New-York tribune., 1879-12-20
GENERIL MOTIFS.

In Erie, Penn, spring of clear fresh water
has worked Its way through the joints In the paving
stones a sidewalk Possibly some phenomenon OF that
KIND in New-York mighs be acceptable 10 lovers OF
cleanliness.
Some children in Norwalk, Conn, made
rather a grim discovery last Monday. They dig.
ging lot st. Pauls Church when they found the
snouder-blade. arm and hand of human skeleton.
How II cot there is IA mystery.
Denis Kearney, the California sand-lot ora
tor. f. coming to Washington to attend the Greenback
Convention and It said will make OF agitation
through the Eastern States He will begin with Boston,
friend has him S400 pay his expenses, and be
announces that his arrival he will immediately call
upon his old friend, Ben Butler
The Rev. Henry Morgan, somewhat noted
IN Boston a sensational preacher, has entered into
vigorous crusade against lotteries a fairs and recently
applied for a warrant against the mana
gers of Old South fair aud the trustees OF the build
ing Inis was refused and Mr. Morgan referred TO
the Grand Jury To hat BODY he mas determined 10 co.
A theological scene of great excitement Oc-
Jacksonville. Ind, the 18th inst The
Rev. Mr had been holding prOtracted meeting,
announced that the evening I'm question he would
preach a sermon 10 sceptcs and nndels He also s
said to have offered a reward Of - any inndel who
would present contradictory passage Of scripture
which ha could not explain One Dr. Daley, who is de-
scrlbed "the champion sceptic OF Southern Indiana
accepted the challenge. There q crowded house.
but when DalyrOse reiute Brown the latter is said
ordered tine choir to strike up, aud when tho
singing stopped he pronounced the bencdictOn then
The meeting dissolved admired disorder The men gcs-
rested disturbing religious meeting and altogether
the denouement was anything but religious.
The 81. Louis Post Dispatch is being roughly
handled by Madame De Munck (Carlotta Patu for the
libel in which charged her with iutOxcation on the
stage At the trial this week the publisher confessed
that he did not know anything about the truth OF the
| allegation, and offered apology and laudatory
article but the lady scornuly refused declaring that
she first be vindcated in court All the members
of troupe testified that she has seldom taken cham
pagne and never ale sherry punch, distilled
liquors MI Kitten affirmed that she "extraor-
dlnarily abstemious aud Mr. ChIzzOla, her manager,
testified she never under the influence of liquor
in her life she bates liquor and drinks II wnen
nee ssary with repueDance than ladies'" He
he Jylsed the horsewhppna OF the author Of the
papers PRINT uufounded cainmnies about public artists
for the mere purpose Ot selling papers u
The Congregational Church at Hannibal,
Mo-. is peculiarly unhappy. AT a recent church meet
ing Cyrus o. Godfrey. the venerable superintendent Of
the sunday-schoo expelled from the Church at his
sugg stIon for grossly immoral conduct-the lady
in the being Mrs. Cruik wife OF one OF
the chief members of the church. The testimony
written confession by Mr. Godfrey aud the allegations
OF Mr. CFuksnank that his wife had made verbal con-
fesslon 10 him the effect. Dir. Godfrey prayed
the church TO dispose of the case IN such manner as,
while it vindcated the honor OF the church, IL would
avoid far possible giving details to scandal or in
fcng pain Disgrace not necessary to tho honor or
Christ" After .he expulsion Mrs Cruikshank appeared
tho meeting and read long and indignant letter in
which she alluded to her husband her per-
sstent and busiest caiumniator" and said 'As
to statements simulated confessions brought
forward pronounce them absolutely aud utterly false.
and announce myself ready to meet this any other
aecus ltiou II lad boen wiling 10 prostitute my
nome and wiehood the Endorsement OF successful
rival and the liberation of her companionshp or pres
encef had consented to make my domestic relations
the harbor the voucher for the enjoyment
OF A surplus family-I would have been perse-
cuted and this meeting would never have been
voked" Mrs. Crulkshank Is about forty Mr. Godfrey,
seventy ellis nnal address to the school sunday, De-
cember 7, was" The 81 Louis Republican. D
oug one reviewing hts holy wors ana the pleasure he
had had IN bringing so many young psope int0 Ihe
church and leading them upward from CHILDHOOD The
address OF the most powerful and touching char
acer and many In the audience were moved TO tears
long before its conclusion and continued weeping tO tue
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