New-York tribune., 1870-09-20
GENERAL NOTES.

tepce" of an apotheoary. She wanted castor OIL; no
sent ber croton OIL that's all dose Of castor oil is
shont tablesoonfu more less dose Of croton oil is
drop, given usually In pill Castor OIL IS ordnaIy
kept by apothecares already bottled crot0n oil is kept
by retailers in small quantities; and it is difficult to
derstand how this Milford druggist had so much OF 1t in
his establishment We state the story as We find It,
1t is standing tradition of the Niagara In
dians shared great extent by the white people
I'm the vicinity the Falls that the "Great Spirit" or
Thunderer of Waters must have annually four victims
sacrificed his power. Curousy enough year seldom
during which least four are not drowned
either In the Falls the whirlpool below This year an
old man of than years stepped into the breakers
above the Falls and losing his hold swept over the
rghtful cataract At De Vaux College, student daring
his companions to wade into the whirlpool was sucked
into it's terrific eddes, and instantly disappeared to be
| seen no few days afterward drunken father
panOn into boat above the rapids and In their drunken
orgies the little ones were thrown out and drowned
| though the two drunken wretches escaped. go far,
therefore, the Indians believe implicitly In the fourfold
sacrifice and each years disasters confirm their DeIeI
| Some witty divine relieves the monotony OF
a stage coach pilgrimage with anecdotes admirably
descriptive Of q certain style Of modern praying:
Cape Cod clergyman Sabbathhad prayed most earn
esty for rain. He enreated the Lord to "uncork the
bottles Of Heaven and send down the refreshing show
ers" The drouth had lasted through August and apart
of September. Tuesday morning the line storm began,
and continued with great violence till Friday flooding
the country and sweeping off bridges in all directions
Saturday night set IN TO rain again. and Sabbath morn
s an tdoMs %SS Inr we recently took occasion to
treat Thee TO uncork the bottles Of Heaven and send
the .Ss e St We @ Sa sar s S
with story of "Parson Howe" of Milton, Conn. On
occasion, IL not during the drouth, he pc
toned for relief in these words: Lord want rain
WEE vss ssba not have RS crop A. for the potatoes il Is
all up with them and there's the grass OF Deacon Com
| stocks, 1t is as red as q foX5 tail"
| Illinois is in urgent need of some suffrage
evangelizer as vigorous cogent those who iumi
nate our soross councils. In that heahenish State,
"Ars Myra A. Bradwe, Editor Of The Legal Netes," has
refused admission to the bar where Lincoln pleaded
and Douglas ruled Refused, too, because she is
woman is not, accordnglo the precepts OF Black
and the unwrtten English law, recognized sepa-
rate from her husband The dauntless disciple Of Kent
filed with an Amazonan resolution, does not take the
stereotyped statutory no" for and carries her
the Supreme Court and calmly awaits opportunity TO
argue her own cause before the fog OF
hearing writ of error was granted ana the case Is den
rather the better of her legal restraners the action
already taken brings her under cOgnzance OF the Civil
difficult to see The action far recognizes the plaintiff
as citizen and of course citizen cannot be deprived
of rights under the Constitution for any cause save crime
The Rev. j. G.. White is clerical character
who travels the West and makes 1t his business to
the people against the wickedness and corruptons
Of the Roman Catholic Church. Arriving at ST. Charles
n. " he advertised lecture Aurcuar Confession"
admission 25 cents, with "awful disclosures" of the
wickedness OF the priests the lecture being given to
" men only" The men went, and great many OF them
took bad eggs and brick bats with them and while the
lawful disclosures" both the hard and the soft
% pCn 2w % Wh f. reW @ Ta sa ee
revolver, but pTgdently determined 1., not to dis
bs lecturer m soas he 1oorey 81
egg martyTdom," then he doesn't need our sympathy
but entitled to our congratulations upon his success
Auricular Confession famous subject for wandering
lecturers and awful disclosures cheap at 25 cents
we fancy that IL Is neither better than the
other social institutions which about pure where
the priesthood pure, and msehieyous where the church
| is corrupt.
| Some enterprising person, with zeal superior
to his photography has furnished The Chattanooga Times
with touching item Of local intelligence John Robin
sons Great Circus exhibited at Trenton, Tenn on
the Ilth ut, and We told that "the Rev. Parson
Smith sitting the in the shade Iraseng
the edg the curns" While thus engaged in peepng
the holy received from watchman "a blow
the he'd with abicry club nfcttng cerious wound,
though not considard fatal" 1t was at first supposed
that psrson having doubts Of the morality Of such
entertainments had conscientious objections to going
! in, until he had satisfied his scruplcs. Subsequent
inquiry proved that his was nOber and purer motive.
congregation attend Robnsons Great Circus but he
had also reason 10 suppose that Few OF the nOck
| with the usual perversty Of human nature had dis,
correspondent "akeng the names Of them members Of
his church whom In attendance, that had gon in
before he came up" ParsOn Smith may, therefore, be
considered, In sort martyr, either TO his creed
or his curiosity II must however. have sad
| prise TO him. while diligently scanning the seats and
Illuminating upon the pleasures OF excOmmunicatiOn, to
receive such tap upon what Mr. PeCksnif calls that
delicate and exquisite portion OF the human anatomy,
the brain" But Mr. Pocksn nObly fOrgaye old Martin,
and really hope that PaTsOn Smith irmly resolved
10 peel no in0re will forgive tho watchman, who after
all, did no more than his duty
The evils to growing industries consequent
upon the frequently recurring agitation by Free Traders
for change the tariff felt In distant sections
Of the country The South and the West suffer- well
as NewEngland and Pennsylvania. About year ago,
preparations made for starting the manufacture Of
pig iron In Central Missouri At Osage CITY, land con-
veDient and suitable for the furnaces and landing
purchased, extensive mining privileges were bought
&C. at outlay OF from $4,000 to 10000 the brick for
the necessary structures contracted for, and all
rangements for Immediately progressing with the work
were made. Suddenly the enterprise came To halt,
and all operations 10 have been suspended. Since
then, persons Interested In the prosperity Of the
neighborboOd and that the prosecution 0f manu-
featuring enterprises in Usage City would stimulate the
sale of lands and farms In Cole and Usage Counties ad
dressed letter of inquiry concerning the OF the
dOned undertaking the effect that there can De no
doubt OF the excellence Of the location for the manufac
tnre OF pig iron. The expenditure already made, and
the fact that all the stock Of the Company Interested In
the works taken evidences OF this belief But
the agitation OF the tariff question under unfavorabe
auspices for this Industry and the fear that utterly
adequate, II any, protection would be afforded
stoned withdrawal from enterprise In which I've are
compelled tO buy material for year and 10 use II
expense VI less thanl s5OQ Ii Is nQt,ke running
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