, 1877-01-30

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During The past year The New York eoelety n,
the Prevention Of Cruelty to Children haa psoytJrd
homes for 223 children at an ontfay Of 30.Hl7.1s
President Grant, It Ia reported. has lately berr
fr:cnlattng In bonanza etocks with good rcsnt..
lie has sold ont, and Is wisely content with biz
gains.
4 newspaper opposed to tho Compromise bill In.
vartnb1y rs!nts thu list Of Senators WIN voted
ngalnst It. and thereby furnishes strong argueut
In tts favor.
George Eliot has Rono 10 France for the winter.
and Ia 10 div!a her time between tshp and Embsup,
two delightful rctorh, Hun1ur Indicates that sto
10 at work on new novel.
''Discoycrcs OH tho Site Of Ancient Myrcn,r bv
Or. Henry schtIcmann," IL Tho ttlc Of n hook now
In press vhtcl, prpmfecs 10 bo Important cou,.-
bution 10 current literature.
Afr. Ernest licnan II going 10 Holland in Fcb,u.
ary to attend tho ceremonies celebrating tho 20Dth
anniversary Of tho death Of splnpza, and has r,c.
pared lecture which will be delivered on the occa.
eion.
Too late for tho far, a. usun1. comcB Mr.. Diet
Haftc with Centennial story entitled - 'Thankfu,
HloA1oms" 1t Is described a. pretty taie Of
Revolutionary times. The heroine IL q fascinating
creature with troop. Of lovers md too much
mind for he,n all At frat to decide in favor OF sny,
George Washington and Lady Washington srs
figures In the sccnc.
Can anything be more pcfplex1ng than the Bitua.
tson Of tho Unitarian organ ut Boston, which feel,
In duty bound to praise both Senator Boutwell, and
scnatos 1ionr. as believers IN tho truo faith but
fcats in praislng either to offend tho other. Silence
In this case Ia not tho golden mcan for It wonla ho
Interpreted NJ Indifference, 70 tho organ hAa com.
promised matters by not telling tho exact truth.
A wealthy Copenhagen hrcwer, J. G. Jacobsen.
has given Tho sum Of million Of crowns for tht
promotion Of mathematics natural science, ii,
Fclcnce OF Language, history, md philosophy.
would take many times one million OF crowns I
'pron1oto" 80 many subjects oven an Inch, not.
wishttandlng tho vulgar belief to tho contrary,
Gold waa not tho fulcrum that Archtmoacs nccdci
for his potent lever.
Tho Irfsh TEorld has no bowels Of compassion.
1t cannot leave Charles Francis Adams aione, oycs
In tho hour Of hfa adversely bnt prints cartoon
representing him In the act Of reading bu!ctno
Tho gotc for Senator In tho Massachusetts, 1egltta
tufe. ffe is reported saying: .Only ono rois
for a man of tho tllustrious lEne Of Adan1scal Dc
generate Massachusetts, 1 havo notion Of quft
ting this miserable Courtsy altogether, and going
to England
Mt. Henry Ward Dccchcr'a lecture at Richmond,
Va, nado tho occaslon Of ecycre et,lcturcs by
tho local newspapers, anil tho fcolng against him
was no common that few ladies wcre present In ths
audience. Tho~apcnIsct bcyan Ills address With
"ticnticmcn and Ladies', "but. g1ancing dubtonslY
around tho dress. circle, he added. I'll .nny 10
allowed 10 usc tho plural In regard to the Inter-.
The lrhig sald airI1y 'lhat Sir. Dccchcr'a nan,s
onsht never bo mentioned In good society.
