The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-10
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The annual rate Of mortality In England
and Wales was 22.26 from 1910 to 1850; 22.2
from 1860 to 1860: 22.51 from 1860 to 1870
21.64 from 1870 to 1877.
The wife Of Lew Benedict, the negro min
strel has obtained a divorce In Milwaukee
She 10 the daughter Of o Methodist minister;
and lately inherited $40, 900.
Archibald Forbes writes that "Sir Garnet
Is adopting the same old game, setting blacl
men against black men, flagitious la itse
but unavoidable through the necessities d
/ the situation"
The deaths by violence, through murder
accidents, etc.--are four times greater III Eng
land than In Italy, although the latter has o
larger population. This is due to the number
killed in mines in England
| The cost to the corporation Of London OF
| reseuing Epping Forest, q tract OF several
| thousand acres, from ACKNOWLEDGEMENT pre-
serving 1t for the public was aboaGS19D, 900
| Counsel fees were over $4,000.
Nine. Gelyot lately brought an action
ages caused by the loss of dodgers In conse-
quence OF the bowls OF dogs Ia process OF vivI-
section. She lost her suit, but will appeal.
AS compared with 1877 there Is an increase
In English pauperism of 6 per cent and as
compared with 1873 Of 9 per cent. The in
crease has been general all over the country,
and Ii likely to be greater.
large crowd to Hagertown, Ind. In the even
ing OF the same day an excursionist was muir
dered III bar-room braWl. Al midnight q
mob burned the building In which the tragedy
had taken place.
Marshal st. Arnaud spoke highly of Prince
Napoleon's bravery at the battle Of the Alma,
and Mr.. Kinglake pays him the compliment
OF saying that he was not Inferior to his
uncle In personal courage; yet French sol
ders are firmly convinced that he is cow
ard.
Edmond About derives handsome income
from his paper, the Nineteenth Ct7.ttuy. He
has sumptuous residence in Paris where he
entertains most Hospitality, and In summer
he and his wife and seven children go to a
spacious old mansion, surrounded by q fine
park, on the Versailles road.
The well-known Paris paper, La ntesse,
has been bought by NJ Phillipart, OF won
drous financial fame. In 1877 he was declared
bankrupt, liabilities $9,0OO,0OO. He has now,
1t Is asserted, paid all, and Is entirely cleared
by the courts. He is fifty-two, and Belgian
by birth--a man OF the same stamp as Strous-
berg.
One gas company supplies all Paris at the
rate OF about 81 G2 per 1000 fest, and an agita-
ton for reduction has lately begun. Last
years dividend was equal to 81 y per cent on
the original price OF the shares, alter a sum of
100000 had been paid to the municipality,
which, by the concession, shares III the
profits.
The game played by the female base ball
club In Cincinnati vas marked bva fight. The
left fielder went to her position with b fan in
her hand Her captain ordered her to nut
the fan down, but she persistently used it.
The captain seized 1t, tore it into shreds, and
was at once grappled by the angry left fielder.
The encounter was short, but vigorous.
The Belfast Norfhera Win the lending
paper I.iberal in Northern ireland thinks
that the House of Lords was right to throw
out for the present. the Irish volunteer
corps bill, believing that trouble would have
resulted In Ulster. where, despita ali nrpcai1-
tons, Orange lodges would have been found
forming themselves into district volunteer
corps.
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