New-York tribune., 1880-06-22
Stephenson House. General Sherman is expected In
q few DAYS.
GENERAL NOTES.


The St. Louis newspapers, indignant over
the census returns publish the at the enumera
tore and brand them the authors Of the ctys ruin.
Bees have been conveyed from Palestine to
England and forwarded to Canada. They were placed
In number of small boxes peculiarly constructed, 80
that they could food a- and water and let
out and repackcd in England previous to their reship-
ment for Quebec.
A woman was tarred and feathered in Mid
dletown. VT, on Thursday night She Is said to have
been taken out OF house by party OF masked persons
whether male or female is not known-divested Of
every article of clothing and given thorough coating
with tar aud feathers She begged for mercy but her
pea was not needed Her offence was the desertion Of
her husband and children last Winter. 1t Is story
almost too horrible TO DeIeve.
A woman, whose name was lightly used in
the columns Of newspaper in Portland Me.' asked
lawyer the editor for bel but was INFORMED tnat
she had redress under the laws. She determined TO
matters into her hands She went to the Dews-
paper Office cOllared the editor and belab0red MIN IN
the face the head with the handle OF heavy
paraso She struck him three or four times pefore no
could recover from his surprise Then jumping TO MS
feet he caught perweight and threw IL III ner
full force 1t glanced from her lip and nose
from which the blood wed freely Upon this she ned
aud proceeded directly to the police staton Wnere sno
entored complaint against the editor Tor assault
The Carson stage was brought to a full stop
Bodie fortnight ago by two highwaymen' ins
ordered to halt and the order emphasized oy
the presentation OF couple OF douoe-barrelied shot-
guns. The passengers ordered to throw up tner
hands and get the STAGE They were then assured
by the hghwaymen that the first man who batted DIS
eve would be killed dead that he would be ready 10
skin. While Of them stood guard with his trusty
shotgun at cock the other robber deliberately wene
through the passengers for all their loose change ana
iewery as fast as 1t could 10 found. Each passenger
required TO tell how much money he had ana where
1t was before he was searched Many managea 20 save
4 haaf nf
One gentleman kept his gold watch and chaln ID MS
hand until the stage was allowed 10 60 on.
Grenville Murray pleads for Charles Brad
laugh IN the columns Of The Continent and Sciss Tes
He argues the fact that Liberals appeal to English
precedcns In every Parliament house OF Europe Is all
the more why the voice OF the nation should be
distinctly heard whenever the rights OF intellect or OF
conscience stake and that it should In
no fateng for their complete emancipation from
all restraints but those OF logic and honor It may be
said" he adds, that the point raised by Mr. Brad
laughs refusal take the oath was slight one but
these are times In which Liberals can afford to yield
OF the rights that have cost 80 DEAR They nave
to punctons In the interests Of freedom The battle
to retain it's fruits; and the continental allies Of Eng.
ll-h Liberals have not yet won their battles were
England make light OF the principle of liberty OF con-
science autocrats and nfablc poptlf' would acquire
strength which they have not fei. i3r many day, & 40 40
Atheist for If It be right TO expose him to the sghtest
annoyance Inconvenience on account or MS religious
opinions only consistent chain OF reasoning leads 10
fur more system Of repressing individuality
OF Thought II dangerous 10 play with persecution
Love and arson have recently been found
out In a Swiss farmhouse which was burned to the
ground. The proprietor, Johannes Durig was an old
man. with twelve children and at the time OF the con-
hagration absent from his home. and was not ex-
pected 10 return for some days. There was wide-
spread suspicion that he the secret author OF the
destruction OF hs property having eye to the conse
Quent profit which he would gain from Its Insurance.
An order made for the arrest Of his farmservan,
Franz Senn 1t came ont In the examination that he
nothing to extingu!sh the fire, that he
had carefully packed all his clothes, even to his
necktie and had rushed off his own life as he
put H. Sem confessed that he in love with Marie
Durg the daughter OF the defendant and that was his
great object win the assent OF his master TO their
union. On December 30 a chimney Of the farm was dis
covered fire. and he used his utmost exertions
to extinguish and succeeded in doing His master
loaded the young lover with abuse lie said that he hAd
needessy alarmed the neghbors; and ne added that II
the Youth had only let the flames alone they might have
burned up masters difficulties. but BY extinRishlng
them he had dcved him out Of 5000 good francs"
The ingenious Sem perceived from this conversation
that his wanted the house To be burned down,
anu further that II lie wanted to be his masters sOnin
law 1t would he very imprudent TO act like zealous
fireman at the next cOnfagratiOn.