The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-02-18
Mortality i'm the South.

perience of such q rollway in actual use.
Mortality in the South.
Some months ago We made mention Of
the remarkable mortality among the
colored people of Charleston, as compared
with the mortality among whites
records used for the contrast being week
" returns, covering less than month Of
time. The returns for the year, as pre-.
sented by the Health Officer of Charles
ton, give still more remarkable results.
The number Of deaths of whites during
the year was 7l8; Of blacks and colored,
1890. The estimated white population
is $4,000; black and colored, 26,OOO;-so
that the ratio of deaths is one for every
% whites. and one for every Fl blacks
and colored. There were 50 deaths from
consumption last year, of which 50 were
of black and colored, and 20 OF whites.
The Health Officer says in his last report
that, s'previous to the war, consumption
among the blacks was ofrare occurrence,
and then only among the well-marked
scrofula diathesis Of the African descend
anti The increase of the disease is
ascribed to exposure, dissipation, want Of
proper nutrition, clothing and bedding;
and the Health Officer says that the only
hope Of saving the race from the tate Of
the American Indians is in curing to
them moral, religious and indus trial edu-
cation. That this fear Of their dying out
in that locality is not an idle one, is
shown not only by the general death-rate
among children under five years Of age but
the proportion of blacks and colored
still -born to whites was last year Is to
land this in community almost
eqally divided between the two raees.
4 Fair and Manly Editorial from the
81. Paul Press.
William Schmocle, Of Philadelphia, who
| figures in the official records of the Mem
phis, Ell Paso and Pacific railroad COM
pany as the man who agreed to pay Dom
nelly 100000 in stock and $4,000 in
| money for his services as attorney for
the company, now rises to question Of
privilege in the Philadelphia Press and
deposes andlsays, what is elsewhere copied
from the Philadelphia Press. Mr..
Schmoele says that about week before
the close Of Donnelly's term. and when
all hope Of obtaining charter, &C., from
that Congress was given up. it
was proposed to engage Donnelly's
services as an attorney for the
Company, to remain permanently in
Washington to help unite it with the
; Northern Pacific in joint application
for subsidy at the next session Of Con-
gress. and compensate him for his service
with stock and $4,000 in money. The
stock and money were not for distribu
ton, but to be altogether his own. Ar
, agreement to that effect was entered into
!. Schmole being authorized to assign TIM
3 stock and the executive committee agree
!. ing to pay the money. For some reason
! not stated, Mr.. Donnelly declined
! to hold the stock CT agreement, and wishes
: they should be kept at the disposition Q
J. Mr.. Schmoele, who still retains them
i Two hundred and fifty thousand dollar
I seems pretty large fee to pay Mr.. Don
nelly for his services Is m attorney. Stil
il Mr.. Schmoele's story is true, it relieve
: the transaction Of its worst feature, - in
= piled in the original statement Of the case
to-wit: The imputation that this stoc
and money were paid or agreed TO be pal
to Donnelly - : corrupt compensatio
2 for his legislative services. While, Z
n course, it is possible that ". Schmoe
Y would feel under m obligatio
Of honor to defend b
:. friend from any injurious inferences frot
= the disclosures made Of the transaction
y still We are rather inclined. on the Who'll
. TO accept his statement a the most pro
- able one, aad 1t any. rate Donnelly
81 fairly entitled, BY every principle q ~
:. ness, to the full benefit ofa explanAtio
). (which relieves him from the charge Of :
cepting this stock aud due bill - bfih
- NJ. Donnelly Is himself - rarely q
V posed to place > charitable censtructi'
ke on transactions which BY q
= sinister perverEion Of interen
4. can Be tortured to the d
= advantage Of m adversary, that he
= hardly entitled to the charitable consi
st GRAFTON which he denies TO others, but
ne auy rae We shall not follow his bad Z
be ample IN this respect. And We theI
:. fore cheerfully admit that, q the e
now stands, the evidence a6ords no sui
= cient grounds for the conclusion that q
e stock or money agreed to Be paid hl
d. were designed Is . corrupt considerable
r, for his legislative services.
~ HARD TEME6s
Is Farmers,--read the following from Z
Philadelphia Ledger, and then thank 9
- that you are not in one Of the swafmi
eastern cities:
=. Begging brother Of tne eaftn
IL To give Jon leave to toll" !.
81 arrr1rn RrpIOYrxsr.-As m illustSat
q. showing tie number Of psson: who ars -