New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-06

occurred. Mr. Latimer. however says that that pay
nent was made to The eapors OF tho boat after the rebel
Burned it TO prevent recapsuro by Northern Gun
boats aud therefore that lt does not affect the validity
| OF his calm
An English husband about three weeks ago
banded over MS rights and titles wife to ansther
man. for tho sum OF IS. Tacre had been separation
owing TO his habits Of drink and bcom-
ing enamOred OF the wife, had proposed partnership,
which she accepted condition that tiers could be
arranged with her husband. At first ne demanded $40,
but the mason did not Think she WAS wors tie money:
Repairing an nm 1t was agreed That the landlord
should decide upon rho terms and he az last INDUCED the
husband to accept IS aud relinquish all Dis claims
The poor man at Memphis is the sufferer;
the man of wealth has CONC away win his money or
locked It up behind him. Says The Aratdnehe: Mem
phis has many rich who palatial stores along
Mast There not OF these rich men here to-day.
In the hour OF greatest calamity These rich men
neither represented in person nor by their surplus
dollars. The majority Of the men who are standing In
the deadly breach fighting the most gigantic plague
that ever cursed American SOIL are men who do not
own 81 in real estate in Memphis" Where. 1t asks.
this man and that man, giving their names, land
Of others that propose TO mention at future
an i ~ ber nnneWS EsctSare Stubborn thing and
we treating of facts. The men who are to-day
standing in the fore front OF the battle nave no capl
bat their manhood. God bless them"
From the mortality returns of England and
Wales the year 1876 it appears that SO men and 400
women total OF 592 persons died In that year who
were past ninetyfYe years OF age Fourteen men aud
fOrty-three had reached one hundred years OF
age Of whom one man hundred and six and one
woman hundred aud eight II is interesting to COM
pare these statistics with facts which Pliny gathered
from the census instituted by the Emperor Yespasian,
Pliny combining himself exclusively TO the r9-
gon between the Apennnes and the 70.
Within those limits he found nifty
four persOns who had reached the age OF one hun
dred fourteen the Of one hundred and ten forty,
one hundred and thtrtyfye and thirty, one hundred
and forty years In u single town near Plaeentia, he
found persons Of one hundred and ten four OF one
hundred and twenty and OF one hundred and nifty
examples age exceeding one hundred and MY years
But Old Parr," age one hundred ana nttytwo stands
alone in many respects inasmuch he was not married
until he eighty, and begot Two chndreh, as he
married again when one hundred ana two as ne mao
love intrigue when hundred and five, aud did pen.
nance for his crme and az ne mad tue hohOr OF burial
among the great IN Westminster Abbey.
David Lazzaretti, the Italian fanatic, called
himself the New Christ" and his devout followers
named him st. David 3" and the 4" Prophet" He had
chosen unto himself twelve apostles, and obtained
large number Of proseytes who had built for him kind
Of hermitage church the summit OF Monte Labro,
in Western Tuscany His creed had as ITS basis the
NIcean, but Protestant in forbiddng aurioular
confession and had certain sOcalisto articles. The
conflict between him and tho police force, resulting in
his DEATH Is described by correspondent OF The Times
uondon) on the morning OF August 49, he had started
from his home with 1000 5000 followers with pur-
poses described as Of anything but peaceful charac-
ter" More than hundred OF the believers were dressed
in white tunics similar to those worn IN ancient tmes
by the Jewish priesthood. AZ their head walked
David the Saint" atired IN kind OF halfregal, half
poutacal costume, red tunlc diadem on his head,
and an iron-studded club in his hand AS they went,
they sang kind OF refrain Long live God the Chris
tian Republic, and praise be to Christ, come second
time on earth "Christ being David Lazzarett AS they
were approaching the village OF ArcdOsso the authorities
came out accompanied by nine armed men, and asked
them TO dispense At this David cried out, 4" am the
King" and ordered his followers 10 dsarm the men, AS
he spoke discharge Of firearms was made upon the
police and a shower Of stones thrown at Them Again
one of the authorities asked them 10 dSperse, where
upon the Prophet aimed blow at him with his club, and
then the police, finding themselves surrounded opened
fire. first IN the air. then upon the crowd The first
TO fail the Prophet himself struck with BAL lull
in the forehead HIS followers, seeing their leader had
faeu then gave up the struggle. This David Lazza-
retti contemplated the ultimate conversion 90 his views
OF all earthly pOtentates. am" he said, . one or
God and / can. If will, move mountains and level
them. hold I'm my hand che scepre which can make
Of all Europe one kingdom"