New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-15
GENERAL NOTES.

The lightning has struck various things In
the outskirts OF Manchester, N. II. First, barn. cut
ting OF three braces aud splitting the shovel handle into
three pieces Secondly, horse harnessed to wagon
outside, taking OF every strap undoing every buckle
| and leaving him completely Embarrassed Thirdly,
heap OF cord wood splitting and png up nearly three
cords FOurthly, farmhouse. entering the cellar
Swimming eight pans OF milk, going out the chimney
clipping on the roof aud leaving hole big as tue
house itself.
The Freshmen of Williams College hired
carriage Wednesday and went to the depot ut Wsma
town In body to welcome home some OF their members
who had been suspended for few weeks. The boys be-
camo very much excited the traiu approached and
procuring rope took out the horses and dragged the
returning students trumpbantly through the town. The
whole college met the procession Maln-st and gen.
eral hornbOwng ensued 1t Is asserted by the Fresh
men that they had horns and intended to make no
disturbance show any disrespect to the Faculty
but simply indicate their pleasure their comrades re-
turn The professors very angry that such thing
should have occurred, but action will be taken BY
them until Dr. CnadDoarne returns to town. Should the
who have just received such enthusiastic reception
there may be some disturbance.
A Faith Home has been established In
Springfield Mass. All persons afflicted In body or mind
have faith to believe that they can receive phys
zeal spiritual help welcome there and the healing
is secured through the prayer of faith the laying on Of
bands, and sometimes amounting with OIL Patients
allowed to take their own course while IN the house.
and. Miss Warmer says. "f they season Of
prayer while in the midst of doing Dishes We
stop right there and have It," Miss Warmer and Mrs
Riser better known in Chcopee. "ssters Orpha
and Rosa having lived there together for nearly thirty
years. Mrs Riser says she was healed by faith OF o
since They depend wholly on the Lord for their own
support and that of the institution, and they have the
nearer the heart Of the city " ' u 0''
The details of the accident at the Opera
House in Atlanta, Ga, Wednesday last OF excep-
tioDal interest. The audience assembled for NATL
performance of Paradise and the Peri by
pany OF amateurs composed Of young ladies and gentle.
men OF city. One Of the dressin grooms crowded
with lot of merry young ladies' dressed ready for ap
pearance the stage Their dresses Of tarlean
and each had on wings made OF cotton. servant girl
lighted the gas for them to burn corks to backen their
eyebrows wing Of Of the young ladies caught fire
the gas Jet, and In moment she and three four
Others were enveloped In flames A panic ensued. One
lady, Mrs. Aboie Hammond, Of Baltimore, jumped from
the balcony down the stage among the young gen.
tlemen and stage attendants. Others shreknQ
and norred all the people on the stage Miss Maggie
Chapman, the young daughter Of prominent druggist
ran against young man the stage, and falling was
fearfully burned. Miss Katie Mayrapt, formerly Of
Charleston c. wasrun over by young lady In flames,
trance stairs She ran out on the street 10 flames when
she was caught by rough man named nan Ell: who sed
tore of the burning clothes
Three robbers, armed to the teeth, recently
broke into Pressian's house in Constsntnope. He
gave up his $50 In Turkish money but they
wanted MORE They bound him hand and foot. and
compelled HIM tell them where they would ud the
key OF his business safe. This safe happened to be
room the tnird foor, at the top Of the house. and
thther the three robbers fastened leaving the
bound, and threatening to return and shoot hun II lie
called for assistance. But as they went upstairs his
wife, who had been watching what was taking place
from another ROOM slipped quietly in and cut the bonds
OF her husband. Aiming themselves with reyolvers,
the pair crept quietly the stairs. came upon the rob-
beers, and without word shot down of them. Tho
third threw down his weapons and begged for
The Prussian bound his late assaant fast and leaving
his wife to watch him with loaded revolver in
hand. fastened to the nearest police station There
he found the Oloer IN charge absent and inquiring
for subocer Gas told that both OF the latter were
also away Thereupon the Prussi8n asked four OF the
accompany him to his house and take the bound
burglar into custody Arrived IN the room where the
two had been shot. the zapehs looked at the two
and the prisoner and recognized IN the former
subocers and IN the latter tue officer OF their
own guard.