New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-14
GENERAL NOTES.

Logic is logic. If gold Is money-and even
Aslyer noodle must admit that-and II money viii make
a mare go-aud the history OF the turf from Baaam's
ass 10 Mr. Vanderbt's Small Hopes proves that-then
# follows that gold Will make mares hoofs 20 Hence
the Edinburgh lady who recently ordered blacksmith
10 put gold the feet OF her avore mare as not
so illogical Tle shoes as well as the mans were o. SoNu
gold and weighed twelve ounces each.
More hcterodoxy has been let aleak in the
Congregational pulpit. The Rev. T. I. Munger, who
shares many of Mr. Mcrrams religious views, in
stalled on Tuesday as pastor Of church at North Adams
Mass He considers the doctrine OF eternal punishment
an open question and holds to the moral view % the
Atonement. but has Whitfield down his notions so that
they have slipped through q council 1t was close
shave however, and few OF the members shook Their
heads and rcfraued voting but their colleagues,
under the lead OF exPreSident Hopkins ana fIeslenI
Porter, authorized the minister 90 preach the Doae a'
lie understood 1t.
The Signal Service was one of the new ideas
OF the great American conflict and it has been improved
and utilized during the siege OF Pevn1 After the com
petion OF the circle Of investment the weakest part OF
the line was that held by the ROumanian troops The
Turks seem 10 have been well aware Of the fact but the
Russians by the disposition Of their reserve forces ana
by system Of teegraphic signals which they organized,
were able hurry up relnforcemcnts In time to any
threatened point The outpost duty Of the blockaiing
army was regulated with the greatest attention after
General TOdlebcu took command The night service was
especially vigaut, and tccgraphlc system OF electric
lights was formed 10 guard against surprises ne De
lender OF sebasop0 is destined TO be one OF The most
popular men in Russia
A patent for q sewing machine, made by
Thomas Saint 1890, has recently been found in the
archives OF the English Patent ONCE, AMI has excited
SUNRISE I'm consequence Of its having OF the ele
1neus OF tie modern sowing machine. This might have
been used though it motor sewing leather, but
Tie inventor could not have succeeded In woven fabrics
This was an Engishman's idea paper but the sewing
machine has been the peculiar product Of American me
chauc genius 1t is scarcely thirty years since Elias
Howe after two years Of disbursement and starvation
IN London returned Boston to AXE fortune OF two
millions. American sewing machine companies GER
taiuy have right to be jealous OF the use OF their
ENGLAND, and to be proud OF Their t,umpls III
tile British courts. The great equity SUIT OF the Slnger
Manufacturing Company against Newton wilson lnNolE
name has lust decided, appeal by the House OF
Lords, favor Of the company costs being decIeeu
against lie defendants.
The freshmen Of Trinity College, Hartford,
arecyidently more familiar with the pranhs Of Captain
Marrvas Mr. Mdshpman Easy than with the royserers
Of Trinity College, Dublin, whose portraits Charles Lever
has drawn with strong hand. The janitor has been
worried out Of his wits this week One morning lie as
covered skeleton hanging in the chapel ana, by some
known only himself. managed 10 break ID anu
take 10 down The freshmen had bolted and barred
every door ana shutter and Jumped out OF an upper
window or gone down a ladder after putting the skele
ton in o conspicuous place and leaving the chapel as
they supposed, mpenctrablo They also cut the OelrY
ropes and the ianitor had turn the wheel with his
hands before tho bell gave out even an uncertain sound
But the worst sti 10 While the Junior pro
lessor was reading during the late afternoon recitation
the line in the advance German lesson Is this the end
OF the world 2" the lights extinguished and there
was total eclipse Of text, commentator and students
All scraYHed Out OF the TO find out what was the
matter. and not long afterward the president APP
r0ached groups singing on the steps ana
announced ina; there would be chapel that evening,
the gas pipes having been stuffed WIN Iuti now me
medical students OF NewYOTk, who insist upon having
red pepper in their Jokes may not think these prnks
very my But the Trinity freshmen are too young 10
APPRECIATE the latent huInOr Of cayenne pepper In fact
reminds them OF one of the stale performances OF little
lerciya kecuc and Tommy DOdd IN the classics winch
they have OutgIOWn