New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-27
PERSONAL.

William Castle and S. c. Campbell, the
singers arrived from Europe by the steamship Spain on
MOUday
Nile. Hebron, who is engaged for Mr.
strakosch's opera season in NewiorK Is saiu 10
Dc "a young and handsome Dutch girl
Senator Schurz appeared in his seat IN the
Senate YESTERDAY for the first for week, having
been confined 10 his house by severe attack Of maid-
ria fever
The statue of Bunyan presented to the town
Of Bedford 10y the Duke Of Bedford has been placed
upon s pedestal and is TO be formally unvaied on the
10Th Of jane Dean Stanley who furnished the designs
for the pedestal is expected to be present al inc III
sUgural ceremony.
The Rev. Charles New, minister belong
ing 10 the Methodist Free Church. has Just left England
'r the scene Of his previous abors In Eastern Africa
After investigating OF the less known portions OF
the coast he proposes To press forward ln'o 'e
in the direction Of the Nile sources.
Lieut. Commander ID. Cassell, L. 5. N, and
Lieut. WATSON T. S Engineers, accompany the japanese
expedition to Foimosa. This is unavoraoly commented
upon by the foreign newspapers in Japan as the expe-
dOn is regarded with hostility ny the chinese Govern
ment, with which the United states nave acaoie reia
tons
State Treasurer Raines was more comfort
able yesterday than at other time since his arrival
at the Asylum he still quite feeble and confined
his bed He acquiesces In the treatment ana care
required and appears be anxious to recover he HAS
slept during the past three or -FOUR hshs' anu ies'7
considerably during the DAY
King Kalakaua of the Sandwich Islands has
requested an old woman named Kalal, VINO sent MIN
mat into which had petition praying for the
removal of taxes on animals, 20 weave two mats one
with the American and the other with the Enelsh coat
osrIns to be exhibited at our Centennial ExmOltion as
specimens OF Hawsan handlworK.
That eminently respectable and numerous
body OF religonists who cal themselves Dnnkers, OF
Dunkards will be good deal asonished, II not horri
fed to see the way the telegraph has hbeed them In
transmitting reports OF their Convention at ratu
H. the Eastern newspapers. several Journals pup
lished the report with the heading A Drunkards Con
vention" as the telegraph made IT, aud me boston
Journal improved upon 1t in tins way: " Mover
ganization-Natonal Convention OF Drunkards."
The Rev. Thomas X. Beecher says in 1ht
Elmira Gazette that he has never known OF case o.
habtual drunkenness result from the use of lager
beer. He recommends the appointment IN every city
Of an "uuimpeachabe Inspector OF all brewerages OF
fered for "a e. and memorable condemnation OF the dele
terious" When this done, he continues We shall then
probably have gone far II il possible for human
society 10 90 protecting ITS members against bad
hablts In this direction II would seem as II time
aud labor and money would be well expended. FRO
foundry satisfied that stimulus has sanitary
part play Christian CIVILIZATION and that alcoho
nA1re's readiest and almost universal stimulus, the
problem would be TO use IL as TO gain from
holding fat the double truth found In Scripture, Wine
Is mocker strong drink is raging aud whosoeyer is
deceived thereby wise Also, GIVE strong drink
unto him that ready 10 perish and wine unto those
that be of heavy hearts And this Let your modera
known