New-York tribune., 1877-05-03
the EegqolicanIsm which tho present Administration
GENERAL NOTES.

War news via San Francisco: The Russian
fleet In the Pacific viii anchor off the Sandwich Islands,
aud as soon Great Britain joins Turkey tn induce
King Kaakaua to go into the reprisal business and allow
Honolulu TO become a rendezvous for prvateers.
The session of the Presbyterian Assembly
which IL 20 open May Il at Chicago promises to be
very interesting one although no questions OF vital i'm
porance he discussed The Brooklyn Assembly Of
last year referred to the coming assembly resolution in
reference TO the Dissertation Of the Sabbath by Railroad
Companies" and also instructed committees TO report
several practical questions such as, Roman Catholic
Baptism" Shall the Women Preach 2" Are there too
many Ministers ?" Shall Transfer the Indian Mis-
sionsl" Tranquil topics are thcsc-save the woman
que-oubut between 500 and 600 of the abest Prcsby
tcrans in the United there discuss them,
ana the tamest proceedings Will be significant
A lively young boar was recently sent by
rail from Cusin to FTankfort-on-the-Ode being shut
up IN wooden cage. On the journey he managed to get
ont of the cage and forthwith dcyOurcd % pounds Of
German yeast which happened to be in the car The
yeast began to rise in the interior Of the boar and
the artificial imitation that the poor animal
died in the The Examiner up the for the
lawyers Is the OF the to proceed against
the OF the yeast for the loss of the boar the
expropreor Of tho yeast to proceed against the owner
of the pig for the oss'of his merchandise The railway
company repudatos all responsibility eminent
constructor of the faulty but the builder contends
that the cage calculated withstand the fran
tic efforts of pig which had much yeast under It's
nose
A wOrkingmen's cofiee-house similar to those
which have been successful in Liverpool was opened
in Sheffield three weeks ago. There are biardroOms,
where a small fee is charged for the of table;
capital reading groom, and large dining room, where
coffee, tea, and cocoa be obtained at the lowest
rates Two members Of Parliament, Mr.. ROebuck and
Sir Harcourt Johnstonc present on the opening
night 10 compliment Mr.. Mappin for his generosity in
building the clubhouse and to appeal 10 wornsmen to
ret1
One Of the pointed remarks made this: " Other
nations running lis so hard in the competition for
manufacturing prejmincnce that unless we try to pro
education and thrift TO the best Of cur power, we
shall not be as ten years ago" These coffee
houses seem to beVcry useful and popular III ngiald
There ought to he more 81 them ID American cities
The State Board of Health of Massachusetts,
has issued an elaborate circular in regard TO EydrOpho
ba describing the symptoms the various stagcsof the
disease and affirming that attack can be generally
avoided If the wound from rahid anml be thoroughly
washed and caateiZcd at once VITA Whtchot iron or
with nitrate Of silver. The faith OF the public in the
efficacy OF the cautcry as preventive OF hydro2hoba
has been shaken within the past two years, so
many times has death occurred in spite OF the
immediate Of nitrate of silver Tho circular
sets forth that pet dogs, which are kept IN heated
rooms and are Ovcrfcd, and stray curs which have
NO abiding paceand lalf-,taryed, more likely to
20 mad than other dogs The Boards pro,am one
iwiartaut tact: SkunEs sometimes have hydrOphObia
iiG oad people Of western Massachusetts, whore skunk!
hunting rs popular sport ought to be warned against
t.ic perls OF the chase.
The drpoSitors of the Bank of Lansingburgh
are convinced that there was dishonesty somewhere in
the management OF that institution and have decided 10
employ experts ana counsel One Of the dcposors at
meeting held last Tuesday talked in this strain: DID
Superintendent Ellis Of the Banking Department inform
t officers OF the bank OF usoiycnt condition 10 days
before its failure, and if so why did they not at once
close their doors Was the bank not IN an nsolvent con
dton when the officers declared dividend on the first
day or january last and, # with whose money dld
they pay dividend to The stochaoldersi Was not the
bank iu fact bankrupt when tLcy declared the preceding
dividcud1 II the deposors prove that the bank
was iusolvcnt when the dividends decl rcd, they
I Gi.rs ~ t1o hank assert that they had not p
chased the coal and railroad stocks at that ne u VI"
require slul Ciphcrng 20 show tha the secirS were
tLou worth what loy are now represented 10 Ea'e co,
Not all the college librarians are as sensible
as Reuben A. Guild Of Brown University. In the chapter
which he has FOR the special report of the Bureau
OF Education on public Libraries in the United States
lie say that the ideal college library should contain
the books demand by the professors and students
ssuy arranged easily accessible, and opened ID part,
at least to the students from morning until late in the
evening" That 81 say, working library open during
working hours night and day; not shelves Of costly
books I'm French German, and Italian, that are called
for once five years but volumes that are needed every
day especially works OF classroom reference. OF which
large number Of copies ought to be provided MI GGid
a
tionHrip4. and standard historical, scientific, ana literary
wors are gathered should stand through the cvcr
! ing aud also ON sunday. ON sunday! hnl Mr.. Gud
The librarian OF am Oid-a5hi'ued Baptist college! II
may not orthodox suggestion, but it's wholesome
! one.
Those who bcwail the decay of the literary
and debating societies in the American colleges and
attribute 1t TO the dcgcneracy Of American students can
console themselves II they w by watching the develop
ment Of colcg, Journalism. arly every American col
icce supports ore periodicals. few OF which are
positlyey dul while many % them extremely clever
Yale has two papers in addition to the ehOnored III;
Harvard also has papcIs and in place OF literary
/ magazine something m The Pt7ct line known as The
! Lo.nDOon, which is remarkable for nel-ness of
typography and density of LuWOr; Tie Dartmouth and
IriacffoqH reflect credit upon JciT colleges; Cornell
has good weekly, The Era, and literary monthly, the
Rerici- Brown University has The Er1R0R'on an cx-
cecnt college paper with literary articles OF real merit
and an Interesting record OF college news; ana the list
might Dc indefinitely extended The coll scs may not be
sending out as many dcbaers and orators they did 30
wears ago bat they are graduating clearer and stIones
writer's Aftcr ALL there the same need for oraory
now that there then senator addresses lhc re-
,otrr~' gallery. hs aim being to Influence ne .lh"Ic
that reads newspapers rather than bis colleagues on
IN ytc win grace and force, its DEVELOPMENT Is fair
couueu.9tOn for the decline O the literary societies.
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