New-York tribune., 1880-02-18
GENERAL NOTES.

Count Won MOltke. replying to letter from
Saxon artisan who had requested him to his m
auebce with the Emperor William with view TO re.
ductlon In the German army. writesi Who does noe
share the earnest desire these heavy military bur-
deus relieved which Germany is compelled to bear ~
and adds that happier condition Of affairs cannot be
attained until nations have arrived at the conviction
that every war even though yctorious is national
misfortune. Even the power OF the Emperor Is made.
quate tO bring about this conviction"
The Freedmcn's Aid Society of the Method
ist Episcopal Chnrch received during tho past year,
from private solicitation aud public collections.
So, ,26O 70, an increase over tho previous year Of
Sll 1857 81. 70 obtain and dsburse this cost
50 422 o. Of which the salary OF the corresponding
retary including travelling expenses IN supervising the
schools, office expenses and clerk hire, amounted to
a. O0I O6 The OF the suoiety for running
expenses was 1910 The salaries % the officers
amoupted 10 about llso the feceiptsony alic above
per cent.
A young lady in Keokuk. Iowa, beautiful,
attractive daring received calls from three gentle
men one evening last week and exerted herself 20 tho
utmost 10 entertain them. The time. spent most
agreeaby an In the course Of the evening the question
Of matrImOny aud leap year privilege was broaebed,
and eliminated in proposal from thc young lady to
yuung medical student, OF course t made in o
jocnlar They agreed to be married at once
and one OF The gentlemen present was called upon to
perform tho ceremony. II happened that the gentleman
who called upon TO tie the nnptiA knot cler
gyInIn, aud groom threatens place the marriage
on record, while the Young lady ees badly the
matter thai she has left the city for the West on visit
among friends She will probably retnrn when she finds
out that marriage Is inValid IN that state unless
license Is taken ont IN advance
Judge l.yncl's latest hanging bee is de-
scribed IN ia special dispatch from Las Vegas to The
Denrer Setcs Three dcsperadOes implicated IN the
murder of an officer arrested aud lodged IN ail to
await the action the About O'Clock the
morning, u week ago Sunday party Of about seventy
five men, heavily armed and masked, proceeded 10 the
ia battered down the wallis and compelled the taller to
give up the keys. The prisoners, Tom Henry, jim Daw
sOn and Jim West dragse from their cells. ropes
were placed around their necks and they were driven
TO the old windmill, in the centre OF the plaza In the
business portion OF Old Las Vegas. The ropes then
thrown over the beams ana jim West was launched
into eternity While they pulling him up. he cried
"Oh, my Coo my mother" !" Tom Henry cried out to
him. 'Shut up. Jim aud die like manp He chung TO the
rope when they were drawing hm up, pnt soon let go
FOE crowd became impatient and began nring. nrnry
was the BODY lie staggered back and exclaimed,
" Shoot mo through che head. ,nsantaneonsLy % over
twenty shOts nred ana ION lcnIy ana jim DaW-
,ou fell riddlcd with Duilets
An excellent anecd0te illustrating scholar
shp In the pulpit told by The Phiadeiphia Inquirer
A pre- lcher VINO had been trial la country cDurch
in Northern Pcnnsylyanla was told by an Older
preacher would please the congregation greatly
n he would quote tIie Latin Greek and Hebrew In
his sermous taking ii for granted that his hearers
derstood it.mhen IN reality none OF them knew any
thing about thoso languages The preacher was puz-
zled lie dldut know anything OF either Hebrew.
Greek or Latin himself but he was native OF Wales
and thought they wouldn't know the difference II lie
caye them little Welsh every time. so he made
Scripture quotation In his first sermon to them, and
said This passage, brethren has been slightly altered
I'm the translation. IL is only In the original Hebrew
that you can grasp It's full meaning l Will read 1t to
vou in Hebrew, 50 that You may comprehend IL more
exactly" and he gave them the passage IN good Welsh
TncV liked It, aud presently he gave them some Welsh
as Greek ana then s0me more as Latun. Then he was
going 10 give the Chddaic version In Welsh wien
he saw Wclshman sitting by the door, almost bursting
wb suppressed laughter The preacher ddn't lose his
instead of the Welsh quotation he
was going to give said Welsh, For goodness sake,
rrend don't say word a6out this TIL have chance
10 talk with YOU" The Welshman betrayed the
secret, aud the congregation, completely deceived.
called the preacher 60 be their pastor.