New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-18
GENERAL NOTES.

There is a field for missionary labor a long
way this side Of "ndias coral strand That Is, the
Rev. H. G.. Bays of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South and his accounts OF Logans Chapel near Marys-
ville Blount County can be depended upon
He says thither the sth inst, in buggy Win
another gentleman and two ladies' armed only with tHe
weapons spiritual warfare and intending to preach IN
the church. lie found the edce barrcaded and barred
crowd about ruians surrounded the buggy armed
with knives, pistols and bludge0ns, Eelilhg 50 as 10
frghten the horses and the ladies. Their leader, VIM
Goddard, brandishing "a formidable stick, declared ne
would kill Mr. Bays II he attempted to alight Finding
the crowd deaf to rem0nstrance MT Bays tnried MS
open to missionaries with fair chance Tor the crown ot
martyrdom, declined by the reverend Bays.
At midnight, in a street in Omaha, black
horse bearing ghosy squire clad in white. with long
hair streaming in the wind recently appeared The few
pedestrians the streets fed at the approach OF
the APART on one who at length mustered cour-
age, and Selling the bride of the coala9k steed, en-
forced halt Then spoke the sheeed dead, awakened
by the stoPpage, and explained she was soinnan-
bust residing near the corner OF steenIh anu NIX
usually inerfered with her sleePwalkihg lh9ehicles
horse Having explained FASTENED from her inter
locutor not exactly putting spurs TO her Hors Siee
the time supposed she had returned to her fathers
mansiOn the other pedestrians again made their appear
ance the street armed with sticks, stones and brick
bats with view Of attacking the ghost The explana-
received.
The spirit of progress seems alive in Harvard
College, and its latest manifestation is the adoption of
plan of voting in the nomination of oycrseers for
the institution Tie essential feature OF the system
adopted is this Each voter votes for whom he pleaseS,
bis vote shall count instead In IL is likely to be-
thrown away Every vote Is thus to be saved at last
and will contribute to the election of somebody acceptable
the voter The advocates OF tue new system claim that
1t is perfect in theory and simple In practice me BoSt
Adretiser paronizngy predicts, IN an article on the
subject, possible political revolution in the matter OF
elections There is no doubt that the present mode
elections De improved upon though whether the
Harvard plan the best FOR that end is not clear
rho. af fha frgn vote
Illinois Constitutional Convention has equally strong
advocates The latter allows me free di,iioHton OF
centaton Of mans several votes upon one candlda!e
second choice, third choice, &c.
There is prospect of a change of fashion,
since whenever fashion enters the previous
goes out A style of excuse for murder has been
introduced, it being supposed that from overwear the
insanity defense Is slightly pasSe. Mrs. Mason OF Chi
chester ~ H. is the first TO attempt the new style. She
endeayOred TO strange her husband Mr.. John Mason,
Gngster pteTIu T o this elegant process and Mrs
Mason subsequently arrested Tne facts were ndis-
squeak for life" And now came defense. The pris
solemny assured the Court that whatever she
trying to throttle her yokefeow she was somnambu-
list. They have convenient way Of dispensing Justice
history the affairs their friends and the testimony OF
experts, quite out OF the question. They compro-
missed matters by accepting the agreement Of the SOM
nambust stranger 10 withdraw permanently from the
precincts Of Chichester and the company of her husband
A case of mania a pOta in New-Orleans was
very near resulting mania that murders. called
Fnnegan applied early in the evening at station house
lodging and obtained it, At O'Clock the next morn
ing cry alarm proceeding from the cells attracted the
officer in charge, and Fnnegan discovered with his
right hand he brandshed knife with which he threat
ened TO kill the boy Several times he swung his to
and fro each time bringing the point OF the knife In con-
tact with the childs breast The turnkey fearing that
any active interference might result in the execution of
the threat, opened the grating TO give the boy
chance to escape. The boy seized the advantage, and
ensued down ST. Charles st. In which the boy led,
the maniac with the knife followed and number Of po-
cemcn dscharging in the air occasional shots from their
shots officer at length overlook him, and wresed
the weapon from him at the expense OF bad cut his
time Finnegan applied for lodging he was himself APP
Prehensiye OF an attack on the horrors and selected
Of quiet sleep.
There is remarkable condition of society
in OF the parishes in louisiana and they may COM
pete with Kentucky for the title OF the dark and bloody
land" Near Atlanta, VIM Parish, there have been
mysterious ourages by desperadoes for time past
John r. West and Daniel Dean believed have been
in way implicated in these affairs. feud between
these resulted few weeks since in a shooting aud
stabbng ARRAY but without serious consequences Sub
sequeny West to the house OF A. Dean, father
friends actually captured and carried of the old gentle
man, his wife, and their younger son. and imprisoned
them In a warehouse In Atlanta. Daniel Dean In
turn collected troop of friends who first set the cap
s' on pad e the i0 e e
the bodies of John West o. Collins, 4. j. Ingraham,
mile OF Atlanta the 2th George Frame was added 10
the list OF the killed. and Lawson Kmball also shot
at, but escaped The Dean faction many OF the
others killed, represent the citizens OF the
place. and having found roll OF the West despera-
doe4 pursuing those that remain In the hope OF rem
derng the organization extinct The perturbed parish
hopes for reign of peace under the Dean family.
There was happily no loss of life in a recent
occasion OF great peril the West Wisconsin Railroad
near Tomah The woods In the vicinity had been on fire
for some time. The occurrence itself Immediately
preceded by several hundred oak ties, well and
piled beside the track, taking fire. Turning curve and
approaching down grade the engineer Of train found
himself unable 10 stop unless In the midst OF the flames
aud therefore put steam In hope of running through
them But the track had been already damaged that
the train was thrown from IT, coming to full just
after the engine and tender had passed through. With
great difficulty tho passenger brought |
out Of the hames but the rest OF tho train, consisting Of
one baggage second class and two freight cars
consumed. There were hye ladies and IS on the |
train the latter worked hard all night In saving por-
tOn Of the property and water had To he constantly
poured upon their clothing during their dangerous |
efforts. With the power afforded by locomotive and
tank or water always on hand, il should perfectly
practicable for railway train TO extn fire that
could occur upon It, IL remains for some inventor 10
arrange the mechanical appliances for the such
means and for State statutes to compel trains
u be furnished herewith and to carry sucicu length
Othoso " reach any wa VI train.