New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-25
GENERAL NOTES.

The liquor bell-punch act was certainly an
original conception in legislation; but oregon Is
not to be oyerdone by Virginia in legislative ingenuity
The genius OF excise legislation has ordinarily expended
itself In licensing hquor-seers but the farseeing ess
ators Of Oregon now propose TO license cons iners
Every who intends 20 drink intoxicating quors WIZ
have 10 pay So for license and then he can get hrunR
"a often he likes Saloon-keepers VINO sen ql09I ~
,sose WIN have neglected to take out licenses Will he
sejeced 10 heavy penalties
Menagerie notes The rats have made con-
oue,t OF Pitcairn's Island the Pacific Some of them
~ large az rabbits; all of them hungry; and they
hay, swept the island devOuring the gram III the
harms and the -four the and attacking the
,.t,ves with .erocity that is uncommon. Three
,.ek, ago party of Eugishmeu while ourneying from
Dudley TO Lower GOrnal were overtaken by most OF
makes and lizards Tie reptiles marching in close
order In platoons yards deep--..A man IN Raleigh
a. oT Se cnnot get dozen viii square herself down
Ar single one and there until she is driven on
Boston has still another sensation. what
Aces the reader think Of deliberate murder committed
by boy four and half years oldf Tie story orieny
thai lad named Cox, aged Gig years. was playing with
Kimbal little over years, and there were several
shfdren about Kmba, getting about something
want into the house. procured his fathers revolver came
back and cooking the weapon fired 1t decty az young
C.s head The victim Of this extraordinary proceeding
died IN about three Both boys belong 10 perfectly
r.snectable families The moral of the matter is that
nalsts shoud b. careful how they leave loaded revov-
ers where children convert them into paYtnbgs Oh
into Instruments for tie gratcatOn OI chdsh pdseiO
There was more religion" at st. James,
Church Hatcham, on April 8. The members OF the
Protestant League occupied front seats near the ehance
screen and endesvOred prevent the chanting OF The
rasponses during the communion service by repeating
them in loud voice, but the choir ana congregation
drowned their voices Much excitement was caused ny
q statement that the mscrcant who painted over the
figures In the ehanee screen had been discovered anu
that all probability he would be brought hefore the
magistrate at the Greenwich Police Court during the
week "A. WAS said 10 be- a prominent member Of the
Putastaut League WHO had been betrayed by the man
who unfsstened the bolt and lock sde me oaptlsty
ced 10 resign the vicaraae and that his brother Robert
Tooth the patron of tine living, will nominate the Rev
H. Browne wears curate, as tho present Nlcafs
s5Or.
Why does not Mr. Downing. who procured
reprieye OF Phairs deathentenee on the morning set
for It's execution, 90 the Vermont State PRISON ana as
certain whether the Convicted murderer Is the man
vnom he net on the between Boston ana PrOVl-
lance on June TO- 1874 This is pertinent question:
ami The Boston Globe does not answer il satisfactorily
II expsins that Phair mustache and goatee when
be- met Mr. Downing, and now Is cean-shsven anc very
,horbared 30 that IL Will be difficult for the casual ac-
abundance OF years to identity Dim pOstVey
Well he can 20 the Jail and look at the man ana Ve
the public the benefit of his Impressions The evidence
when Phars friends have collected i'll Providence 10 in
sruious but il will save hin from tue gto"s Will
ami nasitye teslimnny from Mr. DOWNING proving al
slb II that gentleman could identity phvJOSftpn us
eturr Of the man whom he met ON the ears, &c Ger
ta ay ought b. able 10 recognize the man himself
President Hayes has accepted an invitation
~ be present at the opening OF the Permanent Exbh
ton In Philadelphia on MAY 10. The only marked
aaange An the construction OF the Main Building is ID
tie center the north side where the high gallery haS
been connected with floor by ascending tiers OF seats
the great organ looming up above them Ths Is stage
for chorus OF $500 and ID front OF II there Is an
audience room that will hold 5,000peop!c The foreign
courts face the main aisle the structures being az rule
tn same a. those used the Centennial EXhibltoh
One Of the towers is to he turned into An indian
sncampment and closa by will he placed the Ola
log cabin and the NewEnglaDd Kitchen Another
tower VIII represent German homestead elaDorasey
tiled and lighted with stained glass new
brnls statue of the Goddess OF Liberty IL to stand IN the
eeutgr Of the Exhibition building aud the art exhibits
Including marble aud bronze statues plaster CASTS pant
he engayngs and photographs, are to be arranged 10
tae south fronting 0th sides OF the main trAnsept Inc
nin arr exhibit viii be In Memorial Hall Ihe euuca
tonai section will be completes lh9eiIh'iy d -
ricuture have not been neglected; large space has
kren reserved for the department, ana freiicn
crystal pavilion where foreign glass - to lie eGhlDlteo
one the many new features that have been hbfouncf
Tie enterprise ~ Philadelphia in Offering nhatE SSie
fUL many Of the attractions OF The Ceh.thhi'' -,
hbition striking, and according 10 Inc i'esS' VIII
teawAken deep and rrcpr ssible enthusiasm