New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-04
GENERAL NOTES.

r1oooatra's Needle is to be lowed down the
- ,s,s week and hoisted on pedestal prepared
-, az the Adelphi steps on the Embankment. era
a.. h.s been constructed to facilitate the landing,
,zc timber American oak, and pitch pine furnishing
.t,s. and the ballast employed to sink it is COM
s af about 100 tons OF chalk In the fist instance,
about so tons of sand, the top Of which the
-, cons taken from the Needle, and more than so
sbincles viii be added. It'll intended TO float the
Eede al high tide 10 the cradle, aud its cylindrical
t suggests the expedent of rolling 1t on to the En-
hapkment That accomplished, SIX hydraulic screw
sEs of 100 tons power and of so tons power viii
Sc buught into reqistlon TO place the ODehsA III an
upright position.
The Historical Society of Delaware dedi-
eated its permanent home in Wilmington Saturday
evening ExChancelor Bates presided and the Open-
ing prayer was delivered by the Rev f. b. Du Val,
psOr Of the First Presbyterian Church. whose antique
Westinghouse has become the sOcety's abiding place.
Senator Bayard delivered an interesting address
and Joseph R. Walter, the recording secretary,
resd q graceful ode The sOciety's new homo
vas erected in 174O eight years after the town was
laid The original forests aiteIwaro CUT down Dy
fbe British soldiers during the Revolution, then stood
vine In I74Othe first ship was built and sent forth from
wilmington so that tho old church is cOeyal with the
ship-buiding trade of the town.
A scene at Mansfield, Ohio, on Friday last,
"a an unpleasant one to read Of Edward Webb was 10
be executed for murder and according to law be was
N b hanged in private The mob not to be cheated out
Of the thrilling spectacle, OverpOwered the small militia
guard which was attendance TO secure order demo
ished the fences drove the reporters and invited persons
into the JAIL and took possession OF the yard IN winch
the scafEold was erected more indecent and brutal
outrage cannot be imagined The poor sheriff. who tried
70 subdue the rioters by making speech to them,
ssneed by furious yens. He then telegraphed TO the
Governor know what be should do and was instructed
70 20 on with the hanging in public. The aw-breakers
therefore carried their point IN Genance OF inc aulhor
ties and the show for which their souls were eager
The moral effect Of such execution could hardly have
been good one IL would have been better II the Gov
erDOr instead of directing the execution TO 30 on, had
ordered its pOstpOnement
Mr.. Beecher thinks that the Rev. W. II. II.
Murrays New-England Church OF the Future viii be
human miracle In letter 70 The Boston Globe he says
"If 1t were part OF imaginary society, or dream Of
poetry should have hesitation I'm expressing admir-
atom but, practical scheme in practical city.
such comprehensive plan as this cannot be foreudged
nv one who knows so little Boston, its and its
missionary temper as do. An can say is that If the
project Is carried into effect and the encyclopedia church
built It viii be q surprise and wonder Of enterprise. II
It s bu and it shall steadily perform half OF what is
designed, 1t VIII be more than wonder; IN fact hu-
man mirace dare not indOrse it. win not oppose
OF even crtcise It. shall hold my breath and stand to
see what win OF t. Large churches in large cities,
rents for good sttngs by oil odds the wsest
and best provided there be large man, with large
such men are not created by the wholesale" The
"Church Of the Future has his best wishes however,
IN common with every other undertaking that has a
good object
A German Tussaud named Castan exhibited
fortnight ago, in his chamber Of horrors In Berin
6gure Of H0del dressed exactly he was on the day
when he waited for the Emperors return from the Park
Tho Socialist still maintains that be did not in
tend TO murder the Emperor, but merely to commit sui
eide The Grand Duchess Of Baden, who was sitting in
the carriage srms that she distinctly the fellow
aim at his Majesty OF the four shots fired two are said
to have been directed against the crowd None OF the
balls discharged have been found but the other two
chambers Of the sxbarreed revolver were loaded with
shot, there scarcely be doubt Of cartridges having
been used by HOdel The weapon was bought by him at
ashOp where old arms may be purchased He spent 8
marks part Of which he had obtained in the morning
from pawnbrOker with whom he pledged some prop
perry. On obtaining the weapon lac asked all sorts Of
questions as to its mechanism. and how it was TO be
handled. Among the bystanders who sought 20 arrest
She assassin after the shots fred was KOhier,
clerk, who grappled and wrestled with him, but was
pushed aside. Anna Letzow shOpkeepers wife, also
seized him and chung TO him until her strength failed al
though be sill had the revolver IN his hand. K6hler
taken ~ the night and died few days afterward
The dissection OF the body disclosed rupture Of the
testines which undoubtedly resulted from the desper
etc encounter with the assassin