Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-07-15
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wards of I3OO,OOO.
The population Of Stockholm in
creased between 1856 and 1884 from
100000 to 100000.
The men most willing to take risks
are those who have nothing to lose
AeW orleans Rcayune.
According to Mr.. Schwab the alb
stract rights of man are the right to
abstract from other men who have
more property. Mobile Register.
Capital and labor are moving steadily
toward II position Of equality before the
law, and in that position good fellow
ship is bound to spring up and grow
HttSbarg ChrontcLc Telegraph.
The lawyers in the Marie-Garrison
railway suit were paid over 5000, 600.
Melville Day, besides large salary Tor
eight years. received 100000, Judge
Comstock, Of syracuse, $4,000, and
Roscoe Conkling $4,000
The emperor of China never uses the
first personal pronoun, but always
speaks of himself as the SOLITARY
Man" This expression is only used in
a tigurative sense, rs indicating the un-
approachable grandeur Of the Son OF
Heaven.
The Senate Committee has learned
the remarkable fact that it is not the
public at large that so much needs pro-
lection from the mismanagcment of
railroad directors, rs it is the stock
holders of the companies themselves. -
The Ret ubhtc.
Nt;1,,,.,,l, r,gtJ.,, xrh ha
is such a firm believer in eternal punish
ment for sin by fire that he has decor
ated his cellar with painted flames,
wooden demons, and other horrible fig
ures. To this place he takes his chill
dren to punish them.
I'VE have trucklcd to Germany.
apologized to France, backed down be-
fore Russia and been licked by the
Mahdi, under Gladstone's direction"
eXclaims disgusted Englishman, "and
yet the Government is sustained. Bah!
l shall become naturaliZed."
Both the Old and New Testaments
have now been revised and still there
don't seem to be any passages that bear
down quite as actively as they should on
people who get married and forget to
send in any of the wedding cake to the
editor. -EStetline, (Dak.) BeiL
Miss Cleveland has lectured, as all
the world knows, and friend of hers
tells correspondent of the Cleveland
Leader that shortly before her brother
was nominated for the presidency she
made prayer in public in which she
asked the Lord to make the next mis-
tress of the white house temperance
woman.
The ..shoe question appears to have
come to the front again ut Mandalay,
King Theebaw having refused to re-
ceive the new French consul in his
boots. The consul declined to attend
unbooted and the audience was consc-
quently put off. The chief minister
tried to get over the difficulty by hold
lug special reception in honor Of the
consul.
The present Duke of Bedford, head
of the house Of Russell, who is held up
in "A rather unpleasant form just now
by the London press. is confirmed
| cynic. There is no member OF London
society who says SO many good things,
| who is the author Of 50 many biting
m0tS, or who imprcsseS one with IA
| deepen notion of his disbelief in human
nature generally.
According to a New York cores
pondent of the indianapolis JohrnHi.
John K. Mclean Of the Cincinnati En-.
giGirer, William Henry of the New
York HOrid, and eN-Postmastcr Gen
eral Hatton will probably issue an in.
dependent paper in New York. On,
million dollars with which to start tn,
venture is said to be available, and still
more can be secured if required,
Rev Frank l.. Norton. d. d., dear
Of Albany, is probably the wealthes
clergyman in America, possibly III the
world. He is reputcd to expcnd in
charity large fortune annually. He
is clever writer and remarkable
| preacher. His home, surrounded by a
singslarly attractive family, is famed
for its generous hospitality. His study,
overlooking the Hudson and heights
beyond, is the resort Of the most learned
and attractive conversationalsts Of the
time.
The late Joaquin Alcade, Of Mexico
was in past years one OF the most dis
tinguished lawyers and political leader
in that country. He was the couusc
for Santa Anna in the military court OF
Vera Cruz, and also did his best to de-
fend the Inflated MiramOn at Qucre.
taro. In 1865 and 1866 he was the
champion OF the liberals against the
empire, and was cxiled by Maximilian.
He was for many years a member OF
the Mexican congress, and the day be.
fore his death was reelected for an.
other term.
There was no city in Europe with a
million inhabitants at the beginning OF
the present century, the most populOus
being London, with S65, 600 persons
There are now five European cities
with upward of a million inhabitants,
and the first two Of which contain in
the aggregate 7,OOO,OOO persons. In
America, at the beginning Of the CEN
tury, there We're no cities that would
now be regarded as more than fourth
class towns; the population of New
York was about 1900. At the las,
census there were twenty-six in the
United States which exceeded that fig
| ure.
1t is a singular fact that the pOpula-
ton Of France is decreasing, instead OF
increasing. The mortality among in.
fants belonging to the poorer classes is
appalling. So, also, is the death rate
among the orphans or foundlings lef,
to the charge Of the communes, who
Are placed out to nurse, and drop out
of life in large numbers during the first
year of their existence. This can hard
| " be wondered ut when babies in the
first year of their existence are paid
for at the rate Of only to 10 francs q
/ IL l.. IL L. 4 L.