New-York tribune., 1870-04-30
GENERAL NOTES.
The Indian Aid Association of Friends held
xesrlx meeting I'm PHILADELPHIA, the 2lst inst

organization formed to carry out the wishes OF Gen.
Grant expressed before he entered upon me % dSs o,
the Presidency, respecting the employment or members
Of the Society Of Friends in the OF M
e5s d hs ae caDTn sDfg than
half OF OF the wilder tribes known as Indians
the % % the EaoSn socsS ae rs 'e agents and number Of
Friends have entered the service as clerks tacnefs
| families with them Thomas wisar, appointed for the
purpose has visited all the tribes on anu IN
the se rapdr andfn haTe fS ben wR to e1aona
provement. number ol schools have been estabshen,
piled with books and teachers IL is believed that
inanuaabor schools where children can be boarded,
| prospects OF this admirable undertaking.
The contemplation of great features of natu-
raj scenery may confer breadth Of speech ts no doubt
difficult to convey in words the feelings by tho
Rocky Mountains The effort has, however, been mado
| in a programme issued in Omaha that describes the
grandeus Of the overland route for an excursion party
about it, not even phraseoogy Var Gus
localities mentioned, to vsi: which abundant time
wonderful things in nature seen" whose exact
slton space not being stated we are unable r 10
"the gTandes place on the green earth" The Hlstor
cal Society may yet DO able 10 i hr On eve
ever suppose, above the earth. At all events u IS
about there that we pass oyer e snowy ragS wae
Western ladies should frown DOWN. and through gorges
whose rocky walls, high heavenward bid defanceo the
Storm King that RACES over their heads" Gorgos! say
| rather, gorgeous.
| Pity the SORROWS of poor young man who
went to Houghton Michigan. He was to assume the
duties principal in school near that coppermining
city Seated at the desk in the chair Of authority at
early hour he gazed mdy at pupils they entered
after each arrival pulling his hat down farther over
a Ss School aas s hssd pGd of is hs With
out sending them to their seats, asked the pupils Their
rannd The school became raduaiy more and more dis
orderly while the perspraton rolled down the young
picture OF embarrassment At length, seizng his hat
and pulling firmly over his eyes he stked our OF tne
schoOLhOllse amid screams OF laughter ana uerlsOn
Seeking the friend who had procured for Lin the stna
asked explanation. "why said he, painful flush over
spreading his countenance, there are big girls there
eaged himself on the canal in getting out" cordwood
which he thinks lighter labor than educating big girls
| Yet, strange to say, he came from Chicago.
| journalism in Texas is in f1Ourshing con-
dition II may Judge from the weekly paper published
at Palestine in that state which is devoted to religion
science news and the practical business OF fe, and
has for ts motto MY Country's Banner!-Ever mayit
waye-oer the Land of the Free and the Home OF the
Brave!" This Is very good indeed, and we are glad
nat there re sgfm II s howeyer the DEVOTION Of
the paper TO religion science, ana new" that paitcn
boast. The editor evidently "meant business In that
announcement Consequently we find the religious de-
partment adequately represented with short extract
from Sunday book and Wattss long metre hymn
Life time the Lord"
The sciertifc department comprises the multiplication
table printed entire, and what could be more scientific
A. for news-wel there is threec column story about
"Wislnng and Doing" and number of long official adj
choice We recommend this Palestine newspaper to tho
careful perusa Of mankind in general
If John Chinaman expects to retain his char
acter for peacefuness and innocuous cultivation Of
his own pig-tai must MT hear any such stories
this which to from San Francisco 1t appears
that about forty Cinnamon employed I'm a cigar
factory in that city These forty were employed among
three Chinese organizations. having the euphonions
titles Of the See Iup the sam lup, and the Yong Wo
establishment, and that comEany filed his place with
another Of their own order The new workman was not
looked upon with favor by the See Yups who demanded
his discharge; The accommodating employers accord
ingy informed the conner that his services
roo when the entire gang jumped from their g
seats and ndnged In free Tight which would do credit
The ideal plgal pacity was utterly gone. Loud yells
and cries attracted large crowd around the building
smashed and hurled by the at one another Finally
the police arrived and suppressed the fight The results
that ten a dozen received injuries more or
| serious. and the whole gang subsequently were dis
charged from the factory. This won't do at ALL John.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
has, for than 80 years. used portion Of the Gov
ernment land at Harpers Ferry without paying rent for
it, When the line was surveyed in 1882, the engineers
determined to build the road dagonay across the river
from the point where the Harpers Ferry bridge now
| of way secured for triie-and striking the Vir
gnia shore about two miles above, just at the north
ered however, that II this plan carried ont it would
road fesRc the cost Of Which would mot be- s te
than 100000 The plan was therefore abandoned and
properly lying along the river and used for HGmory pr
poses. Congress refused to grant the Company the
War gave them suferance right to use strip of land
80 feet wide adjacent to the river and this the track
was LAID since that time the Company has gradually
enc50ashsd % on on tn the property until
IT is claimed, injured the whole tract During the ses
sion OF lsCsg Congress passed an act authorizing the
Ferry public sale and the s RRroad Go%pany MapeTs eT
S @ Intended so s 20 purchase II But when the sale
hammer fell at h7eO and the land declared sold to
the agent Of manufacturing company. which pro
| case Will be pretty sure TO get into the courts.
! About century ago an English army officer
OF good family great wealth and brilliant prospects,
committed suicide. He simply left behind him note say
ing that life had given him head ache and that moth
ing could cure "a MN M but good churchyard sleep We
Just occurred In Natchez One Mr Delaplane Of Ohio
You must find verdict of suicide for such il the case
There were also minute directions the disposal Of the
that there evidence whatever OF alteration Of
mini ON m the contrary the to de regarded as
and Judgment" note which he left for the editor OF
S5s %Sy q Ss s s declared that could
nDt En aes1"n M Gs qS0r s or and dis
weary O1y Sa is abos s%te hs uh the
Add to this that he was man OF education, Of
al features OF the such incident this is full
| OF solemn warning. such suicides not uncommon
and the saring truth which they demonstrate ia that
strong desire for sedestructon quite compatible with
healthy state OF most OF the Intellectual faclties IN
makes but little difference whether we call the suicidal
propensity mo9omana not Tho fact remains tbat
II may be strengthened by indulgence until IL assumes
mastery oyer the whole character Of s victim or II NAV
be manfuy and resoluey opposed with tho whole force
or determined mind until healthier condition ensuas
Shd the sneet @ i1eks back with horror upon peril
tai Diseases -" ~ 'A''Ns~' WI" 'uoh-