New-York tribune., 1876-09-04
GENERAL NOTES.

Muscular Christianity has triumpbcd in En-
gland The Rev. Arthur Watson suspended Protestant
clergyman returned to his home in Kiowen during the
second week IN August ana iG,ad ns wite 9'e hIs
He promptly shot her through the heait WIN uouDie
barreled gun.
The National Kennel Club, at its annual ses-
sOn in Chicago Aug 90 took measures 10 provide for
an official record Of canine pedgrees At present many
ovners claim pedg for their dogs where there is
tther ground for their assumptions or there are 30
many in the record as 10 render it vaueess The
Pub hopes simplify decisions concerning breeds Jbe
dog fancers have no faith in the efficacy OF clarvoyance
In determining questions OF pedigree.
A London police officer recently Informed
magistrate that found the prisoner whose
under consideration sitting step in state OF inca
pabiity and singing beautiful song" The magistrate
noticed the incOngruity OF the accusation. How's
that" he inquired singing beautiful song and ncapa
blei What was he incapable OFF, Incapable OF walk
Ing" replied the officer this time with unimpeachable
hceuracy OF dction This moves The Pail Mall gazette TO
remark it ia cous to observe the tendency OF words
In among certain cques 10 lose their primitive mean
ing"
The Wilmington On CO. Journal makes a
stirring appeal for the abolition Of slavery states
that white boy has been for eight years the slave of
roiored justice Of the peace the suburbs The boy Is
an orphan and heir considerable property but the
negro has moved into the house and got control OF the
estate The boy is compelled TO do the marketing wash
the pOts, cook the meals eat with the servants and do
all the mental work of the establishment and whenever
he shirks his back catches the lash Altogether, the
local Paper regards II as the , greatest outrage m yet
denounced so unsparingly by the Southern press.
The Consul of the United States at Marseilles
declned pay the OF his house. upon ground
Ehat the landlord had failed to execute certain REPAIRS
and the latter attempted TO seize his tenants furniture
Against this the Consul protested upon the
ground that his residence foreign SOIL and the court
Hecided In his favor. second and more Intricate ques
Zion was raised at the same hearing the Consul being
Eued by OF his clerks Frenehman for salary due
be Consul pleaded that In the first place he did not owe
is clerk anything, and that, II he did the French
tribunals had no jurisdiction. The decision OF the court
Power In France be sued IN tine French courts for
ny debts which he incurs in his private capacity, but
Ehat they have jurisdiction when The debt Is Tor any
khing connected with his Consular duties.
Prof. Nixon, who does business under the
rm nameOi Egyptian Prophet and Enehanter performed
his resurrection trick Charleston, c. Aug 2S
buried In pine coffin six feet under ground and at
She end Of half hour burst from the tomb at the sound
of brass bugle blown by coored Gabriel and imme-
iatey called for drink of whisky. The six
eet long aud six feet deep About eight inches from the
Reaoooard the uckster had dug blind well about ak
peet deep This rooted with thin boards about foot
and half below the surface, and these were covered
with earth When the coin lowered into It's place
and the grave was sd up the corpse knocked out the
kof earth that separated him from the blind we'll Crawl
Eng into IT, and having enough air keep him alive Tor
keyera hours, he quietly awaited the signal for resur
.kack