National Republican., 1880-07-22
MINOR TOPICS.

SCANDAL comes from Caroline, Nd, which has
at least one interesting and suggestive feature.
young Journalist clubs an old lawyer for what he
considers improper attentions paid by the old law
yer to his sister. 1t also transpires that the old
lawyers life is insured for 600 for the benefit of
the young Journalists sister Under these condl-
tons 1t was n very business-like proceeding on the
part of the journalist to attempt to kill his sisters
betrayer.
Mr.. VENNoR some time ago, in the columns Of
the Albany (N. " argus, predicted the occurrence
shortly after the Goth Of July of a "cold waye,"
with fal-like weather and possibly snow. falls
in mountainous country" This he again reiterated
in letter to the Montreal Witness dated July Is,
expressing the belief that frost would be widely ex-
perienced. We got slice Of tho wave very
promptly Oh the 90 IN, without getting nipped by a
frost, however Score ono for Vennor.
OFFICIAL notice has been served upon the stock
holders of the wrecked First National bank of
Newark that each will be required to subscribe 100
per cent his stock 10 make good the deficiencies
created by IIedden's Tascalites. There are 5000
shares of the par value of 500 each and lO5 stock
holders will be compelled to bear the burden of
raising the necessary sum Of 100000 Tho shares
are held in blocks ranging from two 10 more than
one huudred-twO members Of the same family
holding l2G each aud clergyman being repre-
sixty days and in case Of q refusal. suit for re-
cOyery 10 be begun at once, Thisis the most COM
prehensye aud impartial penalty that has ever yet
been inflicted in this country in the case of bank
failure But il is within the law, and the unfor.
tunate but careless people who have lost $500 900
among them and are now TO pay $500 900 more
will probably exercise a stricter supervision over
the acts of public officers when next they invest
their funds in fiduciary institutions.
THE Sunday.school concert which took place re-
Gently in Royal Albert hall London, and which
was a part Of the Railies centennial was a rarely
enjoyable occasion, Sixteen hundred voices OF
young men and women-teachers and the elder
sunduy.school scholars sang with great effect q
number Of songs aud gleos Lowell Mason and W.
+. sherwin Of Newark were Tho American com.
posers represented in the programme, and their
pieces were encOred great excitement was ere
ated by the singing Of the old gee, by Stevens
"The Cloud. Cappd Towers and Clarke Whitneld's
familiar anthem, In Jewry Is God Known" was
also redemanded. one Of the compositions of the
late Prince Albert THE Chorus Of Hundred
Years" was sung, A great impression was made
with The simple "Vesper Hymn" and the way the
Young singers dashed Off Cookies CLEO, "Hark the
Lark at Heavens Gates Sings was really refresh
ing. Tho effect Of the chorus in somo of the Old
HYMN tunes like Lowell Mason's Jerusalem" and
Luthers Judgment Hymn" was absolutely over.
powering, The great organ served orchestra
and Mr.. Harper. tho trumpeter, gave his aid.
EVEN the few remaining steamships built and
owned by citizens Of the United States arc likely Ia
be laid up. The French government has entered
into a system Of subsdizlng, which casts I'm the
shade all that has ever been proposed In this coun.
try We do not know that there is anything more
than sentimental grievance IN the fact that
American productions are carried to Europe ia