New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-17
GENERAL NOTES.

numb erof literary men in London talk OF
celebrating the annyer3ary Of SLakespoarcs birth
An eccentric citizen of st. Louis died re-
Gently and lett in his will $1,000 to man who, 10 years
Thing, lie said was that lac never forgot favor.
A Polish Jew died few weeks since in
warsaw who distinctly remembered Frederick the Great
and had frequently seen The monarch at Potsdam lie
l09 years old at the tine OF Ms DEATH
The house in Rotterdam in which Erasmus
was born has, for some years. been used as gnshop
Though the character OF the buling has declined it is
sun animated by the spirit OF Old Holland.
The bill allowing the Boston Public Library
to be opened Sunday was defeated in tho House by 20
yeas 100 nays The Rev Dr. Putnam, one OF the Poston
Representatives, defended tine measure in the name OF
God and Of true religion and in the name OF Jesus OF
Nazareth"
One Joseph Bcckcrmann of Magdeburg is
said to be employed in putting the celebrated epic the
Nbeungen-lied, into modern German. He has been
visiting Worms, to he more deeply Impressed Win the
ancient spirit of the story.
A young Spaniard in Salamanca of q deeply
pous turn wished to fit himself for the high Office of hus
band before marrying the lady to whom bo was engaged
Accordr civ he read Sanchczs DispufdhOnes de SanCO
MaimonH Sacramento until be conceived that all mar
Tage must be sinful and In his struggle between love
and conscience cnt his throat.
At a late meeting held at Edinburgh, having
reference to the admission of female students TO the med
cs classes of the University Miss Jex Blake said that
the elassasssant OF Professor ChTitson had behaved
that ne was drunk For this statement the Professors
assistant has brought an action against Miss Blake
The. Pail Mall Gazette seems to understand
some features In the railroad systom OF the United
States. Abiding to the fact that marriage ceremonies
have occasionally been performed railroad trains in
this country. It says 1t becomes question whether tho
funeral service might not with proprety DO performed
there over the S IN me s tr % OF inc
their principal Railways"
The Ne,u- Orleans Picdyune tells the story of q
printer who when his feowworkmen went out TO drink
beer during the working hours put in the bank the exact
amount which he would have spent he had gone out to
drink He kept TO this resolution for FIVE years He then
examined his bank account and found that he had on de-
pos s52l In the five he had not lost Day from
lheah. Three out OF I'VE or his fellow-workmen had
In the meantime, drunkards worthless
workmen and discharged. The water drinker then
bought out the printing office. went on enlarging his
business and 20 years from the time he began put
by his money was worth 100000 The story, whether
or old teaches lesson which every young mechanic
,,,,, ~. lay 70 heart
The Giuc;nnt,,..:: Gazette tells that at Fannn,
Rankin County, Mlss., the Other Gay, man named
Casteel, employed a coorod workman to make him pair
Of boots He insisted that they must DO finished FOL
lowing Monday or their maker should pay the pena.V
with his life. Whether the poor workman understood
this condition before beginning his task does appear
At all events the boots not completed within the
fixed time. Casteel went 10 the shop but finding friend
until the visitor had departed Mc then sbot s Victim
IN the back OF his head, inicting fatal wound The
murderer has been arrested but his conviction by
certain several witnesses of crime have
fed to avoid testifyng.
The Cincinnati Gazette crises to explain its
views about popular poem, and the duties Of the
modern newspaper thereanent In the following Ian
guage 1--WE thought we going to get through the
Winter without having o call for the poem entitled
Beautiful Snow but the falling flakes yesterday
brought ont Lady Subscriber who desires 20 IL In
print once more. lt IL wonderful poem-One those
destined TO live forever and occupy a warm corner In
the heart OF oil womanknd. We have published twice
every Winter for the past ten years. but must decline
this Winter. We do not wish 10 out a good thing
Ii beautiful poem. 1t by Major sigour-
ney, Charles Faxon, Dora Shaw and man named Wat.
son One OF two other persons may have assisted but
they are not worthy OF mention"
The Oon0re1ationalist says it does "not re-
member to have seen single hearty advocacy Of the
proposed religious amendment to the Constitution ain
any Journal Of influence" and quotes from The Presby-
ferfan this commentary upon the Philadelphia Conven-
ton; "We do not think that tina Convention can be
deemed successful was marked In ia later sessons
by good deal Of disorder, aud the discussions at times
sadly lacked dignity. But II was manifest that there
was great diversity OF sentiment the Convention a.
TO the precise thing which they wanted Inserted I'm the
constitution. These differences In sentiment
nae themselves very apparent In tho Convention and
certainly hldered II from making the impression the
community which 10 might otherwise made" 10 Is
mhnlcsl That tho Judgment OF tho leading Orthodox
PROTESTANT denominations Is fixed ia oppOstiOn to tho
movement ~ at least inexpedent nos wrong In prin
clpe.