New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-28
GENERAL NOTES.

The Bostonians, who were at first extremely
ubant over the annexation OF ROxbury Highland Dis
tric are now beginning the cost with rather
wry faces They have already expended nearly 100000
for all sorts Of things Now the total valuation OF Ro1
hnrv IN 1s was about SEQ 600 and assessed
Including posI was s38sl65 From this The Journal in
fer annexation at first an expensive JOB Tor the
jo5' probably there would have been no annexatioD
When the big absorbs the little, II isn't Always she
big that makes money out OF the operation.
We generally think of California as coun-
try OF such unbounded opuence that everybody has at
least handful Of gold his pocket Now the fact we
suppose to be is that there about many people
hard up for cash In California as else, AT any
Francisco have just large number OF poor laborers
at work upon the streets" We do not know whether
is the fact the pauperism changed Yet We suppose
that has been money enough reckessy squandered
Francisco TO support all the paupers III Inc state
for twenty years.
Outside of Paris, we never read OF more
dramatic suicide than this notice Of which comes to US
from Indianapolis An unknown German went into
big field near city and commenced great variety OF
strange actions when he had succeeded in attracting
the notice OF the neghborhood he shot nlseI thfous
the heart This case an illustration OF me
threatens commit the deed often that he laughed
and then there is no resource but tor nm 70 maze
good his threat This vanity OF which the desire TO be
talked another form, while still another Is Tie
wish TO DC thought very COURAGEOUS
a large committee of architects, supervisors
Court House. which dreadfuly out Of plumb whilelthe
walls are "buging" The committee seem 70 take mat
ters very eisurey that there is chance OF general
wreck and ruin before the deliberations over. The
constructors OF the West wing" have been indicted by
the Grand jury but the East wing Is worse than the
West Meanwhile this Temple Of Justice extremely
.haky that the committee is rather afraid to into IT,
en Chicago should show less skill in building than the
Ancients or the Men OF the Middle Ages
We find a curious case of ignorance and su-
perstton in the ST. Louis newspapers. one stretger
who Is supposed have murdered Herman Tubessing.
aud who aterward committed suicide left behind him
rance and superstition Here is one OF his recipes
which entered in the German language; For straight
shooting II want 10 shoot sure and straight you
the following letters under the barrel OF the
R'H59 3 < Y E n Z 3 o NJ a Another IRE
cpe" for stopping heDorrhage was as follows: AT the
frst called Jugend YOUTH the second Tugend v1ruel
and the third subel Repeat the names OF these three
flowers three times and the blood will stop One can
hardly believe the dense ignorance here indicated but
given its existence, and not surprised 10 ma so
creduous committing homicide and suicide both
There is reasonable ground for hoping that
one of the most grossly bgoted ecclesiastical OF
England is about to be abolished We refer to the excu
sion Of Dssenters from burial in the churchyards with
their rites The bill for reforming this injustice
passed to second reading in the House OF Commons
after animated debate, on the sd OF March This
of barbaous ages resting upon the notion that
dead will sleep more comfortably than in any
secular cemeteries-an assumption the Correct
In truth the superstition question has disappeared
almost entirely this country. Cemeteries are here
mainly managed by secular corporations, and anybody
can buried them who is able 10 take stock in the
enterprise The result has been in great measure 20 do
away with the nuisance OF intramural intermen and to
make our burlalpaces reasonably cheerful We believe
no sect this country makes pretense OF cOnsecrat
ing ground for burial of the dead except the Catho
lics-unless be Of the higher sort Of Angcans
and in England there several beautiful cemeteries
which are quite independent Of the Church.
Mr.. Augustus +. Coors of Indianapolis is
evidently a grocer who does not very well know his
own mind A; and OF him curious tale is related.
It is interesting showing the facility with which
at the West the marriage relation Is assumed
discarded. and presently resumed. light mouths
ago the Aforesaid grocer was divorced from
Mrs. Coors No. /, and soon was married to
Mrs. Coors No. 2. So far, as good as anything
so melancholy could be. IL Dir. c. had sufficient
reason for Riding himself Of his hrst wife
according TO law he WAS JUSTIFIED in doing so
but we hold that he under moral obligation
TO know his mind. II he had any to mind. Now, it
appears he has put away No and married No again.
From would appeartha Mr. c. is OF tickle and wa
yering turn, and that Mrs. C. No s OF mighty forgy-
ing such levy OF disposition gives some people
sufficient ground for arguing against all divorces whatso
ever such do not touch the question OF divorce
for extreme cruelty deserton neglect 10 provide wife
with the Of life, and inhdeity 10 marriage
vows The chances OF happiness In resuming the mar
rage relation after separation for such causes are very
slight indeed.