New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-03
GENERAL NOTES.

The journalist who advcrtscs in THE Tan.
CNE to-day ora newspaper connection, oiher as Der,
proprietor editor has hac much experience aud /,
an earnest, straightforward Rcpub can.
Thirteen bishops Of the Methodist Episeopal
Church ante in appeal 10 tbs denomination clear
Of tae Indebtedness Of the Metropolitan Church. Wash
neton ID. C.
The Russian peasantry make piHimages On
certain ieis;iays TO The Church OF Our Lady AZ
Moslok. which is credited with having mracle-wort
ing portrait Of the Virgin Mary. Near the church there
oak the spec al virtues Of which attributed
picture OF ST. George, let ino the bark the tree
about a century ago by pous monk. II the picture be
there, II is invisible. the bark having over It
course Of time but the pilgrims have faith IN ia
miraculous healing POWERS and az their of TIA
foot the tree, the leaves OF when they believe % be
sovereign cure for ophtnamia, rheumatism and nc dOa
loureux.
The captain of fishing schooner, whose
adventures are recOuntod BY The BaroOr Whg believes
that there such thing luck IN human Affairs. he
has fshrd the Georges seventeen years. aud last
spring concluded he would home to Gloucester sell
his little home. pay off the mortgage ami with the pro-
ceeds go TO BoOthbay and live quietly. He got far
as Portland and had Gory stolen from Bis vessel
Arrived n Gloucester he accidentally lost his ugat
finger. He Ifed the mortgage by selling hs house and
had S233 80 left. Ihis money he put IN envelope,
and the envelope IN inside breast pocket He sail
for Boothbay with his famy IN his vessel. and sat
II
side of The vessel 10 pail IN rope. As he hea orwarl
the enyeiopr el from MS POCKET INTO TIE Naer and
II 90 Of the money was silver It sank before AIS eyes,
The Survivors of the recent steamboat dis
as;er Oh Lake Huron give graphic descriptions Of tho
manner in wnich they were rescued. The Marine City
caught fire about o'clock on Sunday afternoon The
captain beaded the bn ming first for the land, and
for the towboat Vulcan The passengers gathered
IN tac bow and awaited aux usy the approach Of the
Vucan which had turned about ana headed for them
While their hopes were high they suddenly dis
couaged by the steering OF the ting toward the land In
little while she Strengthened away for the Marine City
again, and came toward her VITA al speed. The I'll.
yer.cnce OF course was aftcrwarl asceraincd have
been due to the necessity for avoiding shod that lay
in the course. Captain Conner was at the bow OF tho
Marine CIy when the Vulcan up and directed The
captain how approach. general rush was made to
get aboard Of the tug but Captain Conner AMI Mr. yolg
prevented the women from jumping They allowed the
young men TO rush on board The tug recei ing them
was driven of by the impetus with which they jumped
on board and soon left a space OF twenty-five feet be-
tween and the burning steamer. Captain Uackett
of the Vulcan. brought bis vessel up again to the burn
INC steamer. When she touched the second tms Mr.
yoigt took his Oldest daughter, Augusta, and threw
her TO the tug where she was caught by the men on
board He seized Pauline, the second girl. and
obliged to toss fifteen feet but the young lady
was caught very nicely by a gentleman On tae
Vulcan The tug approached nearer, and three ladies
from Alpena Miss Gulllng her mother aud child and
Mrs. VOlgt, tossed on board, landing safely. The
GIRL Miss Gerich, fell between the Two vessels
but struck with her feet on t5e guard ran OF the Mr1e
CITY. pulled CD board Of the ug. BIZ this tine
the deck was burning underneath. and was sakng and
and the steward. Mr.. Voigt ard captain 60 aer got
aboard The steward lowered himself Oy rope aHd
was burned by the flames which came Ont from the
ports. He got on board safely. being tue last
man from the Marine City.