New-York tribune., 1872-03-26


of the property-owners on the square on which tba
tavern is to be located" This also lost sensibA
"a the provision would have been. 1t seems rathe,
hard that those who empowered to grant licenSs
should have the power to iDict possible and even
a probable nuisance upon a neighborhood; bat tbs
doctrine of Local Option is just what the whisky
retailers do not want 10 see recognized
The Creeley Tribune Of the 2Oth inst announcs.
that the snow has vanished from central Colorado
the ground free from frost, and the farmers begin
ming to put in crops of Wheat and Oats. II admits
that there has been three months of forced mac
tUty," making money scarce and many Of the
coOnists poor though il is not known that any hays
suffered for the necessaries Of life. Cattle in town
are in fair condition. but will bo the better for
few days grazing; Of the herds that have had 10
forage for living the bleak prairie. from fourth
to a third are dead, or soon will be. We pity the
CATTLE but regard this as good thing for the coun
try. Not till men are cured of the delusiOn that
something valuable may be had for nothing will
they work and plan and look ahead as they should.
Coal at Greeley is SCI per tun; Hay, Sl7; Flour
per cwt., $3i to Sj. Wheat 81 80 per bushel Corn.
81, per cwt.: Bacon, 12i to 1ic. per h.; Wool
(Merino), 4Oc. Mexican, 80 to Sc. per lb. Wood.
$40 per cord; Beef, 1OGl5c. per lb. Mutton, 15c
Soc; Ham, 9Oc.; Butter, SOa4jc-Work has been
commenced on the great irrigating canal, which
proved inadequate last year. causing the loss Of
crops to many.
Philadelphia wants to be the capital city Of Penn.
sylyania The Mayor and Councils arc pushing the
speculation, and public meeting in behalf Of tho
change was held last Saturday. II is urged that
Harrisburg Is ont of the geographical center Of
travel and that "the force of habit and the incon
venences Of removal have alone prevented change
from being made long ago. New buildings for the
State Government must soon be erected, those now
in use at Harrisburg being shabby, dirty and incon-
venent. The mob spirit in Philadelphia seemsb
rs the main objection to the removal proposed; but
then there has sometimes been an exhibition
of tho same spirit in Harrisburg. At the
philadelphia meeting on Saturday one gentleman
held forth vigorously about the extreme unheahi.
ness of poor Harrisburg "Its air." he said. "is
loaded with miasmatc vapor its water is poisonous.
and while many members of the Legislature have
been seriously sick others have died." AT least four
gentlemen offered to give land for the buildings
which would be required, and thirty citizens were
sent TO Harrisburg to see what could DO done about
the matter.
Brooklyn has been styled The City Of Churches"
because of the number Of her edifices devoted 10
reg gOus uses but she is earning honorable distinc-
ton by the variety and efficiency Of her efforts to
make Christianity felt in the lives and characters OF
her people. OF these is 1.-The Tabernacle Free
| College for Training Christian Men and Women
| that is, teaching them how to be efficient
| in commencing their faith to the understandings
and hearts of their fellows. This college is an out
| growth of the Rev. r. De Witt Tallmadges church.
Md bnII fuvop n
whereat lectures are delivered by the most eminent
| Orthodox Protestant clergymen of this city and
vicinity There is no charge, but the lectures ara
| free only to those about five hundred so far who
| have become enrolled members or pupils ana VINO
must be over eighteen years of age. Already nearly
twenty lectures have been delivered by such men
the Rev. Drs McCosh, Tying Fl. Crosby, Abel Stevens
| &c. and the interest is steadily increasing.
| The American people are no longer to languish in
| medical ignorance. Miss Catherine Beecher hath
solemnly commissioned tho pretty, curly-headed
young women of tho Hartford Female Seminary
to go forth as lght-bearer and ministers Of
health" The first thing which they are to dos to
study little microscopic animals and vegetablesn IN
the blood and as soon as they know something.
spread it," do this my dear children" says Miss
Beecher land the people shall no longer perish for
lack of knowledge.p Seriously, the idea is not 80
bad. Ii American girls studied medical science
with any sort of thOroughness we should not have
half 80 many disagreeable invalids and pallid bony
children. As it is, the way in which they are taught
physiology is absurd in its superfciality. Careful
and comprehensive medical lectures ought to be
part of the course of instruction in every school for
girls as well as every one for boys.
The Pail Mall Gazette appears to have higher
opinion of human nature than is usually acquired.
we are sorry to say, by the votaries OF journalism
| Commenting March 81 on the Tichborne case, Tn
Gazette says 1t is impossible to suppose that men,
bers of Parliament and others who subscribed funds
for tho plaintiff merely backed rogue on the chance
| of his winning They must have had the ends OF
Justice in view and their feelings will no doubt
prompt them to offer handsome contribution to tho
expenses Of the much injured heirs" That is, after
having been frghtfuly deluded. they are to confess
| their credulity by paving handsome sum out Of
their own pockets When they do so, it will revive
our spirits exceedingly to hear of it. Such mag
nanimity If we may borrow figure from one Of the
features of the trial. will deserve to be indeIoy
| tattooed upon the pages of history.
| The Freemdn's Journal ,CooperstOwn) says:
Mr. Greeley is out in another card" in whch~
| says:
MY DEAR SIR: Tam doing my best on the consen.s
tive movement, and expect TO 40 so TO ,he end ".1
no care as TO candidates. but II there should De an s
tempt to make free trade plank OF the platform n~''
| be counted ont. Yours, HORACE nhEELsi
A. j. wedderburn, Editor Sentinel. Ae1andria' va
which impels us to say that Mr. Greeley Is NOV NOV
"out" with any card whatever-much less WIN 'n'
foregoing Several persons who have asked h~
questions have elected brief replies; and 'neSo'
though private they have chosen to print 10 wnl'a
he makes no objection. The above, however 10,
an accurate copy of any letter he ever wroo' .n.
he first saw it printed without his signature ''
suhatncc of his latter Ii any shall heToaIteI soo w