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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-11
ST1TISTICS or SUICIDE.
susrestive Figures Taken from tho Records
OF the MeeIstrnr Of Nit.I Stntistie..

The records of the Bureau Of Vital Stats-
ties show gradual decrcasc in the numbcr OF
suicidee Tho total in Now York In 1874 WINS
1870. in 1875. 157 and in 1876 100 in ycnr
whose total mortality was 29.1j2. or tho $50
cascs reported in 1876 only 2S were natives II
the United States; Of Austra. .; Of Bohemia.
2 Of Canada, I Of Cuba. 2; Of England. Q; Of
France. 3; Of Germany. GO; Of Holland. I. "
Ireland. 81; Of Poland 2; of Scotland, Q; Of
Sweden. and Of unknown nativity. 1.
Whether atmospheric influences lend men 10
commit suicide may be inferred from the fat
that in the wet. cloudy. and exceedingly dis
agreeable spring OF 1874 only four persons COM
mittod suicide, and that in the fcrvent heats Of
last summer suicide was committed by much
larger number Tho influence Of heat began 10
be fen in May. mp 10 which time there had boon
only a. suicides. In May. June. July. and Au-
gust thcrc were GS. Then cooler winds cane.
ana only IS suicides wore reported during tho
remninler Of the year.
In 1874. IS single persons and 80 married
ones committed suicide: in 1875 the record
was. single q married "a and in 1876 the rntc
WIS. single 81. married SO. But thesr figures
are not. perhaps to be taken rs u guide, for in
many cases II WIS not asc"rtaincd whether the
suicide was married or single: or these rn--
known therc were % In 1874. 80 In 1875. and II
IN 1875. With respect to sex IL IL reported that
In 1874 there were l40 males and only 40 To-
males in 1873, only ,! iomales 70 1913 males {;
An interesting question Tor consideration IL
whether the suicide record shows an incronse
OF s"f-dcstiuction among the poor. presumably
induced by their poverty. DR.. Maggie Deputy
Registrar Of the Bureau of Vital Statistics thinks
that II does not. Without going into a thorough
examination Of the Coroner's records. IL would
be impossible 10 Determine this question OK
netly. and even with that research the indefinite,
ness OF tho facts in many cases would
render the results, aS n total, va'uccss
Tho records themselves. showing the occupa-
lions of tho suicides. ure about ~ good an
indication as one ,s,n have and from these it IS
inferred that the clusscs driven 10 suicide last
year were about the same IA in previous yeurs.
Thus the report Of 1876 shows nrtist. 2 agents,
! broker. ! CONTRACTOR druggists. | fortune
tcner. 2 lawyers merchants. 2 physicians. |
stable keeper. 2 saloon keepers, veterinary
surgeon, and Il long list Of mechanics aud Ia
bOrcrs Of both sexes. But Of those here rr-
corded few were to be found in the lists of tho
ycnr before. Three merchants killed them
selves in 1875 and 8 in 1874.
The various modes Of suicide show n wide
diversity Of ingenuity. A comparison with the
reports OF two preceding years shows that the
usual Paris green" average has been mnin-
talned-nmOng Germans generally. The lists
OF the past three years allOrd the following
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-11
CAPTURING 4 DESPERATE.
The Pursuit OF Illicit Di.tiIiers In Georgia
A NJ Idnight Raid.

