New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-19
GENERAL NOTES.

The Merchants and Manufacturers Associa.
ton of Baltimore ia raising funds 70 have THEA
in Virginia test the consututionality of the
license tax now imposed ia Virginia and North Carolina
upon nonresident statesmen.
1t is hardly to be supposed that the French
officers who Witnessed the review and manauy
Of the German army in Hanover. as they stood vita
notebooks m hand to watch the artillery practice were
aware that the guns were served with powder CAPTURED
I'm Metz and other arsenas during the camparn which
made Germany an Empire and France a Republic and
robbed the latter Of choice provinces Yet such n
IL said was the fact OF such powder there st ax
SnnbI ~ itI th9ugh II Noni1 only Seen 70 be
ridges WV
With n spirit of innuendo, unintentional.
perhaps, such as is commonly supposed exist only
between the great rival cities of the west London paper
remarks thai another gorilla has just added TO
the population of Liverpool" How large a proportion
OF the population of that city to the genus sa
does not appear but the public is assured that the new
CONFER an emigrant from Settle Cana Africa Ne making
great progress in his education. promises be an
ornament Ia his During the voyage to England
his friends complained that he did not exhibit feel
Ings OF gratitude FOR the attention paid him, and that
he only showed his teeth In the end however IN.
stead Of his teeth he showed remarkable spirit q
friendness 70 those around him. and walked uu
ano doT I tae STEAMERS deck IA che most aiahe
hef lie expected 20 prove, toe paper referred
ci great Us social aeq9i;gn and after ten ory
OF The CHIEF attractions OF Liverpool"
According To recently published Blue Book
there were last In the reform schools OF England
and Scotland 5,927 children, Of whom 4S57 were bows
and 1910 girls; and the total expenditure was
eI3tos0. Of which sol Isl was paid by the Treasury
The number Of children in industrial schools was 1875
boys, ll9l3; girls. 3223-and the total expenditure
was 33lo,l15, OF which al67,639 paid by me
Treasury Refomatory schools have not increased since
1864 To any considerable extent; industrial schools
on the contrary, have steadily increased ana are s
increasing The inspector speaks the efficiency Of
the schools. The present number Of reforInstory
schools il 6452 in England and in Scotland; OF ctr
uhed Industrial schools, 1926 in England 81 u
Scotland There a DECIDED decrease In the number
OF juvenile offenders committed yeor in ENGLAND
compared with preceding years The total was 1873
the lowest for the twenty since 1861 Last wear
the number was 6.slO and in 1863 the highest year
the number was 1894 Ofthe 5,J79 Arse were bows
The vcor VS. so s i I OF 3i,ts coilatted during
slSh0 increase Inc juvenile commitments were
LIS compared with ,o97 IN each Of the proceed
ing 1tale Tue number OF adult COMM ments W.s
40 .515, against 43S7S in 1879.
The Ciecctdnd Leader reports a comedy in
real life which took place Erie Penn last week Toe
heroine was buXom young woman. whose husband ,iI
year ago. When she had her weeds six month,
the wouid-be hero of the play awooing aud his
attentions not being distasoful TO the widow she con-
scented to marry him in twelve mouths and a DIV fr,
the date OF her first husbands death The hsppv cav m
on Wednesday last, and the ceremony was To TAX aca
at the brides house. magnificent wedding feast was
prepared, and about sixty guests were invited
The hour appointed for the marriage was D. n
few friends in tue country, who had been forgotten
The afternoon mail broughta postal card from him .tt
ing that he had conscientious scrupes about arryfu
woman So recently widowed. he would make Il = mat
Ter of prayer, and would abide result of ls feelas
when through She was not to this as a positive
defamation Ia marry but IL he did not arrive AT 'cls
M she might consider the marriage of" The widow
ana not faint nor into Mysteries but donned her we
dg allure and welcomed her guests with smiling faca
Al O'Clock all the guests there and with them II
course the minister; but bridegroom had appeared
With unruied countenance the expectant bride called
the meeting 20 order" and read aloud the recr.aut
lovers card When the storm OF surprise
ana denunciation had subsiied she aided
But that needn't spoil tho dinner" and there
upon the guests fell 10 banqueting none more heartily
than the mistress Of the house herself When the table
was cleared dancing began. and an elderly bachelor
led the German with the disappointed % bride lie be-
came ouamored OF her within an honr he pro
loSGdi ne was accepted the minister recalled and
nv IL D. M the wedding took place, with new hro-
groom; fSut scarcely had the bridal kiss been %
slowed when la rushed the Recommendations lover,
who after pseiraoted season OF prayer had cOn,aed
10 com" back and we'd He was Just in cougrata-
ate me bride not his now. but anothers. and then
mast ny stole away resolved within TO stie conscience
ere he sought another bride.