New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-12-10


inartoulste and blood-curdlIng war-whoOps before
daylight, accompanied with frantic bangs on Dase-
ment doors and followed by valedictory yells OF re-
treat of piercing and demoniac character he ac-
cused Of winning wife by adopting thePlan common
among some tribes of savages Of capture and intmi
dation. He laid IN wait for the young lady with q
razor, which he brandshed before her, threatening
to bsect her instantly If she uttered the slightest
souawk of remOnstrance or threw out the shghlest
signal of distress He was peculiarly Impressive
in his assurance that she made any appear 10 INC
clergyman or failed to go through her part properly
he would at once chop her into cats meat IN the
ministerial presence and then cut of his own head
and walk away with 1t under his arm to denver
himself up to the authorities. BY these threats ne
succeeded in terrifying the damsel into submls-
sion and actually married her, the officiating cler-
gyman observing nothing in the demeanor Oh inc
bride exceptthe customary agitation OF the sltuaOn'
Pretty much all of which is stoutly denied by
the predatory young milkman, who AYERS that tne
lady married him willingly and without consraint.
The clergyman also declares that the girl had oppor-
tunties to protest to him privately, had she chosen
to use them and Judge before whom the knight
of the razor has been taken adds to the general mys
LITIGATION by announcing that it is altogether the
most puzzling case he ever knew. 1t is evident
thatiwe shall never get case with only one side to
it.
The Rev. Arthur Mursell, of Birmingham, Eng
land, we take it, is a man OF peace, for he came to
this country partly TO attend meeting OF the
Peace Society in Boston, and made pacific speech
before that lamb-like association. Mr.. Mursen
must therefore have been severely tried when on
night journey in a sleepIng-car he saw the tenn
porary proprietor of the berth below him toss a
six-chambered revolver on his pillow. ls 1t
loadedF1 asked the Rev. Mr.. Mursell. Ger
tainly,n responded the owner, who turned out
to be tho editor of q newspapers and added,
"You will fluid a shooting-irOn convenient as you
travel there amt always an identify of opinion,
and it IS well to have the means of settlement
handy" It is wonderful what wonderful things
travellers see Anative here might travel thousands
of miles and not meet with single editor bearing
revolver, whereas this reverend gentleman came
across a specimen of the DeligeTent journalist inn
medately. We wouldn't for anything impugn his
Veracty, but we should like to know the name OF
the newspaper which this editor edited if only for
prudential reasons.
The venerable DR.. Cumming, Of London, undis-
mayed by the frequent failure of his prophecies
still continues to assign dates for the de-
struction Of the world, and to announce them with
ominous Vaccinations have come to nauRht that
the new ones excite little public alarm, though it is
likely that some of the members of his immedi-
ate congregation may observe the approach
Of the critical dates with less trepidatiOn.
The venerable Yates is now well stricken III years,
aud it would seem as If signs ought to multiply
even to bis rapt vision that the world was likely to
Outlast him and continue to revolVe on its axis
every twenty four hours sub the Constitution
of the United States long after he has departed.
But he goes on prognOstlcating IN toothless and
elderly manner all the same.
Perhaps Aged Residents of Eastern cities know
more about weather to come than Juvenile Residents
Of other localities. One of the Aged aforesaid has
predicted "a mild and open Water" and printed
his prediction in a Boston newspaper HIS rule is
as follows: "If the last storm before and the first
after tho sun crossed the line clear off mild and
warm. we may expect broken Winter" The BOs-
ton Daily Advertiser hopes that this be relied on
as such weather will give impetus to business"
Merchants and artisans will feel encouraged, and
put forth renewed energy and vigor,' while " re-
pairs outside and within doors, to property, Will DO
attended to-" ALI of which comfortable and reas
surfing.
few days ago Mr.. Buckner, of Missouri, man
people not wholly given over to prevailing currency
delusions. What Mr.. Buckner then said was mainly
reproduction of an opinion of Judge Demos,
delivered in 1858, In the New-York Court
ofAppeals. More lately Mr. Buckner has abandoned
himself to his own devisings and the preposterous
Silver bull which he has just brought forth proves
hun to he the worst man in Congress, or out of it,
FOR that matter. who could possibly have been
elected as chairman ola Committee on Banking and
Currency
II may not be improper, about now, to recall, as
an item OF ancient history, the fact that the st.
LOUIS Convention. among It's most emphatic denun-
Citations, denounced the Resumption Act as
"hindrance to resumption That was one of the
platforms which Moses built. publicist with an
immense range of foresight and insight, that man
Mosesl
The first duty Of Congress is the enactment of
law to insure tho candidate for President of tho
United States who secures a majority of the Elec-
toral College against being cIphered out of his own
by statesmen who are distinguished for their ALSO
lutte reliance on moral forces.
POLITICAL NOTES
Bot you quarter your key won't work, Moses.
Has Mobile locked himself up in the ark with his
new keyf
The Democrats should advertise for an excuse to
dodge cipher inquiry.
That thwack from Jere McGuire's shilleah ought
TO wake up Smith Weed.