New-York tribune., 1880-02-17
GENERAL NOTES.

A man in Washington has had his counting
for his pains saved the license Zee Last Iburs
day lie returned 10 the clerk Of the court marriage
license granted fortnight before with the following
memorandum: "sir, after being disappointed VIII
have 10 return this license back TO yop again for the
girl would not have after buying II" The clerk re-
funded the fee condition that the applicant would &c.
smother license ss soon as he could hnd "a gri 'na'
would have him."
The students of Berlin have decided to ac-
cord to Representative Meyer of the Prussian Para-
mert the unprecedented OF acadcmcai torch
light procession. lie has won their good offices by
speaking against a proposal TO impose tax on peer
lie contends that beer is not only social necessity
bat historical and civlizing agent People have often
wondered how it that the civilizations OF ancient
nations such as the Pbenician, the Tyrian the
Carthsginian, etc. have, after short period OF
briiliancy rapidly disappeared Many solutions OF
difficulty have been attempted but feel conNhee
that tnesf nations were unable 10 maintain themselves
because they had no satisfactory national drink.
The Primate of the English Church does not
appear to advantage in peculiar correspondence
recently published IN Bristol. lady, Mrs Edwards,
had been1eused communion by the Wear Of Cheddar,
oh the ground that she married the brother OF her
deceased husband The Bishop OF Bath and Wells was
appealed TO. but he supported the Vicar Ultimately
John Edwards the ladys husband, appealed TO the
Archbishop Of Canterbury, and his reply II correctly
given the srangest OF all He is represented as
saying: In simat circumstances my advice has
heen that persons circumstanced desing 10 comnl-
nicate should church where their history s
not Known DIR. Edwards says TINS advice is some
what startling recommends persons 50 situated to
obtain the eft the church saeraments not 10y false
pretenees, any rate by a concealment OF the truth
There has been an extraordinary mstrimo-
NAL scene in Uhnchsville, Ohio. About O'Clock last
Thursday evening William Collier and Jeunie Houe
we're clandeStinely married in the Moravian Church
The bride was bareheaded and had cleau sptOn.
After the ceremony went home, but neglected TO
tell mother what she had done The next evening
she ent TO church with her mother and played the
organ as usual While they on the way home
the young groom pressed forward to assert
his rights and take his wife unto himself The
surprised mother of the BRIDE became half-crazed.
screeched clawed at the In the widest man
Harry Horne, brother OF the bride threw stone stri
tng and inelug severe wound on The back OF C0iie
ingy aud he being equal to the OCCASION. they were
Victorious. aud went to his home.
In the early Autumn of last year the Rev.
Washington Gladden. of Springfield Mass, sent the fol-
lowing Bots to 100 OF represen iave business and
professional OF hs city: -" desire TO find out, Tor
the benefit of the boys how the leading OF this city
spent their boyhOOd. Will you be kind enough 10 tell
rne: a. Whether your home during the first fifteen
years snus life farm. in a village. or ia
city; and Col whether you were accustomed during
any part period TO engage In any kind OF work
when you were not IN school Out OF the 100 persons
who received the notes. eghtyeght answered the
tions and Mr.. GLADDEN. was 80 much pleased with his
success that lie embodied their reports In lecture.
which he delivered before large audience in OF the
city churches II appears a; OF the eightyeght sixty
four brought up farms and were farmers sons
twelve In villages and towns, and twelve III cities.
OF the twenty-four who lived IN villages and towns,
one-Quarter were accustomed to do farmwork 1t Is
proper say, therefore that of these eigbyght Of
the wealthiest and prominent and useful citizens
OF spragfeld seventy trained their youth upon
farms. or the eighteen boys VINO hved In cities ana
villages 1--WE OF them report that they had 10 WORK TO
a. fl.. Unff
crcumsian and accustomed 10 do all sorts OF
work up time they left the paernsl roof To sum
ND: or eightyeight solid OF Springfield, eighty
three were nard workers In their younger days, while
only Ave had nothing in particular to do"