New-York tribune., 1877-06-02


and Of course the Rev Mr. Smith refused to pay IT, Upon
this Mr.. SamKce locked the door OF the laundry. and
threatened Imprisonment for debt until the debt should
be discharged. Somehow Mr.. Smith managed to
the interposon OF policeman who advised INN To pay
30 cents and no more samkee came 20 his senses aud
the minister departed carrying with him the shirts with
the scolched DOsOms and the ruined pair OF stockings
A little girl has Just exhibited great heroism
in Pciou, n. s. She was only years old, ana with
her brother aged years, locked up by her mother on
going out Some female wearing apparel took fire from
lamp Alice the little girl, knew that the key left
outside. She formed the terrible project OF
jumping the third-story window, and thus releas-
ing hor brother Lowering herself by the arms as far as
possible she dropped distance of 80 feet Her clothes
buoyed her mp and she not much injured But.
when she rushed 10 the chamber door and opened 1t
her brother gone He TOO had crawled out Of tho
VindoW where sister had gone. and fell 20 the
ground lie WAS somewhat scratched. but not seriously
injured An arm and leg OF the daring eirl are hu' ou'
There was a strange christening scene IN
All Saints Church, West Bromwich. Eng, on May l3
The church. the churchyard, and the streets were
crowded. for the gossps had known for week that ono
of the wears parsloners, who accused him OF being
the father of her ilcgtimate child intended 10 present
herself before the font "What name do you give this
child 2" asked the vicar, whose namo was Frederick VII
ctt George White. the young womans father answered
sharply, Frederick Willett White" Mr. Wilett IN
stany refused TO give the child that name stating that
they were assuming his own name The chlds mother
shook her head and the chids grandfather said No
Taking the child in his arms anG pouring water on us
head. the vicar named IL George White" Ife ciau-
father demonstrated against the arbitrary use oi s own
Wears fathcrn-aw went forward aud ed the riscibe
gentleman out oi the church.
Can't. Burton has found gold and precious
stones in the Land OF INDIAN. AT the request OF the
Khedve ne explored the dcsoate region bordering upon
the essennosi Of the two long and narrow estnareS ii
which the Red Sea ends. Accompanied by ffehch en-
gincer, Capt Barton landed In INDIAN on Apil an"
explored n region fun Of ruined towns, built OF sou
masonry, with made roads, oqueducts hVe mics lonR'
artificial lakes and massive iortIesses lie reports inc
existence OF gold silver, tin, antmony, and turquoise
mines The nurilcrous region is cxensive indeed the
discOyercr believes he has opened mp California ana
the Khcdiye proposes To have the country worried ny
European capitalists In the u me Muiin is @ %
land fun OF metals, sesiay god slNeI, % Hiu lu ,
Tie Spectator considers 1t more tlan plOoaDe tl't
soomOn's Ophr was situated there a. lhc s N'l!'' ~
winch lie imported gou, Noi3, ;iin i' ~ ,art nf
launched at ths head OF tine Kd sea- Mldlh Is p'' Va
the Egy puan NlcerOyaily'
IL is now argued that it is unnecessary 10
Kill broken legged horses and case in point IL stated:
Twelve wee6s ago. the nigh hind leg was broken oi MI
Williamss valuable and fayorite mare, in Utica, by
kick from another The fracture was half way be
tween the feock and the cambrel JOINTS, ana was COM
pletc. veterinary surgeon undertook to set the eS
canvas sling arranged and the mare suspended III
il i'm such a way that she could Occasionally rest upon
her uuiuiurcd limbs Tho fractured leg was then set
leather boot outside of all The mare did well, and never
mn losri "A meal. Afcr three weeks, plaster on lHis
bdndagc was substituted, and IN seven weeks sem
walking around thc stan Dc' IhoIc VII t1, ~ i r ~
the fracture, and II Is thought that she VIII Keep o
$40 gait
Prof. Alvergnat, whose death from hydropho-
ba WAS described this column yesterday, was born in
par. IN December 1925 and entered the French naval
service at the age of eighteen He remained al TIC
society Islands nearly five years and took an active part
I'm rcrrcssInC revolt OF the natives. Ectuiihg L"
France in 1915 he joined the popular party ana snDse
Guontly landed IN NcwNorka refugee. He found en-
poymen in cabinet shop and displayed great sull III
making handsome furniture lie subsequently, taught
French in Norfolk, NcwButan. and Hartford, Conn,
and publishcd two textbooks grammar and reader
Al che time o his death he haa classes in the Hartford
HIGH school and the Female Seminary and argc mum
bii Of private puIils. lie was an accomuNncd hi ''
and a conventional gentleman, and his death II IL
menied by a large crclc OF a-quainianceS.
