New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-06
GE-NER1L MOTIFS.

The young ladies of Smith Female College
at Northampton. Mass buried algebra last week Just
the boys do at other colleges The Freedman elias.
wore large black-odred handkeichefs during the day
and in the evening they marched 10y the rear OF
the college grounds, whore of the girls, rubber
boots, dug a hole in the snow with a shovel. and
another dressed in something long and white. aud
with powdered hair and antique spectacles devereda
funeral Grafton. A!trr ths the grayedgger covered ny
the remains ana the girls wadcd bacA through The
10 their rooms ana the more drllghtui study o. the
classics.
There was an extraordinary baptism az
Palmyra Penn, last sunday. Mrs. Martha Bowman,
nyqld. age fftyfyo. was taken to Spring Creek and
baptized according 10 the rites OF the German Baptist
Church. Being unable ~ walk, she was placed in
chair and carried into the stream by minister and an
attendant. She was then immersed three times, the
water being cold asce When she was brought ont OF the
water the third time the paor % death was in her
face Her husband and children supposed that she
dead. aud beng overcome with emotion they gave vent
TO their anguish m tears. The woman was wrapped IN
blarKets and taken 60 ne ghbors house, where hot
bricks md iron, were applied to her feet. and stlmu
amt, administered and after much eXer'ion She was
brought to consciousness. Her first words o. recover
ng 10 cousciousuess were: God, am with Soui AIN
cold. Cld.' J. was some tia b.tJit tH' ' ID ncI
hair " a. thawtd out. Just before IN revived, she
could hear her friends around her, Dut was uh-'e 81
speak or move.
A pretty story is told in the local columns ct
church together Tury took sent near the ront, and
after The minister had got well into his sermon the
smaller child whispered his sister that hc wOuid Ike
10 q, nome Those who behind them heard the lta
i,l tell him that he must not ~ without a7nGh min
isfers pc s,lou 50 hand in hand they ett their az
and standing before the clergyman the little chap h'pd
ont his petitlon The minister naturally surprised
bu, without luterrupug his discourse nodded
That did not satisfy the children, and again the boy
asked permission 70 and was answered by another
nod Then the little girl, fearing the minister BAD nor
understood her brother said Please. sir NAV brother
and 20 homer TIC minister stopped ard verbally
granted the request and with sWcc' thank you sir"
aud q courtesy the children went down the aisle %.
gcthtr. The minister hap en'd 10 De one RON ON or
town. and after the service lie was quite anxious 10
know II that pretty custom was common one IN west
field.
1t is to be hoped that the question Of the
expectation Of catte the United states 10 England
Will he settled rs possible, for the result Of in
decision and delay may be dsa,trons TO Western pro
dgcers IN London, Tuesday last, The Council Of the
Central and Associated Chambers OF Agriculture de-
termincd 10 memorilzc the Prvy Council IN favor OF
putting the United states under the provisions Of the
Cattle Disease Act This course seems 10 have been
taken under misIppreeuson or the facts for tho
are generally ir a healthy condition. The Canadian
authorities have also become frightened; and
the Dominion Government has gwen norce OF rs rn'en-
ton to exclude American cate, ut any rate. 70 take
measures 10 prevent the Introduction OF the disease.
PleurO.nUruuoua, il Is confidently timed, mas never
the Treasury, tucre viii now be very sirit hsptclo
of live animal, shipped. THUS far shipments have oern
n rrr Is ever hu il possible thai tuOy may be- AZ
frctcd by the stringent measures taken on me oHef
side Il been found necessary there 20 slaughter the
cargo of cattle brought 10y the steamer ontario 10 LIVER
pool; and another consignment by the IBERIA awaited
lusUtttlOl.