New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-17
GENERAL NOTES.

A resident of Aurora, n. Y, has COM
-lete set Of the various tickets for town county,
state and national candidates that have been voted In
that town since 1888
The advertisement of a recent auction IN
Shanghai announced the sale OF small library ICON
tanning many valuable works by Mill, Hala!n, Macaulay
Humboldt, Tone, and Others" "Iome VIII maze
frenchman smile.
The structures that are to remain on the
Centennial Crumbs are the Main Building, Machinery
Hail. Memorial Hall, Horticultural Hail. St Georges
Buding tile German Pavilion, the japanese BUILDING
and the Ohio State Building
What isn't there in a name like this p" The
Central South African Inland Pioneering and General
Extension OF Commerce and Civilz ttion and Waste
Lands Cultivation and Reclamation OF Land Society,"
Limited" Headquarters at Natal
Gen. Clusters camp pet during the last Vel
iowstone campaign was q famous dog which had been
given him ov Bismarck judge Ten days after me
Fort Lincoln, distance OF 500 miles In search Vi lis
master.
The latest London industry is the collection
Of oeaginOus deposits in the mud of the Thames IL Is
quite profitable the mud-gatherers making three shi-
lines and sixl,cnce day Small globes made OF cork
and lined with hair are planted III the mud at low Tue
and the fatty substances iu the water adhe'e TO tei
This miscellaneous grease is manufactured into 1resh
butter for the London market
If anything in this uncertain world Will sober
drunkard IT is enforced bath in the Niagara River
iust ahove the Falls Last Saturday four intoxicated
Capszeu IN q small DOht near 'hipPoMa az"
were swept into tho upper Horseshoe rapids Three OF
them chung to the hull OF the boat, but the fourth broke
loose from their grasp and was kept anoat WIN gtelt
tSem and beaded for them with all the his vessel
would carry. just as the yawl struck me s anu WIS
secured tho four vigorously struck out for shore
swimming IN good style for dear life. Tue man who
had been the most troublesome reached nd hf't anu
straightway repaired to the nearest bairOOm'
Matrimonial infelicity in Chinese society Is
as fltful and abnormal as Hamles passion for Ophea
Years ago Cmnaman was separated from his wife dur
ing the TAPPING rebellion The lady, hearing no udings
of her husband and being in reduced circumstances
married again Tie first husband reappeared IN Nan
Wing and opeued negotiations with his successor.
compromise finally suggested, and III consideration
Of the OF $50 IN hand paid the lst husDaIu Dht,S
sreed 10 sirn cpitclam deed and to find another wife.
Ten wears vent by and the second husband became the
father OF two chdren-a girl OF nine years ana Drlght
rst husband met this little boy the south gate Of
the city, and transport OF jealousy and rage entlced
him 10 obscure place, drew AhIe' cut oh nS heu'
and threw the body into the canal.
Under the pleasant title of "The American
Pirate in Africa" The Montreal Witness reviews Mr.
SANKEY'S arbitrary proceedings with the natives and fu
inmates tins ponderous moral: The United states IL,
we are afraid country for its averageninded
citizen TO be trusted dealing with inferior races There
are 80 many enrossng interests for its people within Its
borders and the loss of life by violence is 50 frequent
ana SO unpublished in many parts of tho country tnat
there is not the same heavy pressure OF Pubic oPlO
enough TO subject IL, whenever there Is any trans
erosion against humanity, as IN GIeaL bIIa; WELL
there leisure, and where powerful societies are
always the watch to rebuke inhuman'ty ~ any pdi
Sre sae B Tot i. Al this te proving tn oost
Of all countries in its dealings win aDollglhaI pDes,
whether il is with Indians ia Canada or negroes III
Africa This force Britain brought TO bear on
valuable advantages lowing from connection win the
British Empire" Hear Hear
The government prosecution OF David Banks,
the driver of engine that over Chinese lunatic
the railroad which recently been opened In China
has resulted In gnOmnious failure. The Chinese sOder
walking the rails toward Shanghai when the
engine 100 yards away but on the whistle be-
ing sounded he got of and stood near the rails The EVIL
denee that he perfectly safe and there was no
necessity for stopping the train Instead OF keeping out
Of danger Lac deliberately returned TO the track and was
run over and killed. The British Minister at
once instituted criminal proceedings against the
the Chinese public the fact that Angosaxon justice has
discriminating eye The local Jrdge dismissed the case
rather conemptlOusy after snort hearing not caring
10 hold the engineer responsible the death Of man
road suspended after the accident aud OF the in
genous theories wrought out under pgtail inspiration
mics OF the railroad they say hrbed the soldier TO XII
nmsefi the avaricious fellow was paid III advance anu
wheels
The present session of the Church Congress
IN Boston very interesting one although the topics
under discussion more practical and less dogmatc
than those which have been debated during the sessions
ever issue Joined delicate ground-the rea-
ton Of the Protestant Episcopal Church 10 freedom OF
religious thought. Dr. DE Koven, Warden OF Racine
College and the ablest High Cburchman In the West,
opened the debate with paper remarkable Tor concise
style and close reasoning. How far" he asked can
the Church limit freedom OF thought and pronounce
authortatively the realm OF the supernatural only
she speaks the mind Of the Holy Catholic Church. Of
which she Is q member. The creeds and the general
councils the expression of the whole Church. ana
hence be the voice of truth While this Is admitted
the difficulty when attempt 10 settle the posi-
ton OF later utterances and to determine their force
These uerance be her testimony and TO what she
believes the undiylde Church would have said-test-
mony TO probability, but not OF such authority as 10
make their acceptance term OF communion or neces-
gary 10 salvation" The Rev. DR.. WasIburn who repre-
senCs the Broad rather than the Low Church. supple
mented DIR. DE Koyen's address with an appeal for a
generous spirit Of liberation IN the Church. The thirty
nine articles he thought being adopted by act Of PaTa
ment binding on the clergy and their abrogat3n
was question for the Church to consider at carly
day The Church opens its doors TO AL VINO accept the
underlying foundation Of the faith, without being
uuired full assent to all the theories respecting
them. The course Of other churcnes declaring many
sho did not accept all the theories OF faith evolved hun