New-York tribune., 1879-02-27
GENERAL NOTES.

Peace, the convict English murderer, has q
wonderful ability 10 hide IN tue smallest possible
limits. he can place himself m a box with Remark.
able p.om2,ituae. Ii le bottom drawer Of chest aud
in cA.nouier. he was frequently hidden; while from
ions practice ne was abe 70 nidc under an Ordinary
table clnging ~ the spiral stem ih Sach man'
nr tuat tt table had no cover, Lo "O"dcscapS
IN, g.2uC" OF d casual observer.
A case in Connecticut has again brought
the ia. ormug bus ness under dI-cus-lou. NNoraich
q witucs, testH.d tbat he was hired 10y The Rev. Mr.
Montgomery 10 obtain ardent spirits Of deae.. and
then inform against hm. Upon trial Tie pres ling
uc spoke very sharply against the uaa oi -rcE means
70 Obtain convictions stiguatziug them a. iumoriii
and ne ended the matter and enforced hi' o. nionby
almost III ,cu. tae jury to let lufrugers o. tLc law 90
free Itmignt be urged that the Judge himself raher
strained point OF law IN thus bearing his testimony
aq.uit nforuels. I'll, chuacterof tae wihr',", Ger.
rr.sonc.. me worst of the.e practice, Is th" iiey
mudd ", evidence and 'cid''is III NoS uD'a"'ho'
tOD way.
There is large parry of women in Illinois
who uInk thdt issue al least tney should hAVe
tne privilege OF yotIng. Tui, tae temperance Issue.
petition has been drawn up for presentation 10 the
Leg stature rrayIng FOR an enactment "hch sha pro-
vide that III al localities in the S'atcthe sale fnoNrat'
ing drnks including and beer snail be determined
by ballot, and that women, under tie sdme
conditions as men, shall be allowed to vote
THIS petition vas adopted by tue WOman's
T,uipcrance Union last October, and since
that time Miss Frances F.. willard, the president OF u"
union has its claims with marked success 10
+, said in the chef anGtowns Of the state. A An
Illustration OF the support it has received. Miss l. ll
S'ragn Of Ottawa, H., writes to THE TRIBUNE. that
IRON Ia sale County alone fOrinl liable llst of 7gl H
~ ,, n.nv Viii address cttor, TO each ot il, repre
,entatiycs u the LrEsitur' aisnk for heir mn nee
and votes, and tat thcst ttJ"rS VI" nave " sun ISeF
l',t of s,Eutrs
When Pcrc Hyacinthe opened his Lew church
IN Paris February 8, three times many people came
as The church could hold They were o. divers faiihs
and Of every condition Nearly al were persons of
strong CONVICTIONS out - Standard tLondou c'rre-
snontcnt found 1t difficult to discover any harmony
between them anI the founder Of tho new iOgn OF
,yors,ip In one group before the service began ho
heard discussion 10 the relative mer,s OF
yol,arc, Rousseau and Pere HyacInih" lnd ed,
Voarr seems have been the source OF considerable
part OF the conversation. In another group somebody
defined Thought 10 mean that nobody Thought al all
This was objected the ground that No.taire "ho
was q frce-thtnker, had thought great DEAL ana
ypupg lady gave IL as her opinion that Notai had
more VII than all the world besides. "lndVs easy
enough" cried voice. for tie population OF tie globe
"a made up OF idiots" Excuse me- inter-
rnuted another, 81 forbid you to call me an
tdiotv Elsewhere in the crowd Rousseau and
ia, Eovoution were discussed, and in still otler
PAGES argument as disconnected as il was odd and
ont Of place" was going on about materalism po'lui
Ism hens -, literature
