New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-21
GENERAL NOTES.

A correspondent who has noticed several
references in THE TRIBUNE TO DR.. Tyng's sermon
on Modern Miracles" aud Is anxious to get co9y o.
the pamphlet should write to the clergyman and not 70
this Office.
A Maine legislators religious preferences are
thus defined IN official biography; Jennings,
Stephen. Bangor tPenobscOt County, Democrat Pre-.
fers church where sound religious instruction y dis.
pensed, and politics are dispensed with"
There is no prettier newspaper almanac than
chat Issued by Mr.. Childs, of TAe Pabhe Ledger: 1be
cover Is brightly illuminated the etterpress - ciear
aud bright the pages gitedged. and the hangtn&
ribbon Ia the daintiest shade otbluc thing OF hehny
without It Is Joy for twelve months within. The srst
line OF the table OF contents Housekeepers Alpha.
bet win bring light TO the eyes Oh ma'rch IN fn
adelphia.
Five hundred pounds of condensed citizen
ship have been sold In Boston as junk That 10 ihs
weight Of the ballots cast in that city LAST November
The Law requires thai they shall be destroyed without
having been examined by anybody except properly ca.
thorlzed commtteesor other bodies and that done ~
selling them 70 paper mills OF the State where they
are sent 10 sealed bags which are not opened unt th
contents are 20 be ground up
The true relative size Of cities is not in ~
cases correctly by the census. for the reason ~
some OF them are divided into separate muncipslnsh
Allegheny CITY, for example,. 10 practically resideass
suburb Of Pttsburg but has government OF ia orh
ana therefore figures th census tables rs dapnU
city Tits 1881 inhsbiIantswere included In the ror
uIatlon OF FIttsburg that busy msnuactasng centre
Sond report a population Of 235.062. andtaEe faok
after Cincinnati as the ninth American city. ~
Shortly before the failure of the Reno New
Savings Bank lady deposlfor RENTED draft % fhe
bank 10 Quaker in Pennsylvania in payment for sSa
Unfortunately ne delayed the presentation Of the dram
until after the bank had collapsed and accordingly to
the amount OF It, The lady subsequently received nun
him the following characteristics epistle: Esieemea
frlend-why does thee not give any attention tosno
notice Of the protest OF thy dat TO me OF Mar liza Ass
for S5 TO- which was protested June so last when, WIN
nroest paid by me 81 "a, makes 81 20 due MS
which n thee cares at all for thy credit or g00d
thee will forward by post Office Ureer or anoth,
draft Trusng that thy conscience Will move thee y
right action remain TUNE very truly" y
The bill to prevent corrupt practices ..
elections which has been introduced ialo the Hsus
Commons, Is radical measure. tbs sfsa empioyoo
by candidate ia cut down 20 marrow lIniia and re
paid canvassers arato be altogetner abolished Fere
guilty Of bribery are 10 be TO hard labor for -
months to be for ever disqualified Tor stsndipe asss
the same place. and their conviction Il q pc osarea y
setting the Pubic Prosecutor ~ them a. soon - sne,
are found IN the course Of an election petition g pry
been implicated in any corrupt practices heangns'e
the voter who has received bride . be l~prVeo
his franchise for ten years. and mar y any 'onf