New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-22
GENERAL NOTES.

The man who dances is out of the pale OF
godly society In Atlanta Ga. On Sunday last Dr. Lett
wick pastor OF Presbyterian Church. read the sentence
Of the session suspendng Deacon +. E. Block for the
offence OF dancing. He had permitted social dance at
his residence In honor of visit from his mother and
his sister. The quests his familiar friends and the
dancing although OF each knd-square and round-was
decorous Four deacons voted in favor of the suspel.
sion, and three IN opposition to It. The case Is to Dc
brought before the Presbytery and, the action OF the
deacons be sustained an appeal VIII De carried TO
the General Assembly.
Few public men have more determined en-
emes than the iron-andblood Chancellor OF Germany
few months ago OF bis stanchest political allies,
Baron Diest turned against him. and accused him OF
having very questionable dealings with certain fnan
ciers Failing substantate his charges in low court
the Baron imprisoned; but 1t not long before
he reiterated his accusations In q pamphlet, with evil
dencc which had not been produced at tho trial. On
appeal higher court the public prosecutor read in
frmaon Of the indictment letter which he said had
emanated from very high source and in which various
assertions the accused were denounced as infamous
lies The Baron ncepsed ut having his honor impugned
10y person whose the prosecutor refused 10 give.
although IL could be- other than the Chancellor.
ralgueu BISMARCK Tor libel.
Little Emma has reappeared in the English
courts. SummOnses In the suit OF certain sharehodr
in the mining company against George Anderson, Al.
bert Grant and others issued fortnight ago. Tho
plaintiffs demand that the defendants, Messrs. Apter'
son. Park and Stewart and ExMnlster scheuck, shall
be declared Jointly and severaly liable in $5o0o.00o,
for breach Of and derelcton Of duty drectors
that Messrs Park, Baxter Stewart, Albert Grant a1d
Maurice Graut shall be held Liable In $2ooO''
900. paid in cash, and $2,500o00 In allotted
shares, given In the name OF promotion meney;
and that the Grants shall also be held liable In $1,000
600 for conceang certain agreements, and negectng
their duty as promoters About S50O0OO Is also asked
for against the defendants account CT qualneacn
shares and dividends which are alleged 10 have been
Illegally paid Park Tho case viii be tried III the
Chancery Division OF the High Court.
The renewal of the Latin Union Is likely to
give rise opposition, unless some OF Its provs'
ions are modified The Paris correspondent OF Ih
Economist states the convention has been found 10
be disadyanageous to France. and especially with TO-
gard countries where specie payments suspeuuea'
Neither France, Belgium, nor Switzerland coined any
silver in 1877 but Italy did to the full amount OF her
contingent All this coin fluids Its way to France anu
crculates at 10 per cent more than It's real va1ue
France right, by article Of the convention, 70
return coin - Italy at its nominal value but ths
notes that would be received in exchange for ato
not convertible into gold and much deprcciaedas
the silver As the OF species toward France cs
silver currency increased by that coined In the ohes
countries Of the Union, well by that sho may con
herself II the Latin Union is not broken up before hs
1st OF January 1870 Il can only be tcrmustod ~ Az
other period OF iteen years. The Minister OF fhauc
recently stated That there had been question u ea"s