Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-01-03

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The aumhex 81 Sexths By psssiienos
last year Was ls,s0. This year sA~y
reach $500. oeeasiened Hessly hy
cholera ia Asa. Russia. Spain, Egypt
AID Japza. The year. however. has
been healthy cas As compared with
deaths OF les, ere Ia lssT, ios. Sc II 1855.
and iels 90 IN lsss.
There hare been no great wars dur
ing the year and yet the iess-of- life
rseora reaches Is. Tss. Is compared with
a.. FRO last year. Ths mast Of these
were killed in the wars il Dahsmey,
sensgoi. Formosa and Nassowah. and
In the revolutions in Brazil. Peru.
Baenos Ayres and San Salvador.
kAIRoAp DISASTERS.
The loss Of life by railroad disasters
shows an Increase over last year. the
total number of killed beiag s.Sso. as
compared with 2.43s in 1883. i.sss in
1855, Lisa in 1887. SIS in 1854. aud SAT
in 1855 The number OF seriously in
jured is also Increased. being s.ssd. as
compared with 2.lso in isss i,sss in
lsss, 1899 in 1887. 500 in 1856. and 80
in 1855
MARINE DISASTERS.
So far as reported 4.5cs lives have
been lost on the ocean and 2so on the
lakes and rivers Of this country. a total
of 5,oi5, as compared with 2.too last
year.
WORK or JUDGE LYNCH.
Judge Lynch has executed during the
year l26 victims, decrease over last
year as compared with II? in 1859, iia
in 1855, 1913 in 1887. 1873 In 1856. aud Isl
in 1885. The lynchings in the various
States and Territories were rs follows:
Northern States-California 2; Colorado. 3;
Indiana, ?; Nevada. I. Nebraska z, Oregon 4.
South Dakota. q Southern States Alabama
2: Arkansas. 5: Florida. 3; Georgia. Is. kcu-
teeky. 5; louisiana. s; Maryland. 4. MissiSsip-
pi, ~; Missouri. 1. North Carolina. :. South
Carolina 5; Tennessee. s; Texas. "a vfrgiaia.
Z; West Virginia 3; Arizona. ]; New Mexico. !.
OF the total number i9 we're males aud l--
male. There were 81 whites. W blacks, 4 la.
diaas ana ] Mexican.
SUICIDES.
The number of persons who have
committed suicide in the United States
during the year is 2,640, as compared
with 2.224 in 1899, LAST in 1858. 1897 in
1897. Ola in 1856. and 97s in 1885 OF
this number | 1877 were males and Gas
females. The canses were as follows.
Dependency 7osl Liquor. go
unkppwn. 6s9I Love disappoininl'tls5
insane .375l i'll health -. -. iis
Domestic intelicity. eDstBusness losses 80. SIS
Ia these cases l,094 shot themselves,
3 took poison, $50 hanged themselves.
| 24G drowned themselves. ITO cut their
| throats. AZ threw themselves in front of
| locomotives. 81 jumped from windows
or roofs, - stabbed themselves. IL
burned themselves. starved them
selves, and 1 blew himself up with
| dynamite. 1t is noticeable that the
list, among others. includes the names
| of 10 cashiers. Is physicians. Is MGR
| chants, actors. 4 judges. clcrgymen,
| lawyers, teachers, s bankers. post
masters, 3 journalists, architects
LOSSES BY FIRE.
The total fire losses for the year,
where the loss in each case was under
| 500, 900, amount To $50, o25, 444, which.
added to the larger losses. makes a
grand total of slOs. 4i2 .so4. rs compared
with Sl43, 902, Gro in 1889, 500, 600, 600 In
1853, $50, 900, 900 in 1887. and Sll5,.
600. 900 in 1856. A summary Of fires in
volving loss of Sl0O, coo or more is as
follows: