New-York tribune., 1872-02-27
GENERAL NOTES.

An effort is making by the friends of the
Rev. Dr. Samuel b. Wyle for many years Professor and
Vice Provost IN the University Of Pennsylvania to place
memorial window designed by Mr.. Richards, In har-
chapel of the University buiapg and the Treasurer Of
the University Alumni has undertaken the collection VI
the funds
Generally, it is mournful to say, sons-n law
quarrel with mothers-inaw which much disturbs the
harmony Of some domest circles. youth IN SYRIA
cuse has SO far departed from the rule to fan in love
with his step-nOther, and moreover he has away
with her, taking also, 10 pay travelling expenses, some
hardly improved upon the old custom of staying at home,
and quarreng ali the time with the second mamma In
prsed by the proceedings the old gentleman declines to
pursue the errant pair. A wise old gentleman!
A gang of burglars met with singular mis-
hap in Manchester Ohio, few nights since. Eleven in
number they went at midnight TO rot the First National
Bank Entering the building with false key they pro-
ceeded 10 open the door OF the safe with powder While
lighting the fuse spark fell uIon kee OF powder
which they had D[ongnt, ana an OF
outright, and another had leg fearfuly mangcd The
been captured With Que exception the burglars were
residents Of the county, where for seven years they
have been committing depreiatons.
There Is no limit to the eccentricitics of eli
mate in NewEngland, if that strange mixture of hot
and cold dry aud wet, northeast wind and south vest
wind 90 in the shade and S ni the SUM- properly
he called climate at all What do readers think OF
Cornish Mel That hamlet during recent severe snow
STORM ana While the feathCry element coming down
IN al IT. fury was asOnlshed by three distinct aud well
defined elaps OF thunder with hIsDes Of lightning %
match Ihe general opinion IN Cornish was that
earthquaKe might be expected tO arrive Immediately,
q hurricane, pefhaps or Water-spOut a Kind PIOvi
denCe however, stayed its hand; tho skies cleared up
ana e JOYS OF excellent sleghng suaged the
The Cornishmen and Cornish women.
The owners of land around the shores OF Beaver
Lake, In Indaua went to work, some time ago and dug
ditch which drained all the water from the lake and
converted Its former bed into excellent meadow land
question rs to the ownership Of ts land has arlscn
The State claims 1t, the ground that she formerly
owned the land around the lake. under the grant from
the United States OF swamp lands for school
The men who dug the ditch maintain that under the
riparian laws, they have the right TO extend the bound
aries Of their lands 10 the middle Of the bed the lake
OpP OF Ne claimants became q detaultcT 20 the State
bnd III settling his accounts assigned 10 IL his right To
The recovered land third class Of claims has arisen
Certain persons, maintaining that the disputed territory
reclaimed from tho lake is public land of the United
states, have squated upon IL, under the ITetmpiOn
avs After various conflicting decisions Of the Indiana
Ourts those interested have to Congress for cgs.
alton The matter hat been referred TO the Public Lands
Committee, before which ex-senator Hendricks, Gen.
illrOy, aud others, have Inad0 arguments,