New-York tribune., 1871-03-30
GENERAL NOTES.

| They have strange titles in Japan One OF
the gh dgntares Jeddo is called his Grace OF FIFTY
fye Umbrellas; another the LORD OF HUNDRED rams,
| and third the Supreme Cohtrohcr VI 'no 'Viu0"
| Poodles.
A Charleston Is. c. letter says that more
than 5000 residents that city, at the firing on SUMTER
lost their lives in the field by sickness and wounds ana
that fully 10000 have quilted the state since the
| suppression OF the Rebellion
| Knocking a man down in court is an expen-
svc luxury in ST. Louis The marshal OF that city has
sued James J. Mcbride an attorney for 5000 for pros
trang him with loaded cane during the progress or
trial. In NewYork you can XIII ~ men ior nucn 1858
| money.
Two brothers named Smalltubs, residing
near Cold Water Mich, married, last week, Mary Pride
and Helen Jewett and liking those patronymics 80
better than their own adopted them al the time OF
the ceremony Smaltub. IL must DC confessed II not
very desirable name to begin the honeymoon Wlth'
A letter writer from Chicago claims to have
discovered that four out OF five OF its most prosperous
citizens fail in business every seven years and that fail
ure invariably both their capital and their sue
cess This certainly credtabe to the enterprise ana re-
cuperatiye power OF Chicago.
Allen Mclean, young Kentuckian rcsid-
ing in Campbell County, had been quite dssipated but
"got religion" at Methodist revival and regarding him
self as better prepared die than he ever would be
again. he went to the Licking River and, after singing,
q, want to be an angel leaped into the stream ana
drowned himself
Two brothers in Providence living about 800
feet apart, have established communication between
their houses through any ordinary gas pipe laid under
ground and terminating in their front halls. The talk
ing done by means Of whistle, which is capable OF
making variety of sounds, the meaning OF which Is
determined by previous arrangement.
The National Baptist (Philadelphia) publishes
this extract of letter from minister in that State to
the editor: - meeting hasbeeu in progress at - for
over five weeks did all the preaching otherwise being
assisted by the Rev l.. ]. Christ 0.ord Jesus Chrls'
Irreverence like this from calling himself Chris
tian minister shocking a. to be almost Incredible
George Emerson, an Englishman residing In
Exeter having lived bachelor untH he nearly 80,
conceived the idea Of marrying Chinese woman, ard
accordingly sail from Liverpool for Canton. There
he selected girl Is; gave her father 500 for her,
welded ON the spot, and reeInlarfed Tor nome uI
auarreled violently with his wife before reaching land
and was with difficulty prevented from throwing her
overheard He now Oi dispose OF his Chinese con
nubial investment at less shan half price
There was a contest, not long since, in the Lon
don School Board upon the question whether Its meetings
should be officially opened with prayer Prof Huxley
protested prayer part Of tho business Tor
which the body was creates and hsrefore, an iu-
pcrtinence. The matter was COMPROMISED Dy
ton asking the Chairman tset apart r'eh TOT aevo
for the meeting lie did so 6b when the time came Tor
the first meeting not one O the requisltOss was Jhefc
to meet him. Comment Is needless.
TIE Christian Union thinks that Before APP
plaudlng Olive Logan refusing lecture Sunday
evening and condcmning Anna Dickinson for taking the
opposite course worth while 80 take into the account
the difference between the lectures delivered by the one
and those delivered by the othes: " II olive Logan's
light and frivolous, she may vel shrink rom dey.
cring them on the Sabbath. II Anna Dickinson feels that
hers profoundly serious and earnest whe elu does
differ frOm the preachers in OuI churches, IN seizng
the time sacred leisure htest for pressing home
her message the hearts o menl But does she not lee
ure for pay Il 10 not earning money on sunday only
may cast hs stone at Miss Dickinson IL ia quite time
that people should learn that te pulpit does not own the
whole righ1 of doing good and that Sunday isot tho
monopoly Oh ule Chntch'