New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-19
GENLR1L NOTES.

Rand, McNaly 81 Co., of Chicago. have
added to their list OF handsome and useful maps a
mounted sectional map OF Kansas. with a complete
dex at the bottom by means Of which may lind in
instant the point OF which is in search. Tho d.
visions are clear the lettering stinct ana Governor
~ John among others, testes TO the accuracy OF the
work.
Another wedding on a train! On Saturday
morning runner for "a hotel in New-Abany captured
runaway couple who seeking matrimony under
Indiana law. He captured them took them to a hotel.
and being unable TO secure marriage license in tho
town to JefersOnvllle. where the ogs document
was obtained, whereby William Mars and Matte Mars,
OF Breckenridge County, Kentucky. might become
aud wife, When the license returned to New
Albany, and preacher secured. IL was found That
q Clark County license would not DO 70 marry couple
IN Floyd and the couple, being m a hurry, agreed 10
get the train, IN company with the minister, WHO
route IN the Clark County jurisdiction. The conductor
appreciated the situation, ana when The train had
crossed silver Creek bridge into Cark County 1t was
stopped All the passengers were called into one o the
ears and the young people were made man aud wife,
with ConducJor Noyes aud Brakeman Estey as principal
attendants TO the great annoyance OF me bride, "hO
was very Dashul, everybody shook hands with her.
Invahds can remain in their siCk-rOOms and
hear their fayorite minister's scrmoD-by telephone
Last week in a church in Richmond, Va. transmit'er
was placed Of the pillars OF the pulpit almost
entirely hidden from sght. 4 small insulated wire
down inside the pulpit rail and the angle Of
STAIR up the wanscoting and along under he top rail
out through inlet hole the window frame, and the
ton OF the parsonage passing down through the yenta
tor into the chamber Of invalid Young lady, where DC
was attached 70 the ordinary hand telephone. Imper
cepubly TO around the little InsruH ent ana It's work.
conveying the Of the patient sufferer he sounds Of
tbe vel known voice I'm the pulpit Tor the first tim IN
long years or course the reverend doctor was anxious
during the morning sermon, as ms thoughts reverted 10
tre distant listener 10 know she heard. and Dbl, pleas
be imagined when re learned that hcthl'e
service, sermon. prayers, HYMNS, organ and singing
d
arrangement lad been planned
That the price Of English books is sill, as
rule excessively dear, frankly admitted bY t1o Lon
don correspondent of The manchester Eyqmiacr one
cam IL Is true get copies OF nearly al tue Lag,.Sh
classics NJ a shilling volume, even less but IMPORT
ant works By contemporary authors are st sol! 90
price which puts them utterly beyond ne reach of inc
bulk OF readers. To man with limited ncome .uI
qualification Of hi literary tastes IS Impossible Tor me
purchase Of hgh-prced works would 5e far TOO great
fax upon his resources. and many do not care 10 he
troubled by the rules aud regulations of circulating
libraries Even with lighter works it ia tIe same.
Why should it be necessary to charge Bis. 81 for
the ordinary three-yOiume novel, WORTH az DO often
Is lust no more than the odd sixpence II novel sue
cecds It is az rule ressued cheap FORM and the cor
RESPONDENT has never been able 20 understand why It
sbonld not have been so issued at first. TIC author
IiJ iI a far bel ter chance OF success aud the pub
Usher would general SHE for rho work instead
RES These remarks have direct bearing upon the
question OF International copyright HOW can the Ll--
i,h pub isherS expect to have monopoly 90 the Amt
can market, where cheap books are demanded Dy me
middle classes, men they give their own puohc snel
expensive Warosi
That the disagreement OF the last lew
years will be fruitful in evil consequences to England
Tor long lime to come. is one OF the conclusions reached
by the Rev. r. W. Dale IN his FOrtaIyhuy article On
liberal Candidates az the Next Election" II admits
that the extreme commercial depression from winch the
country il suffering pass by. but maintains that
the golden years which have raised the standard OF com-
fort and luxury among al classes Of the community are
not likely 10 return to the present generation. Even II
manufacturing industries recover their prosperity, he
.id development III imports vi meat from the United
States Is bringing crisis IA the condition OF agr-
cultural population. No moderate reduction OF rents
viii save the farmers from bankruptcy. Under the
modern system Of farming wth the present rate Of
wages the total annual expenditure Oh consiterioe
farm is 20 enormous that reduction OF 10 10 or 70 per
cent on what Is paid 40 the landlord viii auord me Ten
ant no sensible rollsi Farmers and landnOidef, arc
threatened by Il common catastrophe ~ sNch "a tho
TINS build into the solid structure uI he party mere
wood nav and Sfubbn" will De, IN Mr.. Dalrs opinion,
TO bring lasting discr-dt Liberal principles, ana 10
alive Governments which has done uucn harm is 10
rood the country wi In danger Of sinking INTO pc
ulfca despair; ard II this happens, tho Widest ana
most reckless adventures W nave tc c4aLOc o. u'AS
.fa..ln.