WASHINGTON, March 1O-A report has
boon received at the Internal Revenue Office
from Agent Chamberlain. who has been pursu-
ing Illicit dislllers in Georgia. The reports
give the particulars of the arrest of the noted
guerilla. Harrison Barker. the arrest Of sixty
five distillers and the destruction Of twenty-one
dstlicrics and 10000 gallons OF beer and
mash.
Concerning Barker. Agent Chamberlain writes:
Some two or three years since he was arrested
for shooting deputy marshal. Subsequently
he escaped. was arrested afterward in Kansas
City. Mo. taken TO Atlanta. whore he again
made his escape from Fulton county Jail Since
then he has cvadcd arrest and has occupied his
time in protecting the Illicit distillers OF Forsyth
and adjacent counties by bushwacking civil
officers Of the Government. He has been very
bold and defiant and has often threatened to
kill any officer on sight who attempted his
arrest or invaded his settlement. He has not
slept at home for two years. excepting OCCASION
ally on Saturday and Sunday nights. on which
occasion revenue raids are seldom II ever made.
knowing this. the revenue officers with their
military escort determined upon aSunday night
capture.
n point about two miles from his house. Here
we entered the woods tied our horses in q se-
Guided spot, and proceeded stealthily on foot,
w. crspt along cautiously, passing up and
crseks. until NJ last the guide whispered.
here's his house,"
We saw the log cabin Of our bold and danger
Gus foe. Quickcning our pace. we Immediately
hal the house completely surrounded. SO care
fully and quickly had we approached that the
wat hful dog did not bark until we were within
the inclosure. Then he gave the alarm. but too
late.
Lieut. Miller stationed his mon around the
house while Deputy Marshal Flndloy knocked.
Tho knock ing was repeat"d several times before
any response came. The delay satisfied us that
we had bagged our game for il the desperate
had been absent the door would have b"rn
quickly opened. Immcd atcy upon the open-
ing OF the door Deputy flndlcy jumped into the
house and into tho only room. with pistol
drawn. Search was made. hut no Barker could
be found his wifc saying that he was not at
home. but Findley knew better. and was not To-
BE- put of. 50 with lighted candle he climbed
into the loft Of the house. while Lieut.. Miller
kept guard below. and there in bed. protrudlng
from between two shuck mattresses, he dsrov-
erred Just the top OF n mans head. while on the
who. on being disturbed. became very indignant
and excited. Findley's eye WIS fixed upon the
exposed portion OF somebody's head between
the mattresses. and h. knew what IL WINS. He
quickly approached the bed, and tapping the
exposed head with his pistol, SAID: Barker, l
want you; my n1me Is l,ndley, the man yon
have shot at 50 many times. and the man you
have boasied you would Kill On sight. Get out
Of there. now Is your chance" Out craWlcd
Barker and surrendered.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-11
GERS Of the Ordnance Bureau. who had no more

GERS OF the Ordnance Bureau. who had no more
practical knowledge OF cannon making than the
Young WOmcRs Christian Association has.
Tho result was waste Of money. wreck OF ma
chncry. ruin OF material. and disorcdlt to the
mechanical reputation OF the country Above
the entire shame Hitchcock stands manifest AMI
least discroditcd. In his letter OF farewell
TO tho experiment and to tho national ar
mory. he honestly declares: Knowing what
now know. 1t would be no less than criminal
stupidity on my part. and fraud upon
Tho Government. TO persist in going on TO
accomplish so important n project rs this
promscs TO be. with such appliances or de-
vices ns nre known TO be Imperfect" To this
frank and manly uttcrancc we can find nothing
better ns an Offset in the journal OF ignorance
kept by the ordnance officers than this aston
ishing entry; II will be observed that in at
tempting TO weld together the two disks cold
surface had boon brought in contact with n
heated one while in welding the block TO the
thin disk. two heated surfaces were brought to-
ecihcr On removing tho block and disks
from the furnace. the block and thin disk wcrc
found to be firmly welded together, but thorc
was no weld with the other disk" %
A cannon making Ordnance Bureau which
cannot possibly mako n cannon-thc German
Government docs not afllirt itself with such n
monstrous absurdity. When il wants guns IL
sends an order TO Krupp. Hc knows how to
mako them. Whom the blessed day Of the re-
durtion and reorganization Of our army comes.
our taxpayers will have the joy Of seeing the
Ordnance Bureau utterly abolished.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-11
and tho Dwarfs and the Albino until we reached



Three raps Como in" In we went
The cellar was small. AT one end was blood
red screen. Presently the place was filled with
Spectators gong WINS sounded Tn went the
curtain. In simulated fire squirned danced
writhcl and stretched forty or, iiny Skeletons
while from the side q rod hot devil, with rcd
hot poker stirred AMI rammed and pOked and
Jnnmed the hroling bones.
And this IL help
All We know Of it,
A fnrrcy and in some rcspec's m unpnlniablo
dialogue followed heiwecn Iucifer and Beelze-
hub--it seems that Iuciicr is boss, and Beelze-
hub hus to play second pp"r--in which wsll-
known names were treated rather roughly
| can say thnt was pieascd. but should be
like the bad woman VINO lied when the Mnlu-
kites asked II The II nhrow spies were hid in her
house did not like II, and If | were the Fat
Gir | Il melt first before u have such devilish
g,uugs ON in my pre- M lses.
But, after all. If in the course " nm oven ing
visit y professional critic finds only one thiugto
scalp he must be happy. / think / detoet nm
dor the hairy paw oil the Ashantoe chap the
JncOitn hand Of the monumental Snowman |
may be mistaken. hut III bet my hair AGAINST
the Crcnssiun = that It won't he many years be-
fore the Fat Girls rooms grow into Il pulutinl
museum nud1ik JOrah's gnurl m Nin ldin-likc
luck will force. nn airy shoot which viii shelter
not only the dWArls Of Prussia but the curious
combinations of all the carth-thp stout and the
lean, the tail and the short. tho mons'rons aud
the uuoer fsn, flesh. and fowl mcrmrn aud
WAX nlen-but come who may and 10 who must
the Fat Girl shall forever reign.
MONsrFttn Y
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-11
UTOPIA AGAIN.
The Dream OF Some French Re sidents OF New
York who Out of Work.

