance the traces OF the cOntlnu-
GUS labor which the complicated difficulties OF the
MOrmOns have thrust upon MS Court during the last
twelve months His visit to washington Will doubt
less have important results, one Way or the Otner,
Tor the High Priest OF the Mormon faith and those
faithful brethren now indicted tor murder. His
Honor expressed but one sentence-"We hope only
for the triumph OF right"