New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-31
GENERAL NOTES.

The fire and marine insurance companies
generally admit that the year 1879 was not prohdoe
for upderwriung Tne Lie companies, on the other
hand show healthy growth so FAR az may De luuSeo
from The statements thus far published The ahhuaie
mort OF the Etua Life which Is printed In another col
unn ulcates an nerease the right side OF the items
where an increase is considered beneficial III nad
larger income 10 $40 than IN 1873 ana augmebieu It's
TOTAL assets, reserve ana stp ~ dne and ann
Mug expenses .
The Young women of Philadelphia are 10
have arged facilities for university Instruction ihere
are now four lecture rooms land probably NTH WIZ
be adiea) in the University OF Pennsyvania to which
s,rls are admitted The lectures OF Provost ste ON
Moderr History will be given Mondays. Wednesdays
and Thursdsys beginning February 2. 1.-THE LIVING
Questions IN Speculation Evolution etc." VIII De as
clssed by Woe Krauth Professor Barker VIII
lecture on Acoustics and Professor McEroy vi" gamer
students together for critical stuy
oT MIeDeb" The price Of tickets Is placed az cheap
rates aud by The provisions Of the Bloomfield Moore
lrust all women who are teachers or preparing uic"-
selves TO teaoh may DC Admitted rec
The meeting of Sprlnger's heirs at st. Louis
does not seem settled the question ceneernms
the ged OF $50 100000 one Interested party
ho has enrned Il satisfied that the vast properyS
either very little ono or entirely myth Ano'hei,
young attorney OF Fort Wayne named Jamison ihihKs
that the value OF The estate notices. than S2O0oOoOOo
Instead OF $50 coo 900. hereto ore claimed ana that
the prospects Of getting possession OF IL are very nat
terng" The committee OF the springets de-
clare that their agent Stockholm writes taat vast
sums Of money are on deposit there when WI %
promptly paid Whenever the nelIs can estaoiisn
tbeir right 10 it," The Springer lsnas "a .ls % ~
nre sad never been Sold but 70 De occupied on
long leases. On the w0oe' the springer o'oin 'eo"S
healtny-tc-lB -
Tho cause Of woman suffrage has new
~ r,,b,r PAW recruit in the person OF Burton NJ. Fir
man a voung gentleman from Harvard College In the
ourse OF the proceedings OF the Massachusetts, Woman
RASfAn
mr. Rartol 10 the platform and expressed the opinion
hat tne generation growing up would largely
fevo- the movement He knew, he said, many young
men who were ready 90 urge The measure ana VINO
ould vote for II the chance were ever given them
II vas absurd 70 say that the natural condition OF
woman WAS against It, How did any one know what
rss her natural conditions she what genera
s of repression and false teaching had made her lie
had no dOOt but that In looking back 10 this lne Iuture
opottous would wonder that society could have nad
Such narrow views rs TO deprive woman OF what WAS
her right
There is a curious and shocking case on trial
in tina indiana Circuit Court at shelbyve. The basis
a, ,tis n note for $4,000 which one DIR. Francis NJ
pou,tt tries to collect from Dr. d. 8. McGanghcy. Both
men are respectable influential and highly CONNECTED
DIR Pohtt who is minister as we'll AS physician, de-
cars that he received the note for moneys lent TO the
,o,endant with whom ne formerly studied medicine;
and that the moneys lent for the purpose Of en
abng the defendant to pay backmai TO different
women whom either he or his was charged with
having seduced; and that one OF these women COM
,ui,tei sulcide under ghastliest circumstances
heeause the defendant would not elope with her On
the other hand defendant sets up that he has never
received dollar from Dr. Polt but that the note was
,ven by hun to Polt under threat Of instant death at
his hands P0ntt charging him with an alleged offence
against his Pot) wife, (which she had been induced
., confess after listening to OF his Qot's) ser
ma an roo duty of confession" As il this were
40 .rouuh muddle. the combination or tragedy ana
,rco ~ Iii further augmented by tue production OF q
sre numDer witnesses, and many letters written Dy
ulautn aud defendant strongly tendlhg 10 prove inc
nth of both stories The ease Is an aOomina0y gro
t.soue oue and satiates for the moment the western
appetite for scandal
The Civil Tribunal of Paris has Just learned
how people are welded through matrimonai agencies
In the beginning OF 1877 de Juniac, General ON
the reserve list OF the French Army tired OF widowers
life resolved 10 marry for tue second time, notwith-
standing his sixtyseveD years he applied TO matr''
monial agency kept by Mcsdames MORGAN ana stafcK,
VINO as usual guaranteed discretion, rapidly and sue
cess The gallant signed agreement Dy when
he stimulated to give per OF his wte's dowry 10
me ,oeuev In due time made acquainted with
Nine Regner, widow OF MY years. and the wedding
too place Previous the ceremony he gave the ladies'
Of promssory notes TO the value
q M franco for what he considered TO be their good
servic.s But alasl he was TO be undeceiyed.
Frst Of ALL the dowry Of the widow consisted only OF
and next the widow herself finding the Baron not
rob arlng as she expected sued and obtained
NJ de Junac, under these circumsi anoes,
refnsd 10 nav bills he had given 10 the msrnona
aesnts and they forthwith brought an actio0 Ing
Cart however decided against the claimants on tns
ground that the indicated on the phis osorea