New-York tribune., 1871-11-23
GENERAL NOTES.

ComruIsory education is the order in Hi
nos Tho youthful asprant for knowledge il enconr-
aged with such cheerful inscriptions as Behave OF get
your head broke " Learn or die" written In largo
characters tho door Of the schOOrOOm. One Zoal
o,,s schoolmstrcss prompted. doubtless by vague CON
ccption Of shooting III connection with the young inra
indulge, in the pleasant practice OF burning matches ~"
inyesate the matter brought III the lucid verdict OF
:" Improper but severe.
Good gracious! Here is, indeed, an aston
shng series OF domestic incidents. In West Troy,
week ago. W. Brace returning to his homo. found ON
tho wife Of his bosom and unscrupuous tailor.
named Hayes. He was naturally indignant at this and
determined to bo his Judge Lynch and private
avrngcr IL therefore procured pot OF tar. ripped
open feather bed and did actually ton and there tar
and feather his own wfcan act u l. believed quite I'M
Irccedontc IN tnc annals Of dom"stic lilc This DONE
this good proceeded to deal with the tailor
and new, signal and impressive revenge. burned off
the whlskeo of tho serpent What this stern gentleman
did next are not Informed but y he nds This sort o
heart he should publish certificate Of the fact for the
bcnctlt Of his fellow -suncrers
According to the report of Surgeon -Gen. Barnes,
the number Of mutilacd soIiers who had received artfi
ri, limbs from the Government previous to july l. 1870,
WAS 1851 BY act Of Congress. after that time applicants
might receive either the limbs money communications
and It ia singular fact that Of the veterans prefer
to commute Thus against l0i who received arms
have placed 1907 who the money legs. Lit
nutcrs, .l1i only iOOllcss lrn took "c ana 81 pre-
forcd cash. II s more than likely however that con,
siderable portion Of the thus hid expended
by the recipients III procuring limb" more To Their liking
,an those fIn'hrn DS % ,IG y "r Io,apt; I
themselves better Or make better barraln and those
ndulg, nee their personal whus. We hope that not
much OF tho money was received only to bo inprIdenty
spent.
Infinite are the works which Societies for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals find to do the Boston
Association ia at present dcvotng itself o the extrpaon
Of the glalers, disease dangerous alike to the horse
and the who handles him. Death by CHAMBERS in
the human patient Is OF frightul character that
hydrophobia even hills more gently. In horses. the
disease is cngcndcrcd by badly ventilated stables. A
specific poison affects tho blood and the trouble and
danger are enhanced by poor food and OvcrwOr. How
common il is may he inferred from the fact that during
the month Just passed. the Boston Society caused to be
killed less than fifteen glanicrcd horses One man
has aty died of the disease there. anu IN single stable
many eight horses. The stamping ont process L..
Massachusetts. he who knowingly keeps glandcrod
horst is liable Ia Indictment
An odd action has been tried in one of the
Francisco Dr Scott treated. in the hospital,
a certain Miss Parkinson He may not have cured hcr.
but did kill her. since She the plaintiff the
above referred to. But he outraged the feelings Of
Parkinson by sending to medical journal full ac-
count of her complaint and Of what he did to alleviate
the Tho jury found a verdict for the Doctor.
doubt because probably evidence Of malice
on MS part, " Mic he, probably. made the publication
from the bost OF motives, and with only sincere desire
the interests OF medical science Btill 1t is
rather aggravating to nave ones sell advertised In the
newspapers magazines either as sick or as having
been sick Of some uncommon naady moreover for all
TTa na p be ay @ hays
just we'll as " Miss Parkinson"
Black men in Memphis will begin to have a
opinion OF white men, II they often treated asa
Caucasian recently treated them He prOfe~sed the
agent Of religious newspaper for which he received the
frcedmeus subscriptions, and also their dollars but
though tho waited patiently for the ad.
OF the sacred Journal 1t does not arrive and IL
hardly likely BY way VI special butt. each Of tho
subscribers was promised picture representing some
life OF Jesus Christ hut strange to say
print hss than the paper This shows, for
the benefit Of the EthnOogsts that while the Caucas-
for the most moral pun pOscs and that with an un
mpeachable facial angle. may nevertheless b. Jeremy
bidder will begin 10 be- seen BY and by, when we
have more CATHOLIC estiwate: OF general human nature
the kettle.
singular enough circumstance (truth
stranger than ncon) has occurred In Massachusetts,
leaving his wife and children destitute The mother
and daughter dicd, the struggled on, obtained an
education is now Methodist minister and Chaplain OF
the State Prison. lie has heard Of his father and
supposed him dead. But suddenly there came TO him n
but alive In Washington Territory, and quite rich. o
also announced his intention Of coming Boston, where
he hopes to spend the remainder Of his days In peace
md nlcnty" The BOSfOR Journal say, that the R.v
Mr.. Cobur 10 daily expecting the arrival OF his
long absent father This Is the sort Of thing which IL
would not surprise US to read novel In real lie
whose fathers ran away - ycarh ago. and nblo
Ia back ric and fccnint. must b. email bat IL
any more such there be- let tlcm read this para
graph suQ start at 0hIo.