New-York tribune., 1880-04-05
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GENERAL NOTES,

| Terre Haute, Ind, is spccuating on tn 20
ological character OF flying creature. apci euty
in saloon which II had entered through an open Joor.
The weight OF authority, 80 far prouounces 1t hat
| 1t signifies an acute sense Of where religious
teaching most needed, also editorial iadiscc,ion
that Sal Francisco newspaper devOtes two OF it, most
secluded columns to stock exchange gOs'ip and religious
news for by the unhallowed association more arch.
alter moral truth VIII De leu uto temptation than
stock operators OUT OF it,
In BinghamtOn, last Summer, q pair Oh
Baltimore orioles built their hanging nest in tree op
posite q tinsmhs. The limb to which the was
suspended recently blew down. and the nest ia pro-
served In evidence Of the remarkable skill and instinct
of these BIRDS the nest found securely 70
the branch with pieces wire, Which had been ckel
out OF the sweepings OF the shop. -
In his last Lowell lecture, Mr.. Henry Cabot
Lodge had the sympahes Of his audience while ha drew
fine picture tie social life Of New England century
ago, until he advanced in proof OF those good old umes
that an unmarried woman called old maid, n
Boston. In her twentysixth year." Then tw0-thrds Of
the bonnet half OF bis audience and considerably Tie
arger hail. readused their front curs and sighed 1ns
" an age or progress" W.
When General Grant took the train at Mon.
gan City for New-Oreans a crowd OF coored peep,e
pressed up TO the platform and pushed and jcssd
another for grasp Of the profercd hand Of "ths
on horseback" An Old gray headed man shOrssas
"Ginl. don't you recolect me-" Grant shook 10.
"why. Gnl, Psc Ack de boy dat rode de dun horssh
dc Army" Grant sad mo-" out rejecting few mo
menls. remarked, without the shadow 0r smle "busk
think recollect the dun horse"
The inebriating cup made sorry scene in a
Stamford, KY. coOred meeting One OF the elders
called upon TO lead In prayer. He compiled, and H. liz
ncohe In his snpplieatiOns made up for II 10 fer
vency and DURATION for after twenty-five minutes he
still ascending eoquence and, the local chronicle
has it, Down on his knees rocking backward and for
ward, his eyes tightly shut and his mouth Open he
seemed like solution OF the vexed question of perpetual
motion" Finally, the preacher. in despair struck I'd
lf,n fn hA lftnnfA
in elder subsided. and on Investigation his
undue ecstacy was traced to strong drink
A Society for the Prevention of Crime, &C.
cord,n5 to The Mirauee Sc.cs has been or:auzsa IN
WlscOnains metropolis. and this medium of DemOcr o
opinion undertakes to strike terror into tho minds Of
"three hunr'd OF the most prominent and respectable
citizens Of Milwaukee "by representing that the society
has caused them 10 b. sadowe By detectives after the
manner OF the NewYork parent society that their
full ways have discovered and that disclosures
imminent The prominent and respectable" " t"~ee
hundred VIII cease 10 quake when they learn that
startling incidents woven into the story have been aea
New York related by a member Of tue New.York soc "
MOung Edwin, q Burmese, who has bJ,l
educated IN as country with the view OF sending him
% Baptist missionary to Burnah, lectured last week
in Baltimore. Speaking Of the deplOrable condition OF
the East. owing mainly TO peculiar relig ous
teachings. he said: Girls IN China believed to I've
10 souls AMI to Kill them Is not murder. aud therefore
not be punished Where parents are too poor to sup
port gl children they disposed OF IN the f'D"~
ing way; AT regular intervals apponted ON YER soe
through village and collects from poor parents al ''
lr children they cannot care tor when they are ao'u'
eigh: day old He has two large baskets stsc"eu "
The ends of u bamboo pole slung ovtr his shouuef
Six infants placed in each basket and no carries
them 10 some nPghbOrng village ami exposes them TOE
salo Mothers who desire to raise wives for IN r ss
buy such .s they nay select Tho ri hers are t"k.n ~
tn Government ASYLUM ~ which there are many ~
through III" country IL there Is room tiers thcJ ia"
taken III, IL not they drowned"