New-York tribune., 1877-03-16
GENERAL NOTES.


r schoOboys retired to secluded spot
- .ss school-house at Coal Run, Ohio, on March d,
-,,corse n dramatic piece which they were preparing
- exhibition at the close OF tae term. Two OF the
-. w hod armed themselves with revovers and bowie
- and one Of them was to receive dagger thrust
o., the other a sack Of red liquid was concealed under
,o,i,o,s clothes, and a wooden breastplate was TO
-, rir, from the blow. But IN the excitement Of the
bcorsal the brcastplate changed poslo. aug tc uhg
" ,,s~t 10 The schOolboy's heart, killing INN instantly
New-York lawyer, while waiting for
h,ss counting-room overlooked a North River
. ,v, a letter floating in the water. He stepped out
,, yo ofsce fshed up the letter with his cane and
.,,t II WAS written in fine running hand-s
W.. hand: il was bright and interesting; it was
,ta 4, "M Ny dear unclo,' and bore the full sigma
-. a, Portland lady The lawyer sent the letter TO
adv with note describing the manner in which 1t
he'd been recovered. In answering bis letter she ex-
sS;,ea tina: the dear uncle was captain oil steam
boat Sing on the Sound Letters were EXCHANGED and
th'A was wedding in Portland late In February ana
nov there are Two u"lp9 peopio III ii"""'"' Az - ~
Of which is destiny.
The London Times has this to say about the
sh, Of New-York City: "That burden which in 1850
onoted TO about Sl9,O00,000 should have swellcd by
,, An.n,t 10 about 100000 is certainly most as
,undng fact The receipts of last year fell it is true,
.hort OF the expenditure by only about million and
s,ter dolars; but even this degree OF approximation
=, o,vency was attained only by very large antcipa-
don o revenue The valuation Of the city has we must
add been going up side by side with the charges on the
.,v nropertv but by means at the same rate with
them The debt has wenigh doubled three times over
dining the time winch the security for the debt has
donbed The consequence has Deen hat the ralo
Of debt valuation, which was 32l ID lo0o has now
becOmc 1850
Two Scotch clergymen, one a member of the
vstahshc Church other of the Scottish Esco-
nal Church. have taken the stand that the theater,
rcbt for their people, cannot be wrong for themselves
they attended banquet gwen in Edinburgh about the
lat OF March honor of theatrical manager and one
n, them made pleasant response to toast to the clergy
Hs argued that he heaer had lost favor IN the eyes
Of good people it simply because good people had
deserted It's walls The people would have amusemcnts
Of some sort and for the clergy by their presence
10 keep those amusements pure The argument may sur
pse American preachers who have fallen into the habt
Of denOuncinG the theator eSpecaiy III tner 'Nenins
sermons young people. One thing Il certan: II cei-
gyinen woud 40 to tie theaer occasionally Their pres
enc while il might elevate the drama, would render
their criticisms from the pulpit more intelligent.
The Junior dean of Trinity College, Dublin,
sent Ior the police the last Sunday in February Al
midnight large number of students assembled IN 'front.'
Of ms residence and sounded foghorns The dean, on
going out TO intimdate them with threats of eAIdlsion
was assaulted by students who masks and walls,
and W no pumueed him until stawart porter sprans to
his rescue Doors torn from their hinges; OOhLtes
were kuGled; windows were smashed; the keys OF The
belfry were purlOined and the bell was toied. lhe
emeute grew ont of the unpopularty of the dean He
tune and had put end to game of football Before
this outbreak the dean had been subjected to minor
persecutions his letter-box had been crammed win
soubs aud when these exploded and he rushed ont 20
And ont " AT was the matter, sknlSncIs had entered
ms roo G1,eI % ,enrs seem 70 be the same boistcrous
deyimaycare rcvelers whose pOr ats Charles Lever
has skctched with bold hand.
The church wardens of st. James's, IIatcham,
after recovering from the bruises which they received
during the with the Low ChchInen on feD %o' al
peaed TO the tualistc martyr for fathery advice hr
Tooth responded promptly advising them to stay away
from the parish church long there any risk OF
violence "The services" he wrote, "unhappiiy are
nothing TO you. 1t is true they aie conducted oy one
who claims to be High Churchman, who turns mis- back
OIL the people, observes the festivals of the saints, and
collects the OIertOy in COOred bags which may possibly
vary with the season the year. but you have long since
learned that ritual less is no qualification Tor
the cure of souls You never accept seryices when
are in themselves schsmatc and would involve the ai
mission that lay court has power to suspend priest
from the exercise OF his office" The services when Mr.
Tooth takes II upon himself TO denOunce as schlSmaca
are held under the sanction of his bishop and what he
Describes as lay court is essentially an ecclesiastical
tribunal The Holhurn branch of the English Church
Union March entered strong protest rsanst the
action OF the bishop as noncaponeal ana sgNt,IcG, va
The Judgment Of the privy council III the fOh'stone ny
ual is awaited IN England WIN gieat ah&&tS' II
the higher tribunal confirms Lord Ptnz mces funy ne
Public Worship act can be readily enforced against tnc
Rtuali>ts
Red Horse, one of the Indian chiefs who sur
rendered at Cheyenne Agency Dakota, on Feb 30 has
given an account OF the wanderngs and warfare OF the
hostile Sioux during the past two years He took part III
the battles Of the Rosebud Greasy Grass Creek the LIT
tie Big Horn), and Sim Buttes. On the morning OF The
battle O the Little Big Horn lie was gathering Wild tu
pips about "a mile from the Indian camp when squaw
called his attention 20 cloud Of dust. He back TO
the CAMP and discovered that the cavaymen had made
al attack The chiefs had time to hold council Of
t1a md ~
get ont OF the way and the to themselves Red
Horses description Of the battle is graphic rather than
clear but he makes thing plain. Renos column was
surrounded and driven confusion the creek and
then corraled on the top OF high hill before Clusters
column had fired shot The Indians started back To
meet tbcr new assailan ts and swarmDg around them
massicred them one by one Clusters force made five
distinct stands. killing 1876 and wouEdlng l6O Indiana
After the last cavaryman had been killed III the raVineS
the Indians marched back 10 carry by storm the mil
where Reno was ntrcnched but after lighting Tor fea
bOurs withdrew upon the approach OF 1erryS miahuy
A TRIBUNE correspondent. who accompanied the IL
faury. drew diagram OF the battieheld showing my
places whore the bodies fOnnd; ana Wto the "u ~
th, sketch the story of the battlefield ltse was On III
these columns last summer The a count WI . hsa t
Horse CIV. arcuTdS in the nam VIVA ilaN 'tfeIoh 1Ho
best that could then be given. inasmuchas not cavalry
man ,eDalued 10 tell the awful tale. Three tlgs are
now clear J. Custer surprised the camp; = me ldiahs
fought under their chiefs, and sitting Bun WIS III 10
Sens 3, the Indians Nouu nave
been dcf ted il Custer had not divided hs force l'o
three columns Reno has bcen severely cliuclscu ioI
renewing The attack, when he must nave known tht
force HOrseS account gives additional weight
" sucL structures.
PUBLIC OPINION.