New-York tribune., 1877-06-20
GENERAL NOTES.

The model town in the State of New York is
Alfred II has 1000 inhabitants has never had single
glass Of liquor sold within its limits, and never paupor
~ support
President IIayes's visit to Rhode Island will
be strictly temperate one FOR has been decided to
have no liquor OF any kind at the Governors headquar
ters in Providence during Of the army reunions
and there will be none any of the coatons dinners
given 10 the President
A queer case of action on contract mas been
Instituted at Cataraugus. n. y. young woman, the
plaintiff sets forth that father the defendant, ron-
ised her $500 commission If she would procur' hn "A
wife She did IL, aud he married thc w0man Oui now
refuses pay up, declaring Indignantly that he dd MS
own cOurting.
The regatta committee have agreed upon the
four-mle course for the HarvardCoumba and Yale
Harvard IL will begin very near the lower ora "'
Hampton Park, and passing Springfield Will terminate
opposite beautiful grasspla about half mile below
the L0mglneadow Station and the finish OF last
year THIS will give bet eropportunity for carriages TO
the tracks, all trains Will stop half ie """
the station.
Dead dogs are really an odd kind of mcr-
chandisc; yet there is arm IN san Francisco which
purchases 80 each the dogs slaughtered AT u
city pound. The skins removed and sold to the
tanners hair is disposed OF 10 the pasercrs and
then the are thrown into great boiler and
there Kept until the bones separated from the hesh
md these are sold the sugar rcnors The that
tO the surface is made INTO COZ NeF o-at eaS' so
Al its stHted.
The insurgent Freshmen of the College OF
New-Jclsey, who were suspended" by President Nc
Gosh last Saturday and ordered To leave frinctoh'
marched In procession to the depot on Monday morning
Four Of them carried violin case draped IN BLACK ana
Resembling "A coffin. The members of the class Lad
mourning enblems their arms, but the music 10 which
they kept At, p was not mouniul. They sang college
song after college song, rounding on cach chOrS WIN
the cry. Glass. Eie-h-t-y."
The Free Kirk Assembly of Scotland received
an
bath Observance. The melancholy fact was announced
that from different parts Of the country accounts con
tinued to received OF the great amount of sabbath
walking winch prevails :" that "unsorp ural views OF
the nature of the Sabbath wee widely PREVALENT ana
that continental practices Incoming moro common
In Scotland" Lord KmtOrc took more sensible view.
lie informed the Assembly tlat he ana not Erudge tlc
wOrknginan and his wife their walk oil tine Soi an day
Her real name was Mrs. Ruth Benton. Her
show name Miss Fanny Wallace. She was the cele-
braed American Giantes, ana went round with the CIR
cuscs and portrait, at all in miniature, on
BIG canvas out side the But however long giautss
may be for this world. she cannot live forcNer-Miss
Benton aace only lived % and died in "econ-
ain last Friday. Hight, feet 4 inches; weight $50
pounds Her collin fee inches m .cugth. ) feet
inches m DEPTH feet wide in ouer, 2i inches At
the head and % inches the foot Number Of men re-
quircd low er the body intO the slHvc ahG DOCK
and tackle also used for TIE pnipcs- lhn nnlkN
bor loving molher thr EA'eSS "''S pei'\edp ~ III WIN
knew Lcf.
The first Chinaman who has ever become a
fully ouanAei English barrs;er at Jaw arrived in shang
hal about Tho first OF May. His name Is Ng A-coy His
Engs education begun III 81 Pat's Ccli,gr. Hong
Kong where he distinguished himself 10y ns superior ~
teigonce and earnest application to studies Wien
about years Of he took post aS interpreter 10
the Government service at Hong Kong which he 1led
for long period. during which he pursued his studies
with a view to becoming birrs.cr and praciicing III
tho various courts in CHINA Nearly -four years ago he
proceeded London at his own expense wncra ne mas
successfully completed his studies, cd the necessary
EXAMINATIONS. and + now duly enrolled ~ .Anr" lun.
Ii is rumoiyd mat kuoh the LmbtSsador To England is
making Overures Ng Achoy 10 return 10 london ana
form part oi his suite Ih sign "f japanese attorney
Is tO be Nassau ST., Ncw-lork, and several "i ms
country mon have been study ing law ~ the Columbia
Law SCHOOL
There was great gathering i'll the Old
sOuh. BOsion. Monday thc anniversary OF the battle
OF Bunker Hl. The Rev. George l.. Ellis, ID d.. took
advantage Of the occasion 10 make special plea for the
church society saying that hr almost wished that Ihe
venerable structure had perished III the flames OF
ls72 since IT had aroused much bitterness OF feeling
and 90 much unclristlan controversy Wendell Phillips,
In opening his speech made vigorous reply, in The
course OF Which he said: If in the courtesy Of cen
tuy ago the worshipcrs this opot len; tor while Ia
putriotism uow after lapse OF hundred years.
IL has grown inexprosshly dear To tAc Of Massa
chusetS and Boston that they UNIV nS that sisnn-
cance should b. mterietcd with by removal
OF the walls. by tho couseertticn Of the spot TO
other rposesf this Scntmeat has mtericred win the
business value Of the property Of too Old South Corpo
ton certuly with all due respect 1t may De said We
have paid richly enough for our part -. thai value Ac
cordng 10 tne treasurer ol tai As'otj'toh one nai,
more than any CorpOr anon could nave afforded
10 give them for the mere bricks ana timber ana the
square ieet of the Old south hurcn ANA whon that
public to wnich Dr. s referred takes possession OF
this church, 10 does, rs hope u Wil lH"i punt may
feel sure they have paid n9 ON! l, ioF property ""