New-York tribune., 1878-02-05
GENERAL NOTES.

Death from joy is q rare occurrence in this
sober. cloudy world. Sheffield blacksmith who had
reu in PRISON for NO months returned his home
December 10, aud on seeing his wife and child
oyeroyed that ho rupured his heart aud died beOie
phS siclln could bo summoned.
DIR. Seymour's election to the bench OF
bishops OF the Protestant Episcopal Church has been
sanctioned by a najory OF the standing diocesan COM
mittees or tho torty-cght dioceses twenty-five have
c1yen their canonicll consent twelve have Withheld IL
and eleven have not yet voted Among the diOceses
which voted nay was that OF Western New-iork, Oh
which Dr. Coke (who is Dr. Hopkius'i Rtualistic Pam
iandrum), Is Bishop Among the doceses tat have not
taken ,ction Con trail New York. Connecticut Eastol
Florida Mryland. Aev,Jcrsey Pits1ary kaode lsand'
south Carolina, Texas, Vermont, and West Michigan
The whole circle of human knowledge is
now open to women at London University fortnight
ago the conyoc;tiop, by majority OF ITO votes cI'
pressed approval or the new supplementary charter en-
aDng women take in the arts, science medi'
cne etc. The opposition WAS led by Sir w Jenner, who
remarked that he had daughter whom hc would rather
follow TO grave than TO allow her 10 DO asked tue
questions acquired in an examination FOR degree Ia
medicine Another gentleman sneered at the modesty
OF women ad still another was indecate TO dlas
upoa ed saonal hermaphrodites. These sibes seemed
10 have little effect influencing the decision OF the con-
vocation so long as women use their scientific htorma'
tion for the benefit Of tdeir II Is hard 10 under.
stand why ii IL ndeicate for tuen 10 study phys
oog than is for young men to prepare themselves ior
OF dellcacy.
Chiyalry ends in the Police Court, nowadays,
and is nned. Henry Bamee, Paris student, was ons
srong the Latin Quarter on his holiday afternooR
when he came across Monsieur and Madame Gerard who
were auarrelling about family matter crowd az
once gathered round, and the married couple, to ayCida
public scandal, called cab and jumped into it, But the
yence had not gone far before the lady suddenly opened
the door, sprang out and rushing into the arms OF tho
student appealed him to protect her from her nus
band The young man, with the innate galIantrS OF q
Frenchman offered his arm and. strange to say tue
husband did not object; the contrary he sad to the
student. You are man OF honor, aud IN you paee'
would have done the same" But they had not Pfo'
cee,ed many steps when the husband began to quarfo
with the student and ended by breaking bis stick owe.
the young mans back. Banee drew rev Oliver Vyl .,
hs pocket and red three snots at his antasohisi'
OF which mad any effect. The police came up aIu ne
usual arrests followed The judge cou,iniineh'eu ,
siu,eut AS iar us protection OF the lady went w.
he considered very honorable act, ut ho coulu ho ho
| onerae him for using firearms, aud consequently HN
| hun $40.
An Albany physician, whose obituary mas
appeated several times In the local columns, takeS "
philosophicaly The latest sketch or his lfo, VIII w
aunounce cement OF his death was copied from INC "v
into the exchanges OF Colorado wnere ho happened
be In the fesh reganing his health Then as nc p,aa
lively dc Ies the event, his agony began. "Ihe'o
are three undertakers town." he writes, ana as s
s thew saw the notice they all waited upon me and we'e
extrsmeIv indignant TO fiud me alive Ono OF them wa"
very boisterous In his Indignation. and Insisted INA"
as traIny with the finer and sacred feelings u
his nrof.son and had particularly outraged Ills eeS
,o ba beIug the father of largo family. and he sosr
lutoy declined to leave the house without an