New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-05-25

..,,or An excellent circulating library has
n'el"' ,isbeA and large and airy readmr-room IS
o1Oslicd with daily paQe SIR IN Iue PIN t '''N'
sssp,sl,ni Of tre association - Lyman A""''" ,
An indignant Briton, Major Burgess OF the
v,-,~,,lc Artillery. complains IN the London papers
-. ~, ogort has been made TO induce his nephew q
so,l,, ~ IL years 20 confess TO minister oil inc
,,lisb church The clergyman was the hcal Master o
81 Johns College, Hustp.erpoint' ana a very HlE"
1.,ci,ra,n He asked Dick II he would IKE 10 coh-
ta..tolhnl "D.ch" answered that he h'd not poeh
LII r 10 confess his sins TO a minister but II he
,hcbt he had any SINS TO confess them to Cod MAYOR
I,prss SAYS that ne does not find IN the BOOK os ON
gu r..yCr amy authority for the practice when Le IC
rords ms rcpugtaut alike TO idtAiu ChutchHic" anu '
6om-ioyirg Euglsnucn.
In The GlqsgolU Herald is related as sharp
49, as ever was played with horse lesh and that Is
ri,y a great deal. match was made between
t,lc driver and a farmer the bet 500 rs 10 WhchoI
en- horses would first reach an inn IN Luhihgo"'
a-veo rom Ednbugh-thc first az the goal ID iH ''-
- torec,ive 500 one OF the wagerers, fearing 10
Ioe ordered a special engine and horse box 'hcn "I'"
an himself alter the start 10 get behind on coming 10
,,,iou he put HE team aboard and by special tr4in
- reached LinlithCow. TIE other man uIoNV Pu,t
~ ,,,cb dciehtcd 10 hud himself alone ON the Io@d,
o., m M tbe inn was told 10 his disgust maj aus
onnopent had arrived there 20 minutes Dto4e H'' "'
ber,e in full harness being mrs. at the goal
A coniurer recently ordered an EnSIsh
tailor 10 make him dress coat. but when ii was sent
- did not suit him The tailor offered 10 make any
erafcns that might be I'D. --sted but could not OBTAIN
,be cont and finally Was forced O. she inc conulef IH'
dt. urged that the cloth had been furnished by the
opiucr and spoiled 10y the tailor that Che coat W"Hu
Mt meet in 'front.' and that beyond the power oil
any mortal tailor 20 effect Jhs frontal union; ana t't
orlr 10 perform his professional duties as cOnJGIet
q tbat his coat should button in front The
orir mt on the coat n court, audlo tdd not button
I, front The tailor in rcbutal maintained that drcss
cont for evening wear should button in front Non
sense 3" clcd tho Judge. Judgment ior INC ,i
Tie tailor shall have the coat dhd thc 'oNlyi 80 80
damages the materials. 80 thc tiul, WI" & A. co.
- id TO pay the conjurer SlO-a very neat tIcR oI
Justice 90 play.
A lady i'm San Francisco recently had NIsiV
from her sister, who was rich and wore DIAMONDS
While the guest was preparing TO 80 out one morning 'o
laid ON the bureau Of her room purse containing 4"
sIeudid diamond pin and 4 good deal OF gold ana "heh
sne had tied her bonnet strings in an adjoining ROOM
Iooed for the purse and could not hnd Inc Two di''
assisted by servant made thorough Scar,h swept '-e
bou,c moved the furniture, and rummaScd III every
direction without avail AT midnight the lady Oh the
house was awakened 10y tho entrance of her sister, VINO
was acting in tho most singular manner ana asking lof
writing materials. 4 pencil was given TO her. ana she
la civ covered sheet Of paperwith scraWlS Wnlch
were hardly dcciphorable. She soon apscd INTO Ter
ciulcr the Whiting. one sentence was itcd,c" 81 ''l
;I.> D. was this: "Sht has hid 70 Un.cr Tie st''i
They decided mat " ehr lhth t.e '.. ''. ,'' irl.,
cee..ue Go her door they knocked Ior ".ii iu.
girI unlock one door sUI was told ih't lc must ni
and assist thew H further ocaFcl loi lht pm al !c
foot d.. rle bed stood covered stool. t- cove I''-
:, fbe door UigIN excited the ladies rushed lo a.
tpp,d over. ald there bag tine lost purse me ''I '
turned, down stars uilutht't " "'''' ''' 60.
Tie Ind LAID NOS sp.rtuaist She 10 " yIHc res
byte4al.