New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-17
GENERAL NOTES.

DIR. GilIooly. Bishop of Sligo. dcnounces
secret political societies. and says: IL was IL appears
under leaders of those aocursed secret societies IN France
that Sepens and Others initiated into the system
of assang society through the priesthood; there ihey
served their unhoy apprenticeship ana iearneu 'eir
wicked tactics"
Mr.. Thomas Connolly, stone-mason, writes
from New.York to The London telegram OF March q
"Tbe artisan population OF New-York cannot be sur
passed skill or capacity to work at their respective
trades by that OF any IN thS woau than
London in proportion to the population; yet hau
to begin world again. this would be the country for
In Mira. Howe's recent sermon in Boston, she
dscourscd about significance of the sayiors conduct
in washng the disciples feet" She thought 1t had an
application 10 the Christian work OF the present day
she told how she had visited poor and dirty house
hold where the children in the most shocking con
don and how aer leavng the place she had upbraded
Thoroughly washed cleaned them turned ont for the
nysd the room and bedding" This" said She would
have been good form which to have applied the sym
bolical washing of the dear Christ" "And she contln
ued g" propose you ladies' that band Of us should
at proper Intervals go through those miserable dwell
ng and collecting the neglected children, give them
and their mothers realizing sense OF how disciples
should wash Ths was uttered in Boston but We sns
gest TO these Christian ladies that Newfork would inr
nSh large field for the practice OF tins particular Work
OF dscipeshlp
There is q company in Hartford devoted to
the inspection and Of steam boilers Similar
institutions have met with great success in England ana
there is why they should not here The dan
gers 10 which the community is exposed are forcbly
illustrated the report OF the Connecticut company for
last month. The defects discovered bore the grave
proportion OF co per cent to the boilers examined Thirty
are mentioned that actually dangerous. As
specimens two safety were rusted fast one boiler
was externally so corrodea Tor space OF Two ana na
feet that Light stroke OF hammer could peieae ~
and two boilers were found had the bolt ana yoke or
their hand hole plates completely oxdized When such
IS the condition of affairs among the careful class OF
that insure their property what IA IT among those
boiler before II gives QUIT In tins ey ana vicinity no
safety Whatever be hoped for III respect to boilers,
tua gor theoretically lie brought to bear on every
barrel OF whisky Most especially should there be care
salr with the expectation that the buyer Will tinker them
| up for IA fresh lease OF danger
d. NIaclin has been giving in the Journal
Amtsqnt the history of archaeological hoaxes. Among
the series is the following c0untryman COniar
found, while poving the field, large vase OF singular
fOrEu, which seemed from ITS deeTOracd condition 10
date far back INTO antiquity. immediately all the aoade-
mics and all the learned societies Of the Upper and
Lower Rhine and Of Franche COnic also began publish
Ing historical scientific and archaeological memoirs 10
settle the question Of the origin of the vase and multi
rude Of the most ingenious and learned
were written 20 explain the inscription which was found
upon tho vase, aud which was partly endced IL ran
| thus:
Floods Uf ink poured out and the question was still
unsettled when one day the proprietor of restaurant
OF the visited the Baron to take his orders Tor
dinner TO DO given shortly. The Baron mad purchased
the preeon. relic at an enormous price ana t was placed
ures "Ah!" said the restauraieur. what do you keep
smiling ironically; "are you quite sure!' Certainly;
inst read what upon the outside: IcTne Ge fOe gTdS
ayI trA1es" u ar for liver and rutles)
If there are those who think that the educa-
ton Of youth may be better conducted when conded TO
religious rather than secular methods Of instruction. they
may lind something to shake their views in the following
extract report furnished by the Rev. W. H. Brook
field NJ. A, Inspector OF National schools appointed
by the British Government
propose 10 introduce snswers verbatim
HLch school Inspection,
reply Fulr ADD supple questions in the Chucn Cate
children intelligence oil about III
each did t. arithmetic aud retd1g toeTaby we'll who
wrote something egb aeg Die aud sensible about omu
bus aud aud TIE E1me tnd what rksOmenes
beeu y, the the reiterated d1Hg of four I've
hour d IN dsschoo tDC produced such
the following 10 the two qusstons what is thy duiy
what peignorr Tue first
oais God is bleed him ug and to loaf
1ilod Withhold sold and With enth
thinks old trash In hut0 call
his old aud his w0aud 10 save hn truly all the
rs end The second is Nv dty tors NabeTs 10 love
TO do al m shall
farther Mothers and TO bar The
TO all
lbry belI by would deed
he in IL IL
pecken from evil
good
10 please God o., men Il viii adj another.
Sit BrooLftj less tea hut Indicating precisely the
errocoped the sAte Dte boy, school,
able IN the parish Of 90 active clergyman is
do for you 'Thor pou, things my
that shoa ernOnce o. the tev and all his walks and
wicked world and all the sinful as Of the nesh &c
Moreover. the Report sets forth that these instances
are not exceptional bnt Illustrate Kind OF ignorance
"dcplOrably exclusive"