New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-29
GENERAL NOTES.

dior in Detroit who whenever he has taken drop too
much seized with Irresistible desire to cut off the
tails OF dogs. During recent paroxysm before he could
be arrested this professor OF decentralization had de-
priyed "a faithful dogs OF their principal ornament and
sole safeguard against torture In hy-time In TINS age
however all sorts OF talent can be utilized and II TINS
genius With the passion for improving the personal APP
pearance dogs, could be persuaded to i've IN some
woogrowing district, and to modify his practice by TAX
ing of the tail lust behind the ears what valuable men,
Der Of society he might become
The processes by which Indian wars are
brought about consist among other things in deliberate
stealing The Southern Kansas Adranee says that more
than 800 families OF pioneers" have settled in the Cher
okee country west OF the Goth degree west longitude
The rights of these pioneers" this land at the pres
ent moment it would be difficult to discover but per-
haps they claim it by right of discovery. They claim
indiaps: hut the "tame" Cherokees say that there
never has been raid that direction, and they don't
yearSr So these pioneers will be applying Congress
TO have this land cut of OF the Indian reSer'auo anu
granted to these actual settlers
1t has always been the custom in the Jewish
sypagogucs for the men and to sit aparta bit of
discipline which George Fox borrowed for his Quaker
congregations, and which they still observe The
Jews OF san Francisco by vote OF ss to a. have aDo
shed the rule henceforh the sons and daughters OF
Israel will sit side by side in that city, and speedily no
doubt elsewhere The fact is an interesting one as
further proving the tendency OF sects TO outg0w ritual
isc when may have certain value In the infancy
OF faith. 1t is little singular that while the Qlakers
and the Jews-twO Of the most rigidy conservative
bodies in the worldare gradually dscardng matters OF
Indifference the English Church Is nearly rent asunder
by dispute about Ecclesiastical tailoring aud altar up
hOstery.
They have had nice case of January and May
in St. Louis Mr.. Warne,, retired merchant aged 65
years saw and loved Miss Kate Brady, music teacher
aged 20 years. The became suddenly very fond
OF music "He would sit it is stated for hours listen
ing TO and touch Of the fair Miss Kate Music
being the food OF love. the retired merchant took full
melodiops meal and got himself into state which 6 eHas
foil igl CHI
In order to be comfortably married. the old gentleman
and the young woman determined to elope; ana now
they have come back again, with the knot rreyocaby
tied. One of the St louis newspapers s5k hc i
whose business is it r. That is exactly the way In which
we look at it,
1t is not very often that we have to notice
the absolute decay Of a hourshing town in New
England Not many years ago the Whale Fishery and
the Island of Nantucket seemed TO be nseparably
ISOLATED But the harbor bad one, and the ships
unable when loaded TO pass the bar, were Obliged to
complete outfit and discharge their catchings at
neghboring port Then came several disastrous fires
became scarce and Nantucketers dsdained to pursue
ie meaner variety OF right whales. Several merchants
of great wealth left the island And The Nantucket
Inquirer that for the first time In eighteen
months sguarergged vessel is lying in that harbor."
The decay is the more regretted, because the in
habtans of Nantucket with some harmless local peen-
arities among the most nttngent ana best cutl
| waited in Massachusetts,
| A correspondent writing from st. Louis states
that the system In that city of commitment to the Work
house for vagancy frequently involves great hardshps
Hard working men, especially strangers from rural dis
tricts not mfrequently arrested upon this charge
after having been stripped in night of their savings
In OF the disepuable saloons OF the place. Being
without money is sufficient evidence OF vagranoy, and
such men are consequently condemned ourcOrrespondent
says "tO hard labor in chains" In Eastern cities various
means are employed to mitigate the severity OF Justice
In such The Prison Association Of this city
makes the investigation Of this class OF cases both before
possible that St badly governed even New
York. So far justice is concerned il is the saloon
keeper rather than bis pundered victim who should
suffer such penalties from the law.
| Not only white mans boosted morality, but
OF his other boasts look very absurd from the In
dian point Of view. The Adrocat newspaper published
in both their native tongue and in English by the Chero
kee nation, comments of those wonderful Indian
stories that has via Omaha. The story that the
engineer OF railroad discovered band OF 300
like Indians the track, and they about to at
tack the train put steam and dashed through the
crowd, killing Is Indians and many ponies. The Adpo
cate, being qualified to speak, says that 800 Indians
would MT be fools enough to stay on the track to be run
over, any portion OF them, their ponies. Also,
that IS men aud - ponies thus ridden over there
cent to throw the train off the track LASTLY that there
would have been frigtul condition Of affairs for the
passengers II the train had been wrecked by the
last Of the &C. since there would have been still PSF red
skinned survivors contend with and that therefore
the yalorous exploit" most imprudent foolhardi-
ness.
There is a popular notion that in passing
through offices certain kinds OF packages waste
away in weight and solid contents; those containing
choice fruit suffering most from this kind OF msrasmus.
box 1t said that arrived last Saturday at the express
Office in Titusvle Pa addressed to well-known pro-
prieor OF menagerie supposed from the inscrp-
ton upon 1t TO be Of this class. 1t marked Grapes
Do not annoy the contents" People who send early
grapes generally have fancy that the packages need
peculiar care, and apt to mark them with special
sructons that expected develop anxious socitude
|
nobody called at the express office for the box some OF
the Stats that covered its upper surface fell or lmmed
atey there was cry OF alarm from clerk who was noar
IL az the moment and presently fadozen long armed
Office To relate how the doors the office quickly
closed, now ValOr0us young men accustomed To Sing
INK took to singing kstands, chunks OF sealngwax,
glue pots and marking pots, would BEGGING too much
into details. Eventually the animals captured and
boxed again III Is aseeralned that the box was marked
ny clerk III the express Office whence ii came His mis-
take was the reverse Of that of the printer OF Caryes
Ms who made Dead Sea apes Of Dead Sea apples the
clerk marked the box grapes by mistake for gray apes
"Reformers,' especially if they are peripa
tec, are usually privileged characters and when they
invade household they usually make nothing OF throw
Ing Its established arrangements into topsyturvey TO
suit their personal within and private convenience BY
this we mean to say that too often they selfish and
conceited. Here, for instance is Mr. Sen, the great
Hlndoo Reformer," and at present the lion Of certain
English circles. When Mr.. Sen Is invited to stay at
genemans house, he sends back rather singular state
ment OF the conditions upon which he will be gracously
ehseu I'd accept the invitation. He must DC allowed 10
retire at 10 o'clock p He desires cup OF tea but
I" no bread in the morning He must left enjoy his
deyotions until 1880 Then he wants his breakfast
Prlyate study TIL o'clock From to he will keep
sueh engagements as may be arranged by his riends
anu ne wants his dinner precisely AT He wishes II To
be distinctly understood that he Is "a vegetarian" and
80 Is MS cousin, NJ. ProsOnno who accompanies him.
Moeover ne never eats and ais drinks water
anu lemonade, though both the gentlemen enioy warm
MIX lie desires boiled rice and sliced potatoes" for
breakfast and also pea soup" He orders fruit pud
uhgs Iof ulnner, but there must be- eggs In the
AT all ala m A lis
ahtl IKE impndenco and do not think the most tire
endous Rsiormer" would be asked twice to house
shOuld he send such circular Whit would be Thought