Thirty French families, weary of the IT.
regularity and uncertainty of their New York
life. propose TO establish colony near either
New York or Philadelphia They desire addi-
tons to their number. Every family is TO have
tract of land and house. The colony at largo
Is to aid gratuitously in the construction Of
every dwelling. and in clearing and planting
ten acres for the support Of the family Tint viii
live on II. In case OF fire. death " cattle. or
'alnre Of crops. the loser Is 10 fall upon the
.sl.ny a si"k "nl'ni-i j. - be supp6rtnd by
the colony. and his crops are 10 be cultivated
and gathered for his benefit at the public
charge. Should he die. his land is 10 be worked
for "a certain period for the benefit Of his widow
or orphans, without cost 10 them. fund Is 10
be created for tue support Of the old and tho in
firm. and the instru ction OF children Is 10 be
both comprehensive and gratuitous. In addi-
ton TO farming. mechanical pursuits are 10 be
carried on. There will be public library and
reading room and IA hall Tor public gatherings.
The sOclnty's headquarters ara al GS West Third
aLNo,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-11
DO Dogs IteasOnf

A resident of Sacramento Is the proprietor
Of a dog and a cat. which are great friends, and
appear to have much pleasure in each others
society. They play together, eat together, and
piece of mont. The dog swallowed his at one
gulp, but the eat proceeded more slowly. the dog
meanwhile standing by with countenance
which bore evidence of willingness amount
ing 10 anxiety to help tho feline, with the lob in
but growed determinedy ,whenever the dog
approached too near Tho latter looked on re-
fectngly for a minute longer. but suddenly was
seized with an idea, a fey yards distant was a
watch for rats and mice. Running TO this hole,
the canine commenced Il brisk scratching and
vigorous barking. rs though II whole colony OF
assist in the capture. and the dog comp,eted his
strategical demonstration by swallowing the
meat.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-11

A gentleman writes to the London Times
an appeal 10 tho nOblemcn and gentlemen of
means To furnish employment to the many poor
gentlemen ont OF work ana money Hs game and
Stld lnh he was one among "a thousand who
recently answered nm advertisement for u suitn-
Bile person 10 I'LL position ~ clerk in the city
lsnlary thirty shillIngs weekly, and one among
GOO who sought 10 get Il position AZ twenty shil-
llngS week, ana these were mostly gentlemen
by birth and education. but in reduced circum,
stances. A gentleman in the city recently said
that he had received 900 applications Tor the
position Of light porter. So London is not the
place for the youngsters who want TO begin life
in merchants office. The men who are best
OIL "a TINS country are those who have plenty
command living. because they are necessary
10 tho existence OF the nation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-11
TOUNG ANIMALs IN CENTRAL PIRK
A Very Funny Drome Diary Playful Lions md
beautiful Panthers.

In the Central Park menagerie a young
dromedary was born fortnight ago. 1t is one
Of the most stumbling. rickety. loose iointed.
stllt-legged. and crane-necked geological speci-
mems ever beheld 1t is about three and half feet
high and seems to consist principally Of mock
and legs. with thin line of backbone TO make
a sort OF nominal connection among the upper
ends OF the legs. In color. it is a soft. dark
brown. almost black. and about the head It's
hair looks like wool.
The Asiatic lioncss Nellie" has two cubs
which We're born on the 25th of October, and
they are now about the size Of small Spitz dogs.
Their color Is Il tawny light brown, their eyes
are big and light blue in color. and they have
about the most innocent stare and good .natured
yawn that any animal Is capable of. Bat they
play they are IA graceful as kittens. They are
fed with milk. and are now over the most dam
gerOus period OF their existence. Much in
t"rest Is felt 10 see them grow up, rs they are a
cross between African and Asintc varieties.
Both parents were captured when full grown,
and they have been about seven years in tlls
country.
Another accession 10 the menagerle IA pair II
American panther cubs. about six weeks old.
They are real little beauties. not Of plain sluty
gray color like their mother. bur covered with
light brown soft fur delicately marked with spots
Of d darker tint. They ara not clumsy and fat.
trinity formed, and active; more indeed. like
big and exceedingly pretty cats than anything
else. All Of these animals. and indeed more
than hall OF all AZ the Central Park mcnagcrle,
belong 10 Barnum's show, and the place will be
robbed Of much of It's attraction when they are
taken away at tho beginning OF the tenting
souson. Menagerle men affirm that tho story
which is going tho rounds OF the papers about
young elephant being born in this country, is
altogether false. The elephant does not breed
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-11
MR.. BIxDY'S EXPLORATIONS.
What Ike Has Pound In Our Marine Court
e,EB5 Untried Cases.

