New-York tribune., 1877-05-05
GENERAL NOTES.

George 3. Emerson of Boston has presented
TO the Massachusetts Legislature memorial In favor OF
reprining and making accessible to teachers the
reports on school topics published Dy the l9te Horace
MAIN while he was Secretary of the Board OF Education
These reports which admirable IN their way, nave
become so scarce that when an application was made
- Air Emerson 10 procure them Tor tuo hop"oho ci
Colombia only single copy was TO Dc round
American meat is now sold III London IN
the Columbia Market, which was erected ny The f''r
dt Couis for the sale Of the poorer caasesa
venture which did not meet with success On the open
inr day lunch was given by the promoters OF the
schcrc at which MI If. b. Sheridan. NJ. T. presided
tbe noyenent had granted the gratmous use OF thc
market sud that slo intended 10 40 every tnHs III "ol
power 90 support the enterprise
An extraordinary suit for libel has recently
heeD brought against an English newspaper The Surrey
,,,t hv one Wcnan Il member OF The town council Of
observation-disclosures. The libel alleged was that " n
baby show was held in midst few nights SINCE 10
which due cciat given by the presence o kingston
tovu conncor who presided with lifting gravity over
it's Introductory solemnities" The painuh III 'he Wi"
ness hox denied that he had anything to do with thr
bo q, babies but that money having been collected o9
hrhalf OF poor woman In the neshborhn0d hc asc'htn
the natorn TO receive for her lie t he spot nelor'
wv Wv ii,io, NJ infaus began The Jury gave the out
RACED town councillor - damages
4 curious case of blowing up was recently
investigated in London Police Court Inc manager "
a firm Of chemists summoned to answer l" oh"lse
f,5ii
ma, residing IN chambers found on bis table packet
,tsinirg a bottle He had ordered nothing OF this
lrd lie LAID il OH the table again. and began 10 reau
bc suddenly bang went the bottle, destroying the Inl
piture and nearly extngushng the gcntieinans eyes
ora bottle II was shown contained highly dangerous
acid which had tendency TO " 40 On ulIos ,, -
5Jni.G. and II was intended for another gentleman III
the same house. VINO hao sc,e's sJ W and ordered 10
Ter with him. The chemlht was hiou - ""' 'i'0 ~
repair the fuIntture.
The directors OF the Lake Shore and Mlchl-
Gan Southern Railroad Company differ from the coIo-
ners iury and the legislative committee III their Juus
,oent Of the Ashtabula bridge horror " Inc cause u
t,;a ocoidentr they say in their annual report, Is
,y,gpn,d in mystery. The bridge had safely borne al
enorous traic for period Of l3 years The slightest
,ici,r that the bridge not as safe as any III the
,+,, was never for a moment entertained by any
oraor ~ tlis company" Many experts, on the other
1d have declared that the bridge never was realIy
t TLe rouort states that there were loJ persons
ed.c. ~, trakn including nine children Eghty-
,tere killed directly and hye nave uiou snO' il7 %
Had - we're Injured aud were unlIDufeu
Twelve wears ago Father Hyaclnthe preacneu
q courso OF sermons Oh La Reiorme dc Ia faniiiio'
go, tho mimi Of Notre Dame. lie has recently been
oli,ri,g lectures Oh the topic at the CIRQUE
pois INIT his popuar1y has shriveled into ho'oreS'
and tIe eloouent orator, who once held MS
spel-bound can now scarcely comhahu "''0"''O' -.
oneping his second lecture April ~ ne asseI' %
his opinions had undergone no change uuis 'no P''
decade save that they had been ehlargou ioi "v
,ntr,isted with social and religious apostoate "non
the lecturer reached this point young man ID Tue au
depoe whistled and walked out OF the house Ano'o
auditor also made movement in the same ~ vb
Was assaulted by pale young man VINO sI & his his Ats
a a. 1iTu ont the man with the umbrella, was heafd lIon
several parts OF the house. and there was ncuied
where The remainder OF the lecture "@S P
With hisscs, sneers, and uproar.
The range of popular amusements IN emma
"a an restricted that the dramatic critics ana art WIioiS