New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-23
GENERAL NOTES.

A RESUMPTION of hOstliltleS between the
Freshmen and the sophOmores of Brown University this
week has led to a number OF suspensions
Not every sinner can watch and pray stimuli
taueously II is the unwrtten, but accepted law OF
Mount Zion NJ T. Church, ST. Louis. that no person shall
leave the during the praying hour. "hlle the
pastor was lifting up bis voice last Sunday night one
OF the brethren peeped through his fingers and noticed
signs of uueasness in the face OF Sam Howard young
eoored man. who was furtiveIy feeling for his hat The
restless sinner attempted to creep out OF the pew, but
the man behind him, praying the while with Junction.
held him back by the eoat-tails. Young sam broke
and started down the aisle tptOes, Dut pous
elder signaled to the sexton and the door was 0ckeu
scuic between the sexton and the YOUNG itd
brought elders the 'front.' and the rules were cteu
and, finally Sam was taken 10 ponce Go; GUai' anu
charged with disturbing a religious congregation
Neither love, nor self-respect, nor the royal
purple pledge any other creature. could Keep Aqla
Toland from getting drunk Last Christmas lie signed
the pledge and promised his wife to keep 1t at all az
ards He resisted temptation for several weeks ana
when his wife and child left Decatur, Ill.,, on snort
visit to relatives in in Ohio he renewed his VOW
swearing would keep 1t die. On Friday OF last
week he shot himself after writing 10 his dear Lyda
these lines 90" have failed to Keep my pledge and oh!
you don't know how hard have tried and now have
concluded disgrace any further ana the nor
rble way rid you and dear Bessie Is very repusve TO
me- as know il is to you and all my relatives. But my
conclusion is final so farewell While in town this
week ant part Of last was very drunk every y anu
aho1g9 IS ieafl tbG mns maniV WA He CHARGED
his we<tO pay all his Har6s aud debts except s one
$3.50 to flank, lost at pool while the knight OF the royal
purple r. Ion was vely,veIy drunk.t
The Princeton student who after one
"hazng" guarded against another by providing himself
with revolver and ferOcous bulldog fonnd
the prccautiOn sufficient and had the satislac-
ton OF seeing his tOrmentors sneak away But II Is EVIL
dent that this Of thing cannot always 20 on III COL
lege How is a young man TO give his attention To
Greek Latin mathematics and tho physical sciences II
most of his time must be spent in self deencef It's
,rtaily quite astonshing-the number ot pistols whch
recent events shown to be kept ready for use by
the students Of Princeton College. better armed set
NJ youuc men it would be hard TO find but q mere
matter Of prudence will wise for the Faculty to
do something toward enforcing the law against carry
ing concealed weapons No student needs pistol and no
student should be permitted to own one Young gentle
men, when they behave Ike BOYS must pc treated Ae
arms
Women have been known to deliver lectures,
akin those Of the curtain Sort while travelling upon
railways-lectures meeky listened to by the good man
who could not get away. But regular lecture in
Pullman car ard by woman too, is novelty such an
address said to have been delivered by young lady
while the way from fremont to Omaha, her snpJect
being Womanly Dates" 1t was good time whether
It was improved not for saying something about I'LL
ing up vacant with band boxes, and then answer
ing sweetly that it is engaged" Something might
have been added about opening the windows letting
the rough wind upon the rheumatic and bronchial sur
ferers. Some observations might have been offered on
the injurious effect of devouring candy and bananas be-
tween meals and reflections would not have been out
~ place upOn the advantage OF knowing the station
which wishes to stop and Of haS5g ones sd 19Eer
say a word about these :" womanly dutiesf
CAPTAIN Eads has won the respect of Ameri-
cans, only by the gigantic enterprise which he has
executed successfully at the mouth Of the Mississippi
but by the and vgor with which he sets fOrth
his views on internal Improvements and practical en-
cheering He talks with the precision and force
with which he works. Like every puDlc-splrited citizen
he is pettled when his dsinterestedness is called i'll
question In the course OF an address doNN-
erel at the Cotton Exchange, Now-Orleans' on
February To- in reference the improy Of the
waterway between 81. Louis and the sea. ne said
al ain not anxious even TO undertake the direction OF
This work have no selfish motive In the matter
than TIC ambition to benefit my fellow men, / VIII add
that having aided to through the unwaverng
faith and substantial aid OF others deep anu pethd
nent outlet 10 for the grand old Tiver intend
devote all the energy and talent that Goa VIII give
me TO secure such sy stem OF Improvement Tor the
whole stream viii make It in the highest degree rSe
end shall oppose with tongue and pen every attempt
10 institute defective or improper method OF Improve
ment fo and shall not cease to expose the errors ana
false reasoning those who disregarding the natural
laws which control it, propose methods which my ldg
talk and Americans are pleased TO hear IT,
Mr.. Pitman, the husband of the lady whose
remains were recently iucinerated delivered lecture at
the School Of Design, Cincinnati, Tuesday evening on
the subject Of cremation. He remarked that he wond
have to use words that might not sound sentimental
but as TO the actual process % cremation, there was
nothing that could shock the most sensitive SOUL Ex
ercise your nation" he said, "nO OF the roasting
OF joint OF meat before the fire, but on the sun-Ke
glow of retort heated to two thousand degrees" He
CONGRATULATED himself ON the that the ceremony
not "yulgarzed" Dy the presence OF the reporters
Some thirty OF them on hand" he said. and
they smoked and Oked and oafed as reporters are won't
to do when they not busy occupied with the more
exacting duties Of their profession was quite willing
that publicity should be given TO every detail OF this ex
pertinent and pleaded for the admission Of the reporters
The old and sensible doctor knew better-a thousand
thanks 10 him now. When saw her sweet face, with
ewes closed In dreamy contemplation, felt e1-
trenely grateful thar the sight and scene were
not vulgarIZed by being made a public spectacle"
lecturer quite right Now that several bodies
have burned in Dr. lie MOynes furnace the novelty
of the thing has off and the morbid tastes Of the
public ought be Gracd by sensational accounts
In the newspapers. Furthermore 1t will be unnecessary
for the whose wfe's body into the reOTt
to deliver public lecture on the process and "yul-
garlic the ceremony by talking about joints OF meat