New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-23
GENERAL AOTES.

"The Story OF a Live SCHOOL, is the title
% neat little pamphlet issued from PackarPs Business
College TIE advantages OF this system OF business edu
cation arc pointed ont in the of n prora"ted
dialogue the brought being IN harmony in the
main with the prevailing thought Of experienced aud
widc-awake merchants on tlat subject.
The Weseyans of Br1dgend, England were
made the victims Of an unprecedented outrage fort
night ago When their chapel was opened for the usual
service 1t was discovered that during the preceding
night some miscreant had entered the building and
tarrsd all the seats The pup the communion ratings
and the organ had all been treated IN tho
ner and cN-n lhc BiDte IN me pulpit ma hot Decn
spared.
Miss Kate A. Sanb0rn, Of Smith College,
Northampton, Mass thinks that public that has
patrcri:ed Marcus Wards Engllsh Calendar from the
Bible aud Shakespeare aud enjoyed Daily Thoughts
from Dickens, afford to BE- patriotic and try Our
Calendar for 1881" with selections " from American
only" IL can be ha Tor 80 cents. without the
gliding.
A devoted servant of the Bonapartes recently
died i'm his VaudOs home. VI. Thclin Switzer,
born IN the yaud and first cred the service of the
Imperial family as coachmln to the Empress Josephine
He was aerward IN the household of Queen Hortense.
and attached himself to the fortunes of the young Louis
Napoeon He followed the latter 20 Srasbourg after
ward accompanied him to America, and never left his
side.
The wel-known English firm of Thomas De
La Rue g. Co. are invading the American market with
Christmas cards which show marked advance In arts
tic decoration The satin embroidery series is OF especial
interest of these cards show pleasant feeling good
drawing and superiority color 10 anything TO which
the makers OF such tres have heretofore treated u.
There is besides OCCASIONALLY an artistic conception that
NAV almost be called new.
The Swiss cartons are gradually reestablish-
ing captal punishment, after having tried the enent
policy of imprsoning murderers for life. Within the
last few weeks several OF peculiar arocity have
committed Thus In one of the cantons bordering
on Germany man set fire to a farmhouse and caused
the death of five persons in the canton OF Lucerne
child only eght years old murdered by
tramps: and at Berne locksmth shot young
who was guilty of offence than that OF fishing
on his land without leave Tue colonel Of regiment
was murdered In the canton OF Tcino by man with
whom he had demonstrated in cafe for using bad Ian
guage; and though the crime committed in the
presence Of several people, the assassin allowed to
escape. All these crimes have created very strony
feeling among the people In favor OF capital punishment
A strange railway accident occurred recently
in England. The sco,ch Express left St. Pauoras for
Ednbur gh in good time. and proceeded its way with
out any mishap until the Kbworth Station, when
the engineer Lad occasion TO fear that something had
zone wrong with the driyinggear OF the engine. Apply
ing the Westinghouse brake. he pulled the train but
on examination nothing found TO be wrong. Upon
this the train put IN motion again. but from some
unexplained the driyinggea reversed. SO
that on steam bcug turned the locomotive instead
Of gong forward. sent the train backward at rapid
rate, the heavy engine developing speed Neither
the engineer soker nor guard, all OF whom said TO
AVE perfect control tho train by means OF the
continuous brake discovered the terrible mistake that
had been made until il was too late TO prevent col
son. The blunder detected IN time Ieet a con-
siderable reduction IN Secd before tho train crashed
into another As II was, two Pullman ears were
smashed In aud five passengers injured seriously
that his lie is IN danger
The actress who introduces herself TO the
pubic the wife of John A. Woodward the defult,ne
cashier OF the Boston City Treasury, denies all knowk
edge OF his transactions, and says cannot beIeve
that he has known what he was about. He has como
OUT to me sometimes" she says. and without tax
ing hs coat OF. has dropped right down In his chair
and gone TO sleep nj would say John YOU are
SICK and want to do something for him. and no would
reply: Il alnt baby. Did get aslcepP Idldn't
think much Of Il then. only that he delicate and
tired really don't think he knew what he was about
He MAS always fearful about my health lie would saw,
For heavens sake do everything can TO be nupny
not to got Sick IL Is something mysterious b,
he certainly would have left me some word or
said Oncthing Ito certainly does not know what
he has done. He wOsid never do n. lie Ia NOT m ~
kind OF man NJ all lie could not do H. lie was foo
generous hearted man and too sensitive. His pntur
sensitive. lie could not do any one ANY harm at
ALL Ii nn SICK cat he would have To eo AMI fin
out 10 whom belonged, and get medicine for NJ