| Show PROGRESS OF CRIME CHIME the commission of crime continues to furnish matter for editorial I 1 notice and com comment mere merd and the papers from all parts of california are filled with accounts of murders manslaughter burglary robbing Z arson seduction rape theft and the whole catalogue 0 of crimes and with the proceedings of the courts on the trials of those who have haze been arrested for those offenses there are about six hundred persons now in the penitentiary according to gov wellers We llera statement and the prospect for the number to be materially increased this year is quite pro masip 1 henry 11 JOHNSON was murdered in a house of ill fame at quincy illinois after the examination of the murderers a crowd of men and boys boya proceeded to the house bouse and criddl riddled ed it inside and out ten other similar establishments were wiped ont out one of them bernod to the ground next day sunday other houses bouses of the same character were served in the same way BALTIMORE ilore says the patriot has never for years enjoyed the quiet and freedom from disorder that she now does this ills improved condition is accredited to the reorganization organization re or animation of the fire department the observance of the laws prohibiting the sale of liquor on sundays the vigilance vi blance flance of the police the wholesome d read dread inspired by just verdicts the awful sentence of the law etc LOUISIANA LoUr siana VIANA according accordingly accor dinglo to a recent census has a population of whites ax slaves and free colored an in aggregate 0 increase since the national census in 1850 of in 1830 the ahe number of slaves in louisiana ivas as ther the slave population of the united states is said to exceed half a million tife THE first ground of the tehuantepec rai road was broken on march 5 the work is to be vigorously prosecuted the occasion was commemorated by military escort salutes speeches and a public dinner several distinguished aibe Albe americana ricans and mexican gentlemen were present AN ax EXCHANGE says that health is 19 pursued by the shadow of disease happiness by the shadow of misery hope by the shadow of despair fame by the shadow of ignominy honor by the shadow of disgrace wealth by the shadow of want and ilfe life ilfe by the th grim shadow of death ane the remains of lord howe killed med at the battle of lake george were found at albany while the thee workmen were excavating the tho cipun grounds ds lately coverer by st peters peter ap chur chui chuich church cb |
