New-York tribune., 1876-10-12
EXHIBITION TOPICS.

MORTALITY OF THE CITY COMPARED WITH THAT OF
| OTHER crTIEs-sTATE pAYs-REsoLUTIoNs FROM
| NEw-ENGLAND.
| PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 11.-Dr. William Pep
per- Director OF Centennial Bureau OF Medical service
has issued a circular showing the mortality OF Fhauei
phia during five months Of the Exhibition and eompar
ing IL with that Of large cities in this country ah
Europe during corresponding periods OF TINS year anu
last The death.rate I'm Philadelphia during 20 weeks
from May l3 TO Sept %, 1876, equal to 234s per
thousand Of population per year. III Chcaso lo' :
| weeks ending Sept. 1t was 2427; IN Boston Tor 10
wee ks ending sept it 21fs IN Baltimore lor ~
weeks ending sept. 16 it was 24so FROM theSe F,"
ties it is claimed that the deathrae IN Philadeipma
during the hot summer months lower than that VI
either OF the other cities named
Many conflicting reports have been made IN re-
card TO the prevalence OF typhoid fe'er an"
diarIhea Diseases and Dr. Pepper also puphshes S"V9
tca ON this point. His table shows thai during Tue
periods already named the death-rate in Philadelphia
from typhoid fever and diarrhcal affection was eqnA
10 4s4 per thousand of population per year. thallh
Chicago GA, that IN Baltimore 6el that III b'ooh!h
774 aud that in Ncw-Iork s52.
Gov Cheney and staff Of New Hampshire, accompanied
by the Amoskeag Veterans arrived IN Pmadelpha thls
afternoon Tomorrow, which is "Newllampshire Day.
the veterans will escort Gov. Cheney from his hotel To
the state Building in the Centennial Grounds where
public reception will take place IN the afternoon
The statue Of Christopher Columbus presented 10 the
CITY Of PHILADELPHIA by the Italian citizens and recently
erected in the Centennial Grounds, will be unvaiicd to-
morrow Gov. Harianit will be present, and viii be
escorted 10y the Washington Grcys OF this city. Gov
Cheney OF NeW-Iampsre, stan, and escort VIII also b,
invited To accompany GOV. Harrlnft
In addition 10 the celebration of state days ana United
states day at the close of the Exhibition, II has been pro-
posed that citizens foreign birth hold series of c'e
bra,ons a; TIE Centennial Grounds Several prominent
Germans this city nave already begun arag mehis
fo? gathering OF their froWcounrymen aud II l. ss
ccsicd nat lie Irish and French follow Aeir example
Atam,ctmg If cdzcns Of Ncw-England, principally
farmers if the Massachusetts Building to-day, Col H.
Nncdham presiding tie following resolutions "er,
unruimou. ly agreed 20:
Res,lrcd That as citizens Of the Ultel states we
recognize Heitrcr state lor geographical hes. Dui re-
iucc members oi GREAT national fanny ~ al 'ie
evidences OF thrift md yrusfrty' ho"eVrt rG%anoI' % @ ~
or nations domain, or however novel To our lo'H III"
diiIDa> Jr C.lUrIii.n. ,-,
gglr.d mai We REGARD the lesscuing of the municipal
aud corporation debt, aud Obligations indisithN'p'e I"
universal. national pro 41llty. ,,,., .,,,.
,uc ii,c OF tFausroranon lc"" tHc to'i nr''" VI
which tails to ypI fair marCu OF rrOht Is uhcait"l'
ana drmpralle m It's ufucncc upon ren' raj oi'ine.s ~
I'es,lr.! TIA. the Increasing demand Tor american
a9icutura pioiacts ID foreign lands, aud hc rpld'
r,r 1f.et, o. the world, jnu- turning the balance ol
trade lgcly in favor ot the tnnd states argue an
ciIy rcsunpt"u OF specie payments "ud l"iu 'Iiu
Resolrei ruat We recognize. with profound gr9tiica
I.r % man, cu;slify the udu,.idi pursuits co.
ne and that we welcome th. yudcat tuE 10 tie lore
rainier of a hi.ucr and broad 'r CIVILIZATION.
The Cent .nua, ,ard OF Finance has made provision
for hrcNosAs On Georges ii.t vIiLn view Of tie Gen
t,unil ground, the ue oi Oc Is tadt pEeecuh-
t.c s,ull,I. d.y."
I.r! D.Iin. Doyrru1rGcuCrll II Canada, arrived Hi
m, Centennial Depot ils ai..rHuuu lie wa, iu o." u
pia,ouA 80 jne depot hy r5prs 81 l"c men @
u.uulua-. ,It, ,r. IcllI seer 't;j oi i"r ldu'I.'l
(n.n.s 10 aui .t. CmI,y, ..icut o tir Dom HI.
-l..tc. /" r~'o..c o. ir" ""ris "i welcome A'is
Du.Iru cNItt.ca iI- aprl. ciIo oH "i i"- t"I"til '
al, riau NhIr Ir.e He wiii 1r tAc guest q. 'hr
Cana .Iil Centennial oil '..t.-.
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