New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-14
GENERAL NOTES.

The richest and most beautiful synagogue in
the world il in process Of erection at Turin IL IL
Greek temple in form, mounted upon little elevation,
in color white and soft enchanting lis ornamental
crowned by bizarre and massive tower which recalls
| visions OF Nineveh and Thebes.
Weimar in spite of its dOleful lack of Gill
more and red shirts been celebrating the Beethoven
centenary in very brilliant indeed. The drec
tor of the te which lasted several days, no other
| than the gentle and melancholy List The principal
work performed the famous Mcsse Solennelle IN d.
An oerure ON motifs from Beethoven composed for
the occasion by T. Lassen, and met with the greatest
success Immense enthusiasm was manifested for List
! literally covered with flowers by the crowd.
| Henry Stevens, Cashier of the Ran dolph
| Ciass) National Bank, has run away, not with the
money of the stockholders but with another mans wife
His accounts have been examined and are reported to he
correct He been vOtary Of Love and not OF Lucre
and this is no doubt satisfactory 10 the bank and ex
remely unsatisfactory to the aggreved husband. IL
long ago remarked by Of the greatest rascas In Ut
arafnr mar he who steals nv purse steals trash but
he that flches from my good name, robs me of that
which not tnriches him, ana makes me poor indeed
Bnt This National bank may itself in luck. Mr.
stevens was las a weak mani just likely to have gone
of with the specie f the bank has any the spouse
Insurance offices do sometimes crawl out of
| such exceedingly small holes that we are happy to
chronicle every of generosity their part which
comes TO our notice Mr. Parsons papermil at Lisbon,
Ne being already insured he applied 10 the same office
for additional insurance Of $4,000 He after re-
ceyed dispatch from his partner announcing the hurn-
ing Of the mill. lie went back to the office and told the
facts lint was informed the Office considered the adj
dOnal insurance already effected, and they VIII pay
the money. This is 80 superior to the small lodges
tricks and evasiOns practiced by some companies that
we ister it mot for the benefit Of the office In question:
for that needs no pufng) but as bright ana
| shining example TO others.
A writer in Cologne Germany newspaper
mentions curious change in the population Of Bohemia
which he says has been partly caused by the continually
increasing immigration OF the Germans TO America The
German element is disappearing from all parts OF Bohe
mia and the Czechs rapidly taking the place OF the
Germans From year to year less German is to be heard
in Prague and in many villages where not Bohemian
word to be heard twenty years ago. the slayomc has
now all but supplanted the German idiom The same
writer remarks that similar phenomenon may be Wit
messed in the Southern Tyro where the Italian element
hec"mns Itaanized IL would seem that in impressing
himself American life the German Is losing his FOOT
| hold in some parts OF Europe.
Firecrackers which, few years since, half
burned the City of Portland Me-, have just done the
same service Tor, rather single of them has for
| Keokuk Iowa. 1t the Fourth Of July. It's the
old story Guy Fawkes of boy threw lighted cracker
into a stable yard The loose straw igned The wind
was high The net result of that boys Fourth of July:
twenty-five buildings destroyed Loss, from S45ouO 10
$4,000" most expensive jubilation This (or some
thing infinitely worse may occur on any Fourth OF July
i'm auy cty-a for the qualification of childish love of
noise. great many cities and towns already prohDlt
one fired within its limits on the Fourth If the police
| can prevent it and Keokuk will now probably follow
| the example OF Boston.
The great Gilmore is absolutely irrepressble.
Much he done, he pants TO do His empire
is the world. He designs monster Musical Festival III
Boston, next June, which viii be monstrous mon
ser than the last that city, not 20 speak OF our own
unfragrant asco He intends the cooperation
of England, France Prussia, AUSTRIA and Russia--es
pecay We suppose OF the latter country in which they
always fire guns 10 help out the fddles and flutes ana
drums and such small deer Mr.. O. "a new Coliseum n 10
he twice as large as the one which pew GOWN aEd Is 10
warranted u he like the house OF the wise p9ler III
the parable. His chorus IL to be 10000 strong He means
TO have 100 trained instrumentalsts lIoA eaon 1a w.
| countries above mentioned look here, Mr. Gimorel
is MT there such thing running thing into the
grOundf
Mr.. Elizur Wright (of BOSTON,, who will per-
! sst I'm devOtng himself 10 Insurance Company, ln
stead Of writing regularly in newspaper OF his own
sends a curious communication TO The Daily Adcerfiser
On "Curioses the Law" He has long story to tell
and he tells II In his graphic way but we must at
tempt to give it more briefly It appears that in Med
! ford one Lewis Talbot acquitted In the superior
Court upon two indictments for larceny, which Mr.
wright nays were malciously nstigated. But the Dis
Attorney found that Talbot had seven years ago
been indicted larceny articles Of clothing not
worth much from Mr.. T.. Wrghts house Talbot Story
was that he received the apparel from an IN pay
nent services he pleaded guilty but was ulscaffu
| the Indictment being placed on file. since thtt tinc
ralb0t (who II a simple minded product OF chatei saV
ery1 has convicted In United States Court ON
charge of passing brass money for gold. He was gnor
ant and paid three Of these spurious pieces nhnua
tred under the very nose Of the u Dbrlct
far an old pipe. He underwent Imprisonment Tor tnis
oaeu-e but act at liberty two years ago Now, .ne
District Attorney revives the seven years od
and puts Talbot again In jail Here 10 the story: MI
Wrghf follOws IL up with "Reminiscences OF Lne
Ui,irct Attorneys own honesty In the matter vi m
Eagle Insurance Co. But are mainly lnter-sed ~
Si tale OF Talbot which TO compare great things Win
small reminds us Of Godwins admirable mover vi
! " Cnleb williams"