The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-20
''MOney Makes the Mare TO-:

The PdH VIAL GCdte, i'll recent issue.
published the returns OF election charges in
Cured by candidates at the late general cleo
ton in Great Britain, from which it appears
that, as general rule, the successful candi-
dates spent more money than those who were
defeated. Thirty-twO successful candidates
expended S5S5 $50, or SIS 221 each. on the
average. Their seats We're contested bv
thlrty-one candidates, who were unsuccess-
fli, and who spent IN the aggregate S279 49,,
| or only SJOl5 each. Here are a few cons,,ic-
uous cases. III North Durham, the success
tul candidates spent SIS 0JJ, while the losers
spent e33.O1O. In Iiortfordshire, the winners
spent SOB, 49, and the vanquished only
| Sl1,2iO
On the other hand, some candidates were
so unlucky as to get defeated and pay hand
somely for the privilege. In Glalnorganshire,
tho two winning candidates expended s22-
80, and the unfortunate gentlemen who oD- |
posed them no less than SD 236. In the |
tower Hamlets, two seats We're contested by |
five candidates. The one who headed the I
poll paid $3.50, the second on the list $40
80, and the three defeated ones an average of |
$3.50 each. Although money did not make |
lhe mare go III the latter case, it was not the |
fault of the money. It must he remembered
that no part of the above sums is supposed
to be spent In bribery or corruption Of any
KIND The ''ndependent voters are reached
through the medium of brass bands, ban
quets and drinking parties. which. if not con-
Slnclng to the reason, at least unseat it,
which, perhaps, produces about the same re-
suit IN favor OF the man who pays
poor wretch terminated her useless and
painful existence last week by dose of ar
senlc. She had been recipient of county
and city charity for more than year The
city dlspenSary furnished her with about
seventy-hve cents worth of morphine per day
for many months, and besides that she pro-
cured large quantities from other sources
She could not take enough to kill herself and 5
finally was unable to take enough to quiet her
pain She seems to have had no one to look
after her during life but her mother, who was
also very poor, and would have starved or :
frozen but for the attention of benevolent
persons who found them out. But after her
ieath young man comes to the front who
claims to have been a brother or brother-in-
aw, and is withal stout and healthy. He has c.
been living in the city all this time. His in
crest was aroused to the extent OF demand
ng an inquest (When none was needed, for a.
he told her mother and physician all about
he poison), that he might obtain damages
rom the apothecary who sold this poison j.
indianapolis HaaN.
Lady Mordaunt has been found guilty of ),
dultery. Harriet Sarah NIoncretf was a =
ivorlte as well OF the Queen OF the Prince =
Wales. Sir Charles Mordannt the eleventh :
this title, Is baronet of old family. When
II Charles went into the divorce court mes .,
age came from another court deprecating his
curse. The Queen begged him not to open f
, great scandal 1t was thought that ma
ernal fears in part inspired this interference D
Ter eldest born was a witness
Before he was examined the presiding
idge, Lord PENANG, enlightened the princelv
lind upon the privileges OF witnesses, one pa
cry important one being that they are not
equired to answer questions which tend to
rlmlnate themselves The Prince swore to 81
le existence OF platonic devotion between
lmself and the lady.
Sir Frederick Johnstone and Viscount :"
oles, correspondents are compromised BY
us verdict. and the name OF Lady Nor
lunts child has been hauisled from the ,s
ironetage Of England.
\ palld and excited individual dashed into
saloon the other morning, and ia an agta-
d voice gaspei the following: "A glass of
luor quick 4 man has fallen outside and
It his head shockingly" The bartender
omptly turned ont the liquor into tum-
er, which the stranger clutched nervouslv
ID emptied at once. Then he drew his
nds across his eyes. sighed heavily, looked -
to the face OF the amazed dealer, and apollo
tlcally said: i The sight Of blood alters did
axe me sick - And then walked away,
wing the bartender staring at the door ,
'cbWJe. NJ,
i you wish to escape the heated term, gu gu
S the Detroit Ere Pr,ss. come up to our 81
tie and sit on the top rail Of some fence and r.