New-York tribune., 1878-10-24
GENERAL NOTES.

GENERAL NOTES.
Another miracle has been added to the score
Of Pope Plus lX if Halle is 10 be believed Fortunate
Rote an old woman, had been sufferer for ten years
from chronic disease Of The leg so great was her pow
erty she had been unable during the whole OF that
period TO get even medical advice. she was advised by
Count soderin to address prayers TO the deceased
PontG the hope that be might perhaps take pity on
her misery The unfortunate woman took the hint, ana
every day might be seen prOstrao before the tomb OF
the departed Pontf which she bathed with her tears
The prayers she poured out were both heartfelt
and ferveut. Her devotion soon destined TO hayes
reward. On tne 18Th Of May" says Fortunate, re-
tired 10 rest as usual During the night felt the band
axe which my fall of judge my surprise
however. when the next morning found my Lex com
pletely cured, and every trace OF pain gone In fact
concludes the od woman, " never Ielt 30 wen IN my
lite" The declaration duly signed by Tie Count
ana Countess 5OdeTin by the Countess Laura Mucciolh
aud by Mgr. Kicci, MUord0mO OF MS hoilleHs ana
then after fOrnalltes, was dulv aid before
tue commission specially appointed by Leo Aiil 10 IN
Qure into claim Of the late Pontn 10 Deathc'ton
The destruction of the principal quarter OF
the Russian town of Riazon ascribed the Nhsts
At O'Clock the morning of September 27 hIe broke
ont in large fruit shop OF the thorOughfares OF
the town. Two later second fire was hnded 10
Astrakans where the best shops stnated aud the
tremen oudeayOrng 10 eItDguish 1t, when at IL
O'Clock third fire announced IN street adjoining
it, scarcely hundred yards away. Finally at O'clock
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simultaneous character Of these four fires left DO doubt
N the mind OF the Governor that they owed their origin
to neendarics and fearing lest they should DO the pre-
concerted signal for emeute, he telegraphed OIL 10
Moscos when 20 miles TO the nOrtn for all ayan-
BILE fre-eugincs and TO VOskresensk Camp for regi
ment of sodles the OF day the fire spread
from the four houses to the buildings adjacent and
when the Moscow express arrived twenty blocks were Ia
flames The fire br gade reinforced with arrivals from
neighboring towns. srduousy engaged all night
and part OF the following day. the aames being eyen;u
ally under IN the course OF the afternoon oi lhc
2Ih Ii WAS found that tweniy-thrce blocks OF stone
houses. thirty-one wooden ones, ahd seventy ware
houses and shops lad been DESTROYED Inc AuthoIII,s
OF Moscow have received Numbers Oi anonymous letters
from the Nihiis, Comm ttee. Informing them OF thcr
intention Of destroying all STORED up proItfy IN 'e
towns of Russia intiIDaDg tna the remarkable I-
crease Of during the last eighteen mouths AAs DetA
caused Dy tAe " execution OF their decrees''
There are some indications in the exchanges
of slight reaction from politics AT Akron, ONO. three
fn grown bears have been captured and many miles
from Cleveland has been down aud sold for
S2O..At Lancaster. Penn, gigantic puh-bal, weigh
ng four pounds and measuring 3Ol9 inches In its trans
verse circumference has been taken from kitchen
den....A new mechanical chess-player bas Leen In
vented the main figure Of which ysble connec-
tOn with surrounding object and from It's eOnstruc-
On any person can easily satisfy himself that no live
person Is concealed inside. MephstO" grasps the
pieces the board with flexible hand encased In
black Kid glove, places and them with singular
accuracy, indicates mate by touching the king aud
checkmate by removing At irolnhe board and deposit
ing the side opposite TO that where he has placed
the pieces previously taken. lie INDUCES frequent
gestures turning his head from side TO side,
siOnally fayOrng his opponent with gracious nod.
The new watchword in California IS, The bachelors
must gO II is urged that single man should be
mited to vote unless has filed with the Clerk OF the
nearest District Court dec aratiOn OF his inten'
ton to marry at the first convenient opportunity and
if he s not married by the holding OF the next general
election, his should b. stricken from the ros aud
he should be perpetually disraDchised No bachelor
should be allowed 10 hold oce or 10 70 on The bonds 81
Oticeholder. Any OF this o0noxlOus fraternity VINO
have been duly warned to conjugate ~ committee oi
the most venerable unmarried ladies III the ward 10
which they live, and who shall fail TO do 30 within ninety
succeeding shall pay into the County Treas
the expenses and an deserving
young couples that have been lately welded ia the "
ciuity Aud bachelors who shall refuse 10 accept the
heart aud nand of any mcrOOus LADY under sky hye
who shall have ndered the same IN good th shall be
osracized from society and otherwise punished Ss e
lady shali direct.
The CongregatioadIist seems to have treated
the Rev. Washington Gladdon unfairly, and TO have
been very slow awkward ~ say the least IN repair
ing the wrong In the course Of a sermon, preached
ago, Mr. GLADDEN. had made this prediction
That within twenty-five years the ground taken by
the minority at Indian Orchard Will be taken by the
majority OF Congregational minister's and the doctrine
OF the endless conscious misery Of those who die i'm
penitent will be longer iDssted fundamental
not be regarded as essential" The COH0reOattORaiiSI
commented upon this language without quoting the
words and represented him predicting that within
twenty-five years CongrogauOnasfs will be substan-
TALLY UniYersasts" Mr.. GLADDEN. had taken pains 10
diselam being UniVersalist He had said: " wish
that could feel sure. many OF them do, that some
time in the great future. all will be- saved. But the
Bible in my understanding OF IT, does not authorize
10 say 30 and the arts Of human nature and the ten
denotes OF human conduct, as observe them, do not
encourage me 20 think So" What he had meant aud
said was that like Dr. Dale who deny that the end
essness Of future punishment 10 taught IN the Bible.
would IN twenty-five years, be recognized good Con-
gregatOnaliss. That is certainly very different thing
from saying that COngregatonallss will be subsan-
TALLY UniVersasts" The C0HOre9atiOnaiSfs inudlcous
summary has not only wrought much mischief In tho
United States but gone England and drawn forth
severe remarks from London magazine and these re-
marks based not upon what Mr. GLADDEN. said. but upon
what he naccuraeY represented TO have said are
reprinted In the paper that made the original blunder,
with the ambiguous preface that the Editor does not
sent 70 ali that In IT, Moreover, when Mr.. GLADDEN.
writes long letter Of explanation, unsatisfactory
abstract 10 made and he IL compelled t0 publish toe
fuI text in The Springfield Republican The moral Is
that editors of religious papers ought 70 quote the
words rather than disort the meaning Of those whom