New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-27
GENERAL MITES.

The next anniversary on the centennial list
is the battle Of Germantown. Gen. BintOns regiment
and the troops the Division will parade. Judge
NJ. Il. Thayer viii deliver the Grafton.
At Hampton Court there is great vine that
has been IN ground 12 years Its green leaves stretch
fro end to end Of large glass house. and among Them
when September opened, 2Oo clusters OF grapes
each Weighing half pound The Court pensioners do
not get this fruit; 1t goes 20 the Queens table.
A pious pilgrim roamed from village to vii
lage Italy, bearing heavy wooden cross on bis back
in penance for some sin. Whenever he found church,
he halted II the open, he went IN and passed
hours in amentatlon and prayer they closed he
gave the community peace until they were opened
unto him. Three weeks arrived, after dark, at
church adjoining convent, and finding the door closed
began to hammer with his The monks, alarmed
by the racket and thinking that robbers were besegDg
the holy place, besougat the porter to defend them
Selling gun. and raising window, he blazed away at
random. There was immediate silence. One monk
fsnced he heard in the air weary and wandering sound
morning that they discovered the pous pilgrim stretched
the ground beside the wooden cross. wounded and
moaning
Britons never will be slaves. A London mag
isrrate decided two weeks ago that pedestrian has
perfect right to hold up his umbrella If he finds himself
in danger OF being aud that coachman mas no
Right to strike umbrea-hoder violent blow on the
forehead with his whip. You people who drive car
rages think you have exclusive right to the oad re-
marked the magistrate ScOfnluy, as nc
man twenty-five dollars This incident illustrates tine
readiness with when Engishman resorts to the po-
cc-courts when he has genuine grievance, ana tine
prOmptuess with which his rights yindicaed Amer
suffer themselves to be imposed upon time ana
rather than take the trouble TO procure egIl re-
dress There two facts, however, which are 70 De
in mind the processes OF law more tedious and
NUMBERING mere than they are there ana the ices VI the
lawyers III such cases are much llgher.
DR.. S. lrcn9us Prime has not taken up Col.
Robert G. Ingersols gauntlet The original challenge
seems to have been offer OF $1,000 to any person
who should prove that either Paine or Noaire recanted
his anti-Cnrista sentiments before lie died, or ap-
preached his end in fear and trembling. Dr. Prime in
this weeks OJsroe, says that he has received letter
from Col Ingerson, in which Is proposed the establish
ment Of court OF arbitration for the consideration Of
certan propositions 10 regard to the deaths OF Paine and
Votaire. The Colonel suggests that tho religious side
shall have ninety days In which to collect and present
testimony the affirmative OF these propositions that the
respondent snail then have nlety days present evidence
on che hand that the affirmative shall have thirty
days bring forward testimony In reouta; and that
the Gccsi shall then be argued before the Court OF
Arbitration. Dr. Prime contends that not one OF the pro-
positions neui iuned by Col. IngersOl contained IN
the on n which made In me OJsercer Nlat ne vol
unccrad To do waste produce evidence that ION PANE
died drunken cOw0TGy, ana Deastly death" without
accepting arbitration plan, lac lays TINS evidence be
fore raiders one Of the strongest links IN tne edaln
OF testimony is n letter which appeared IN The IkBUN NJ
n wear ago containing extract from stephen GGilcts
Journal Without passing Judgment upon the complete,
ness Incompetence OF proofs, every reacf VIII
BE- relieved 20 learn IN the bottom has fallen ont OF tds
absurd scheme for settling this controversy