The morning call., 1894-03-23
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

"When we consider the loose ideas of mo-
rality which are generally believed TO prevail In
France perusal of information Just given out
by the Ministry OF Justice OF that country rela-
tive TO the operation OF the divorce act affords
some rather startling information" said M. T.
Bury. prominent attorney OF Toronto, Can.
ada, yesterday. 1.-THE act mentioned came into
force IN 1884, and from thaI date up TO the end
Of 1890. at which time the investigation ends,
over 3S 900 petitions for divorce have been
filed. and OF these over $4,000 have been sue
cessful while over 2500 were rejected and over
1000 resulted In compromise. Concurrently
with the increase in the number Of petitions for
divorce the suits for separation decreased, hay-
ing fallen of from 2470 In 1884 10 2O5I In
1890. The number of separations and divorce
in every 1000 marriages were respectively 5
aud "a In $780, While ln 60 cases OUT OF 100
the petition was filed by the wife for divorce,
and 81 cases out OF 100 for separation. More
than half the petitions for divorce were lodged
by the working classes, while tradespeople
were 20 per cent, the liberal professions IL per
cent, farmers and peasants per cent and do
nestle servants per cent. In 76 out of every
100 cases the petition was based on the ground
of cruelty, and In but 21 on the ground Of
adultery"
GAS a soldier various views are entertained
by army officers as to the efficiency OF the In
dian," said Lieutenant O'Meara of Fort Mo-
brara, Nebr., yesterday. "ln Troop L of the
Sixth Cavalry there were enlisted In 1891 fifty
four Indians. A few days ago the last OF these
men were granted furlUugh OF three months.
at the expiration Of which they will be DIS
charged from The service OF the United States
II prior thereto they shall make application In
writing for such disch1Tge. The remainder Of
the original ffiy-four who enlisted have aban.
doned the service by various methods. They
have been given privileges by special order OF
the Secretary OF War which have never been
accorded TO white man, and during their
three years. service th have been instructed
in reading aud writing English, translatIng
English into Indian and vice versa, in order to
make them fully understand the English lam
guage, besides other subjects OF interest to
them, aud now when fairly well educated In the
ways of the white man and soldier and civillza-
ton In general they all at once get tired OF
progress and prosperity. because the Omaha
dance and dog-feast, the breech-clOut and
blanket seem to have more charms for them
than all the martial glory OF Uncle Sans
army"
"One of the landmarks OF ST. LouIs,n said
Max Burnham of that city yesterday, sis a
spring located near the old Belcher sugar re-
finery on O'Fallon street. IL is famous among
all ST. Louisidns and singular tales are told as
People living within easy distance OF that loca-
tion usually lay all their bodily ailments before
the Belcher Spring. and as a 'bracei' for man
who has been out all night with the boys an
effervescent draugnt Of IL 10 the morning beats
a whole bottle OF bromO-seltzer. The water
itself is not disagreeable to the TASTE but there
Is nothing upon the earth or in the waters be-
meath The earth which possesses the same pecu
liar, penetrating, prehistoric odor. A few
physicians who reside In that neighborhood
presented a petition to the City Council asking
that the spring be closed as a nuisance. but the
residents arose In a body and declared that the
doctors were only seeking TO increase their
practice by depriving Ihb poor Of the curative
properties of the water"
"If the managers of the California Theatsr
possessed as kindly a feeling toward the Fire
Departm ent as a deceased resident Of Uincn
natl felt for the members OF home company
what picnic The boys up in the Bush-stTee
house would have" said ex-Flrr Commissioner
Jerry Mitchell OF the city mentioned yesterday
Between the Grand Opera-house 10 my town