The following rassngc Of n private 1cttos from
Mr. Frederick Donglass shows how co1orcd men Ut
brains and education nre still cstermci In tho be.
nIghted regions Of tho South: ~ am now, rs you
SEQ. In Southwestern Missouri. Yesterday t2ith>
at Springfield. WIS invited into tho kichra 10 get
my brcnkfast. This :yns 'it.o too much, and I
did not 60. Tho South IL still tIe hell blAcIs Sonth
and viii remain 30 for soot whta longcr. Car.
thagc twhcrc am now Is quito decent pucc. The
| people nro mostly from tho North. Ths account.
for my oeins called down hero to Lecture"
The good pconlc Of Lancaster, "a, are movin;
] In schcmo for tho conservation OF park and 1
colossal etntuo In their nldst to tho Mcsnary q
llobcrt FHlon. Lancaster was Tho birthplace O..
Fulton. and his FANG Is dear to tho Inhabitants os
that y!ilaGc hut 1t may 10 questioned whether
monument to him In that remote locality would h
| tho best possible compliment to him. 4 mum.
mcns in another place could tct the world mort
| widely whcru Robert Falton was born, and thczo
| by reflect such lustro Ms Ia desired upon tho to
eccnants Of tho persons TINT had tho honor OF 1o'
| Ing hfs townsn,en.
| A good ttosyts told Of young man belonging to
I'oston Who lad been to "lnrrnp," and cntnc back
Just In Tho heat OF ths political campaign. l[a
burned with patriotic Arcs. and bcsccched the
| Republican managers TO let him make speech.
They ecnt him into tbs county few miles from
boston. lie began: ''LAntks AND GENTLEMEN
II must bo pleasant for you 10 have gentlemen CONT
down from noston to Instruct you in regard 10 ths
| political" That was nB far rs he ever I'D
vanccd. A howl Of dcrIslyo laughter drova lin
from tho stage. md hi, political carccrcamo to as
abrupt end for the tIne being.
Tho contest over tho election Of member Of TIL
BOSTON SCHOOL, l]uafd which Terminated In III,
choice Of william, Z. Atanla, the story writer, VA
q defeat Of tho woman Interest," which had stEcnu
ously cndeavorcd TO closate Miss Lucfetia ?. 1ia
to tho position. There Ia no doubt that tho major
lty OF taxpayers concerned wcro in fnsor OF Nils
Hale, but tho members Of tho Hoard, who had th
n,AttcF to decide, deemed thcMncircs either to
good or too bad to hare woman for an associate
Whatever may be thought OF tho merits OF woman
suffrage In Mnsanchuaests there Is pretty dccidc
op!nIon there that The services Of woman mo
p1oh tatly bc employed In tho management Of til
schools.
Tho Washington Republican, having reduced Il
size and put its brain forco OF oatmeal diet. I'll
achieved tho following bit OF burning nonsense
"Tho Republican party has had it, ups al
downs. That Omnpotcnt Power, who u,udc
unYesso and by tho suht1o skill OF master create
formed syhtcns Of solar Hight and stellar worlds
| lic who l,as naale kEnga and nnHlado them with
breath; reared powerful principatlcs and dashc
them to ahattcrd fragments at WILL 1ic III eris!
which made 1t q grave necessity. brought Into c1
istencc The Republican party. only to havo Il dill
cmhoweicd by it, weak .knccd leaders, who har
thrown It's Victory into lottery, placing folly q
tho wheel and slowin: defeat 10 draw the glitter
ing prtze Of national power.
Tho New York pcopla aeo beginning to lear
the gr!csous Import of tho words that Tnx TRla
usE spoke when It warned thcu. some month
ago, that Maurice Strakoseh Was q gay ucce!sc'
'tneware," )" wns Tho message At That time. ''ho
foollns thee, " notwithstanding which thcy poke
their nngcrs into their ears and persElted In bcu
fooled. The castle in spain, yccped by the sla
ple and cscdulous ''A grand sDpeFa- -llnuse, " Ii.
vanished, and, like an unsntstantal pageant fadct
lett not wreck behind. btr. John II. shetwoot
the only gentleman who sconls ever to have had a
; intele.t Iu tllo subject, has withdrawn fro
| tho enterprise. lIo gives ~ scason for b
action tho bad faith OF Mr. Btrako4ch. who II
yea1ed to Tho public, In hls peculiarly magnaee1
way, plans that had only Just been conceived, A.