New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-14

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London has Christian POcemens Association, which
has than 1000 members The association publishes
little monthly called on and OF Duty which has cir
| culaon of 1000.
In the Episcopal Convention OF Massachusetts, ths
other day. the Rev. Phillips Brooks took the ground that
churches dstinctively for colored men a mistake
and contrary to the genius of Christianity
The matrimonial mandate love- honor and obey has
been carried TO perfnetOry If reasonable conclu-
sion by of Syracuse who when his wife told him
to take the clothes line and hang himself went obedi
emily out and did It, Henceforth marital contracts viii
need careful inspection from the contra citing parties
stated that the young swells Of the London clubs
go in for religion But Is feared that they do go
the right place. At any rate they don't get much.
1t reported from Moran that for some time past
higi-b0n lady has been seen hammering and filing and
attentyey listening TO tine directions and exI anatons
OF TyrOlese worker In gold and silver ornaments,
whose small shop perfectly beeaguered by elegant
equpages the occupants OF which mad driven up pur.
question who has remarkable aptitude for the manu-
in IL is no less person an Hrehushess Maria Tsere
Of Austria American Register PARIS.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has under consideration
memorial from New-York business men that rags for
shipment to the United States should he inspected the
ports OF euIbarkation in Europe There may beIsome
difficulty in having rags fumigated before shipment
the necessary apparatus does mot exist in foreign pOr
It does here. But there is why there should
not be the proper facilities obtained for distinction by
carboc acid, suphurous gases and superheated steam
The of the city OF strasburg the Place de
removal Of the wreaths and bouquets with which it wal
covered 1t has been discovered that the practice Of
monument as the wreaths become saturated with rain
and in rotng cause rapid decay in the stone After
the structure has been ceansed only the head ornaments
will be put back. with the flags most recently placed
there. The Others Will be destroyed. -lGalgnanis
Messenger
There are forty thousand sandwich" men In London.
sandwich " manages to earn his board By
carrying 1t.
England and Russia want umpire for the game
which they playing. Afghanstan has already gone
to the bat and having had three strikes Is now oun
the cold Sir Peter Lumsden has just been called in
from the field, and it is supposedthat Mr. Gladstone VIII
pitch into him. usual Turkey, Of course, will score
goose egg Cannon balls will not be used In the game.
With Gladstone none in subtlety compare;
His brain is consistently sophistica
That when the sword swings DER him by hair,
He'll split that hair with bubble casustical
: st. Janes's Gazette Qondonl.
World headline of yesterday announced The Trunk
Murderers Confess 1t is to be presumed that II they
murdered trunk they killed the elephant.
Two English marines from the Canada-big. straight
fellows with swinging stride, their little bits Of round
caps tipped far to one side, and each carrying
jaunty small cane-attracted some attention In lower
Broadway yesterday. Shoot the hatw shouted in
chorus a o small boys that followed them much
to tho disgust OF the Engshmen. Say BillW said one
to the other blowed II don't think these blamed
buffers seed soldier afore." And they passed on
in the crowd with their noses high In the air.
a would-be Poet" writes: Believing that possess
faculty for rhy ming, am ambitious to be poet As
have heard great deal about the poetic license am
anxious TO know whether not Is necessary for me 70
take out oe OF these licenses and II II is where SHAH
apply for one" The proper person TO whom To apply
for poetic license IL seems 20 us, Is Walt Whitman AT
all events, the poetic license himself frequently
and with remarkable success, being able through Its
aid 10 make Afghaustah" rhyme with green eueun
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