New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-07
GENERAL NOTES

The Pacific coast adds its quota to the leg
ends respecting mother naw. The San Mateo GareHe
OF recent date naxratos how Mr. Young OF Pescsdero
was beseged in his house by two or three men
der the leadership OF his wife's mother how they
nercd him in a whence there escape, guard
ing all modes OF exit from IL with themselves, their
knives and their revolyers and how then and there his
mothern -law did go for him" with a butcher-knfe.
the attack a conviction that her sonn-law had at
tempted rape upon a daughter Of hers who is younger
Scon dodSed as bes Es eoa her snss With the
butoherknfe and refused to confess Az last accounts
taken before the court at PescadeTo and has also been
whether 1t Is he that Is outraged, or She or whO
1t is unfortunate that the competition be-
tween different religious well benevolent under
akngs where both striving with the best Of objects
should sometimes take the shape OF contests not credit
able to anybody and likely to expose all concerned to
reproach AT the fourth annual meeting Of the National
Theological Institute and University, In Washington,
ID. c. the report Of the Executive Committee showed
an the @ and 1 yc scb n
preparing three or four hundred coOred men for the
work of the ministry, etc Resolutions adopted
which state that American Baptist Home Missionary
Society assumes attempts TO take in charge this
work has peoned Congress to take away the charter
organizations and wishes to appropriate to itsef
the property and advantages Of the younger society.
The movement is denounced as antBaptistc antiPro-
testant anti Republican, and without parallel in the
history OF such Institutions
The people of Council Bluffs are much exer-
cised In regard TO bridge The feeling took shape on
the 23d ut in mass meeting. The resolutions there
adopted are to the effect that the Union Pacific Railroad
paid by the Government and required by its charter
to build bridge at that place; and that therefore, the
citizens protest against the passage OF the Palmer Bridge
bill by the Senate The statements current are that the
s3,O0OOO appropriated by the Government 70 build tho
bridge paid TO the Credit MODller." The
Palmer bill asks Congress 10 grant certain gentlemen
charter build bridge; when completed, to BE owned
by the Credit MObcr," which may mako IL q toll
bridge in no way subject TO the mortgage OF the Govern
men on the Union Pacific Railroad. The entire proceed
ngs of that Railroad with the Credit Mobcr," winch
is organization largely composed of its own directors
and with which it makes contracts that accrue enor-
mOusy TO their profit while adding TO the expense OF the
road, are viewed with distrust, IL not suspicion.
Where Mr.. Dickens was recOunting his own
personal experiences there is nothing his works that
seems Like aserbng to the ministry in general the pecu-
arites by which he has portrayed the Stiggnses and
the Chadbands On the contrary, speaking OF Father
Taylor OF Boston in American Notes." he expresses
warm admiration. He afterward carefully reviews his
own sentiments OF admiration and concludes: " ~ IL
possible however that my favorable impression OF him
may have been greatly influenced and strengthened
first by his mpressng upon his hearers that the true
observance OF religion not inconsistent with cheer
full department ana exact discharge ~ the duties OF
their station which, indeed it scrupulousy required of
them; and secondly, by his cauOnlng them not 10 SET
ND any monopoly in Paradise and its mcrces. never
heard these points wisely touched Or indeed have
ever heard them touched at a by any preacher OF that
kind before At the present hour the preachers or Bos
to have fallen into the errors OF Father
flock, and Mr. Dickens II scarcely dead When the mon
OpOy OF Paradise" reyiyes.