ALBANY, March Ex-senator Bixby has
hccn hard nj work collecting facts md figures
in favor OF his bill for the abolition Of tho Ma
rinc Court. By n reference to the calendar Of
that court on tho LIST OF January 1871 il il
found that the number OF untriei ..,,-- ,.urr,-,i
forward from former gears to the LIST of Jan
uary. 1875, IS i,O37 the number Of cases placed
on the calendar in 1876 ia 2.7l3. making the
total Of untricd cases on tho calendar G.75O.
Tho number OF cases tried in 1876 was il5,
leaving on the untricd calendar G.335.
An examination rs to the fees paid into tho
city treasury and Of trials during 1875 and 1876.
under three different clerks. gives the following:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-11
Til. New Lessee OF Boo,h,. rh.a,r..

somo rich friends Of the Count Joannes. ana
one millionaire widow. have suggested TO him. upon
reading in last sundays Sun that Booths Theatre Is 70
Lease IRON May !, 1877, that he, George tho CVunA
Joannes shall become the lessee and direoteS.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-11
Water Pound on Barnum Island.

Water has at last been found on Barnum
Island sufficient to supply the Queens county poorhouse
there II was struck at depth OF ten feet Previous
water
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-11

Totals. 900. ~ ~, % S4s95 10 Si25i - AIS
Coughln average payne OF tees per month i s' u
Savage average payment of fees per moith 80 oI
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-11

The number 81 suicides might hp reduced hv
diminishing the facilities for suicide by strictly
eniorcn- the law reEulut NJ the sale 81 puison-.
1t is clear specific. and iorcbe. but il IS almost
"a dead letter.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-11
SIGHTS IN NEW FORK.
a Ccrcnoniou. visi, 10 the Fnt Woman In the
Bowery.

Her namc T. Hannah Battcrsby. She was
born in Augustn, Me-, in 1851, married the Liv-
ing Skeleton about five years ago has attained
the cheerful weight Of 7ls pounds and en,er-
tnins visitors daily in hor city homo. 1913 Bow
cry
called 10 500 hcr last night. md before left
her hosptahlc mansion was convinced TINT one
need never travel far from homo in search Of
strange sights or adventure. Keep your eyes
and ears open. especially in the Bowcry. and
your see and hear all You can attend to.
Tho front doors OF the Battersby mansion arc
always open TO strangers. A full view Of tho
vestibule can be enjoyed for nothing. If you
care ~ 70 further an investment of fifteen cents
will secure that privilege Indeed. mild Imam
nercd youth sits near an open window with
cards Of admission in his hand for the express
accommodation of the curious.
Being curious. went in.
Briefly let me sketch tho extraordinary things
saw as was lei from the entrance TO the fur
Their end of the Hall Of State. whore, seated on
n dais and surrounded Ivy her suite tho lady OF
the 'ouse received her guests First Of all n
human head. Not that human heads. ms n rule.
are scarce or strange. but this one is 5000 years
old, and Is blacker than the nee of spades. lis
teeth are IA white IA pearl. 1ts sockets are
empty and dark. What littlo peel there is left
on the bone il in fluffy condition.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-03-15
THE PREsIDENTIAL POLICY
AND CABINET.

