New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-09
GENERAL NOTES.

Recruits for the army of tramps are hasteh'
ing to the front. lady in WatcrtcTn' NJ H. pu' me-
eleyen-year-od girl and eight ear-od boy 10 oou WIZ"
out kissing then Tuesday night, because tney h oe
naughty, and, when she woke up tne next
asyings Isnk and started off for some region where
nanrfty mothers scold not nor darn stockings
Pone Pins TX. was harassed during the last
xeeks Of his life by the INSTRUMENTATION OF the Church
=, Njlan-the ancient church Of the Ambroslan Catho
40. victor Emanuel was popular in Lombardy, and
his death was mourned by the population The Ultra
montane editors their sketches OF the Kings career
.ough 10 dsparage his virtues and bcle his services
IN Italy Toe Catholic clergy held meeting and pro-
tested against these utterances. They declared that
such language was insult to the nobcst feelings OF
the prest the Christian and the citizen documentary
,otes, was signed by twelve Of the twenty fo1r
narish priests and more than n hundred OF the tower
, me treridation TO the Archbishop of Milan who
DECLARED that he warmly approved of the protest
II has been theoretically sad that corpora
,ions have neither bodies to be kicked nor souls to be
damned For all that. it appears that railway CON-
many may be indicted for murder. Last summer, al
slem Mass while several thousand persons were as
.omhlea ON per previous TO embarkng for an excur-
sion upon steamboat. train OF the Boston and Lowell
Railroad was careessly backedldown, whereby four were
killed The corporation has now been indicted ior cauS
ING the death Of these persons for murder says INC
account for mansaughter probably is meant 1t is not
Acted upon a president directors and company but, on
The other hand how they be mulcted III heavy me-
should they I've found guilty OF inanSlauSher WI! te
empoye- Of the company who were guly OF gross care
lessness are not also indicted, is not stated.
The congregations of American churches are
netting on the principle that charity begins at home Inc
large falling off in the contributions 10 the treasury u
the American Bible Society be ascrbed with safety
IN the fact that the Bible cause has been crowded out
from the consideration OF the churches by purely demon
national claims. The building of churches the hquida
ton of parish debts the provision for current expenses
the contributions for home and foreign MISSIONS
for Sunday for education and other I'M
porant causes have been made so prominent that the
Bible collection in the churches has been omitted. The
work Of the society is prosecuted on largely
diminished income 1t involves an annual expenditure
of S25OOO0 which about the average amount received
yearly for the last seven years iu cash donations IRON
auxiliary societies. from congregational collections from
individuals and from egaces During the last year the
contributions received the living SOS 6s5 and
from egaees Sl8SO13 But during nine mouths OF the
current year only 1881 have been received IRON con-
from Iegacies the expenditures thus far exceed
the receipts by than $4,000 prompt and generous
contributions are required 10 reheVo me bOard on e
necessity OF eurtailing their noble WORK.
Mr. Stewards sagacity in purchasing and an
nexing Alaska has been vindieaied One OF the most
interesting products of that icebound realm is woman
lovely woman beauteous IN a superatiye degree, with
her glossy ringlets failing below her knee. young
teen of extraordinary beauty and straightway fell in
love with her but could not declare his love. fol- he
could not speak Russian could sac understand Eng
lish In mis- dilemma he turned to priest and availed
himself of bis services interpreter The reverend
proxy readily induced the young creatures mother to
consent 10 match But Sweet Fifteen was not TO be
won too easily She said she had only seen her Amer
can sutton once twice, and could not say word 10
him. and he had been on tho island only
forty-eight days; but finally her scruples were
aud the marriage toook place Alter remaining
Oh the island for several months the happy couple sailed
for San Francisco and jourDeyed thence TO Cleveland
where the long hair Of the bride adjusted by her
mothernlaw in accordance with the latest Paris fash
ions Last Fall her husband went 10 Alaska and re-
turned with hs wifes slster-aDother beautul maiden
with hair as luxuriant az Lady GOdIyas These young
creatures of the Northwest corner seem to have plastic
dispositions, and yield readily 70 the impress OF Their
husbands mothers. With their long hair their good
looks their crushed spirits, they promise TO be
cellent wives and are certainly the most promising
staple Of the ewly-acquired territory.