, 1876-11-18
EDFTtAL VAgARiES.

board OF hr.irh y y. Nyary reporter was
informed that IN lS1l there were in that city
-5,,t. births. ana Inst ycar %. $50, Only
few huudsai # those were o,Iorel. aud there
wa- uo, m.s, ;lau iy1o difference bslwccn
the sexes. t,c male chi,drgu p-eiamiua,ing.
10 r,eA O.: these yaars t,.1s over 1900 were
rAs Issue Of native born parents During
tbt pas n.u- years :h-se veFe 100 ,c23 births
in New York. os which over l61, 600 were
white, aal nearly S5.Oe3 males.
'' Have you an iI.a Il che ne:nbcs Of ille-
gi,ima'e children annually bora in New
Ias2" asked The reporter Of ons Of the
membrs Of ibe board. we have uos yes
been able TO a-ccr'aia ,se oyubrr with any
degree Of accuracy vas ,hs reply, "on ae-
caua. of Iae disposition On ,hc part Of ,ha
physician attending ;he mother 20 shield his
patient from the scandal tha. wonll natu-
rally follow her we've lbe fact of giving
b;r.h 10 on i.l.gi.iuara child made matter
ci public r.soGi 1inry eases have come to
ny kuuwl,ir, IN which the daughters of
some ci our vaaIrlls: and very respected
i,mi,i.- have given birth 20 iHegitimate off
spring, tie facts Of which it would be un-
;ry..-~iarai in ms or any other physician
having >u.h inf rna,ion 90 diyulge. Many
oi The r,,urus q doctors are made in a blind
s.rt of "a way so a. tc cover the errors Of their
y.'i.a'. aq. isr instance. the name Of tho
father wall D. omitted. aui again the report
viii b. 50 framed that We can tell no,bing
from It b,yoad the fac; that child was
b5ru ut such a da.e, and that it was male or
isaaI, There ere probably 200 or 300. if
10, ma-,, illssitima;e children born in this
city annually"
" How l.ny marriages WCr3 there last
year, decor, aud what is the comparison
With tbs previous year 80 - According to
our statistics tj.re werc S39I marriages in
1874, aos 1oGj lrs' yrs-, showing q falling
or in ls,5 Of So. hisde,--a~e tlaughingIy)
suppose ;Hay D. attributed TO the hard times
aui genarat depression IN business, though
have known d number Of iaz,auc.s in wEich
viii. n.r white UNEMPLOYED have gone and
40, usu.al; la, Il. falling off last year
DO no. show the s,;-Ates, adoption of such
c,r-.. TIE l~-r-s, proportion of those
married ls-, year and the year bglore were
whi-0. a you viii s-a by these figures Just
COMPILED. .ar groom and bride we've bachelor
and -r.a,,.y l.y a l.r-, majority, though We
h-rr records ri widow q. aal giIows marry
ir.g t'ra. " i1ar times. In 1871, 1876 Of the
,..a AID $50 If the women had married a
..r.-,l t4,rs- e ,-.r orI a. ,ror.e, had
,..rsf.j o. t5ir.! f,r,,.. and five me, and two
vaa,., had marri,I fourth time. Last
,..., 1901 NOR .u! 500 wons, had married
J., second time . g, u,uan6 so WOMAN third
rfn... aud ..v,,. ...n "a f,a.lh time"
a.. Do voar statistics show any admixture
Of ,le races. ] moan particularly black and
vli.r,'r ..Onlr 10 q limited extent as far
All. v. ,..,. ascertain. F,r instance we know
g-n ta. ...r-~..-a.s returns that in 1874.
IN ,,rs.a y..r..,. y..r. married 10 black or
III L,,..I-.,;,-
'''
OF women a. u' iHe c'.y' ana = me oil 'hein
no. Of SD mean pareI:ege, who live with and
....-..l - .l.r.,..7 ,...., .. ,E.a;- wives
1HL '"'J b." ."''.'7-''7 '''J f''''' A"J
Il The CAiu4meu 4t1at the ciiy have PEN
chan, f.r vfi-. women. and the records
..-. ,..--..., ,t,.,,
though Il' me most part 'Iey axe H'aifiSu "
-rru- CEREMONY of their own
nt-, m ra any cse.s Of men marrying
- ..>-., Ill. ...,. H.,
/ AKA aware o'' AA' "-'-o Ii w no"o''i
paY-, seems g, corn -1ch au C., Ut there
may "a IS. I-l!a.aI c.z-s IL which some
--........-., To-. ,,,,.r, ,,. t,l,ots
10y
but there are ID marriage I-1oiIs Oi sucn
ever.'-. Such a novelty would a, once bs
.,,....,.., 20. ,z.r- H.,-..p Tb.re dos not Sc
.L.t ,Lara ~,
% b. any iI-''A '1-' Wy mug 4 '-i'''
-r-rs- OF white women s2Dut 'hs cry VINO
tax. DID g.i.h The Ji.el. degree OK the African
,r,t .- Nh, ,-,,r-7 ny Iiva "a
n -. ll,cL. Ifi. ,bsr,seIves
.r. - - - ar. ,,e,,er sen
~ -, II .bai- Io,ls aud mas
o., >. .bI,,-b,).j. Iar,,a-
- b.. 81 a :, : be,s nat
- - ~, =. fonnd
W. - ,.',r ls.r. l. 81, .ccur.fely drawn
=. - ~, Ole .ai other S,uthern
,,,,.. ,-. L--r ,.rv Ii-,Is concerning ANAL
'i''-' W. ", IA ,,-,icnIsrIv
z't'''' H' % 80 ., So .bs
- - r.. rely s-sD. except with a
,,s.-.-..,,... In Ia e,-Iarge = floating pop
. nam a b,'- I;,I in.+Ts. IN the matter;
o.herr -- graf hue aud cry would be rais-