New-York tribune., 1879-06-09


civilized family for Irwin. husband Of Susan, had been
imprisoned for perjury, and Parr was Just out OF Johet
prison. 10 which he had been sent for attempting TO XIII
vim Rut N was the defence OF Parr which was the
,nost curious His lawyer pleaded iudentaon OF MS
.hu which rendered him Irresponsible The jury was
created to much information respecting eranoosN' ino
lawyer had before him collection OF skulls FOR the pnF
nose Of illustration He offered The prisoners head Ia
svi6ence had shaved open court, and pointed out
snot where he claimed there had been fracture All
se Jurors walked around the prisoner and when they
tonched his head he would give great start Bu al
~ was loo nciful for the sofcsheared OF the juros,
and they al declined 70 acquit Parr what curious ue-
fence of murdeTers VIII there be ncNti
Is q promise to pay after death valid
Judge Hanna Of Philadelphia, rules in the Affirmative
In settling OF Frederick Dewald. the oxeou-
tors found this clam against 1t: One year after my
death promise TO pay to the order OF Chares hrnpp'
one city bond OF 81. 800, without detacaon ior Viee
rsceved, and without interest. FREDERICK DEwALD"
The note was signed in consideration of krdp's NOV
ine out OF house owned by the estaior The payment
was contested by the executors but the Judgment OF the
Court was AGAINST them. TINT Judge remarked: II a
debtor caa enter into verbal or written contract for
e payment either OF money, goods or chattes during
his lifetime and which can be enforced against INN ne
difficult TO understand why he Cannot enter INTO sm-
iar contract be performed by his legal representa-,
tyes after ms death and which would be sustained
against them"
The memorial stone of a block OF improved
ten,mcns erected by the Victorian Dwellings Assoca-
.oD at Kings Cross. London laid fortnight ago.
These buildings were constructed on much the same
principle Peabody bindings and are intended for
the poorer classes. Nil Walter opened the proceedings
by explaining the objects of the ASSOCIATION TO be the
proydiug of extended and improved house accom-
mediation i'm the more crowded districts of London. MI
Cross 10, lowed and before laying the stone with the
,sual trnaics made some Obseyv atiOns the neces-
sity ofpIoyidng better house accommodation in Lon
don. IL was a subject in which, perhaps the puohc
at large had not taken much interest as they ought
To the working comfortable home was OF ncaicu-
liable ylue aud he congratulated the association on
undertaking the work they had III hand ns matter OI
tu,iDcss rather tGan OF charity. He emphatcay de
moo that Oh, Act Of 1875 had not borne the iruS eN
nsc.d of h. The ground had been cleared, and now va
nous comuauieS had taken The mai IN maud, ana
great change might be looked Tor The course oi Ie"
years.
Mr.. s. 6. Conant, in WdchHIdn'S Magazine
for June, up for the English public the American
,esdiu, in re International Copyright He contends
that there is a general feeling here that international
copyriE Eht Is urged the other SIDE OF the AuahNc
chiefly m the interest Of British publishers, ana ihat u
IS scheme by which they hope 20 capture the American
market This feeling is especially strong he says ln
ths south aud West and is heightened by the fear tha
nv introducing English methods Of publication the meas
hrc would enhance the cost Of reading. America ne
4marks is emphsticaly tue land OF cheap books Oui
iSoplc huy aud keep the volumes they read instead o
hiring hem from circulating Libraries These Institu-
tons 40 popular in England, little known i'll TINS
country Tor the reason that people sparsey scat
tered over vast stretches OF territory Our 50oOOOOo
spread over continent larger than the whole or Europe
would re compelled DO without books under the sy
ZEN which works admirably your snug little island
Eoor. for general circulation in America must be issued
Therefore IN comparatively cheap form. Your three
volume novel; published at guinea, here shrnRS into
modest octave volume, III paper covers au - 80, ~
price varying nom 90 cents 70 ~ As @ lh".tet o.
fact people 30 difference between paying IN @
Thor fOY erIly productions and pay nE meIcAaHt v
buf they fA.ly awe TO lit du-
v-utaec buying books like other merchandise, il 'he
cheapest market
The class statistics are out at Yale. The
average age is - years, months, 70 days and -
hours This makes II the Oldest class, with tie eXcep
,ion Of II and rs Of which there is any record. The
faIes man is cet inches; the shortest feet 2l2
,D,bc.: iy, members measure feet. The average
height r feet inches The average weight is l4si2
,onudS; the heaviest man weighs 1872 pounds; ihe
Ugnes. pounds The size Of the largest hat worn Is
"a the smallest is Ga and is common to many; the
average size is Is The average size glove worn is 7l2
The largest shoe worn No. Il; the smallest. 3; the
average. 7l2 One man has pure White hdir, one geh
ipe sandy one rnou-e-coored, sort Of mixed briu-
die one gives up three auburn and nine tow. Among
The nckuaues attached members Of the class are he
following: OATS Awky, Cork RockiDg-norse. Missing
Link Tobacco Fiend, BumcheeSer, Redney, Poultry
TggeloUstv. Pro;Opasm, King OF the Tapeworn, Mig
Ger Bqby Wet Nurse Big SsweG-oh. As far as eau DC
scerancd the choices for professions stand as IoOws
Fortv-Dipe law Is medicine, ministry, 10 ii eTary,
bus ness literature pure and una nitu,
ODer3 SINGER, engineer barkeeper, tramp IrVse
" no drIu ruumbeI 81, ana so smoke; 0us ctNj as
1t Mat .lrts "a play billiards; Il swear-3p r't-
iarIt ana 81 a int ryas Tnc Republicans number 81.
tue Democrats l6 19Hre independent ana haio-iNAsN
men. and SO free-traders ana - pr"leci ohi>
prtsbrter.aus , NcthOdlsts, Conservative Jlltai@h
ana jew. TWent-seven are said to bc engaged