New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-21
GENERAL NOTES.

| We hear of but one church tower overthrown
by the recent basts-which really encouraging At
Lanesboro, Mass, last ednesday the steeplo Of the
Episcopal Meeting House came 70 the ground It must
striking the roof breaking several afer ana then roll
ing TO the ground nnoroken All ms proved tnat the
penter 20 build the tower. Now, gentlemen church
wardeDs Of LanesborO. Mass, Just read in the Bible
about the that fell and the house that fell not-ard
see if you can put up tower winch VIII bid tie OreeIes
defiance.
We are obliged to record another case of
juvenile suicide Joseph FcSsenden aged H. having hung
himself at Wilton " H., Thursday last. Thsis fresh
warning to parents watch carefully their children who
may any way show symptoms Of The suicidal propensity
1his. as we have before stated, is particularly 20 be
looked for in epileptic cases Meianchoa IN children
should ways be regarded as alarming, Tor extremely
unnatural so many instances OF the suicide o! younS
people hayo recently occurred that scientific eXamin
alton Of to be called for and possibly
IL viii be FOUND that, to Our great dsoreG these, Is
majority Of cases, are conscnital on hereditary
During the great snowstOrm III Boston, %
young lady, who could bear such meteorological eccen
tcties 10 longer, took audanum for the purpose Of
suicide leaving note to that she was red Of this
cold world" They used the stOmach-pnmp, and She
gain TO consciousness, only TO find 1t showing -
hard Big snow-sorms, we admit, with tms dis
cOuraged dsnsel when they come III lle Hier pt Oh
March, are extremely GlsAtartenhS; Dut w" eohsod9
is that the thing cannot forever This Is cold
world" about tins time; but the re' ~ Natures fur
naccs Ouy smoderlng. not oNti3gul.hed. We can
promise the young woman 90 above zero II she VIII Only
have patience.
The falling of the roof OF the west wing Of
tho Chicago Court House undergoing investigation
by Committee of the Board Of Pablo Works. The fret
thing called for was the plan OF the roof Whercupon
the builder. Mr. Lett, came forward and said tho roof
probable enough. Then the Committee went TO take
minis standng. and as the walls looked sIck' was
tho general opinion that the rest OF the Sgf would
Committee went into secret session atIct lunchu ana
solemnly voted 10 admit 10 newspaper repOtters.
Altogether it seems to have been very sasaeions and
exclusive investigation
Common SENSE" a writer in The 81 Louis
Democrat and Roman Catholic calls attention to rather
an important pon5 at this time, c. TO the distinction
that Catholics believe many things to he true which are
NOT articles Of faith" at is not" hc 10y way OF
illustration, of faith that there real material IRE lh
hell hut all instructed CAtholcs beeEe IT, ana gu our
hcoloc!aus so teach There are, nc say, many
c ns b.in Iogjeal COZ, senuenccs OF dognas of faith
which thOlc free to reject without SHINING precisely
I F5ral Ihaby rs truth SaoGer Catholic may
reject it, bnt this whole matter rs matter Of fath, ~
| stIil undecided by the Council
Well, he has been seen now, if never before.
The Devil We mean. At Smith settlement, ST. Clair
County, Mich. Thci" Sprltualists Of tho settlement
| doth he and she) gathered together To eniven
the sitting" it was proposed 10 call upon IT, satanic "
10 appear ana, enough he came, Fix feet hlgh,
clothed N black to the ends 81 ms hnsers NMch were
furnished with cruel claws Nolmhs Is sad OF is lail
whether he had none or me. long one "hich ne car
RED under ihis arm as gentleman carries HIS cane
ION: for as our ama6c black friend came N, Spirit
ualists, who had conjured better tnan they knew Az,
seconded, pellmel IN an ecsacl OF fear ana tne Deyl
might as wen not have come al al, ~ is as scientific
! accuracy Is concerned.
| The City of Cambridge, Mass, has several
times been mentioned in these columns as one in which
the experiment Of keeping the public schools without
negging was going on. II now appears that BON the
teachers and certain extent lie school Committee,
are impatient OF the difficulties which nave been encoun.
tered III j, claimed that the effort 10 maintain order
without the rod "eXhauss the vitality Of teachers and
it is also claimed that hqggng Is cheaper Before tsc
Personsof sufficient force Of VII To get along without an