New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-06-23
GENERAL NOTES.

| A singular suit has been brought, in Boston,
by Martha Davis and Sarah Gooch against the Directors
of "The Home for Aged and INDECENT Females" for
| $4,000 apiece for the alleged outrage
The Boston Transcript is well known as lady's
paper and it gives ladies good and grave advice
as to the way which they to employ themselves
this Summer at the Watengpaces They are to take with
them a color box and sketoh-book; also "Gray's Bot
any,; and "Why not try new language 7" says the
paernal Transcript You will not feel the heat half
much" adds, if you are doing something and really
fPeshi1c exertion." That depends. II one has been
looking words in dictionary all Winter, the we'll
However short the stories in that compilation will have
become rather tresome. -
The Trustees of the Lincoln Institute at st.
Louis, NO., will meet In the new building on the 4th of
July next for the purpose of electing Principal and
Teacher for the coming school This
Institute was founded in 1906 by voluntary contributions
of over 5000 members of the cad and 65th United
states CoOred Infantry. This fund has since been IN
creased by appropriation from the Freedmen Bureau
SO that the property is worth about S2OO and re-
ceiyes annual appropriation OF 5000 Tor the support
Of the Normal Department The Principal 10 be elected
must be gentleman the Assistant may be either gem
tleman lady; but no distinction OF color viii inan
ence the Trustees in the choice for either position. On
the 4h of July the building Will be dedicated with
appropriate exercises ...,.............. b..
The people of Maine have had plenty of brass
band visitors about this me-a military company from
LYNN, Mass, at Augusta another from Charlestown
Mass AT Portland another from Worcester Mass, at
Bangor and a hook and ladder company, also from
Charlesown, at Portland. The Maine folk do not in the
least seem behindhand in festive welcome, notwith
standing the imperious restrictions Of the Maine law
which probably doesn't suffer much from the incursOD
as most Of the invaders doubtless came armed for the
visit There was of course great deal of eehmakng
music marching, and counter-marchng, and upon the
whole, there seems to be no reason why this system OF
SUMMER pleasuring should not, If kept within due
bounds behavior and expense, have humanlzing
tendency .
At the close of the Presbyterian General As
semby in Chicago considerable number OF the delegates
ioned in an excursion TO the West Subsequent letters
announced their arrival I'm Denver after journey un
distinguished by any popularity, save the somewhat
singular routine Of devotion in the palace car ken
wood" which the party occupied. Morning and evening
reG snd the Kenwood were no. cards
or wines; guide-boOks alone shared attention with
Bibles and Church papers and brief debates on the
oIogTn Truly no Bunyan could have modelled more
consistent Pilgrims Progress; ana IL Is almost WIN q
shock that rreyerent remark OF the Denver editor Is
poted as a fair sample OF the greeting which awaited
the clerical visitors: 'The ministers have arrived et
high" ....'''..........
AT present, radiant and variegated upon the
dead walls Of New England cities and villages are the
posters Of Barnum and OF his great travelling show We
make the distinction, because In the center OF these
enormous placard surrounded by presentments misce
laneously geological is TO be seen an enormous portrait
of Mr.. Barntn himself, the tuteary divinity OF the
menagerie, looking not much like simple human
OF antiquity The artist who executed this colossal head
has failed 20 hit upon Mr.. Barnums bander and less
busness-like expression with which those who know
this gentleman are well-peased TO be acquainted
There ia kind of Rgnu rita sternness in this portrait
speaking of undaunted resolution and there is in every
ineanent fixed of success, which the coOrs
do NOT SO much soften intensity There is the great
head of the greatest OF shOwmen Huge beasts OF prey
crouch beside il 1.-THE acr0bats vault In the immediate
vicinity but strong faceOr shall we say the wooden
one l-Temalns unmOved. 1t TO be remarknR to
the gacOus elephant upon the extreme left and to the
blue and green tiger upon the right: -" Get up and
travel" MIR. BarDum understands well enough the
virtue of panoramic posters II is true that they are
perpetual faacy, for find under the canvas
the frghtf beast which upon the fence. Behind
the bars we remark him meek and pusillanmous and
waiting for his daily ration OF beef The good elephant
never disapponts u.s. which is than can say Of
the circus horses. How fiery and untamabe and how
with thunderelohed necks are they before
hand and how amaby and with what regularity DO they
and trOt over the sawdust In childhood people
were easily satisfied and never thought that the per
Torrance IN the least below the prediction When
they get older they 20 cyDcay to the pavilion but
10 see that their own children TO no harm there
and are not devoured by those Of Mr. Barnus beasts
who NAV have appetite for infants. But the kindly
cheat OF the show is pepetuaed always novel and at
rarfye by early curiosity There is kept succession
of little eyes TO gaze wide-open upon the wonders 80
through the rural regions, Mr. Barnum takes his tri
uInphant way and In small cities and great Is hailed as
public benefactOr.