New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-06-05
GENERAL NOTES.

The risk of refusing liberal offers is shown
in the case OF William Bradley Of Meriden. Conn., who
declined to take $4,000 for his horse Leviathan fort,
night day two ago he had TO pay IS 10 get r
of The animal had died Of spasm In the meantime,
and needed TO be earted OIL
There is an extremely troublesome ghost
in Racine Wis. widower there doubtless being lone
some has taken a second Spouse and the shade Of
his first visits him and beelouds, by her presence, his
HONEYMOON He had solemnly promised No. never TO
lead No. TO the altar; but having broken ms WOru,
and that too, in most indecent hurry he Is now suner
by the dgnant departed Perhaps by keeping bright
lookout, and sleeping with one eye open, nc may nhu
that it is his neighbors who have taken unbrage AT hs
conduct Indeed sufferer has been known TO be tarred
and feathered for the same iInprudence.
Montaigne, in his chapter "Of Smells" says
that the smell her dirt very much lessons the kindness
which he has for Paris The city has hardly grown more
fragrant during the three centuries which have elapsed
since the sage made this confession There is too much
there even now of the moral oense s0rank that IL smells
10 Heaven-theTe is that scent OF blood which no per
fe can disguise sweeten-there is the Odor OF phys-
cal decay which so APPLY corresponds TO the corruption or
nubic morals The French are regarded as polite
people; and do they not now owe the world special
apology for the extraordinary incense to which they
have treated the universal nose Tor Ewing US a1as
which we can hardly read without some strong dlsln-
fectant at handl
A gentleman who carries round the cOntrl-
button box one OF the Episcopal churches In this city
is made the subject Of unpleasant communication In
The Church Weekly While taking up the ofertory, this
shrewd christian bore bankbi in his hand with view
TO making the flock think that he intended to put 1t
into the plate instead Of which he syy placed 1t In his
coaa pocket and wheR he got back to his pew he re-
full but they seem rather out OF place in the Temple;
and this gentleman must doubtless be lineal descen-
dant OF those sharp who did big brokerage busl
ness in very improper place in Jerusalem, and were
cast out by divine authority in rather ali unceremo-
NOUS way.
When DR.. Goldsmith was writing his Ami
mated Nature somebody told him that II tub OF blood
ylaced in n stable all lOrses Would
mad The Doctor was about TO put this interesting fact
into his book but his friend johnson advised him to try
the experiment before doing and Thrae offered the
OF his stables for the purpose we 90 not Know inc
ment that at Bridgeport C recently, steer ON It's way
TO saughter 9eeae n a n ~ int pnt % ,r
behave when there ~ no blood 10 SMELL and some or
them seem TO have sort OF instinct, when intended for
death of their approaehng fate AS for the influence
the bloody smell, it remains doubtful.
Referring to the newspaper ridicule heaped
upon the Catholic in the Anglican Branch
of the Church. and the exaggerated and false reports
OF its services published broadcast by writer's of the
Associated Press" The Church Weekly, in editorial
entitled Fair Play" asks why that particular body
should be singled out for this exceptional treatment.
eve know very we 1t says that the majority Of the
American public do not sympathze with our religious
views and feelings. But we believe that III uni.
laity and clergy to hold our religious views unmoesled
and unr1dculed by the daily secular press. We
are qniet churchmen who hOd that the formuares OF
church teach certain doctrines and involve certain
ornate worship as outward expression Of those doc
trines Surely have as much right To hold 10
this belief Ghe Real Presence) undisurbed as the Roman
Catholics have and much right to hold 1t the Pro-
testants have 10 deny it,
An interesting will case has just been decided
in Boston dustin, Executor, ag Loring Guardian The
testatOr James T. Austin formerly Attorney
Of the state. Wells, j., in charging the jury on the
capacity Of "a testatOr to make WILL laid down certain
principles clearly that they will bear repetition here
As TO what constitutes sound and dsposng mind and
memory the Court said l. The tesator must be able TO
call 10 mind and understand the condition and character
OF the estate which he undertakes Ia dispose OF 2 He
be- able call % mind the several persons who are
proper objects his bounty his actual relations TO
them, and his settled purposes toward them, IL any such
has been formed In his mind. g. He must be able To
apply his mind 10 the dispositions which he desires 10
make to direct integently these dispositions, and
TO appreciate their purpOrt and effect when written.
Again the fact that parent disinhers child - not
enough 10 nvadate WILL for II parent did IL inten-
tonay, no has perfect right To do IT, though the fact
may bear upon the question Of sanity which IL Is for the
jury 10 determine. 80 the will itself may furnish evil
dence bearing the same question, and all other
writings made by the testator about the time, in
Guiding written Instructions for the preparation OF the
VIII. Previous Wills also 60 be considered person
may have sufficient capacity o. make Will, and vet be
easily controlled aud diverted from his purpose but
! moro wCakncha VI mind ID not unsJundncbA