with religion. Undoubtedly there we're People i sa tas
church wno sympathiZed with Pere Hyacnthr. bntt they
came only half hour fore the time Tor Opcnlns anl
IN spite or their tickets Tor reserved 5.a.s ,%o.s
unable 70 get IN; Inc rern" @ p"s.ean ""s sn'' Sers
the ONLY persons who obtained admission When lne
doors opened the rusn To get IN was urWruui
wIIko2 over" Inside the chapel the scene was mos;
scaudalou, not to say sacrilegious" Woman a. WI
yed seats which were almost nsautaneon.y lSA5a
by storm. TAO majority II ths nieh kept r; thel
on although hey were in front OF holy 'aOie or H''
4 clock having three times more dial lndl'
cations and more moving embellishments an anyrocE
an earth" ha, lust been finished m Columbus, OMo-"'
result OF eight years OF toll In few DAYS u WIN" "O
cxslbItlon IA Columbus and then VIII begin Tue sfA'
tour OF the states. From The Columbus Jo'"hd' n'
ucuar, OF tins remarkable structure are earneu' %
makers design was that IL should be an emD0@~e"'
nj I'M, Great events Of our National history" Io~s'
with ho has supported It by "a pondcrou' -" y
eagle claws draped and banded 10y the m'"
stars of tho thirteen original States II s NV
wide and ton high. aud the two sides have Hp'e""
| tons OF the two greatest events In American n'sp'
The Wdrot Independence aud the War Tor tue On,V .
Independence Hall is there, with the old eraeA -.
within he beltry and an old man ready to ring w.
Goddess OF Liberty strikes the hour, and tue Goa's
Justice balances the scales IN favor oi ln1O'i,
/ I'm the centre OF an golnn harp Is -
| of the famous str1shourg CLOCK only "'".
/ by II I'm Size. For The grand AposioAV p'-
/ the fi.urps have been hade attci
! painting, All the allcgoucal figures are maHe onV.
r,c.p, the one 81 satan which Is very properly w"4.
: chon, AMI has garnet eyes Historic scenes arc eu'''
ON stpgc A. the Ar,l quarter hour Zoe mo,ns,rT ,rT
,,eafs pr tuc emblem OK first progress I'D iu'en.
| Ar tine stcuId the b.l Is tolcd "a l1e,S.,,iy
! Irncc Hail and Washington va Ns ma LIE,
! across Gin, scene. At the tnri t"c ~ ms
! bow t. tho tgure OF Curlst, Peter u'"i' ir',sten,
/ InrI and the cock crows. A skeleton -. me
along. barring green scarf un hi~ shoulders I'm 40
! words tiur flies and infant 'm' fE,@ .r.tore
ope,n door VITA arate-hoN ' its hau1, JT "a her
me fil, hour arrives phone graph makes hso lin
! pld ..s coming. At ntdIJ, Lmuuoptto'l i uV 1--we
! c0lp nro,'lmltiln IN hand, moves io"'i" o., l,ak
l. bound to an auclyn-bocA. whilr me sli't . are
! fu,n il, del .yrr,r hI5 .h tk"S iall aLd h4s "''
! raised as In "a prayer OF thanksgiving -
Tho exceptionally cold weather during ~" ~,
mai winter on The PaclHc s.opc has been ase'e' -.
~ The hardness of the orange aud lemon F''N '" ra
stl moro delicate lino and ciL."n in C"..''.-4' a.,
d,spoDding -Dsndmeu had begun to fra' 'h' - ,,
! me citrus culture could only be carried Oh III "a
! f.v,r.d localities. Tue interests al sia"o "' !,
| LARGE tnat IL Was a wise and un'D S"V..s. S"VA
enterprise on ,he part OF IheEcsA"g h"'''" ' t,
! circulars OF inquiry ., eIl tlsurod Er'Nol' '"
! Of tne STATE The responsos to these qd'S''"'' III.
! mn mage OF an Ordinary sized newspaper anu k
tuts eolnureLeusiye contribution 10 tue ,,o.
| Of KIN. edge on this interesting topic A" - 4,
| ~ the whole matter seems 70 be tD''