Nj. Jerome B. StilsOn, who has been acting
a Yae Hcnds correspondent at salt Lake CITY ielo
rr,uls TO that journal account Of two muTderous at
t,cls recently made upon him while riding III a buggy
through the city in tue vicinity OF brigham loings
ousc on satnrdayllst he fired upon by an unknown
tuan Iut tie bullet missed lis aim Again on Thursday
Of this week he mad a similar experience. stranger
entered his hotel room, asked linn his name ana pre-
scned paper read As Nh siiilson stretched
ou hi. hand to grasp The paper the stranger wlthdrc"
his own hand pulled short knife from ms BOSOM aud
srscE sayagoy at Mr. stia0n. The latter WAS knocked
beneath the table by the blow, wherenpon the assassin
fed. The BLADE OF thc kniie passed 1houEn " lui ~
mOnnair photographs on pdaltpodId anu Sl"c'u"n
a -lspendcr buckle. MI otlson suffered ho INJURY
OtE,r tAan soic rh.
First Lieut.. William Nj. Fleming, l2th In
fautry U s. A. graduate OF West Point. pleaded guilty
to the charge OF having cmbczzlod SllOO belonging TO
fine Ouartermastef's Department at san Francisco on
NAV D. In written statement, which ls cuuOusiy
rhetorical when the occasion Is considered, he said;
would you know what has wrought TINS rnnf IL Is
passion for gambling That / have this passion ana
have been unable control it, honestly thna is hardly
Inv fault Having money which belonged to otherS III
INV possession my brain being irenAed and my blood on
fire. | took small portion OF IT. hoping, ANA even III
fool,arduess believing, that luck would turn IN my
avor whatever may be thought or said upon the suD-
iect The impulse which prompted the next step was
honest in it, nature IL Wts To- restore lht Nhch h!
tabn belonging 20 others. knew 81 no way 10 40
except by again tempting a!o az tho e!hne '1p't 3
did II the night oi March o. ana i0st ta hl-nl Tli1U
need not tell The rest Of tho story 10 probable that
FIcnings term OF imprisonment Viii bo 10 years
The Phi Beta Kappa WAS one OF the earliest
Greek letter organizations established in American col
leges The Kappa Alpha the pioneer secret society,"
the first chapter being formed in Union College about
s2j The first meetings of the chapter were held III one
Of The dornitoy rooms the leading splt being the late
Roy Dr. Burtiss OF Buffalo, ~ Y, who may DO Regarded
s fine ounder of the secret society system in American
colleges Similar clubs were organized at Union within
the next seven yearsamong Others the Pm Beta Kappa
and tbe Psi Upsion The PHI Beta Kappa was originally
secret organization but IN the course OF iew years IL
WAS captured by the college dons, VINO proclaimed l'S
Greek pass- words and revealed the grip unto te uhlh
uiated Settling itse in lis toga ana pulling lis D"o
stockings up over its nees, the society gave up the
ghost and passed out OF existence as an active woikhE
organizations Chapters are nomnally IN existence III
nearly all the cOcles addresses ANA poems are iea
eVc,v Ne,r and new mcmieIs-ncu OF the Hfst rank IN
their class aro initiated every year but pdcucay INC
society Is as dead as Juus CHSaI OhueI htne oliou %
sncCs an attempt to giVanizo the organization mo
te WIN he watched win interest An association oil the