New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-23
GENER1L NOTES.

A rich widow, lacking only two years OF
half century and dressing her hair blk times da' IN
Elzabethtown, KY fell in love with youth OF nineteen
who had working Oh her farm. Her TWO Siep-sons
ordered him to leave the town. aud threatened to use
shotgun If he should attempt TO return The widow
took the lad TO town. purchased Tor him new suit OF
clothes and charged him 90 get a license. The young
man did rs he was told, and when they were married
shr carried hin home AMI asked hef stcp-oohs "Ha'
tney meant 10 do about II.
Careessness in the execution OF wills seems
To be pred stinate. Josiah Bacon, who was murdered
in san Francisco year, loft will which mas been re-
fused probate In Massachusetts,, because has not NC
lcgai number of witnesses. three being required ana
this instrument having only two. Yet Mr. Bacon was
regularly educated lawyer, WHO knew the rule as well
as ne knew his ABC lie himself wrote the VIII aud at
tended to its execution. Tae Old saw about man W40
acts AZ his own lawyer has thus an additional eonhrma
tiop great many lawyers wills drawn by themselves
have beeu set aside, the only explanation OF the iacs
being credirabe 70 themthat IS that they 40 not he
~ much pains FOR themselves as they "ouiu Iol 'o
clients.
OF the tbirty-fve Seniors at Williams College,
twentyour are Free Traders, seven are Protectonis
one s a disciple Of Rdskln aud Of Nautilus. Nearly
nnehalt OF them have embraced the philosophy OF Dr.
Hopkins four incline to Common Sense. aud the rest
are divided among RECONSIDERATION, Optimism,
NlAil,su SentmentalIsm IdeatRcailsm, Hop1ess s!s-
fem and Berkeys system. There are fifteen CongIega-
touasts eleven PlesbyteranS four Episcopaans. one
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teptyfour arc Republicans, four Democrats, four In.
Cspendent one tne fence aud one rises hlSh ana
EbvscIsns nihe ministers aud four teachers four are
to be business men, one 10 TO be journalist ana LIMO
are stil undecided.
Petitions are in circulation in Philadelphia
asking for the pardon OF John Morton, the dshonest
president Of Market street Railway upon the ground
that he was a believer Sprtua.lsm, and so mentally
uns9und and irresponsible. IL Is stated IN the peton
that bis acdutta would have been asked upon tue same
ground If he had not expressly refused 10 permit the
plea His obstinacy upon that point was gfea'B 70
his credit Ii may be taken for granted that no Khe"
his opinions respecting spritlalism had nothing TO do
with Ms criminal appropriation of the railway asSsi
nor vonld such defence have awaited bin at al WIN
jury the least intellseuce ~ CONES 70 ~ u, 20
stood mat all spruuists" deteccGin dsnonesy are
to DE acquitted, there viii be great. though ug 10
means credaOe accession to the RANKS u saeh Oee'
crs
The author of series of papers on Young
London IN me Telegraph nondou records some OF tho
changes OF the nalfccnIury. When he first began 10
remember things tlere only two railroads IN me
limited Kingdom IL took the best part OF four days 10
get 60 Paris aud the postage OF letter TO that CITY was
one and eightpenco. There no ocean steamers;
and five weeks were often consumed IN "a journey "
New York. There no luci,er matches hghtnS on
or off he box; and an and Steel and thctlnder-box ana
matches dipped IN birthstone. reigned supreme III 'ne
teaen: oil was still burnt in tho street-iamps Of Gros-
venor-s1uage. There electric tclegrapbs' no
post-oi,e IN lnoy orders, no steel pens-ln common use
no envelopes no perambuatOrs There were no che'p
new,papers no shilling magazines no post-cards' 10
rfraed stamps and cOanterfois, and no parIfn can
n ,r,ere was not An hotel in England where lady
could dine in a public room. There were only TWO
decent French restaurants in London There was 10
photography, no bsnzone, chlorotorm no gyeenne'
no colodion and no guncoGtOn. There were no mAu''
and no magenta dyes There were no pre'erVe3 meni
soups or vegetables. There was but MUIR %
no cocoa. soda water was a sn'llipg a, hot1 lt
were no hanson cabs, and no knfebOaris 70 the ua.
busses Ihore were no rerigerators. aud DO seWhs '
CHIMES. There NO keyess nor cly 1850.
watches; no Albert or Breglet wa'en oII n,to
no eleciro-glding nor slivering. ana no ee'.rv
Ivpipg The steel fork in ordinary use had on W.
prongs; balanced" table knives we're unknoNl' ID
ycrc n6 STAYS that instruments OF torture H
no walking boots for ladies. There was no b1lprLS@'
nor Balmoral hosiery There were ony a rev N,'',|a
cs and there were no reyoyers. There Was no sul'a
percna, and very few cigars.