New-York tribune., 1878-03-30
GENERAL NOTES.

Some new rules for young writers are given
in cta Colunbana magazine that is neatly printed
and we'll conducted to reflect credit upon Columbia
College These are First let the writer, without any
research put down his ideas upon his subject Then
let him read and note the ideas of Others Then let him
write his ideas modified and developed by reading
Finally let him combine these three classes Of ideas IN
an harmonious whole" Composition VII pea coinpH
Gated process II oil these rules are applied.
There has been considerable social excite
ment in Chicago consequence of the separation Of Mr.
and Mrs. Leonard, after union Of twentyhv years
The lady distinguished herself by her exortiOns in
behalf of fallen women, She desrous OF going on
the lecture platform and proclaimng her views TO thous
ans The husband objected partly because these lecture
tours would cost considerable sums OF money which ne
would have to pay they parted and Chicago is very
voube upon the subject and has invented no end Of
falsehoods about the matter.
There is little girl. eight years old, in ST.
Louis, named Emma McCann, who is subject to an IRE
sstble impulse for swallowing metallic substances
pins, money, buttons. etc Lately she was taken sick
and 81 15 in dimesthere was one nlckel-was eected
from her stomach The coins were OF somewhat brown
ish color and the nickel was partially destroyed It's
ago. Emma also swallows pins when she can get them:
The general health OF the child was not aected " '
strange diet
A man who has driven a hearse for MY
years is an interesting character His name Is "iiam
Boyle, and he lives in Philadelphia Upon an average
during this period he has attended funeral three times
day. The reader compute from this how many ne
has carried to the sepulche. Hes probably the Oldest
hearsedrver In America. He carried the remains o.
John Quincy Adams and or President Taylor through
city, He also drove the hearses when President LIN
coin and ycePresdent Wilson were honored In lna,
delpbia. The greatest funeral he was ever conheeu
with nat OF John Price Wethereil wheh ne headea
q procession OF 800 carriages.
When Bones was elected State Senator, tho
workingmen OF San Francisco hailed him another
Gracious but now that he has voted for railroad act
bridge bill and water-works scheme, no Is denounced
as another Isoariot His constituents abused him to
their hearts content one evening last week at Oakland
One demagogue caught up hempen moose, aud, vita
the that Bones an old fool, expressed hope
that the mob would it, He declared that the sena
would not resign something mus. be done. At this
point the workingmen shouted " Hang him y Hang
him" The orator was not ready to so quite 80 iar
that and indeed he did not believe that the mserapc
carcass worth hanging. Then another demagoSuo
infamed the zeal of the crowd by shrekng that when
Bones was elected he understood tho and now no
must bo hanged II the workingmen would stand by
him. he himself would take Boness life. II the nierna
road for which Bones had voted were built the cng
thing to do was TO tear up. They drifting in,S
slavery, cried this fellow aud he was In favor Oh nS
little hanging and some iirstclass iunerais'
ApropOs of the recent lynching In Wess
Virginia. which has been characterized In THE TRiBuss
as 50 foul murder committed in a cruel and cowaraV
way The Troy Press remarks "The truth Is that yh0u
ing would be much less common than IL Is II the s"
were more promptly and thoroughly enforced py NV.
who are ntrusted with that duty Irregular ana NE
executions by mobs the outgrowth OF lack o' w.
hdence In the authorized administration OF law. A.
II tho murderer had been left to be dealt WIN |"
courts he would have stood chance oil eS'"p
death by the rope; aud the Same sort OF
he might have relied on for prote,ton VIII 10 AZ.
saving his self-appointcd executioners "o" .on.
serts" Inasmuch. however, as the murderer ns son.
] fcssed his guilt, and the evidence asa'H'' A'''