New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-04-22
GENERAL NOTES.

circles as the sxcentenarian fictitious literature"
Mr.. Reese Hughes of Fredonia, N. Y, has
horse 40 years DID, which is still doing daily duty In
harness.
Bismarck made translation Of the first six
books Of the Eneid years ago. 1t is TO DO published
this Fall.
Saint Beuve is under the ban in Paris. He
is not invited any longer to the Court balls to the
sorecs of the Empress.
Prince Napoleon began to write history OF
his uncle years ago, but tho Emperor heard OF H.
and dssuaded him from complctingit.
A New-Orleans editor has an exalted idea of
the shakespearcan drama The PeGye Of that city says
that man who plays the porter in Macbeth" must
be an actor in the highest sense of the word.
A railway safety stove, just patented, has
reservoir of water situated above 1t not TO become
heated In case OF an accident the shock win throw open
O couple Of valves, and the fire DO extinguished
1t is unlawful for the soldiers stationed at
ska TO purchase liquor They accordingly send the lit
tie Russian children the stores TO purchase IL for them
From this practice 1t is said, the children are becoming
habitual drunkards. 10 5
Edmonia Lewis, the colored sculptures in
Rome Is In straitencd circumstances, and has had no
order for several MONTHS though Rome Is unusually fu
even with Americans. She desires TO sell her Hagar
reserying the right TO exhibit It, In which shc will
como with it personally to the United States
Not long ago q man named Breckenridge
visited St. Paul Minnesota, and all tho Democrats made
haste 10 pay their respects TO him under the impression
that he was the ex-Rebc general They were greatly
disappointed to learn that they had made mistake, aud
were absolutely disguised when they found that the gen
t!eman had even been in the Confederate army
One-half Of Prince Napoleons civil list OF two
million francs is paid not TO him, but 10 his creditors
a. rhrla1 fha
cess Clothlde, who owned property worth upward Of
five million francs in her right She was generous
enough TO place it at the disposal Of her sp9ndthrit
husband.
ThGoplile Gautor, now an abjcct flatterer OF
the Emperor Napoleon, called him, in pamphlet pub
lshed shortly after the disastrous attempt at Srasburg
bcareyed BOBBY with the bearing and appearance OF
a chimpanzee," "a carcature on the First Empire
clown who ought TO DO engaged by the proprlctors OF
the bippodronc"
The PENNSYLVANIA Historical Society having
become possessed OF library OF 5000 volumes and $1,000
pamphlets and manuscripts. with large number OF pcr
traits and paintings all illustrative OF tho history Of
Pennsylvania and the United States has appealed 10 It's
members fund to erect reproOf hall where ITS
collections may be made safe and available
Tho locomotive and machine works Of Mckay
AIdus, in Boston, offered for sale by the asSgnees
The price limited 10000 sealed proposals TO be sent
TO the assgnees II sod the works are to be broken
up The Boston HapceT mentions, as singular GOMEZ
dcnoe that there three other locomotive WORKS ih
bankruptcy offered upon similar tcrms-ono in Jersey
CITY, limit si5oOOo one IN Philadelphia 100000; and ono
in Lancaster. Ponn. 100000
The soul of the Department of Foreign Affairs
mt ConstantinOple a Catholic priest Father BeneveDi
an Italian who writes nearly all the foreign dispatches
Of tho Turkish Government. lie possesses wonderful
familiarity with leading statesmen tho sOvoreens
and tho political affairs Of tho various countries Of
Europe No OF importance resolved upon by
tho Totksh until his opinion has been nseor-
tanned 1t said that lac receives larger salary than
the Turkish Minister oi Foreign Affairs
The principal creditor Of the Emperor Maxi
milan Of Mexico was a Greek Jew OF Trieste PANIED
Ephralm Macmillan OWED him az time million
and half OF forms Eghraini's claims have not yet
been settled entirely At time be the real owner
Of Miralnar. lie quite attached 10 the unfortunate
Arehduke who always treated his Jewish creditor Win
tho utmost kindness. Ephram had n pretty daughter
with whom Macmillan. previous 20 his marriage with
Carlotta Of Belgium. had kept up long Irritation.
The London AheRGum reports the discovery
In the Bodlean Library, oxford. OF copy OF work
printed by William Caxton. th frat English printer who
commenced the practice OF his art about the year 1sO
Very Of the Issues OF this pioneer publisher arc In eK
istence The pamphlet just discovered ~ short treatise
upon deathbed repentance and consists OF lG qnsro
pages The author Of the treatise Is unknown. bat ap
pcars 20 be a Translation from the Latin. The title,
which forms the first paragraph OF the first page. title
pages being introduced later. Is - follows: " Here be
eYnneth lyty trcaiyse bbOrely compyod and called
as moieDd that is 20 sage the craft for to deye for the
helthe OF names eOWlc."
a young couple, engaged TO be married, were
recently walking In the vicuty OF Bristol England when
some slight Disagreement arose between them, and tho
young man walked hastily away. Tho yoang woman
soon went IN search OF him, and found that lie had
climbed n tree and hanged himself By his handkerchief
Nobody the spot, aud the girl at once climbed
the tree and her lover down. but she had no knife
with her. and the only way by which she could effect her
object was by biting through the knotcd handkerchief
This with so no difficulty sho succeeded In doing, and
the foolish boy fell on tho ground nsensIo The young
woman then succeeded In getting assistance and he was
taken 10 the Bristol Inrnary where he was lying In
very prccarous condition at last accounts a
Under sea tunnels are attracting the attcn-
ton OF English engineers and In addition 10 the projected
tunnel under the English Channel between Dover and
CnaIs It IS now proposed TO unto Scotland and Ireland
by a tunnel. running from n point on the north east
coast Of Antrim Ireland, 10 Genstrone, Scotland pass
ing through the high rocky peninsula called the Null OF
Cantyre The total length Of the tunnel Is estimated at
"a miles three urongs II Ia proposed to construct the
tunnel for single line only tho extreme depth being
q feet and the clear width at the level Of the rails Is
feet Three lines Of rails 20 accommodate wide and
narrow gauge carriages. however are to be laid The
time estimated for completing the woik Is about ak
years. and the cost SCI 10000 To pay dividend OF five
per cent tho road must earn s10 per mile every week
Associations have recently been formed in GER
tain ucghborhoods In England to protect society against
the incursons Of beggafs The residents OF many towns
and villages In tho vicinity OF London have been over
whclmed by the alarming increase OF "tramps" and
beggars from the great metropolis The custom Of CIV
ing penny for tho sole purpose Of getting rid oil mpor
tunity has encouraged mposor that the most vigor