New-York tribune., 1871-06-30

NAL from his neshbors He turned sick woman out Of
house which ho had purchased DESTROYS Of express
ing their appreciation Of this aot his townsmen sent
him box. and upon opening ts rernsrs,ef' ard ard eyno
counted for by the ot that IN the box was certain ami
nal called among country people, An Essenee pedder.
The Interview between the mean man ana tne Ioufleg-
his clothes
Peter Ross of Nashville, Tenn, tho ugh in
his ioth year. concluded few weeks TO walk from
that city to NewYork by way Of proving his exraor-
dinary Hgor The other day he reached EastOn, Penn
without any difficulty, and Is ouTneyine toward tho
metropolis by slow but certain stages II not the great
est pedestrian Of the he really is the greatest pedes
| trian OF his age.
| 1t ia curious to observe what a muddle chill
dron sometimes mako OF their lessons little boy In
misson-school in New-Bedford. being asked TO state
what he knew about Samson, promptly replied: "He
was Jesuss brother hung up BY his hair"
What put the idea OF Jesuss brother into this young
brain II IA difficult 10 conjecture hut he probably con
| founded Samson and Absalom. both Of whom had fine
heads of hair Here the connection obvious that
OF Corporal Trims story OF his brother who was put into
the prison OF the Inqusition Tor marry ing jews "ldo"
| who sold sausages.
An odd case occurred recently in the Su-
peror Court at James Donohoc being convicted
of receiving stolen goods his lawyer moved to set aside
the verdict upon the ground that one OF tho Jurors was
deaf that he could not possibly hear te evidence sIr
hard OF hearing but, after deal OF exainHNon , a.
rect and cross the deaf man himself was called MT
Melsb sal id the Distrct-Atorney In low tone OF voice.
are Won deafi" " Not that am aware OF, prOmPey
| respond led Mr. Mellish and Mr. James DOnahot5 St's
being thus suddenly damaged, he was lortn"l'h '"'"
| for sentence.
at the recent settlement of a clergyman over
one Of the Massachusetts churches the examiners asked
tbe poor candidate what he thought beeyedof Infant
Damnatont His answer was droll and shrewd. He had
never he said had any children Of his and naturally
had given the subject 10 consideration wherefore he
had no opinion whatever. The Council did not think
it wise to press the matter and as the gentleman was
sound upon every other point he was permitted 70 pass
No doubt a good many theOlOgans have believed that
they believed Infant DamnatiOn but did any bereaVed
parent give hearty assent to the d0etrnef Ihee
is sometimes thought to be virtue m M prO%iesshg % an an
human feeling not alter the truth by one Jot or tte
| The history of the income tax in England
possesses special interest at this particular PERIOD
when taxation Is necessarily in all mems thoughts III
was in 1912 that Sir Robert Peel brought in his too memo
rabe bill The rate then I'd. per 81, or 42 lSs a.
per cent For years this state Of things continued but
in 1883 when Mr.. Gladstone Chancellor Of the Ex-
chequer an act was passed limiting the duration OF the
tax at I'd per 81 to years after which it was to be
gradually reduced In amount. until. like the celebrated
horse whose daily diminishing allowance OF grass at last
reached handful. 1t died of inaDiOn. Meantime In
comes between fCO and $50 were rendered liable TO
penalty OF 5d. in the e On the occurrence OF tne Cf
this programme had to be broken through, ana
the raised Is. I'd al In 1857 the rate was
again lowered to ID fl and the next year 10 5d per
In 1852 however, the rate for Incomes above tl5O
was made 9d for incomes between that sum ana tlO III
was made 6td PER 9 In 1861 the Cd rate was raised TO
IOd the Cad. to I'd In 1862 Id. was taken OH
each In 1868 uniform rate OF ID per al was I'M
posed but for incomes under 600 reduction or SbO was
allowed In 1864 Id taken of, and III 1865 another
I'd, that it stood at 4d per 81 Ii continued the
figure in 1866, but in November 1867, wheh tne
Ably ssan had to be provided for, IL was raised 10
3D. the April to 6d, In 1869 1t reuuc u 10
| 3D., and last year to 4d