New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-25
GENERAL NOTES.

The presidents of the coal roads cannot i'm
agne why the NewYork legislators are meddiug with
what does concern them. Not one OF them has the
fsintest idea that there abuses in the coal com
binaOn that require the attention Of investigating
commission MIR. Gowen, OF the Philadelphia and Read
Ing quite taken aback by the assurance Of the Albany
gentlemen. He remarked Wednesday TO reporter Of
The Inquirer the committee had authority
TO undertake investigation than the Governor OF New
Zealand and that the coal combination paying no
nation OF tile coal Inonopcsts the charge OF the
Bnek-HOrse Cavalry from Albany is edifying-o Phla-
deipbRus.
The action of the Board of Education of
Eew-Haven in excluding devotional exercises from the
Public Schools was denounced un.parngly at meeting
held in the John Street Methodist Church Wednesday
evening DR.. Leonard Bacon remarked that the board
had yielded the suggestions OF class OF people who
undertake maintain that Atheism shall be the only
religion this country What the Atheists wanted was
that there should hspleins the and navy,
and no oath in the courts OF justice. So long Pfesi
dent vas inauurated with prayer he thought there
would De no harm in saying the Lords Prayer in the
schools. lie did not have the whole Bible read
in the sohoolro0 he would prefer TO have some selec
lions made that would be adapted TO the children OF
Jews Roman Catholics and Preshyterians; hut the
Bible must drop out OF n ID. Sperry also made
stirring speech in opposition to the policy OF the board
The SnnIr and hat he felt as he did when the Aeri
can flag was fred upon at Sumter
An absent-minded gentleman in st. Paul, re-
comfy applied 10 the County Clerk for a marriage
license What is the brides name T. asked the official
The bridegroom paused eoughed, suffered, sneezed,
blew his nose scratched his head. and finally SIAM
mered: 81 can't recall IL, but I'll go and ask her."
Having obtained the desired information, he returned
and paid fees for the license. few days after
ward he took his bride TO minister's house, and pro-
claimed hs anxiety TO be married the spot The
minister said that he would marry them II they had
procured license. The bridegroom rummaged in his
pockets found not He had forgotten to bring it
with him. must have the warrant" said the minis
tersolemnly bride handed her prospective lord the
the document The marriage ceremony was finally
performed but the lady Ill at ease. What com
anything" She forsook bin that very afternoon. and
fastened home 10 her mother
The world has been waiting impatiently for
him. and be Is considerably behind time, but he has
turned up at last the man who bad dream on the
night OF the railway accident at Tarifyie The clair
voyant spirit is encased in the hesb and chatters to
his neghbOrs in the quiet village OF Canaan In the
watches Of the night, when tie excursoh-ran was
speeding TO destruction he turned over in his bed ana
pOked his wife. Has the excursontran on the west
e1n Road come in r. he asks0 NO." said the old NO.
man, gru1ly. "wen" reioined the pcrturoed soul If
ii hasn't it won't for I've been dreaming that saw
tampering with the bridge and that the train fell
through INTO the river" The inference from hls wfe's
concluding remarks that 1t was scarcely or while
10 switch OFF the direct track TO the land OF Nod mere
~ TO tell her that The prophetic instinct Of the husband
has been yinficated by rst-cass snasn-u JndOubt-
edy he had been encouraged ny his SPOUSE 10 ger up
dress himself down 20 the bridge ana wave an
apron the train wOId have been stopped in time, and
there would not be mourning III Canaan
The international phases of divorce law have
recently been illustrated at AK. Caroline Durand
French GIRL was married several years ago, at Constan-
tnope, to Prince Ksradja, member OF the Greek
Church. but a subject OF the Sultan. The marriage
happy one, and the Prince obtained divorce from
his wife. Princess Kar2da contracted engagement
with COnte dc yandeuvre, OF thu attaches 10 the
French Embassy. The French Consul refused 10
them upon the ground that the law did not recognize
divorce and that the lady stu Princess Karada.
Against this decision NJ de Vsndeuvre aud the Princes
appealed the Court OF Appeal nj Ak. 1t was pleaded
that as Prince Ksrada not French subject he
entitled to obtain divorce and that az IL bad been
corded m BIZ the Turkish tribunal the lady from whom
afTesh decided that the Consul justified
IN refusing TO celebrate the marriage Hence according
upon Prince Karadja Tor maintenance ana yet oy fTcnch
law she still the Princes Karadja and cannot marry
Rgain.
The Church Of the Advent, Boston, IS one of
the srongbolds OF the American Rualists the mission
was organized early 1914, and under The minsra
tons OF the Rev William Croswe free sttings daily
services frequent oOmmuuions, and altarights
troddced Among his successors we're such High Church
aen az Bishop southgae and Dr. Bodies, but 10 not
until 1870 wheD the parish passed the control Of
the sson priests Of St. John Evangelist or tho Cowley
Fathers, that the services bee markedly rualistic
During the past five years the number Of
has increased from 245 500 and the amount OF annual
parochisl contributions from $4,000 to s2I 600 Some
changes in the ritual have been made In accordance