New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-24
GENERAL NOTES.

A Young music teacher in Sedalia, Mo-,
nrettr but nearsighted has had an unexpected wind
fall she was very poor and lived with her mother, who
kent small boarding house. rich uncle has died In
5 n Francesca and left her $780, 900 in one lump
The exploits of umbrella thieves in Phila-
dephia during Grant week were exceedingly auda-
cions man standing in the main hall OF the CONT
mental swinging umbrella between his legs; was re,
could turn about the thief had vanished IN the crowd
Seymour G. Stone had one of the best
equipped shoddy mills in the vicinity OF Bennington
VT and he knew ii. and was proud OF It, On saturday
afternoon caught fire and was burned 10 ire ground
The owners heart broken. While the mill was IN
flames ne fell the ground and died before medical ala
could h rendered
The Christmas numbers of the London Illus
traed papers are invariably handsome and attractive
The illustrated Sporting and Dramatic Aers. for ex-
ample has "a Holly Leaves" number, which Is pic
urc-book that would bring light to the eyes OF an
orphan who hsd grown up without learning how 10
smile.
The Hydes of Maryland. as the descendants
of Thomas Hyde, who landed at Annapolis IN 1852,
have great expectations. They have organized them
selves with view 10 working mp their CLAIMS to twenty
or nore estates in England estimated as worth from
100000 20 SGOO,OOO,O00 At a family council held
IN Baltimore last week, mass OF documentary evidence
was read and George A. Hyde, OF this city, was empOw
cred visit England and to begin operations In the
courts.
A ten-year-old who lives on the Schenectady
ke, ",
to death on Saturday night She found the baby sitting
ON stone and crying bitterly She wrapped him in
her shawland carried him long distance to station
house, where he was soon found by his father The
child. who was barely aole to walk: had stIayed from
being 60 d aud stormy and the road comparatively I'M
frequented.
After the ranst0rm on the lsthmus, late
in November. the bed OF the Panama Railroad was I'VE
or six feet water with the exception OF the first
fro pann fOr "A -.
nine DAYS rain ie iuuousy. The road washed
away many places, ana the iron bridges across the
smaller streams bent and twisted BY the force OF
the torrents The superinI endent crossed tue Isthmus
from ocean "A small boat while engaged IN d.
recting the repairs II = generally ts n ts
floods demonstrated the lnlpracueaDlilty OF inc
Mr.. Walter, N. p, recently advised the
English clergy body TO learn bow to read their own
sermons and to study them beforehand until they were
entirely familiar with them The Spectator sensiby
marks that clergy would only read Mr. Dickenss
life and letters. observe what world OF pains he
took to possess himself wholly with its sut and with
its aptuess his audience before even reading aloud
his own woTks-how pasionatey he threw himself into
the task and effect on his audience. however
minue, escaped nim-inry would pg rhaps begin 70 I'M
derstlnd what their task means Few clergy msn, M
deed are full OF tIcir spiritual theme AS Charles
Dickens was Of Mrs. Camp &r foofs and little DomDey
Certain prize questions in Canadian history,
which been answered Jy subscribers OF The Cana
dian Spectator, have called out extraordinary
Plies The Edltor might have regarded the statement
that - Christopher Columbus discovered America in
I8I9" as a clerical error. II he had not been told by
other contributors that the island OF Orleans derived
its name from the Emperor Aurean that the name OF
the town opposite Hochelaga Ctughna waga; that
BENJAMIN Franklin laid the first stone of the Rideau
Cana, ls27 that Sir John Frankin stteBded the confer
In 1875 tnat among the notable events which
had occurred at st. Anne's was the burning VI the
Houses OF Parliament In loi9
Discipline has been enforced in Denver Sun
day school Mrs. Maid recently sent her two promising
lads 10 the Railroad Mission equipped with catechsms
and new hats Their headgear excited the envof the
other boys in the school and combined attack was
made upon the two. The superintendent arrived upon
the ground with madness In his Armed with long
heavy pointer, he advanced upon the crowd and struck
Willie Maid twice-once on the head and again on tue
elbow The BOY Was dizzy and sick, aud had 10 be
helped holuc where his parents heard with
the details OF the conflict The indignant father FASTENED
back the school In order 90 knock down the superu-
tendent contented himself with securing his arrest
Tue next morning the superintendent dispatched Two
would withdraw the charge
The Spectator thinks it is amusing to find the
old partissus Papal nfsibility excusng themselves
from duty OF paying tVc uch attention 10 the coun-
sells OF n moderate Pope. The Archbshop OF Mechln,
who belonged unquesonably 70 the Vatican party,
while he was OF the strongest OF the Ultra
mOntanes, Is now anxious 10 apOloGize Tor the euot
ance OF the Belgian priesthood TO obey the moderate
counses OF the Holy See and consequently = al great
PAINS point pastoral that the Pope Is iniai-
BILE only under very strict conditions, and not az All in-
alibe when he expresses hts own ideas and does nov
clan be teaching the Church the subject OF re-
vealed truth IL wholesome lesson SAYS The spec
tato for tue friends OF infaby IN one Pope 70 nna
themselves watch for l0ophOles throueh "nicn
they may escape the necessity of recognizing the ul
libllfy OF his comment is scarcely fhr TOT
the Archoisnops ory OF ir:aDiity Is the only one
w.ioh locates OF the DOGMA have ever ad
vance1