New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-09
GENERAL NOTES.

Philadelphia mechanic claims TO have in
vented an apparatus for indicating when a axle
breaks and supporting 1t till the train be stopped
Who shall keep the keepers George A.
Cross the taller at Nebraska has been incarcerated in
his own bars GO days for his distinguished
a drunken yagrant. ...
Mild Winters in this Northern cline are not
new invention, witnesseth this from the diary
OF the Apostle Eliot, under date of "This winter
was OF mildest ever We had, all Winter
long sharp weather but they had long floods at Con-
ectcot which much spoye to yr corne In tho mead
all this winter praised be the Lord"
1t ia hard to believe that the Young Mems
Christian Association OF Boston could be so foolish to
for standing the sidewalk in front OF the fremont
Temple and giving away hereca" tracts to those who
came to hear Elder Knapp preach. And yet IL we may
believe the papers, such is the fact Considering the
large liberty tract distribution In shops hotels steam
ers railway and even In private houses long ex
ercsed by the scots represented in that Association " IA
decidedly cool In them IN take 0ense at the exercise of
similar liberty by those who differ from them. OF course
Mr. Hatch was promptly discharged, and the members
Of the Association doubtless realize that the law
gives them monopoly of this method for diflsing re-
lgious opinions.
1t is always pleasant to record an llustra-
ton of Christian charity and geneness the part of
religious journal in its treatment OF those whom 1t re-
CARDS sinners Fechter the actor lately gave to one
public charities In Boston the proceeds OF
ft;" whereupon zons Herald, the Methodist organ OF
that city, layshes upon him its Christian compliments
in this styles 'The charities Of the city receive dona
tons from echerous players hands, which his conduct
compes him give to retain his place. in the so
oiety Of his friends. Even Judas would not keep such
money, the price Of innocent blood. These homes OF
charity ought TO return theirs" me ChTtsHdh LooHo
of this city, admiring the fine charity and scTupuous
morality of It's Boston contemporary. thus hints ~ an
other chance which II has for the display OF those ems
ti9n virtues: every good. But suppose MI. Fechtcr
had been Walst operator, making corners VIII such
bold defiance OF law as well of honesty, that the au-
thOres were compelled 10 arrest him. Suppose that Dy
his deXterity in swinding his benefits were nnnns
his ilgotten gains into Methodist Church. and another
part into Methodist Theological seminary ought the
Church and the Seminary to return The glsf II seems
to us that here Is opportunity for The Htrqd ~ show
little courage wella morality But datribes against
the wicked have tlo weight Wnen there Is such cauOh
in selecting the examples"
The Rev. Orville Dewey, ID. d., formerly
pastor of the Church Of the Messiah in this city, in
letter to Col W. HigginsOn published In The Liberal
Christian and designed TO correct statement lately
made by the latter respecting him, takes occasion TO
refer another matter follows when hrst learned
that Theodore Parker charged with saying in lee
ture that would sell my mother into Slavery to save
the institution, ought perhaps to have frankly Written
to him. and said, You doing IRE great wrong; this
is utterly false But the charge gross well as
false that my indignation kept silent Such frank
communication might have saved MN rom eonthuing
TO do that wrOng-thOugh not Orator Phlilps per
hopd i S % too of for prhStoca given
M" DIR. Dewey's memory Is here at fault He WAS not
charged with saying that he would sell his mother into
slavery 10 the institution but 10 save the Union
He will not deny that his lecture, delivered IN Lynn ana
other places, was an apology for the Compromises or
1850, including the Infamous fugitive slave law; ana DC
will remember that in reply TO the denuncintiOns when
that lecture brought upon his head, he admitted mat nc
had ayOwcd WillngnesstO sell his 6r0her INTO slavery
he could thereby the UnlOn Many persons VINO
heard the lecture were ready TO ut the time that
lie said "mothcr" instead Of brother but rs the two
words sound very much alike. and the people were eK-
cited, they probably mistaken What aPprecihpie
moral difference there would be between selling ones
brother lifelong Slavery and doing the same thing
ones mother, IL would take shrcwd casuls 10 eN-
plain the more especially when II IL considered that Dr.
Deweys object was TO impress his audience with she
too high "a price to pay the salvation OF the Union.