New-York tribune., 1878-03-16
GENERAL NOTES.

The Dartmouth students have denounced the
recent efforts 10 revive hazng Two of the Freshmen.
who were arrested assault early this week have been
held IN $500 bail aud the rngleader has been compelled
10 furnish double that amount
Jesse Pomcroy is preparing himself for
chair OF languages some orthodox college in New
England. The bOy-murGercr has been Improving his
time I'm prison and besides becoming master OF the
English branches. il making astonishing progress in
Latin, French aud German.
Another English rector has gone mad in the
streets of London. The Rev. Oge Russell Iaiont. OF
Iertorshire taken TO the Bow street station, Lon
don fortnight ago. a wandering lunalic. lie lad
presented himself nj the Government ofres IN Downing
tt at midday had announced that lac was the Prime
Minister OF England and that he anxious TO see Lord
Derby. Cabinet council was being held al the une'
aud the sefstycd Prime Minister was excluded. lie
then Explained 10 the police sergeant that he was the
Prime Minister 10 be- and that he had been sent ny the
Lord o speak TO the Earl OF Derby
Bsmarck's recent speech would not have
been claractrri-uc II had not contained mt which
oil Europe would remember. This was the exclamation
Beat possidentes" which has already passed into his
tory OF keenes sayings of the keenes OF dpo
natsts. With nne irony The PdH Nal Gdehe contends
that this maxim cannot regarded one of tue au-
thorized beatitudes." pous quotation"
A cnrrespondent. however takes up the matter qui'e
seriousy and proves Princes wisdom Is scrip
tural being based upon Matt. v. ., in the Vulgate :
Beau mites. qu nam possidebunt terrain" THIS ho
regards as "A syOgsm, OF which the Implied m D0r Is,
Beau pOssessuH terran " blessed are they VINO are
in1erence blessed are they who possess Land"
Beati possdenes terrain which ne assumes 10 d. slg
u fed IN a more compendious form by Beat posi-
dentes"
There was some strong talk about the New
York Cent Railroad at citizens meeting held in
Rochester dnesday night The ST. Paul street Bridge
was raised years as To III the railway grades
aud wa- left exposed condition that sensitive
citizen scarcely pick up morning newspaper with
out beng shocked nd out that another life has been
sacrificed AZ that fatal spot The railroad tracks more
over cross about thrtyfOur streets and sixteen alleys
and the trains at nigh speed. AZ tile state ST.
crossing in particular there have been many accidents
After several spirited speeches by leading business men,
the Mayor read the section OF the city ordinances rela
ing To the running OF trains and stated that he would
willingly enforced 1t before II be had not had grave
doubts as to whether twas the night thing to do lie was
not afraid TO act at any time for the ct mas suercd
long euourh IL was agreed that the Mayor should COM
muncae with the railroad ubOrltes al once requesting
some action their part, and informing them mat IN
case Of refusal nattentOn, the city laws would be
immediately enforced An estimate OF the cost oi
depressed tracks was also ordered
Ii has been reserved for an English states
man. Mr. Plunkett to make the remarkable discovery
that the Civil War the United States was the result OF
universal suffrage In the course OF speech on the ex
tension OF the franchise delivered In the House OF Com
mons on February 22 he said: 1.-THE Cvi war o. ls0o
which Englishmen apt 10 talk OF loosely az war De
tween siaye-Owners and hberato onsts. was really
struggle for political power II the politicians who
raised that and for them North and South would
have shaken hands before half that awful struggle had
been endured. before half veshad been sacrificed
What that war wss-in which men were killed
than any European nation could put into the field in
which one side fought on the wounded coming back
soon as they could march all into the ranks reg
ents formed out Of the of those tna began
the WAR til none left to hght-none could realize
who had not visited those battle.felds aud lived with
those who ought that That the effect OF uni
yersal franchise among the whites" The Civil War l.
mt fhe only evil which universal suffrage has wrought
The enancpatiou OF the negroes has led TO the passage
of the silver Bl "During The war III was hcctssafN,'
Piunkct. IN the extremity OF the Crisis.
10 enfrancbse the whole population, and what has been
the effect of ths1 The South and West bnh pI.OheI
ance of political power; tue whole result OF nc "ai ~
beiug and the credit OF Amcrlca-uphelu thioush
All that av fu sWggle-is shaken Nv an acl OF cphulh-
ZION" Mr. Punkeis bump Of eausaliiy Is unduiy do-
yeloped.
Who says that this is an ungrateiul world 7
Three weeks ago an old gentleman living in Paris was
80 NJ tnat for a lawyer to make wil'' ana Tor
several friends TO whom he wished to say goodbye De-
fore dying one of these young fellow who occu-
ped an attic the sixth floor OF the same house AFTER
the will had signed everyone went 10 the old man
bedside 10 say word OF comfort 10 him. When the
iodger from the attic the dying took both
his hands aud said "Do you remember. young man,
when last we met II the first night OF Ernan
was not well then but from my bed TO go and see
IT once more. 1 paying for my imprudence. |
had no seat only stool at the side. You had very
good stall. sir" "Gven 70 me by friond who could