New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-10
GENERAL NOTES.

iackknife Yankee in Richmond, Ind, has
made ,Jia out Of an old maple bedpost and tbe cover
NJ try-oo!s box An increased mortality OF cats mas
attenae4 tiiy development OF home manufactures.
A lady who recently died in Calcutta made
certain requests the Roman Catholic clergy OF "eA-
ford Ireland for repOse OF the souls OF
herself and her relatives. These masses were 10 con
tigue o. De said willie TIE world lasts. The master ~
tie Ksln Dublin decided three weeks ago that gii IN
uereuify masses for the dead dd not COME "AInh
la statues and hence was VOd.
There is a practice at Harvard College of
lending money students whose circumstances re-
oulre il and Of taking return. Many Of these
notes are never paid II is estimated that over S3ooOo
Is nov aue 20 tie college from students Who have never
repaid wat they borrowed In lis last annual report
Prs-it bot states that tie majority o these debtors
are N tle ministry, ard takes strong ground GCas he
extension 81 the beneficiary -ystem IL Is uhlninte,.y
rfgn; Nearly every college IN the country Ii crippled III
Inc sane way Wnen American colleges come To be re
tona feeders there viii lie manhood III CHRISTIAN
pupits do vel as more cclinre IN the pewS.
Two dramatic critics had chop, bottle,
and an argument together san Francisco restaurant
OIL Jan. 81 Hot words followed by a Challenge
and the appointment OF seconds. Pistols ten PAGES
dawn the groves Alameda looking seward the whole
code and nothing but the code Pale but resoute they
stood cu Che shore and gared at each other One OF
ZEN 4, re spectaces. his asOnst objected to
thc- Il a. tncy dazZed his ewes ana diverted his aiaI.
Tne nearghted begeTent insisted that be could hol
see without tnem and that the surgeos me Wonl1 DC
in danger Il they discarded but he hnauy yielded
ana Sur1 endered Them to hs second On -Two7tnree
-1rel Two reports, buI NOT d. Nouui 1 ,.i?
would have il. The pistols were reloaded Phg-lhbG
Nobodv uurt The seconds then stepped forward 10 ex
PLAIN thai they had left Out the bHeCs Amnesty Years.
embraces. cocktails and a big dinner
"BOston's Basilica,' as Trinity Church on
the Back Bay is now called cUnsecrated yesterday
Tlie wide and lofty arches which span the nave and
Transient the hight Of the ceiling in the great square
tower and richness OF the decorations render tie Ill
terror exceedingly impressive The four great pillars
are coiored dark green aud the rectangular coupart
ments the yauited ceiling have the same mt Inc
la tower are gold D. and broad bands CT goid stream
onward over tbe arches. IL the -four angles OF The tower
ar colossal frescoes OF David Paul. jeremiah and
ISAIAH There touches OF purple over the shoulders
fangrs cneTU0s, but the walls vi tGs great ealtry
are golden and from tine vault OF the tower hangs the
chapde jef-a crown Of lights with heavy chains The
arch hc chanCel Is also ceiled III gold ELSEWHERE the
prevailing unts the decorations are violet, pn, ana
blue BIstOn has church a. well az uepot lAst
Is well wofA locking at
Mr. M0cdys success as preacher IS due IN
part - command OF the Saxon element OF the Ian
guage. he uses the simple lOmespun English OF the
middle glasses His text book is the Bible, ana his
speech is saturated wts diouls and diction The
simplicity aud drectnoss Of style well illustrated
In tins passage from his Tuesday evening III
Boston Little child dy:nG said 10 rs mother what
mountains DO I y0noer = There are no mountains
II font tie n0use child Yes there are h"thcIi
don't you theinf Wont you take ne over IL yopI
srusf And ne mother SJ down ana fIs 81, anu YOU
Ter 90! Raj sns Womb Dt wi'h mn; Auu SAr. tnc
child frightened. aud H. sid, Mother dohl you
hear jlfln . Hear cIloi lit ~ tbt ~uSclS'
hCihei lAey are Just on me Ytiet s,lap I S' nn1.
tsins. carry over the mountains mother. = cant
win Ie vii YOU. Iook 10 Him. And then he breathed
arrayer said GOod-hy, mother Jesus A!s come %
gone. on sinner! CHRIST La- come TO carry you
over Tie mountain. IL vii fold you 90 HIS bosom anu
carry you unto His Kingdom"
gallant officer who lives near Edinburgh
aud very fond dogs received letter recently froma
vag the country asking him Il De would like TO have
FOX Terriers regular beauty" Certainly, responded
lie captain send him up al once" When the hamper
was undOne the captain found wretched eur. His
friend had him He started u eaten the tram Tor
Tie suburb where be lived bought his ticket and with
the dog al hs heels stepped upon tie PLATFORM tl tlb
TIE collector Haven't cot one" Can't get the
tran without one sir" oh hang H. the animal Viii Ice
shel enough in tn carriage wtt me You sihti set
whistle. oz here YoG IDIOT" said tue captain. an
eoing The ctain IN the twnilins 81 an eye tlhE az e
Sng sh- iti.s hiin ~ 'he arms OF 5Iig oni''',
kvolh,ss s.Ae keep him, l1y man. anu mat '.lI9
snd an u 90 .iAo, i',,5rnm,te ,,tt,,.tnr
se On ih an instant, leaving IN uhoi uiatc ~ III, I'll
Duito9 anu al, utterly bc"idered unAnie 70 spek rom
seiOnshluCit, anu VITA good 10 pounds 81 soma mon
gre III Ais arms. with teetI Ike an aill-atof ;.
Two weeks ago a painted curtain was dis
played tue windows the Boston Ohicc OF the Penn
tvania Railroad. IL represented the Pacific express
bounding the Horseshoe curve on the AlegLany Noun
tains, with engine $50 dashiDg ahead al high rate OF
speed Ogera track, although recent sno"storm
had covered the entire landscape 10 considerable depth
This picture designated Providence" lmme-
oateiy below II another picture representing the
iour-tTek NewYork Central aud about the same depth
fsnow, but this several passenger and freight
Trains hOVelessly blockaded, tho sDowdrifts piled
W 70 NE very snokestaca, and great iclces hanging
Ltu e'eEY projection. Tbs was designated lni-
providence" The excellence of the artists Work was
feshed by crowds, WHO really Obstructed the Sidewalk
ior dsy two, when IL seems that made a
protect against the further display Of much pleas
.nuyi and MAJOR Haldcman was directed 10 withdraw
at PANORAMA. 70 Afternoon Gown came the curtain
III, prompt compliance gave rise % good deal OF Cos