New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-23
GENERAL NOTES.

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Salt has been extensively used this year in
Boston to melt from the street car tracks, and
OF the truckmep that least 1000 horses
are now suffering from sore feet in consequence Of
cers OF the compancs, while admitting the auecton
deny that 1t has been caused In this "ay
There is often a vast deal in a name, Shake
speare TO the contrary Notwithstanding. For instance
the records OF a Philadelphia court show that assault
and battery recently inferred IN the Of Quaker
infant Robert Holmes .gned by his wife ana
admitted his guilt but declared that he driven to II
by wifc's obstinate determination 10 name their baby
after an aunt toward whom be entertained uncon-
uuerabe aversion The magistrate, deeply though he
ms have syrnpathizcd with the unforuI ate father, did
not feel warranted In JustiiyDg his Violence oul cont
ted him for tlial.
An extraordinary and disgraceful religious
excitement injurious alike personal character. public
morals religious truth, has jIst subsdcd IN The village
OF North Icwisbrg Ohio where for n considerable time
n had raging among part ~ the Mchodst con
prcgation M other persons whom their rawlings had
mislcd. Without going into tho details OF THIS
craze IL is enough say that il from first TO last
disgusting exhibition OF hnInan fruily and nearly result
Il IN the murder OF tho pastors wife by her own nus
band and his fellow fanatcs n the frenzy which his
prophecy OF her death had kindcd 10 them. While they
were gathered the presiding elder who bad
been summoned from ncighborins arrived and
put a stop the proceedings, exclaiIing IN righteous
wrath: the work of the Dc>n There is no religion
about this 1uruncry. 81 your dsgraceiul actions you
have put the Methodist Church in tits back twenty
years Get out o; hero cvery one OF yUu" Gradually
the ?, uy DIV "a ia Ibis affair have recovered their
reason ana AMY OF them are ueepH mortified az the
rcVrOach which they bave brought upon their Ghlch
and community.
On February %, the Commune of Ftrreyres,
III the Swiss Canton of Vaud. celebrated ny banquet
he birthday of the father OF his country hut that OF
its oldest nhabitanC Francis peVcnog6 age one hun
dred years TIE venerable guest, IN the best
Of health. cOid tell Of the days In which Ndud vas
subject land OF the proud Lords Of Berne" 40 remcm-
berei the extraordinary agitation produced amongst The
VandOs population by the entry u the French Repnbk
can troops their land in 1919 He an account
Of the rebellion OF the Vaudos in 1902 and OF his own
military expe1 ences In tho year 1906 com
PEELED grenadier recruit In the French ar
my and took part In the campaign the Rhine. The
NOureijSs tells ito readers THAT there Older
spirit than VI. DevenOge at this Interesting centenary,
very wine OF the Vaudos vintage OF l71o
served 10 tie guests in golden lovngcup IL was
wine which had been tasted by the generation which
startled by tie French Revolution. II operated 40
forcby upon the memory The hero Of tho festival that
he began sing The old " his boyhood
which were fn OF the revolutionary spirit Of that period
The NOHreHte remarks tb3t meg were Irnueren ID I'D
exceedingly original manner ~ tue Vener~ne SINGER
In the course OF his speech upon the Anti
Chinese bill last Thursday Congressman Willis, Of Ken
lucky declared that ten yaars the advent n seventy
lvo Cinnamon into Massachusetts lad been the occasion
great excitement, and that reign OF terror lad been
uau surated AT North Adams, snd-O shame Of the
past O memory Of ancient IBsiitioni sacred
principle o. cGIsty-the Cinnamon bad been driven
from village; the Inference being that the humanity
Of the Cast, when put 90 III" test much opposed
to this class ~ immigration THE humanity Of the West
Taxing up this statement The Roston Advertiser replies
upon the evidence of its files that the Chinese
not driven from the village. but remained there
peIceabIy during The whole for which they agreed
to come ami left at the end Of that tire not by compn
sion because they could do better esew here. These
are plain of the or this is ~
tic least Important Of the combinations TO be taken
into account ia Discussing the AntiChncsr bill. The
fast that Massachusetts hiss given fair and humane
treatment 10 the Chinese who have ~Ithiu the Com
rOnWealth Is pertlucntDU more as the contrary
fact thar In California and other Pacific SItos the CHI
ncse have been oppressed by unequal laws, and NAL
treated with impunity II proves nothing except that
Congressman cugt to be careful when they accusing
IA community Of inlumanity and inconsistency"