New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-19

Statistics Of the last Paris cholera visitation nave
been published. tending to show that marriage
gives large degree of immunity from the dlSeaSc'
No doubt principal reason for this is that mar
ried people usually keep house and 1--we regularly
and use care in cooking. Whether the life OF Dach
elor who observed all the same precautions ana
lived undcr the same restraints would hot DC aS
safe as that of the married man IS question hou us
vet experimentally determined. The alleged fact
that women are far less liable to contract the choiera
than men, again points to causa influence IN their
simpler and more abstemOus regimen. Women 90
not smoke or drink absnthe or spirits OF any kind,
ot stay ont late or EXPOSE themselves III many Oh
the WAYS babitnal to men. The moral of the French
statistics appears to be neither moro nor less imam
thar the best defence against cholera Is carelul
and regular and pure living, and it seems rather
misleading TO refer to these statistics as indicating
the Influence of Marriage upon Cholera"
The Albany papers publish list Of pardons re-
Gently granted by Governor Hill. Acareful perusal
of the list discl0ses the painful fact that the Exec
utvc clemency has not yet been extended to Grover
Cleveland.
Mr.. Chamberlains speech at Birmingham on
Thursday night must have astounded his enc
mes From out the shadow of intense admiration
for Mr. Gladstone, the weakened Wings and
balf-aeartcd Liberals have not ceased to rail
against the Birmingham member as the high priest
of Socialism and the prophet of Democracy that
would humiliate the pride of England, waste
her greatness and drag her hard-won g!orles
into the dust. Yet the same day
that Mr. Gladstone was boldly proclamng
what from their point of view must be
n revolutionary scheme of homo rule for Ireland.
TINS ogre OF the Birmingham caucus that had been
used To- brighten their children was found making
an imprisoned appeal 10 mon OF all parties to COM
bme for the preservation of tho Empire that he in
common with ali patriotic Engllshmen, held dear!
When the copper producers formed a syndicate n
wear or more ago. and agreed to sell large part
of q cir product To European buyers on the basis OF
the price of Chill bars London, this course was
strongly ccnsured rs hostile to American interests
IL was showU that the market for Chill bars was an
exceedingly narrow one and easily controlled by
British operators. 1t was shown that the strongest
possible inducement was offered TO British opera
tors TO put do the price of Chill bars IN ORDER 20
fix the price nj which payments should he made Tor
American copper Exactly what was predlcte d
ba, come to pass. Within the past year. both for
Chill bars and for American copper, the price mas
been remarkably depressed 1t ~ true that the
production has increased IS per cent within five
wears. but the supply on hand has nevertheless de-
clined the consumption having increased abont as
RAPIDLY a, the production. But the unwise course
of the syndicate has enabled European buyers to
fix tho price for the very large supplies from
America more than two-thITd5 of the worlds whole
| production By controlling the price of the small
supplies from Chilli. Probably they will be wiser
another year.
Judge Gilderslcevc. in allowing n mnrderous
assault 20 be atOned for with money fine. may
possibly have sought TO return 10 tine old Eng lSh
practice OF "compurgatlon," though he omitted
! some of the details Whe her the revival of this
practice will meet pubiic approval remains to be
seen but II seems rather more than doubtful Per-
haps if the money blood-money it strictly is-were
paid to the victim, the acceptance of the change
would be more probable
! The statement that a Shan raid has occurred in
the southeast part Of British Burmah is not sur
/ prislng. The independent Shans have always been
troublesome, and were almost sure TO take advant-
/ age of the confusion caused by the invasion of
/ King Thcbaw's country. That they should be led
/ by a Buddhist priest would be remarkable did we
! not know that Buddhism as practised in the shan
States is a very corrupt religion, and that the prln-
ciples Of the founder have been generally lost sight
| of there Ii the British annex Burmah there can
be little doubt that they will have to subdue the
! Shans the alternative being constant preparation
! and provision against such raids as they have had
! TO contend with in several of the northwest
! provinces of India
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