Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-10-31
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

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'ver the world. During the month of |
January there were no serious railroad
wrecks except the collision on the New
FORK, Pennsylvania Il Ohio railroad, in
which eight persons were killed and as
many more seriously injured; but there
we're fifteen marine disasters, involving
! loss of 165 lives. February and March
llso were singularly free from railroad
disasters, but tho marine losses in Feb
'uary were 2S4, an increase of 119 over
January. During the same month 20
persons lost their lives by railroad
ais aster in Belgium, 10 by a wind storm
in Nebraska, 23 by the terrible hotel fire |
in Hartford, Conn, 200 by an earth
quake in Costa RIGA, ID by cyclone in
Georgia, and IL by powder explosion
marine losses further increased to. 351,
the number being swelled by the LAG
sailors of the German and American war
vesses who were drowned during the |
hurricane at the Samoan. Islands. In
May the floods began their work of
death and devastation. The first intel
ligence came from Austria and Bohemia,
where 1875 lives were lost. The consum-
nation was in the Conemaugh Valley
on the last day Of the month, when
nearly 5000 persons persisted and
$l0,000,000 worth of property was des-
troyed. The month was characterized
by a frightful series of disasters. Thirty
persons were killed by an accident on
the Pennsylvania road at Latrobe, 20
BY railroad disaster at Armagh, Ire
land 1000 by fire in China, 40 by
falling market building in Mexico, 70
by mine disaster in Austria, and 70 by
o cyclone in Cuba. July well keeps up
the record with railroad, mine and storm
disasters. Altogether during the first
six months of the year nearly $4,000
lives were lost in disasters of all kinds.
Besides the loss of property involved in
these disasters, fire has swept away
property amounting to over SIC, ZOO, 900
in value in the United States. 1t adds
to the mournful record of the six months
that suicides, murders, hangings lynch
ings and crimes of all kinds have also
shown marked increase over the cor
responding period for many years past.
RUSSIA is masking an attempt to get
hold Of the trade in salt pork, which is
new export for that country. Papers
on the curing of pork, ham and bacon
are being read at different towns by ex-
perts who have been sent abroad to study
the subject. Theoretically, says the
English Consul at Taganrog, "this new
industry seems easy to introduce, but its
establishment on practical basis in
South Russia is doubtful. The econ.
omic conditions of the inhabitants must
first be raised considerably before any
care will be bestowed by farmers on
cattle, which at present are sadly neg
lected and miserab'y fed, as is shown
by the meat selling in the market.
Reports show that the trial shipments
OF salt pork, twenty three railway wagon
loads, made from Eletz were very
successful, but later exports from other
places left a margin Of profit, which will
alone deter Russian traders from SER
iously taking up this branch.
ACCORDING to Sir Spencer Wells. the
practice Of cremation is on the increase.
In Rome the number of human bodies
creamated had increased from 119 in
1886, and 155 in 1887, to more than 200
in the past year. At the Working Gre
matorium, in England, the number Of
eremations has been SO since that
method of disposing of the dead had
been authorized by Parliament. Sir
Spencer Wells holds that it will be i'm
possible to prevent the spread Of num-
Der Of our most terrible diseases, includ-
ing consumption, diphtheria, scarlet
fever and cholera, if burial in the earth
OF the bodies Of those who fall victims to
such ma'adies is continued, and that
onr cemeteries, in fact, by preserving
the germs of seeds of such diseases, are
nurseries for their perpetuation.
THERE has been greatly increased
consumption of silk in China. officially
attributed to the large quantity REQUIRED
Tor court use on the occasion of the
young Emperor's marriage in February
last. In proclamation lately issued
the acting Governor Of the province of
kiang-su denounces the custom of wear
ing expensive silks and satins richly
embroidered on the neck and sleeves.
He warns the young men that il they
are found dressed in ways forbidden bv
the sumptuary laws they will be arrested
and punished. "The Washers who
P".auo cbreob III buangn8l where
native restaurants abound" SAYS the
British Consult General, "make it al
most as gay as the tulip beds in our
public gardens"
SPEAKING of handwriting at the
White House, correspondent SAYS
"The duty falls heaviest on the Presi-
dent and his wife, and the wife of the
present President has wisely concluded
to make bold break for freedom. Mrs.
Harrison, it is saids will henceforth dis
pense with the handshaking feature at
her receptions. Her decision will nm
doubleday call down criticism, some Of
which will be adverse, but this is the
fate of all reformers, and, fortunately
for her, no one is so well fitted for such
tate as the present mistress of the
White House.
The forty third annual report of the
commissioners in Lunacy for Great
Britain contains interesting figures. On
New Years Day last there were in the
kingdom 81, $40 insane persons. Vari-
Gus caus of insanity are set forth IN 4
table covering 136. 47S cases OF these
1868 persons lost their reason from
domestic trouble, 5000 from s.adyerse
circumstances, 3,278 from overworL