New-York tribune., 1871-11-16
GENERAL NOTES.

SantO Domingo was the theme of a very
strkinR lecture delivered in Boston on Thursday night
by Henry B. Blackwell. Traversng the general geo
graphical and statistical feature Of the country, Mr.
Blackwell indicated the main points, recommending the
place to the attention Of our people and usfyng tho
Presidents eager interest ts acquisition The speaker
who has penetrated the country gives one Of the most
careful condensed ana ntelgDle estimates OF It's capa'
bities made public.
One more unfortunateI At Lowell, Mass,
the Rev. Mr. Smith alias the Rev. Mr. Seymour La in
tody charged with forgery Of an order for railway
ticket to Detroit According to his own story, he is
graduate Of Hamilton and of Union Colleges school
teacher licensed minster broken in healthpoor but
honeSt He has been raising money false pretenses
solely from straitened ciroumstances and infauation
from the controlling power Of young ady Tne reader
iSdy and here Ss msttsr Of course ale is It %uss
be admitted that lovely woman H S continually getting
that ciergymen are very much ike other human beings
unless Il may be said that they are like JeremAhs h-
Considering their social relations, 1t well becomes all
pastors TO Be wary They not only need to be as harm
more pity for the Lowell gentleman If he had MT been
going about with an aIias
The San FrdnOiso0 BRIIetin recently related
the circumstances Of very curious contest between the
passengers and conductors the Central Pacific Rail-
road between Ogden and Sacramento The facts a.
rated are, that delicate woman who had lost every,
thing by the chicago fire. was granted Pullman pass
TO California eouItersigned by Hammond. The lady
very thinly CLAD, having thin alpaca dress, no
TSS sOcompa1d by her little sssr siI or seven years
old AZ 0mahA the eGeDerel Ticket Agent, ME, Klaaba
her With great Kindness she was allowed 10 continue in
duetor Of the second division proposed to remove her 70
the SecOndclass The pAssengers rese In rebellion
and without sdeQuats clothing They offered TO Pay the
difference betw6n the arSt and see0ndclass price, e
but the conductor woad accep nothing less than first
eass fare T1s refused % a0cede 70 this ex
order 70 fOrcb Tesst the ceHductor That Oaeial pre-
woman. But tke conductor demanded for the Ohd
the REBELLION Wa aSisSsd. and tSe sraS went On.
The ehAritably disposed citizens Of Chicago
fnd even the admirable arrangements Of the Belief Asso
citation ineectuS in meeting many individual cases Of
want It may wen be Understood that there are many
instances where quick resf IL required but the suffer-
ere ara Of GLASS that cannot endnte the thouRt Of
making application TO the trustees St tho pubs charity
10 eet such nseas nene tAe lees pressing bsssuss mot
ia usefulness Is suesastesd se Sy ths hSh cSasssSr
feature in rs q thns sisted BslieviTse
that many goo4 people WIN take peqte n tending gfs
ETY., YOR special relief TIE mgbers Request that each
h be sscompaaed sy the address q te dsnos that
ns. @ Ins g sSSTHSass SSc %sS Is All sSsss y me %
BE sent e Nh. WEI p. Egan. ~ ". var Busn1t, CSi-
Az Mr. sssS also J, ad@s
y6o nSvs become stssiGsSsd d iIsif sIlssnsssnCss S
sSs spSsssSe BY hsr 'i: sss 81. Ss a. SenS
upon the beneyoence Of Others BeWink maebinss arc
se" nd ys SE sSs y & II fsSts s
ngy articles ana ornnnaentM work BY thiea fDpoE.
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