New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-13
GENERAL NOTES.

The Pennsylvania Legislature has enacted
law he vote in the Senate having been 10 yeas to 10
nays providing that women years OF age may be
| elected as school directors.
Those who have travelled on the Danube
will remember the pilimag OF Maria Taferi on
lofty steep Mahrbach. In spite OF the war; over
10000 deyoteos visited the sacred shrine between July
and Dec 81.
A correspondent of morning paper fur
nishes absurd story that while U. $. ship (desig
mated by the initial u in the harbOr o. Hong Kong
the surgeon OF that vessel called upon the Russian Ad
miral presenting a ridiculous card which so described
his rank represent him as IN command Of the ship
to which he attached. THE TRIBUNE has received
letter from gentleman VINO was one OF uo oeeiS VI
the vessel referred to during That cruise VINO II IN o
stion not only to contradict the story bnt 10 assure %
public that the surgeons visiting OF modest
proportions, and specified only his eirurgic h0nors
The Charleston Courier of recent date revivcs
the story OF the murder Of the Rebel Colonel White at
Charleston in 1901 who shot 10y private OF his reg
| ment named Grimes. This man, however, charged the
nsgation Of the crime c. C. Bowen then his Captain,
now Republican member Of Congress from that district
Before the trial ordered by Gen Beauregard came on
Grimes escaped, and Bowen was after ful examnatlo
released Recently, however Grimes has uee caught,
and testes that Capt Bowen melted him to the murder
of Col White aud that he dared not disobey him. ~ ms
own life was threatened The charleston KephOiSut
stats that the Hon C. C. Bowen was fairly acquitted by
the Rebe authorities, and that the charge Is now rhP
mp for political purposes by the Kepel reia'es Vi 'ne
deceased.
Prof Seeley has lately been taken to task by
The London Spectator for saying that military despotsm
promotes the development OF the feminine virtues.
Upon this the Professor writes TO the aforesaid news
paper TO explain that while ne regarded his opinion as
sustained by the history of the Roman Empire, he had
not in the least undertaken to explain the fact He con
meets however, the Righteousness OF the later Empire
with the despotism under which it labOrcd. BUT the
utmost which he af1s il that II any virtues contrye
TO live under military desposm, II Is more Key 10 De
the feminine than the masculine ones lts curious I'd
untip
PEELED Ia admit this difference in the moral constitution
of the sexes.
1t is Individually refreshing to read OF Viz
gnia lady who has attained the age Of nineysx, and
who during her whole prolonged life, has, with the
slight exception of just three pills, taken no medicine
whatever-an abstinence from drugs OF which few
human beings boast Perhaps the husbands OF tins
highly healthy lady did live according to her princi
p for read that she has buried three OF them poor
fellows! Maybe il the wife had been in health Justa
little less robust slightly ana amably feeble the ntSt
husband might have lived also to be nlnetyslA Whe
the others would have been husbands at all or have
married somebody else. We are reminded OF me Oid
Countess who had engraved on her wedding rms IL
survive, will have tvc." And 80 she dld
"A Sensible Woman so the editor charac-
terzes her-wrtng to The Chicago Republican, describes
Mrs. woodhull's method Of approaching members of
Congress, and persuading them to swallow the apple
Of female sufrage
at was Eve that first persuaded Adam to eat OF the
apple Of SIM and everybody knows the Ewes have been
few weeks ago. while visiting the Capitol, at Washing
ton had the privilege of Witnessing very complete
Illustration OF this truth was present when Miss or
Mrs woodruff interviewed several members OF the House.
some whom their honor be il said could not h. mes
ne-d and did relish the apple but at last came MT
Julian Of Indiana, who proved easy prey. The pro
perfect She sat Ucyy close TO him on me
Sofa put her face very near his and fastened upon him
her ma gc Orbs she laid the tips Of her magnetic fingers
upon his hand and II 10 enforce and make en-
phatic her arguments He soon looked dreamy, smiled
as If gently waited on sea Of bliss, aud could see
the appie was tasting very sweet she talked on until he
was completely under her influence bowling has mead and
responding while that sweet, dreamy smile lit up his
noble face till at length she placed in his hands her
menOria which he took, when they gracefully rose 10
their feet Joined hands while Serdt adcus were spoken,
and the apple WaS SlCaitODed'