New-York tribune., 1879-04-26

ture of 1877 provides for the admission Of all
the wisconsin courts, 1t is probable that hor petition
viii be granted.
Mrs. Sarah Smith is a very ancient colored
woman living Dayton, who Is stli youthful erOugh to
smllngy relate how she used to administer correction
10 the two young persons known then Tecump and
John" but now as General and Secretary Sherman.
when they foagIng about her pans on bikinsiay
In Old Lancaster
Mr.. John A. Finch, of indianapolis, who
has made study Of insurance Law and has twice rapre-
ssnfed Indiana as Special Commissioner 81 Insurance in
conventions Of Commissioners has just been appointed
by the Governor Of Indiana chairman Of commission
formed to codiy the present Insurance laws Of mat
state and to propose new law covering tie whole sao-
tect The other members o. we conn! H'on aio ''0 u
d0r and AttorueyGo eral Of me state.
OF Mrs. Fanny Kemble, Mr.. Pugh, the Phlla-
delpna lecturemanager, gives some Interesting reneh-
brances. she Is n remarkably reserved and dIsuifcd
woman, and one determined 10 De under oDhgatons 20
no one. When In New-YOrk she wished 10 hire piano
and went TO Of our most popular manufacturers. lie
said to her very politely We do not hire pianos, but
would highly gratd to place az your disposal one
Of our finest Instruments" Mrs Kemble drew herself
up ike queen "Sir she saG accept no,mng rom rom
anyone. pay for all GET Tie mahui 'ctuiof' ua.l
TO the OF prime Gonne has never recovered fom
his surprise.
The late Claude Bernard's physiological ex
perments often extremely dangerous. but 80 de-
voted was his scientific spirit hat nothing dc TERED him.
CDR Rayer" SAYS NJ Ernest Renln. had jnst discoy-
cred jhat terrible maady Of the horse can DO
communicated to the who teuds hin. Bernard
wished to study the nature OF this hidcous evil In
supreme cOnvusion the horse tears the upper part or
lis hand and covers It with his foam. Wash yourself
quickly cries Rayer. who ~ is side. NO. DO not
wash said Magendie vou would only hasten the ab-
sOrption Of the virus There moments Hesitation
. shall wash sad Bernard putting his hand uHdft
the fountains cleaner to do So. II was striking
spectacle Claude Bernard in bis laboratory pen
even smile. lie felt that lie DONG priests work,
that he was celebrating sort of sacrifice"
The late Professor Heinrich Wilhelm Dove,
the great physicist and mcte0rOlogst was cons9ntly
tempted 20 brighten his most serous expo'iion IL lee
tures at the University Of Min by cpisoich byp'ays
of humor At one time, in discourse on the force %
water. he was much disturbed by group OF young
academcians from Nassau, who sat together on the
.ame row seats, and made untimely jokes during re
professors cxAoratOns. Toward the end OF the lecture
he introduced long spr.e hrcenyinc squirt, and
solomny told his hearers that this instrument woald
discharge water 10 an almost incredible distance
far" SAID he, "as from Berlin TO Nassau" The word
Nassau" mad no sooner escaped his mouth tlan DO
discharged tremendous mass Of cold water upon the
irrcyecnt colony Of Nassau students Professor Do7o
was fond 20 the very last of selecting quantity ouo'-
way illustrations which he uttered most quiet aud
innocent manner. one 81 the most effective perhaps,
mis- sober and bu-ues like rcck, ming Of the h'&nt
Of heaven by calculation Of the ef''t tim- "hlcn
was occupied by the fallen angels IL his de-
scent.
LoNDoY, April 2t.-.The Synod Of the
Presbyterian Church OF England has resolved to ap-
point the Rev. DR.. Patton, OF Chicago, to the chair
Of Apolog Jica Theology iu tie Presbyterian College
| of London.
WASHINGTON, April 2J.-COmmoGore Fox
nall A. Parker Superintendent OF ta Naval Academy at
Annapolis, dangerously H. and is not expected To
cover. Il IS reported also at tho War Department tat
General George sykes who commanded a division un-
der General Porter The late war, {, lying dangerously
ll q, Fort Brown, I XJs. General syFes - tls CyW
mauuer OF the Military District 90 tie RIO Gtdude.