New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-13
GENERAL NOTES.

The ex-Fmpress Eugene is said to be on such
i'll terms with her husbands relatives that she has re-
fused 10 any Of them at Chiselhurst
Prof. ID. ID. Smith, at the late annual COM
mencement Of the Philadelphia Dental College, stated
that artificial teeth were in use among the ancient Ro-
mans before the time OF Augustus.
Edwin p. Whipple says that the taxable
value of all the property of the United States in $780,
in round numbers S161O0OO0oa rate of increase In 10
years Of a fsactiOn more than 1875 per cent.
Replying to the story that the Boston Young
Mems Christian Association had caused the arrest OF tho
Rev J. l. Hatch for distributing heretcs tracts IN places
ton saws The Association had nothing with this
mans arrest, neither did any Of her members"
man was lately arrested in the Ticr-garten,
at Berlin, for Aourishing unloaded needle-gun and
threatening 10 shoot the Emperor william, the Crown
Prince or any member OF the royal family, the moment
he eyes them. Thel SOidtSdn assassin proved 10
be harmless silnpetOn VINO had become hoslIY meio
dramatic through excessive devotion 10 Gambrlnus.
The public has not forgotten the announce
ment made not long ago by Episcopal clergyman OF
this city that professionalism il q failure" We now
learn from the same authority dhe Rev. r. Ever that
not Professionalism only hut Christianity Itself Is
failure He says: st point 10 the patent fact that
every Roman Catholic nation IN the word ana that
every Protestant nation in the world mas 9eGolne
rddled through and through with skepteasm ana ne IS
bold who will dare deny this fact sun point 10
tho fact therefore that Chrsanity, doctrnal sys
ten under both the Roman Catholic and the Protest
its hold upon the enlightened world IL is VI no use 70
close eyes to this enormous wreck"
John g. Whittier's name having been intro
docd before Committee of the Massachusetts Legisla-
such way ash imply that he was opposed to re-
ducon hours labor the poet promptly corrected
that impression. He says with desire to he just TO
all parties my sympathcs with the aborng classes
and heartily wish 10 the hours or labor reduced
throughout the country Just AS far as the mutual ana IN
separabe interest OF labor and capital Will warrant
DO not know what the temptations OF a mHOWner may
he but inscrutabe Providence had seen ut TO sub
iect to the trial. hope that with natural and par
dOnabe interest in the dividends should have regarded
OF paramount importance the health and weOcng OF
the men and women whose labor in conjunction Win
my capital, producer them.'
One of the most striking illustrations of
sectian and ecclesiastical narrOwness and meanness Is
afforded in the recent expulsion of Mr. Vance Smith,
Unitarian scholar from the committee appointed to
wise the English Bible. Mr. Smith appointed by the
Convocation OF the Established Church. and consented
to serve. When the Committee as body were invited
unite in the celebration Of the Eucharist Mr. Smith
appeared with his Associates ana participated IN tne ME
WhereupOn orthodox churchnen were all az once horror
struck at the idea OF c0mmnning with SOcinian, and
Of having such heretc 70 assist " udhsaiing the
Bible. Bishop WberiOrce, Familiarity known rs "sOapy
SAM" himself 10 the task Of securing vote OF the
Bishops to eXpel Mr. Smith from the Committee and inc
thing actually done. Some American Bishops II IA
summation on this piece of bgory Bishop Thirwal ~
81 Davids protested against IT, and was 80 disguised
that he resigned his position as Chairman OF the Ola
Testament section.
St. Crispn never had more ingenious fol-
lower than James A. Hamilton, whose recent escape
from Pennsylvania prison is tho most marvellous
roeue's work on record Hamilton "A old prison
bird and one OF the dangerous couyics in the Lam
caster prison. Assigned TO solitary "ronclad" cell
he set 20 work at shoe making Some time ago he
complained that his bench too low, aud asked for
couple short pine panks 20 put under thelegs 10 raise
ia a few inches. For weeks he worked Ennder these
boards night cutting hole through the floor and in
daytime covered his tracks with the boards. Having
cut through the flooring, he reached solid masonry, and
worked upon that with such success that eventually
enough was 20 admit the passage Of his body
Having cleared the mason work OF q space foot thick
aud about three feet broad he attacked the solid prison
wall from his narrow cTeviceDunder the floor, and
although 10 three feet thick. he made breach and
passed safely through and let himself down two stories
by a very thin but exceedingly stout Oe-thread.
Breaking into the wash-house and carpenter-shop he
procured change OF clothes and lumber 10 construct
ladder with which to pass over the iaiyard wall. This
ladder model OF ingenuity. None OF the lumber
stout enough make the sides, he dashed several
slender pieces together with BEDFORD and tied broken
barrestayes for rounds With this the prisoner
found his way 20 freedom Early sunday morning his
flight discovered. In his cell fully CARLOAD OF
debTis found carefully stored under his bed. the
stats OF which cut In half and bored at regular dis
tances ~ make a ladder which, however, he had been
unable to get through the peculiarly Shapedhoe by which
bad