New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-28
GENERAL NOTES.

PERHAPS it Is unwise, for smokers at least,
to know too much Long ago they accepted the knowl
edge that nneenths of the cigars sold as pure Ha'anas
have never crossed breadth Of salt water than
siby the East River at Williamsburgh STILL there was
All undeniae Cuban favor about the cigars not gen
uine surely admirable leaf that furnished SO
light, aud very apt to expose secret In reply to
that the delicious Of domestic cigars gwen to
them by sprnkHg the inside Of the box with NalelLhc
ether 1t may he added that Is not safe moreover 70
cytrar from some balmv herb such as that nctuTe Of
valeian that gIandmothers used to take Tor thclF
and Just likely TO obtain the ethereal odor III
question, from rotten cheese
A machine to facilitate marriages has, 1t ~
said-in model at east-bcen sent to the PatenrOmce
by its inventor. The notion is, that the maIriageaoie
peop!e Of a social circle district to put their
respective written cards. into the nachlhe
unou setting il in operation majority tOf the cards
are ground to impalpabe powder but few are turned
out mated and paired by inexorabe fate But, amer
ALL this is not equal to the method OF t,e odci IIn@
hearth The androns cleared from the blazing logs
and the boys arranged ceStnuts pon one andiron the
girls on the other. Each chestnut represented one lhG
yidualthe who placed II there; and ne heads ene
very close together over the fire while the hMis were
placing the chestnuts the respective bars Iuc crest
nuts left to roast There WAS no holc lur mos,
tIe chilnncyplaco into the room had another chance
but those that sat out the roasting nion n fS VIZ
in the begnnirs that the cheatnus should De examined
Ia that they we're sOHlC, d.iu litI' WV ~
holes in them the test Was perfectly iar ana .he siei
advantage that the ciesnGts themselves polPcu
the question.
II will be remembered that libel suit was
some time ago announced brought by the Hon. David
: Beuuett against The Bu1dio Commercial AdrertiSer
with reference certain structures OF that paper upon
the acs and motives OF Mr. Bennett while III Congress
Geographic dispatch has since appeared stating that
the sur would probably be withdrawn. The dispatch
was feanded upon a paragraph in The Commercial
which Mr. Bennett had made
nj the ece Of the paper, and speaking of it a. social
VISIT Other newspapers commenting on IS iSpd"h
nection with the general tIhth at hbci sHIls asiint
newspap, rarely resulted n StaetiOn TO the pam n
But The 7uf dO Express, recognized rs representing Tue
views Of Mr.. Bennett W,lG, Il Lrd"Ilood lhal no nl'
80 t aIurv tbc hachet' on biz part has been exhibited;
and that n fact subsequent Washington letters III me
Commerce. rather dispose ann 10 sharpen H. lIoan
the compliments that passed between Mr. Bennett ad
Inc propneors of The Commercial on the occasion OF his
visit 50 be regarded ~ Of thc soIt lha louh FuGc
between o9posng counsel so much TO the DISGUST Oh MI
Pekwick, before the opening of the bdrdcl SUIT
| A melancholy and shocking occurrence that
took place in Conncaut Ohio. is described by CORE
spondeut p ph Wright farmer, was exercised in mnd
upou religious subjects and had told his pastor that he
was resolved 10 become a Christian that there would he
soon great change in his family and that he had one bad
deed yet No other hint OF has intention was gwen
and this egarded. on the night OF The 18th lnst
his daughters we're awakened by the screams of their
mother whom he was endeavoring kill With Ratchet.
Two Of the daughters snached the Ratchet from ms
hands aud with tlrir mother sought safety IN night
Mrs Wright Bhausted by loss % blood aPd' over
taken by the husband HOW armcd WIFE an AK was inter-
ally chopped to pieces. Tie daughters escaped aud
| reached "a neIghbOFs house. Unable 10 0Nrtake
| them, Mr.. Wright returned to his dwelling ana
eBdeavOred TO get into the room OF MS TWO I9mScse
daughters, but they had barrcadcd the DOOR lie men
sci lire To the house and hung himself IN an adolbhR
she'd Neghbors arrived in time to eXngnish the GIt,
but rot before the four daughters became orphans LnS
connection of insanity with certain forms OF ieng9us
excitement is OF grave frequency. hclshtDlc anu
passionate investigation Of fhe relations Of cause ana eli
feet in such cases, might lead 10 conc s9ns III td ~,
cedure a. well as suggestions in ind vidual and Social
practice that would lie Of great service to the coinu-
nity The subject is eminently suitable for the discus
sOns OF the Social Science ASSOCIATIONS
Now that the question of Dickens's Chris
tany has been widely discussed and his social habits
have been brought under public review, we notice that
other points being taken such as the following
(which is seriously debated In weekly cotemporary)
"Was Charles Dickens a friend to the woman MOVE
ment Z" When this is setted-and we nope IL VIII 10
settled in his favor-we shall doubtless have otRr ques
tions relating 90 the great novests life and opinions
brought before us Was Dickens really the father OF
Zebcdee's children or Zebedee the real parent OF
Dckenss offspring Did he always pay all MS dtDls,
and did he honestly by his money! Is pOsluNeg
true that he responsible Tor the dWiul
which took place during his visit 10 this country anu
how could possibly do such thlng without any
body finding out that he did II, or IN Iact elng
that II occurred We think, however that III Wouu o
better on the whole 10 have no further DEBATE
nersonal peculiarties and opinions Of Charles DchSn
tie himself declared, in the will which he Wfo,e Juss
before his DEATH that he accepted Christianity anu the
Rbe and hoped for salvation through Crucined savior
Everybody who knew him yOuches that he was man VI
excellent fife and temperate habits and is now settled
Thai ne was a friend 10 the Womans Movement N0W,
II he were Christian temperate man, and iTend "
tbe Woman's Movement (whateyer that may Del WHhl
more could be asked, and what more could anypody
desire 10 knowl Let MS have an end OF tHe ciei anu
vulgar wrangc about the deceased novests inner Ut
outer personally