New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-15
GENERAL NOTES.
1n Nornrnher- 1862. E. /. Comnere borrowed

Tn November. 1862 +. L. COmpere borrowed
$3.50 of the sebastian County (ArkJ School Fund giving
his note with interest 10 per cent lie received Con
fedcratc money and at the close Of the war offered to
the courts for ten years, but was settled on 10Y, d.,
Little Rock The defendant paid 10 per cent OF the lace
in gTeenbacks, with accrued interest.
Seth Kinman of San Francisco, hunter, trap
per- and Presidential chairmaker, has finished thejoo
and is waiting for tdings from the doubtful states before
calling in an oxpressman In 1886 ho presented Mr.
Buchanan with chair made Of elk horns and hoofs in
1854 he sent Mr. Lincoln one just like 1t; and NJ John
son favored with chair MADE OF gflly SKIN, anu
claws The Presidential CHAIR of 1876 is like Mr. John
sons but underneath the seat there Is crurious ooS-
ing head, which is thrown forward 10y means OF sp-
The jaws Of the grizzly snap yicousy ana theu tc Hcd
returns TO its place OF cOncealment
DR.. John Watson of Orange. y. j., bearded
the Boston lion IN its den last Thursday evening. lie
read paper before the Massachusetts Historical Society
setting forth: % That April l.. l77j, the lights
were displayed on the stccpe Of Christ Church. and not
on the Old North Westinghouse; aud l2 that 1t was
Capt John Pulling and not Paul Revere who hung ont
the lanterns. In support OF Dr Wataors FlcW' that
Christ Church was popularity known as III" Norm Ohic
lr. Deanc read numerous extracts from acoiIespohd
once IN 1890 and l19l between NE Waldchs OF C-Ist
Church. Cambridge and those Of Christ church, BOSTON,
ia which the latter called the North Church. Nj
Deane also called attention to MI Prices large map ui
Boston in 1743, IN which the churches are AL repr,-
sented Christ Church is there shown to have hlsh
tower and stccpe, while the Old North Meeung-Il0usc
had only short tower, from which lights could not DE
seen at CharleStOwn
"Is there any fair minded man." asks Dr.
Bellows who does not suspect that the difficulties
in South Carolina and Louisiana are inherent and in
durable by any action Of the Central Government 7 Z"
In his opinion these difficulties proceed from the pre-
dominance OF the negro vote. II Is misfortune, Le
thinks that states at the political mercy Of
horde OF recent slaves s uneducatc and barely civil
lied He sees parallel in the unrest Of the btt"r
society OF the metropolis, over the pOhNc luc 81 Le
largely untauglt aud undscipliHed foreign element 10
him sudden emancipation was dreadful remedy iOr an
evil which threatened the national existence. once
freed. il necessary to cOthc the slave Win ctZcu-
ship. He could understand why White oOuhcrucls were
al under tho rule Of their recent slaves Int Inc
Constitution and the fundamental law could not be st
aside. After much sacrifice, tn peOuc could not and
would not 20 back from their costly record.
When the thcOlOgian takes up politics he
usually LAYS tho stripes evenly regardless of party
lines The Rev Dr. Marvin r. Vincent says he sees in
the present political contest discOuragng aspects
but one feature makes him joyful He sees the moral
and Christian sentiment OF the nation looming up in
politics. Men whose stamp is set the religious cul-
ture OF the people have forward for the first time
and made their influence felt lie wOuld have us turn
for safety not % parties but 10 That OdaShOned
piece OF political philosophy uttered by David: " He
that ruleth must he just ruling in the fear OF
God" Good and true men first" be says not party
men first otherwise II Will be the parable OF the
trees, which went OUT TO anoint king them. Tie
vine would not leave his good cheer up aud down
for the other rCcs; the grec held ~ his sweetness
the olive preferred hls oil TO the troubles Of Office
the bramble came TO tho throne. The brambc. which
ONLY the fire which went out Of his thorny dryncss and
blasted the forest"