New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-24
GENERAL NOTES.

Last week, while Mr.. r. Balnwel RhGtt
was guestiat the Continental Hotel IN Philadelphia, a
forger assumed his name and thereby succeeded in
swndling mercantile firm 20 the amount OF $500.
Several of the strongest advocates of the
Popes right to the enjoyment of the temporal power,
and tie most violent enemies OF the italian unity,
represented TO be Americans-notaIy NeWh oTk IAN
ily-resident in Rome.
Some one showed Ralph Waldo Emerson n
printed chapter of personal gossip about him. and asked
his opinion Of it after reading it. His reply 81
should suppose my cook had awav and, quitting
sauccpan Tor scrbbng had embodied the entire range
ofinpeIineuccs in ink because he had been brDed To
tell all lie did not know about me-"
A nomadic tragedian recently went TO the
capital of Arkansas and was waited upon by committee
Of the learned Of the ascertain what he pro-
posed to give them in the way of entertainment
at should be to S pr aa 5
regret exceedingly that, you have no regular theaer
shall be forced to content myself with TealngS rom
party; 1--WE shall be entirely satisfied with yorr pro-
gramme Shakespeare does very well Tor Newf9rK ana
Boston, but in Little Rock he's about played OUT
Slavery is dead, but the prejudice against
color st survives even at the North. In Toledo Mr.
Garland H. White colored citizen, has brought suit
against the Board Of Education for excluding his
daughter from the school Of his ward He is On owner
OF real estate 10 the amount ~ $1,000 on which he -
taxed for the support OF schools anG the erection Oh
school buildings; and he says that the nearest coofel
school so far from his residence that he has been uhu
for admission to the ward school hoped that he
get verdict which shall vindcae his rights and shame
out Of existence the spirit OF caste
A new phase of the equality which woman
claims with has broken out in Rochester. Que who
admits that she Is ga victim Of the social evil" writes TO
newspaper in that city that she is In favor OF having
the "evi" regulated. She proposes that policemen be
stationed at each house where the "ey resides, with
orders that shall be allowed TO como IN without
TO issue passes only to men who present surgeons
thcate OF their recent examination and freedom from
disease and Is TO keep record OF the passes issued in
book, open TO public Inspection. To the objection that
the publicity OF such "a record might occasion some
trouble in families, wei as TO all other objections she
urges the evident fairness OF the system compared
with the regulations proposed and its equal certainty OF
oectng good sanitary results, and In this instance at
least IT would seem impossible TO deny the justice Of
WOman's argument
The abolition of the purchase system in the
British army is essentially Of democratic and radical
character. 1t has been introduced by the Gladstone
Ministry, in obedience 10 tho oamor for army reform
and to neurare the policy which the Tory party are
expected to pursue. Under tins purchase system tho
commission Of Northumberland is estimated as worth
$4,000; and the lower grades have different prices
regulated by custom. As general rule no conmis
sion can he obtained in the British army
w whd ra,, tes PIrdeha;ns from the officer
considerable sum TO the regiment This system has led
TO grave abuses ana given wealth undue predominance
over merit The army has been justly called preserve
for the younger sous" OF the nobility and offers no nd
eQuate incentives 70 young officers OF moderate means
Lord Russell recently proposed the abolition OF fine NM
chase system, AID has been supported IN his vews Ly
other eminent public men 1t s estimated that the cost
OF compensatng officers for their commissions ON Inc
adoption Of the new project viii be SIS 100000 '"'
The evil of lawyers loquacity has met with
great blow IN Orleans, for "The Supreme Courtp
there has ordered that all arguments before II shall
not exceed 80 minutes in ength-a proceeding slightly
Procrustean. Wherefore, find The Neio Orleans Time,
commanding gentlemen Of the green bag "to the study
nd M I'm Can,
We do not know what would happen ne xt I'm this
world should he rid OF legal prolixty Perhaps the fault
is NOT 40 much IN the lawyers as IN the law. Human
Indictment H. nj the best, nrm, and betakes itself natur-
aIy 10 the splitting OF hairs Notice how queerly also
tbsv consrict their local items In the Western newspa-
uers Notably this from The Marion Qndl Chronicle:
1--we are glad TO learn that Noah Harris Is sun improv.
inc on Sunday iast he dressed imsef-being the first
the for six weeks aud took dinner with the family.
say his socond daughter hoped to be ont OF danger
us son Tom after "a severe attack OF rheumatic fever,
which is now assuming more the character Of typhoid, Is
frrcd 10 be III critical condition. having been confined
90 his bed for four weeks" Aud then Ihe Croieie adds,
naturally enough: 81 Is sad ordeal through "hehlho
Is