New-York tribune., 1879-03-12

cation is Of special sort. All the profits 20 TO the .,
port Of soup-houses for tho poor 10 Lancaster and
soup aforesaid made principally OF beans hence IA
Weekly Rean. 1t is said to DO reasonably prostahia
Tae cepy sa hand ~ No IA nr % s.d q , rs existence
house Is running two large steam cauidrons and sie
that The Dean Is read by everybody" ''
Seasickness is not to be set down as a neccs-
sary evil so long there are Yankees on shore ,,,,
wits in working order new device is now on e,bh,
ton I'm Boston Harbor. It IA ornamental Dtecs a,
ironwOrk resembling the walkiug beam Of a s,oamo,
1t rests upon four steel pvots pended from tb
ceiling The berth Is supported by four wire rones NJ,
tached to cross bar ut the ends OF the wakinRbeam
In which thereis joint vhich permits IT to swing In
either direction The movement OF the berth IA also
regulated by steel springs and another com binaon y,
cohe points. Ihe c0ntriyance does not 10 fer
essentially from the self-leveBg bcrths which we,a
Princess Louse crossed the Atlantic last November
BOtel TObago is an island in the South Seas
which has lately been visited by party OF United sta,e
naval officers. They surveying rock east OF tho
South Cape Of FormOsa. and called this island They
found curious Of Malay stock These aborieine.
did not know what money good for Nor had they
ever used tobacco They the officers goats
ana PIGS for TIN pot and brass buttons and hung aroun
the vessel all day in their waiting for chance 10
dive for something which might be thrown overheard
They wore clouts only ate and ya and had axes
SPEARS and knives made Of common iron Their canoes
were made without nails. and Ornamented VITA
geOmptrea lines. They wore the beard, OF goats and
small shells ornaments Such u The account o( theso
strange people given Dr. siegfeI IN letter read at
the last meeting O the Philadelphia Academy OF Natural
Sciences.
Professor A. r. Grote's lectures and letters
on the subject OF Science and Religion have only
shocked the Buffalo clergy but have also brought
preach upon the philosophers aud nauraiiss OF the
Society OF Natural Sciences. The venerable president
OF the association ex-Judge Clinton, has called the
ministers together and assured them that the society
has no fallen into the hands Of a knot OF nadels He
contends that the society cannot be held responsible
for tie "cscapades director Museum,
ever amlable and accomplished that gentleman may
be, especially when he has the evolttiouistlc
upon him. and feels that he is the "ayeDger OF that
wronged hypothesis" The President rebmkes the
Professor for sneerng at Christianity as the Religion
or Dirt, and for dlsniSSing Gencss as fairy tale lie
Valy ana ought not 10 DC permltted To rave before
the public IN the halls Of science" The President re-
views the Directors lectures at great length, aud
tends that there Is conflict between science ani
rel gion, lnaomuch as each Is fundamental TRUTH
Peace, the English murderer, made what is
called "A confession" shortly before he hanged
'of course DO not deny" he says, "that took Mr.
Dysons life, 10 turned out, but dd there with
the intention Of doing it," Indeed "it uninten-
tional thing ever done" II had not happened,
Ae says If he had been in,eFiered with In shooting
him he did not intend to murder him. The first shot
fired 'wide at bin. to rghten him." and Il assure
you purpOsely fired wide" At the second shot he had
''nO Intention of killing nm," although it fred IN
ga life and death strugs sir" Peace seems TO have had
way "rng wide" people. ID the ease Of the police
man, murdered at Manchester he also fired wide at him,
purpOsrly to frghten him." He has never knowingly
Willingly nurt llyng creature, end TINS IS "ny
tell you fired wide At him" scufie ensued. Peace
could take careful alm as be VII ned 10 dO ana ne
second ball missing the policeman's arm, entered hls
breast and he fell That n the end he shOud have TO be
Hanged Tor taking life, toe yerg thing was 50 ank-
ious TO avoid" does, lie coOiy adds, - seem Ou' IN
spite of the great consideration he has shown for Other
harm any human creature, he ls exceedingly grieyed
aud repenant for all my past he ana II ne COULD nno
lat he mas done or make amends for II, would, no
says suer my body as now stand To Dc cut Ia pieces
inch by mch."
Palermo has Carmen in real life named
Cava wODdrous fair and fell III love wi h dar-
ing and successful brgand. ucker IN her cnoce
than the Gypsy OF Bzets drama Her lover, PLAZA, was
leader OF the Guanes band, and had long been In
ofctualy chased by the police. when at last he was
run 10 earth 10 house at Giuana and attacked there
by force OF seventeen gendirmcs. Tne assalaht''
after forcing the door, found themselves in dark room,
in which trey cOoliy shot down By the bandltd,
while several women and children were lying in tne
house partly sheltered by beds. but not sufficiently so
to protect the wounds inflicted ia the ray After
fewer than of the police hid been killed ont
right and six lay wounded the floor, the chief OF the
band escaped with companion through mole which
they had made in the wall communicating with the
adjoining house. PLAZA made his way safely he open
country; but would not abandon the uelghborhO0d
without to pay visit the adorable Calya. He
retired with her tO the house OF friend ut COntessa,
was again Desieged. and this time gave way, as the
witnesses declared. TO desperation and thoughts OF
suicide His courage was restored by the words of the
heroine who stood at the door Of the house. receiving
two dangerous wounds WLlle the man. firing from an
upper window, mOIe slew the greater number OF
Calva to oe captIred and tried by court Which, partly
moved seems, by her aud courage has
sentenced her to term or only fourteen months im'
prsOnmUut.