New-York tribune., 1879-02-24
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE OBSERVANCE OF LENT.

Tn tho EpiscOpal and Roman Catholic
sburches yesterday the cleTgymcn called the attention
Of their parsoneis TO the fact that Ash Wednesday
me beginning OF the LentCn season occurs during inc
present week The CARDINAL sent circular To inc
Roman Catholic churches last week which contained
The regulations FOR the fas'. This was read in the
churches yesterday II stated that all the week days
from Ash Wednesday TO Faster Sunday were fast days
sf preccvt meal with the allowance OF collation.
in the evening" the precert of fasting implies aos'in-
ence from flesh meat but IN this diocese by dpensaon'
meat IS allowed al the principal meals on Monday,
Tuesday and Thursiay neither fast nor abs tnence
being required ON Sunday fish il not allowed wiz 9
meat, but there T. no prohibition against I'VE use o
eggs butter or cheese, provided the rules OF ausntB
prescribed by the fast complied with Lard may be
used in preparing FISH or vegetables Inc 'huiVI' ~
ttinenoc from meatue following persons The inITm
those whose duties OF C1haustng or laDorlGu-
character; persons attaining thelr Cr9Wthi uSi,Oato
women. Who nursing infants and those WHO "io
rsfeebed by old age. ,.,,
IN manv Of tho Episcopal churches during the
tact week In some ct the parishes lf pfests Srrn
The fast; in others the minister has cOntcnted hnsc
with schedule OF ne services In churches there
viii he two daily services, ana communion three unes
In the week.
MRS. BARNACLES HUSBANDS LIVER
Miles Barnacle, an aged blind man, died OF
iropsy at his house No 326 West last
Wednesday. lie was treated ny Dr buchanan Dr.
BOYLE was called from OF the charitable INSTITUTIONS
before the old mans death to attend his graudnepheWs
who were sick scarlet fever The morning Barnace
,ed Dr. Boyle called ut the house TO prescribe Tor INC
,hideu Mrs Barnaole then asked him to TAP her hus-
aands corpse as It had swollen 10 unnatural SIZE
ue returned in the evening and made hu
autopsy Mrs. BaInacle, woman OF over
.bree-score years, and whose conyersation lacks
,ohercncv has informed Police Captau RYAN tha
Inc autopsy was made contrary TO her wishes ana thaI
he physicians had robbed the corpse ol the heat anu
Iger She said she found piece OF the liver ON me
rhle wrapped M In piece OF paper, e'ldenty lu,
ended 10 be taken fbc doctors she said carried
,way with them similar bundle. There wero Two otheI
physicians beside DIR. Boyle. One was Dr Sutton ana
NE name OF the other she did not know. Mrs B3Tnacie
MAS very angry and talked fast.
Dr. BO,le saws that he told Mrs Barnaclo he inenood
20 make the autopsy and received her permission one
~ the Young doctors from the College OF Physlciahs
md Surgeons performed the work. lie Thought s name
was Davis During the course Of the examination,
adds they discovered that the cancer OF the Ner
which caused the mans death Of peculiar nature
ana the operating doctor then cut bnte nom the
fyer TO have il examined with a microscope at the
Ollege lie said fhS had often been done. Dr. sutton
ays he was present Rt the pOst-morem, ana thought
he name the ply scian who made 1t was Dr. kinney,
pf the College OF Phy hysicians and Surgeons He saw q
una piece Of the liver taken in order 10 have II
Examined with a microscope.
Mrs. BdrnaCle Is still unrecOnciled.