Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-27
THEN AND NOW.

BY courtesy OF Mr.. Richard Ho!-
ton, formerly employed in the Office
Of the Northampton 'England)
.heTctrrgl, We are enabled to examine
a fac siHH'c OF its fret issue, dated
May End, lT2O. II is a dimiuu;ive
affair Of twelve pages, seven anu
one-half inches long, by six inches
wide, the iirst being entirely occu-
pied 10y the title and imprint. 4
comparison between il and the
present form Of the Mercury, which
Is an ably conducted eight page
,2iS.T inch paper, enables a person
to form an adequate idea Of the
/ progress Of journalism, during the
[ period named. The fac siuu'c was Oh
tained 10y means Of photography and
zinc plates. Care was taken 10 have
it upon PAPER similIr 10 the kind
used in lI2n; consequently an exact
counterpart Is the result. The
Mercury presented a copy as a
souvenir to each Of its subscribers.
The little 1870 sheet furnishes the
public Of that time with the mortu-
airy report Of the city Of London for
the ten days from April 18th to
April 18th, the total numbered deco
dents being SIS. Some Of the CAUSES
OF death are stated in language that
would not in our day be considered
polite.
Here is sample bit OF informa-
ton which is Indicative Of the times
in which it Vas given:
From the General Pos,oniee letter.
in Lombard Street. April 2J:
They write from Paris tha, 800 arrh- |
ers being appointed TO take NJ all beg
gars and va=abonds, and TO send those |
who are no: able TO work 10 the hos
pitals, and those who are 20 Mississip-
pi (of which latter 800 were sent away |
the 9th had laid hands on divers l
trading people Of credit, and killed /
three that resisted; upon which the
peonle rose upon them. killed eleven
Of the archers. and wounded many
more. The next day there Was the
like instruction, when several more
Of the archers were killed. The par
lament have assembled on this ccca-
sion, and made a representation there
Of TO the government.
The following shows hew matters
were dismissed with Il few lines in
those days that would burden sew
eral columns in our times:
Yesterday eight men and one
woman received sentence Of death al
the Old Baily. Among them John
Keine, FOR numbering his wife, George |
Davis, FOR Tobbing the Sword Blade ;
and Elizabeth Cranbury. {
Tor poisoning her faiher-in-lavy with
arsenic.
Robert Coles was convicted Of ,
'elony. for embezzlinE his master the
Lord Cobham's towels, to the value Of q
cl6OO or eI7O0 delivered to him TO {
airy to the lady Cobham's father,
III their return out OF tho country.
rhe evidence against him was very
uii, and no; in the leas; contradicted.
'nly himself said he did carry the
ewels according to the directions.
About thirty-threc were ordered for
Z
William III, Esq, is chosen Mem
'er Of Parliament for Bridgwater, in c
he room Of Mr.. Doddiugton, de-
easel. $
Ia I week the oxford stage coach
ras robbed between Uxbridge and j
.ondon, by the same highxaymeu. a.
, supposed, who robbed the Bristol
lail. one ofthem having a scar on his
- was Iikewisea gentleman
n Finehley Common, by highway j.
IAN, who took from him forty-iour =,
uineas, then cut his horses sir.hs,
nd rode of with his booty. The lat u
II Of these robberies WAS committed
! sight Of four wagons. 81
Some days ago woman beat an
her who was her lodger. 50 IN
on the breas; that she .
urdered her upon the spot, for A
hich piece Of barbariiy she is COM
lifted 10 the Gate-house.
A man lately taken up near Maiden =
nd Thicket, and charged with rob
ng the Cirencesier stage coach, has
'en examined by a justice Of the :
ace, who has committed him 10
eading Goal He is said to be
licher's son Of Thame in Oxford
lire.