New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-01


ents of the bridegroom in those days to do
the nuptials of bis sop observed that the
company were too hilarious and that, IN order
to check the fulness OF their JOY, he broke In
their presence cup made or Whlte glass.
This checked the overflow OF their spirits.
The custom afterward became as weghiy as
the Egyptian one which introduced mummy
at banquets, or the Roman which brought for
ward skull Oh occasions of triumph.
CHRISTMAS AT HIGH ALTTrUDEs.-The land
lord of an inn in one OF the Austrian Alpine
districts boasts of having lighted. his candless
on " the highest Christmas tree in the world"
but The Echo Of London fears he must he
deprived OF whatever glory belongs to tho
achievement. The landlords inn. it says, IS
only 5,400 feet above the sea level, while the
valley of The Upper Engadine Is 5000 above
it, and there are few German families IN tho
Engadne villages who do not prepare tree
On every Christmas eve, and make the fcs-
tival as merry one as the world has any
where TO show.
A central building, with its chief entrance
on the Square of San Marco, has been secured
at Venice for the work of the Free Italian
Church. Although obtained for the purposes
of Italian evaugelizatIon, 1t Is believed that
services can also he held there IN English.
During the past year more than S6,oOO has
been secured for the church IN this country
by Mr.. Alright, its agent, and much larger
aid is hoped for in the coming year. Money
may be sent through Mr.. Roswell Smith, OF
Scribner & Coz this city, or directly TO the
Rev. John r. McDougall, at Florence, Italy.
Edmund Lyon, of Rochester, has just cele-
brated his S7th birthday by giving $4,000
to the Presbyterian Board Of Home Missions.
He directs that the money be Invested IN
United States 4 per cent bonds, and the IN
terest appropriated 10 the support OF five mis-
siOnaries who shall engage in work west of
the Mississippi, reports OF their labors beng
made every quarter to the church IN Roches-
e..a A taI IL "A
the bonds become due in 1907 the Board will
be at liberty TO make what use 1t chooses OF
the funds.
The statement that the Anglican Church
costs England sos, 100000 year has been
taken up 10y the Bishop Of Ohio who implies
that the Church Of England entirely supports
itself from the income OF it, own property.
SO far is 1t from costing England S5S.O0O,O 900
that ii supplies religious privileges and pas
tOral care free at an actual cost of that same
sum to itself The bishop compares The case
with that of Trinity Church and that of tho
Collegiate Reformed Church in this city.
At Beaver City, Nebraska, $50 miles west
Of the Missouri, Presbyterian Church costing
S2, 900 has been dedicated. 1t stands IN the
forefront Of civilization, being thirty miles
further west than any other Protestant church,
and Is the only church IN the county. On the
day of dedication the $40 which remained to
be raised promptly subscribed IN tull with
800 additional to purchase carpets, lamps,
etc. A large part Of the members Of the
church liye-in sod houses and " dug-Outs.'
The new Roman paper, The aurora. which
is understood TO be In many respects an expo
nent of the policy and wishes OF the Vatican,
is described as beng thus far IN point OF
Typography the best Journal published IN the
city. Its tone has been moderate, and mention
is made that it departed recently from the
custom which has long prevailed with the
Italian clerical press, and gave IL King Hum
bert his title by calling HIM the KING OF
Italy"
In the library of the late Cardinal Cullen
only one book relating to Ireland was lOund'
and this had been given HIM by the author.
Theology was lis strong feature and Ia thls IL
pertained chiefly to the Italian writers. The
Cardinals letters are beng collected, out theIe
is great doubt of their publication. as the Wis
dom of il is questioned. They would, how
ever make the fortune of any publisher"
says a writer in The Whitehall Rer'ew. "ior
many are pIquant to the verge oil plquancy."
In Park City, Utah, which has population
of 600, and where there Is, rs yet, 10 church.
two young ladies have established u schooi oil
about ninety pupils, nearly one-halt OF whom
are the children OF MormOns. SUNDAY
school has been started III the same place with
Colonel Ferry, Il brother of Senator FesIy, oi
Michigan, Us the superintendent.
It is recorded in the Life of Bishop Wllber-
force, recently published that IN his d,tcfml-
nation to permit no engagement TO interfere
with the strict observance of morning aad
evening prayer, either privately o. openly, as
laid down in the English Prayer book. he
often said the evening service when riding III
q cab.
While some peasants were rummagiDg IN
sand-hill near ancient GAIA, they came upon
a fine marble statue OF Jupiter, when Is pro-
nounced To be OF the best AieXanoriln age,
and possibly copy of the Olymplan Jupiter
of Phldas.
On Christmas day the foundation stone was
LAID at HawOrth of the new parish church.
Not a vcstige remains Of the church OF tue
BrontGs except the tower About thousand
people were present at the dedication.
In a -four mill at Jerusalem firm of col
onists from Wurtemburg are putting up
steam engine, and the startling Announcement
has caused some connection among the des-
cendants of The ancient jewellers III the Holy
City.