New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-07
GENERAL NOTES.

"My frens," said the officiating clergyman
at the marriage Of two colored persons Cincinnati
few Sundays ago, "my frens, it ting get
married. specially when bofe parties orphans an haint
got no parents 10 fall back on as am de present case.
| Since the new oil wells of Warren County,
Penn, began to discharge the crude at the rate OF
5000 barrels day. creating the impression that the
tire community was about TO DC drowned In petroleum,
numberless operators have been forced ask them
selves the question, Is life worth nyngp One Of tho
brotherhood at Oean, while medtatng upon the decline
OF the market last week, dropped asleep IN his chair
whereupon some Of hs friends hung around his neck
pacard bearing the words, Not dead, but paralyzed"
A remarkable collection of surgical instru-
ments has been discovered at Pompe and removed to
the Naples Museum IL evidently belonged to prac-
oner establishment. and is as large an equipment
as the modern surgeon IL usually supplied with One Of
the most interesting instruments is long rod with
metallic plate fixed at end at angle OF 1852 II
at first thought to be cauery for internal opera
tons, bu it's remarkable resemblance TO the modern
plOyod IN a similar manner in ancient times.
With characteristic enthusiasm Baltimore is
preparing make the Grand Army encampment that
city on June 81 and % memorable among the reunions
OF the veterans Baltimore has hitherto found that
festivals beneficial from economic point Of view
and it reflection upon her hospitality to say that
this consideration is rendering great assistance to the
Committee Of Arrangements. An enormous concourse
OF visitors ana imposing pageant looked FOR, aud
the balance l. on the right side OF thousand edgers, 80
much the better
The 1S4th anniversary of the dedica-
ton OF the Old swedes Church in Whining
ton Del, was celebrated last Sunday. In the
course of his sermon the minister remarked that the
venerable edce stood alone among the churches OF the
country in that 1t was the most ancient house Of God
occupied for divine worship In old days its fame
extended n wide territory, and among its regular
attendants many citizens of New-Jersey who
crossed the river in boats every Sunday to attend the
A aS be -uD lhgQ
cessary repairs but alteration of the original plan
Will be permitted.
recent number of The Lancet calls atten.
ton to the report OF the physician Of the Board Of Health
of concerning especial class OF
grants to this country. He states that he has
known any disease TO originate to spread among these
people "The reason is their simple, perfectly ceanly
frugal life. They eat TO live and do not live to eat They
constantly battle themselves and keep their clothes
scrupulously clean. They drink whiskey. Hence
the deahrate greater among every other class than in
this. No epidemcs prevail among them" The laugh
comes in on the point that the Board of Health issuing
ceanly sober muchtO bedesired class OF citizens
the Chinese.
The KOsid-e- Mumbai, the only Mussuman
paper in Bombay, lately published in its leading
columns the following dismal prophecy; "There will
be eel pse Of the the 18th of this month Ac-
cordng to calculations It will fall hard on Ireland
sia Asia, ATcOna Zangeera and Afghanstan. There
will famine in ireland in September, and rebellion
Oh the 9h of November when thousands OF lives will be
lost There will be earthquakes during these two months
the Archipelago Zangeera and Persia lot of gun
powder will be used i'll London and the Western prov.
nces OF England. The enemies of Turkey viii be VIC
OrOus. Tue officials of Calcutta will suffer- and there
will be fear OF foreign evasion DsahectiOn ana muir
der= in Cabul and earthquakes will be the prominent
features the month OF November There will DC
new ruler III Cabul."
The Bishop of Melbourne was recently
asked frame special form of prayer for rain to
throu his diocese i'll view OF the drouth
with which the colony afflicted. 70 the astonlsh-
ment OF every body, the Bishop fatty refused Changes
in weather. lie said the result OF unwayerng
natural laws and prayer agency more fitted for
securing spiritual blessings than material needs. IL
would much wiser II people themselves TO utilize
the water which they allow to flow to waste into
the sea than themselves with praying to DO
delivered the consequences Of their neglect
great has been produced by this refusal in
coOny where IL Il fell that the Bishop has taken
adrOt advantage OF the opportunity TO mako telling
point Colonial Government when, with the
Of Parliament has refused to carry ont bis
faYOrte scheme VI grand national system OF Hrlsa