New-York tribune., 1876-10-11
GENERAL NOTES.

The contributions Tor the w washington nlOhu-
IN, which have been aocumulatng for several weeks
- dopation box AT Of the state buildings at the
IInnGb,hiton amount TO IL cents anu to0thplck
traveller appeared at a railway station in
aD,epto ten DAYS ago with a large porcuPine Gagged
,naeious box with pieces OF board placed across the
ot wide intervals. He deposited the box on The hcor
'd stepped up 20 ticket Office During his absence
ammo anu man sceing what he supposed frui box
Soy7n on with sigh of relief and closed his eyes
The traveller returned and gnety punched 19e ri, ee i
and shot Of bis seat mutterng something about red
hot pins
Christopher Schroeder, one of NapoIeonS
,clers died fortnight ago at Castle Garden soon after
Si arrival from Europe He on his way to Illinois
:. visit his son He was born in 177S IN Thurin"a ana
ros the son Of u German sculptor He studied IN sic
snd travelled through Germany with military band
nd being wounded at Leipsic He crossed the ocean
savep times and returned to Germany last July as he
said 10 die where he was bonn great ohlhs 800
si bdren in the West seized him in September ana lie
suddenly set sail on his last voyage.
DIR. Dio Lewis introduced singular argu-
,ent at a temperance prayer meeting in Buffalo last
Sunday He suggt sted that his hearers should take 100
Germans who drink lager beer place them in nc ana
bserye their FORMS faces and eyes, thon like number
=, Americans who indulge m lager, and having subjected
them TO the procedure, determine which o. tle TWO
delegations is the more CURSED III WOu' cettdH De
Scod way 10 illustrate the comparative effects ot mat
h9uors on the physical organizations of naiionales
not be as call the fIOnt hundred men who
never drink laeeri
Murder by wholesale ought certainly to be
rendered as odious as murder by retail The frequency
o railway accidents caused by malicious obstruction ot
railroad tracks or displacement of rails has strengthened
the impression in the community that crimes OF such
magnitude might be checked if the penalties were more
severe. The BugGlo Courier takes strong sIouu MIe
by the substitution Of tie death penalty Tor Term o az
prisOnment, now provided n an ca]Ses ] M, t the
track leads TO loss of life hanging TO be leihtd a
ALL too good for wretches gui'y o 50 if's"u
crime" w
On GallOws Hlll about mile from wash
ngton PENN is the first and only cremation trnaoe III
the United sates 1t is buit Of brick, one story IL h'gh
with roof of corrugated iron it has three chmheEs
and two rooms in the reception room there is caI
The cremation is 2 feet long; eoke VIII De- se9 I'D
heating the retOrt the human ashes VIII De cOHcct'u III
small box, and stored in glass case IN the fIIcT'Uh
TOOm with label pEotog aph dud puetIA, IL - -HC, ~ to
ices will be charged for mcinerauon lnaslnuch as rue
= ImIns Is Moyne On the whole it a very tdJ and
pleasant place in which to roast dead friend
A correspondent of The Washington Chron-
i takes exception to the accounts which have recently
been published of Washingtons connection with the
order of Fgeemasons He contends that Washington was
titia,ad at Morrstovn n j.. and not at Alexandria,
Va He writes Immediately subsequent to the bat
Ties Of Trenton Princeton the American army went
into Winter quarters at MorrsioWn, n, D. SiS
was on the north side OF the public square 0t that town
cepted Mason some time during the month OF February,
1777 The lodge in the building known III ldler
days the Norris Hotel when was oIiEaily @ D,' G o
cOmnissarys stOrehOuse, upper part ies.lN ',t ioI
ballroom and a MasOns' lodge. Washington was no
doubt Master of Washington Lodge IN AeXanifh' D.,
but he was first instructed how to travel eastward Vi
MOrristOwn, N. j., IN I111."
The London press does full justice to the
remarkable precision aud success with which the de-
struction Of the reef Hell Gate accomplished but
ia evidently amused by the panic which preceded the ex
T1,U y Is
ably the most sensatOn-ovng city on the earth Many
of its community are even still in that somewhat simple
stage of intellectual development which can be taken IN
and rather pleased to be taken III, by gigantic ana pre-
posterOus hoaxes That form OF fun which has long
ceased afford entcrainment even TO London sGLGol
boys and consists dfusing the report O wildly
impossible and dreadful occurrences. Is still IN hSh fVOr
among certain classes in New.HOrk" The editor how
ever, must have come up the haIDOr u! uvS' i-u,iS
fog for he adds At present the great ocean steamers
do not take their up TO NewIork They put
them ashore at Hoboken, on tne NeWJsrstY snort @ u
the North River be crossed in the ferry Inc
voyager from Europe. therefore sees Newfork to htle
ness Of the entrance is dribbed away Not Venice rises
more directly and suddenly from the waters
Be decent first and heroic if there be time
10 dress Yourself That decision Of the staid old
magistrates at Woodbridge Eng. Jones was plying
towel in bathing machine at FeixstOwe one morning
after bath when he heard shouts for boat hook from
house not far of. Jones fanced that somebody was
drowning aud being gOOdnaturcd soul and an expert
swimmer ran along the shore for about quarter Of a
III
ing suit, which, being somewhat inflated, resembed
helpless cOlpuent felOwcieature No" Jones I'D his
reckless human HE had been 50 nllSclcct rs
leave his clothes hs bithing dress even his towel be
hind him, and his chagrn al finding The clothes without
ANYTHING but inside ONcTpOWelns mat ne lO7l
his head aud instead Of putting ON thc nOdthB SUIT ne
tucked It under his ana SWAN back To MS own towc
ing Unfortunately, London attorney was on the ground
with his wife and family ana lEeI We're uIeauIluIy
shocked Was there not an act Of Parliament 70 protect
the public against such indecent cXhihitOnsl Wen,
there was Tue magistrate could not fine him cOnvc
tiOn, but would have been compelled 20 send him TO
prison Jones seemed 10 be wellmcauing fellow ana
scribe IS the Suffolk Hospital This he refused 10 DO
and the case how IN the courts. Poor jones' lie may
well let the next man drown
Judge A. II. Young of Hennepin County,
Mimi. has exposed himself to the wrath OF all the
womennen IN the country by refusing the application Of
Mrs Martha Angle DOrsttt for admission TO the bar.
The statute on which he bases his decision is ts ANY
male person Of the of II years Of good moral char
acter and who possesses the requisite qualifications Of
learning and ability entitled TO admission To practice
in all the courts Of this State" The judge admits that
the lady has passed brilliant examination and has the
requisite qualifications of moral Character learning ana
ability but he holds that she does not come within the
scope Of the statute iuasmuc she l. not nale per
SON" The statute he says, does not prohibit The adlnS-
sion OF women but there Is an implied nhibllou quite
plain and binding actual prohibition Inc Judge
apply for admission under the statute atcf ucy nave
passed their 22d year The words Ally male icr-
son of the age Of II years. &c Applcants VINO are -
years OF age, Older not pfOmbited III express
terms but inasmuch the statnte airuatlNely pro
Vdes for the admission Of candidates OF the age O IL
there is what the judge would term an Implied lhibl-
ton" That statute is "a weak peg % hang decision on
The ladys husband has already been admitted 10 pac
ce and she can do the Office business and take counsel
fees while he does the talking IN the courts Ay! thcfos
the rub. The ladies like 10 do that themselves.