, 1875-11-07


ings q as he would q ball in his breast"
It is said that the complete recovery Of Alex
ander H. Stephens is now assured, and he will
soon resume his professional fabors. He will
not, probably, b able to take his seat in Con-
greas ut tho opening Of the session, and the date
OF his lecture in Chicago has been postponed !;
but he will, it nothing unforeseen occurs, ful6l
all engagenenta in time.
AProfessor Of Astronomy near Chicago was
aafed, the other day, by member OF his class,
what be meant when he spoke Of ''the limbs ~
Of the uoon--whether he WAS to be understood
aa referring to arms or legs. The Professor said
he supposed the limbs in this caae were tho low
ct extremities, for Job speaks Of the moon -
walking in darkness" The reply. for IN i'm
promptu. was very neat.
Three young girls Of Greenfield, No, who Get
fire to the McMulleu school-house last April,
were up for trial at the October term Of court.
One Of them was sentenced to two hours in jail,
one turned States evidence and the third. who
pleaded not guilty, VIE bound over to the next
term OF court They are betwcen IA and is
years Of age. The local prints refer to these
hardened characters as young ladies'"
The Englieh Bishop OF Ripon refused to allow
the words 'Requiescat in pace " to be placed on
tombstone in q church-yard in his. diocese.
Mr. David Hoyle, of New York, preferred the re-
quest, and the Biahop in refusing it expressed
his extreme regret at not being able to comply.
His reason was that the words are generally held
to be prayer for the dead, which all true Prot
estants beleSe is unarai1ing and Inappropriate.
An Interesting event took plAce at Oxford
University on Oct. 20, when Mr. Goschen, who
was First Lord OF the Admiralty in Mr. Glad
stones Cabinet, WAS admitted to the two do
grees Of B. T. and H. T. at once. He went
through the regular course ut the University
twenty-five years ago, and at the final e1Au1lna-
tions took First Glass; but did not then take
his degree because the religious tests at that
time required we're too strict fer him as Dis
aenter TO subscribe to.
An editor in Marehautown, Ia., rho seems
by his works to be brave fellow, writes Of u
contemporary at Eldora in the following terms
''The last Eldora Ledger, the cess-pool OF Ell
dora vileness,--the eIam- gatherer Of lnathing
nastlness aud obscenity y,-emarged from the bed
OF rottenness into which It had been plunged By
With the vilest rawlings OF ilsordered brain pos
sib1e to conceive Of, and surprising to all we'll
disposed sdne persona"
Some rude boys broke into the hall Of the
Vincennes Spiritual Association, where Mr.
Green was giving seances, and captured the fol-
lowing articles, viz: Ono trap-door through
which the spirits passed upward in their flight;
one rope-}adder on which the spirits ascended
and descended; also two ladies' dress skirts
used by the spirit forms when they desired to
appear in respectable society. Mr. Green WAS
brought to grief by the unexpected exhibition !
Of these articles at hia last eeance
Nashville has had smiling contest, ~ Oh ad- |
3unct to P1esbyterian church fair. There wera I
khree competitors, young men, and judge to |
decide which Of them smiled most sweetly. |
Three trials we're had the contestants standing I
IN platform in full view Of the assembly, with !
! strong light thrown on their faces. Louis !
rallichet Was the winner OF the prize, which was
the privilege Of kissing any one OF the girls It |
lending the candy counter, where the prettiest
daughters OF the church we're engaged.
Kate Field, not mighty critic, takes an unf4~
7orsbfe view Of Holman Hunts ''8hadov Of |
Death." Her objection to the painting il that
IL realistic to the verge Of distraction and un-
in tone. Tho Shadow OF Death, it
vii be remembered, is the picture made BY tho
'hadow Of Jesus, in the tiying-room Of his boy
2ood, Of the Cross and the crucihxion. The de-
ails Of the picture, and especially the enstomv
II Jesus. Miss Field thinks. are marvellous. But
N ounce OF imagnstion-to her at 1east-ia not
Eorth pound OF realism.
The method OF the fAmoua professional rat
:atcher. Dick Toner. has been described by an |
Eastern newspaper. He catches rats in hotels
nd sianghter-houses, Or in private houses, by
for them, and then throwing tho
srong glare OF dark lantern In their eyes. One
light At the Astor House he caught $50 rats, aud
10 can take countless numbers at any slaughter
ouee- The rats eell for $40 per 100 to batting
Establishments. Dick aays that rats living in
ranar1es are not poisonous, but those which
eed on refuao matter fnfiict painful, sometimes
enouB wounds.
Mr.. ". ". Story'a new play, ''Nero,''is ia dedi-
ated TO Mrs. Keu1ble. He saFH in the notice OF
edicehou that the play wag written in the sunl-
Ter OF 1872. and remained in his desk until the
inter Of 1B73-'74, when be waa encouraged by |
[rs. Kemble, after private reading, to print it,
he New York Post, which has recently under |
lken to review 11r. Storys effort at tragedy, de-
des that it is respectable,-highlY respectable, |
:" but lacking in the final merit OF real dramatic
over" PoppRd is not represented in the play
cruel aud abandoned, but as gentle and mer- :
full il somewhat weak aud vain, person; and {
o gather from other sources that che is favor {
9 historical character Of Mr. Story.
Prof. Proctor is to deliver four Sunday lec- | :
res in Boston. In 4 card to the newspapers /
says: 'sI wish to Indicate the relation Of y
odern astronomy to the great questions at {
esent agitating the scientific and religious | 9 .
orld. It has perhaps become manifest to read | 4
8 Of nv latest works on science that view [ e
e5e questions differently now than few years e
even year or two ago. My present position =
's indeed been reached by progress In one :.
rection I'll the time. The views now enter
10 on such subjects ~ the plurality OF worlds,
snnic evolution. the supervision and control Of y
q universe, the iu6nities amidst which We are !
scea, and so FORTH are altogether unlike those Il