New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-24
GENERAL NOTES.

The village priests are newsmongcrs in Rus.
sin. They read 10 their f0cks every Sunday official ds-
patches nom the seat OF war.
Peace reigns at st. James's, Hatcham, after
twelve months Of active skirmishng. Mr. TOOTH The
patron Of the living. has received the resgnau0n OF his
brother, the martyr OF Horsem0nger Lane Jail and has
appointed as his the Rev. Malcolm MacCau
energetic clergyman, who has drawn together larr(
congregation and built handsome church ia Bermond-
soy.
Comet w. Of 1877, discovered by VI. Coggia
at Marseiles September H. though described as very
aiut object has been this country. Il found
by tbe observers or the sheffield Scientific School yale
Cocgel az $3.50 a. the i9th inst IN right ascension
hours, . Minutes; dcclation. fG a. As yet 30 -yts
no promise Of such display as tat oi the comet which
made ". COegia famous.
The Bishop of Rochester has recently con-
demned practice which IS more common IN America
than IN England. A gentleman had written 70 lin
private letter. soliciting bis views concerning public
question. ard had concealed che intention o. publishing
the correspondence. The Bishop was annoyed az 10
publicity given To his reply AMI expressed hs slrfs
AZ the liberty which ms corrcsp ondrnt had taken Tie
reply was that tae writer considered that he lad The
right 10 make a public use OF the Bishops letter. Tho
spondent was one ~ those uneasy lto men VINO
anxious 10 project Themselves into lite not.lcy
many basy bodies on this side or tne Atlantic Who
have the same vulgar instinct
MuiattO Rhodes, the murderer Of James Tenn
rle aye his last breakfast Friday. smoked DIS agt
cigar gave hl, last penny to tie TALLER p-ako and
drew DIS last breath the scanod HIS colorod brh
rem had wrestlcl with him IN prayer for many days.
Preacher Young had not attempted 90 do more than sing
to him. There Was the old hymn " 1 AN travelling home
to God; will you gol" The murderer took great fancy
70 IL, and il sung again and again IN DIS CELL on
the day before the execution Dan Cooper TIE best "a
Niger I'm Newcastle went into The cell With che prison
crs relatives and ,he din Of pety within al
most deafcning. The door shut, but through the
oassn panels came the wllns cry. Have morcy 10y
roor brotheri" with shreks aud canpug ~ hands and
stamping of feet When the oor was med Dan Crop
OUT half craznd win rrfgous frenzy. went poo dar"
Re exclaimed. " for special pulpo.r ana ae i"i do
forever praised u accomplished. He's got 70 dis umo,
certain ana sure!"
Prof. Swing commcnds the Southern Metho-
dist Conference which has had the courage 10 suggest
that pulpit orators should avoid frequent drinking u
water during Sermons" and should mot finger The
leaves OF the Bible, pound the desk while preaching"
and that the congregation should weaScoas 20 church.
and walk IN softly-not like mules on bridge" The n-
cidsnt remind him, that Ohio ciscut there -four
ishod once Ike green hay tree. Methodist preacher
by the namo Of Burise who always showed his earnest
ness over theme by the amount OF clothing he removed
during the discussion OF the text When the Sunday Was
rather warm and the text pretty good one. such
GLOW can &c escape II ye neglect great savaoui"
This brother would take Of his coat early IN the hour u
the calculation As the OF the world from which
man ought 70 escape, would open mp 20 Bis rural man
a,ion his long black neckerchiof which Ike
baudace for a broken limb than for clerical dccorlt 10,
roud be suddenly unwOund md be- hang &C of tie Agh
bov in which the e0cfi0n taking place, ana onward
would move the lauguagc,n not the Thought. hy the
time this preacher had reached te c.or'' ana vas p.-
ing the Bible by way OF perOration there was nothing
oft on the except few OF the most essential aiu-
Giles ~ the toilet
Castelar,, like Theirs, has won fame as a
Democratic Journalist, Republican leader, and an h
torcal writer He tribute TO the memory OF the French
statesman has peculiar significance In letter to Nine
Theirs he says: In the first explosion Of my grief
cried out against that fatality which tore him from as q
a moment when he Indispensable Aud have az
peled TO the energy OF my soul in order 90 ascertain
whether living spirit like his dies, because the
organization which II contained returns 10 The earth In
many respects Lo remains yet with I'm tho thoughts
which lie conceived I'm the works no wrote, In The
enterprises he completed. In the splendor Of his
intelligence and the leaven Of lie that characterized al
his acts lie lives but have known and loved
him In this world, which appears sad and obscure
when deprived Of his presence and counsel France loses
her fret statesman liberty her most prudent defender
the Repubic its recognized leader, Europe glorious
name which holds foremost title upon the Continent
humanity one OF It's lights which by their brightness
paled the OF heaven, less luminous Than great souls
Fnaucier historian, philosopher, tnctican statesman
artist endowed with extraordinary el0quence, Win
pen as creative bis word an organizer Oh me hset
order possessing practical seDse OF the nncst KIND AN
ing "A profound knowledge OF events and ldeas-he pt.
orged that privileged family Of universal me n 20 uat
Titanic which thought had disappeared WIKI t-s
advent OF Renaissance"
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