FOR President to choose q man
who voted against him and who be-
iouged to The party that opposed his
election, ia q new thing in American
politics. 1t is President Hsyes's first
step toward concillating the South.
On general principles it is an error.
If man be chosen 20 put in practice
the measures of party and then Sc
lecs as his workers men opposed TO
those measures he cannot reasonably
expect the measures to be carried
out 10 good faith. Time was when
the tariff divided parties. When the
people elected free trade man they
would have thought it foul in him to
have chosen a cabinet of protective
men. Polk was elected on the hobby
of annexation. Had he chosen as his
cabinet of counselors men opposed to
annexation, he would have been coun-
ted q false man. He would have been
hated by his party and to a great ex-
tent despised by his opponents, and
we might not have gained Texas.
Lincoln was elected on platform
declaring opposition to the extension
Of slavery. Had he chosen as one Of
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-03-15

DEATHS BY SCARLET FEvER.-Our
village was startled on Friday morn
ing last by the announcement OF the
death of Mrs. Jessie NJ. Hassell and
her brother, Herbert d. Espenett, of
scarlet fever. She died that morning
at 2 O'Clock and he at II O'Clock on
Thursday night. They had been i'll
but few days aud few persons knew
OF their illness until Thursday. DIR.
Hassell, the husband of the deceased
LADY was at the time confined to bis
house with lung fever. The family
has resided in Lancaster little over
a year and in that time won the high
eat esteem of our citizens. The COM
rnunity feels their loss greatly. Among
the people there was an unusually al
fectionate regard for them. Mrs.
Hassell was young woman, aged 20
years and 40 pleasant woman in ap-
pearance and as agreeable in CONVEX
sation as any woman in Lancaster.
Herbert, quite small for his age, le
years, was regarded as one of the
brightest and best of boys. The say
ing that death loves shining
mark, ;" is peculiarly applicable to their
cases. They were children OF Mr..
Edward Espeuett, of Windsor, Dane
County. Dr.. Hassell has gone to
Madison TO recover his health.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-03-15
Grant, When He is Out

The Philadelphia Times. the lead.
ing Democratic paper Of Pennsylvan.
ia, has a we'll written editorial on
Ulysses S. Grant, from which we clip
the following extracts;
''The country in whose most thrilling annals
be is one of the great central figures, viii re-
ioiee to see him long among the people who
have deemed their richest gifts his merited
offerings"
Zone faithful friend, Mr.. E. B. Washburne,
made Governor Yates overcome his prejudIces,
and reluctant colonels commission made the
hero of Appomatox and the ruler who has
stamped more Of his individuality upon the
Republic than any of the long line Of Presi~
dents of the past
In the Wilderness battles he Taught the
world how tree government made heroism of
its own 1t was the tempest of destruction,
the hurricane that toyed with the dead but it
was the way to peace, and only Grant would
have dared and won as he did,
'The achievement of Grant are of those
which will grow in lustre az the passions of
the age perish, and his errors, many and grave
as they were, will be obscured as the country
and the world pay tribute to the achievements
of the great Captain of the Republic"
At the next Presidential election
u. S Grant may be the candidate
of the Democrats.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-03-15
The Pay OF Lecturers

Mr.. B. Redpatb, of Boston, makes
all Henry Ward Beecher's engage
ments, aud it is stated that he has
him down this season for eighty lect-
ures, at $500 each, or $40,O 900 in all.
Theodore Tilton lectured eight
months last year and cleared about
50 900. His terms, when he makes
special engagements, average $3.50
per night. DIR. E H, Chaplin COM
man2s from $l25 to $50 in the lect-
ure room. and delivers about forty
lectures during the season. George
W. Curtis is out of the field for the
present. Wendell Phillips will not
go more than days journey from
his home. His price is 5000, but he
frequently takes less, even when that
sum is agreed upon. if the audience is
not large enough to pay. Cough
takes better than any other man on
the lecture list except Beecher, and
can get from 5000 to $3.50 each for all
the lectures he is able to deliver
Frederick Douglass averages about
forty nights in the season, and his
price is 800. Prof Doremue, the
chemist, commands from $3.50 up
ward, according TO the elabora,eness
of his Illustrations. Du Chaillu is ex-
pected back from Europe in time for
the season. He does not demand
more than Sll5,and will not take less.
DIR. Hepworth, DR.. Galaher, and DIR
Hayes, the Arctic explorer, command
each, 500. The Rev. Robert Coll
yer of Chicago, is favorite, and ca
silly gets 1925. Frank Beard. the ar
fist, gets 800. John G.. SAKE is at
present on the invalid list, but when
able to lecture his price is likewise
800.
Ladies who succeed on the plat
form command almost as high figures
as men. Grace Greenwood can get
fifty engagements at 500 each. Mrs
Abby Sage Richardson asks the same
amount. Mrs. Waller is good for
$l25 to $3.50 every night. Anna
Dickinson tops them all. The price
that successful lecturers now ask and
get is exhorbtant in comparison with
the figures before the war Up to
1860, the most popular lecturer in the
country could not command more
than 500, and very few could get that
sum. Beecher often lectured for $40
or $50, and considered himself well
paid.