New-York tribune., 1877-08-23
that Virginia. dear old mother has stopped from hs
high estate. and become thing but little less than
aWindler."
GENERAL NOTES.

An English clerk in holy orders was sentenced
at the Abingdon Borough sessions fortnight ago toe
years Imprisonment for obtaining communion service
under false pretences.
A rich lady in Ningpo was unhappy because
she had sons Daughters she had two but this only
dsqueted her the Ono night In July after brood
ing her until she hafcrazed she s0ls
Of bed crept up to her snoring husband and cut OF
his eyebrows and mcustache with her embroderng scs
When her lord avoke and behed the nakeness Of
his face he wroth. and selzng his wife chained
her up to q doorpost like dog WIZ the strength snd
her two daughters, strangled them
The map of the seat of war in the East
which the War Department has recently issued is alto
gether the handsomest and best yet publShed In this
country 1t has been compiled In the Office OF the Chief Of
Engineers under the direction OF BrgGen. A. A. Hum.
phreys It is scale Of Az miles 10 the inch; tho
lettering is sharp and clear; the tintng Is delicate, and
the execution highly artistic. The comprehensive genius
who forecasts the siege Of st. Petersburg will not DO
pleased with this map. for the Russlsn capital Is not
there; nor will the Chicago correspondents, who
three months ago abandoned Joppa TO Its fate, recon-
mend It to the public for Joppa is not there Everybody
map which includes the two seats OF war In Europe and
Asia
1t was a year ago, on August IL, that John
McNeey, aged twelve, ran away from bis home at At
anta Ca. "strange countries for to see" his petty
ton, but he obtained work a cabn-bOy on tho
ship Albermarle which was about 10 sail for EewYork
From this city he to Philadelphia, thoroughly in
speced the Centennial Exhibition, and then sailed for
St. Augustine, Fla, on lumber vessel. From st. Au-
gustine he went TO Liverpool, England. There he
maned two weeks, and then he sailed for eew-York.
After several voyages to and from Florida he shipped for
Brunswick Ca When arrived there the desire to see
home once more became apowern and ne lourneyedto 10
Atlanta Arriving there August H. he did not dare FOR
Of his presence in the city She like mother. returned
as her that she orgaye his misconduct and he
his life on the sea that he has put away hs sailor
clothes, aud determined never to use them again.
Dogberry has turned up at Worship-st., Lon
don. Frances Goate, starving woman was charged
fortnight ago with attempting to commit suicide by TAX
ing red precptste She did not take enough poison
else emetics applied with remarkable success for
she recovered and afforded worshipful Mr. Hannay
excellent opportunity for moral observations
person. he said, might in moment OF rashness throw
herself into canal river, and endeayor to put an
end existence But taking poison imped preparation
and deberation and he found that the prisoner had
been drinking and otherwise misbehaving herself he
should not follow the ordinary course which was that
after remand during which prisoners are seen
and spoken TO by the Chaplain TO let them go free he
therefore required In this instance that the prisoner
should find two surees in 800 for her good behavior Tor
six months The sureties not being forthcoming, the
prisoner removed 70 undergo the SIX months I'M
prisOnment her implied preparation ana delDera-
tiou swallowing cold poison instead OF careessy and
nonchalantly dumping herself into the water. Dog
berrys charge TO the watch has nothing more amusing
than this.
The singing school at Smithton, Mo-, has been
discontinued which the lawyers say wap
pear hereinafter The singing master was named David
and his favorite pupil was Amelia lady OF twenty
summers, who had lover named SAM After the sing
ing the hymns night David threatened her with
violence If she would not allow him to escort her home
She declined his offer aud went homo with her brother
Not long aterward she received by post letter running
thus: Miss Amelia will see you Saturday night,
about o'clock OF the yard fence, east OF
the stile. Come out. will be there about O'Clock and
you will find me there. Ihave something good to tell
you. Come-Sam." The handwriting was David's. The
trick alarmed the household and incensed the three
brothers Of the girl When the time came they armed
themselves and proceeded to the yard fence AT tho
hour named figure was discovered approaching from
the cornied beyond. The stranger crossed the fence
then went back and passing at another point wnen
one OF the boy, fired his pistol The man retreaei
pulled small pistol fired three times IN return ahd
tried to lump the fence but his strength ar ana
he fell dead. The brothers rushed up To identity the
corpse. Was 1t SAINT No David NO.. IL was Oay
little Benjamin. Sans FRIEND Amellas Hlehu, DaHus
friend, eyerybOdys friend