The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-02-01

The experience Of Philadelphia in
dicates that the ravages Of the small
, pox may be greatly restricted if moi
entirely prevented BY proper sanitary
regulations taken in time. During 1872
there were about 2, 500 deaths from the
J disease in that city, but they were
confined mostly to one or two districts
one of which was very filthy, and, the
other noted for neglect or refusal to
vaccinate.
i We are beginning to get some Of the
conclusions reached in the Report OF
the Commission of Education. For in
stance in the matter Of Intelligence in
the country, out of a population OF
1857 ,371, he shows that those under
years should on no account be con-
sidered in the intelligent or directing
class. These number ssh, 9l3. Ac-
cording to the tables, it appears that
there ore of those who are 10 years
old and over, 1928; IA who are illit-
crate. The per centage of this class
is found to be 20 and fraction. AL
lowing the same per centage to hold
good Of those from to 8 years old
inclusive, there would be of this class
962,943 illiterate, or in all to be in
Guided in the total population as
unable to read and write, 12,l35, 199,
leaving a population not ;lliterate Of
&c, 422, 572. 1t appears that H.15 per
cent. of the entire voting population
in the United States are illiterate.
The receipts of horned cattle at
Chicago, during the past year, amount
ed to 684,075 head, worth s41 ,OO0, 900,
an increase of nearly 30 per cent. over
last year. Of hogs, 3,2G2, 623 were
received, the value of which was $685.
100000; '3l0,2l1 sheep worth $780,
00O; IL, jas horses worth 81 500, OOO;
total value $76,95O,OOO. Chicago has
long since taken the laurels of Gin
cinnati in the hog trade, and has
become the great Porkopolis Of the
world. But while its commercial as
tendency is so great it yields the palm
to st. Louis in manufacturing. A
great manufacturing city is far more
faithful in finding employment for
enterprise and labor than CONNER
cial city. It is the old problem of New
York and Philadelphia repeated.
A weekly postal newspaper has been
started by two gentlemen connected
with the Post Office Department. It
will contain a weekly resume of the
business of the Department, consisting
OF its rulings both domestic and for
elgn, changes in postal laws, post
masters, route-agents, postal clerks,
ETC., which will be of great, advantage
to postmasters throughout the entire
country. The subscription price is
81 so year. These gentlemen will |
also publish a quarterly which will
include a list of post Offices, new reg
ulations etc, now in preparation, cor
rected foreign postage tables, hints to
the public, adapted for the use of bus
mess men; price $l.5O year. Both
publications for $3.50 year. Address
Editors U. S. Postal Guide, POST Office
Department. /
A bookseller in this city declares
that two members of Congress came
into his store and proposed to exchange
two hundred copies of the Agricultural
report, at q mere nominal price, for
other books.
These men were from the rural dis
trlcts where the reports are in constant
demand. How this conduct can be dig /
from downright theft pre-
sents case of rather subtle casuistry.
They are but the channels through
which the government transmits to \
heir constituents important iDforma- ]
Ion bearing upon our agricultural in
,erests. Instead of sending forward {
'hese reports they embezzle them and
pocket the paltry proceeds: When
he people in the rural districts fail to
get these reports let them inquire what
disposition their Congressman makes ]
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