New-York tribune., 1871-07-27
GENERAL NOTES.

1t is said that one of the Emperor Williams
creyous annoyances s shat Bismarck always beats him
playing chess The Emperor believes himself rstrate
player and yet nearly everybody checmates him after
20 The defect OF his game s reported 10 DO
| that he does MT know how 10 use his castles.
DR.. j. w. Morton of Nashville, and the Rev.
Fountain T. Fits Of the neighbOrhood, have been
engaged several years in the cultivation of opium in
to 70 pounds per They obtained their poppy seeds
from Calcutta and Smyrna and expect to be handsomely
repaid for their experimental labors
Chancellor Robert Lowe has worked griev-
ously upon the sensibtes of the captors of Magdaa,
by saricaly aluding TO the "OO captured from King
Theodore Of Abyssnia as "sundry humps OF gold" the
said humps being crown and chaice of pure gold and
mysteriOusly valuable relics, which, so r the Chan-
| ceOr refuses to turn into money for the soldiers
THE EXILE OF ERIE.
There came to Long Branch poor exile OF Erie
The dew on his gum shoes was heavy and chlIii
! Said he TO the surgeon, Oh dcaryl Oh dedry!
Are wounds in the ankle much likely to XIII"
The right ankle hrst as the P Colonel directed
Then looked at the LETT binding neither Affected,
So lie gave the bold warrior gingerbread pill.
GENTLE CLARENCE.
A duel with sabers has just taken place near
Amens between young OF that town, age 20, and
a Prussan officer The latter, In walking through the
streets had pued the smoke of his the face of the
other who replied TO this insult by sappng the German
in face. The officer did not demand the intervention
OF the armed forces, but meeting took place the next
morning when the Frenchman. who had been corporal
OF hussars in Fadherbes army, killed his adversary.
| A circus, exhibiting in the West, has most
| nLstarred aerOnaut. He rarely makes ascension
! without having a very narrow escape from breaking
/ his neck He has met with so many accidents that
| he regards them as matters OF course His last
adventure In CINCINNATI, where, after going up
about feet the balloon lost its equilibrium, and
caught on the roof Of building in FOurth-s upsetng
the and dragging the aeronaut toward the caves.
girls at the upper windows seized the unfortunate
man by his cOattalls, and 50 saved his life for the
| present
! What wicked shepherd is here His name
is the Rev Mr. Sanford he is Of the Methodist persua-
SION and he contracted TO take Of flock in Gheut
Ky He had nice wife, and welded his crook for some
| time very respectfully. Then he forged check for
a 200 and got the cash then he disappeared from the
sacred rancho and took lady OF his congregation with
him leaving his wife TO shift for herself He soon de-
serted the he had deceived ana she returned 10
Client reportuR the reverend rascal TO be in Indiana
Officers in pursuit traced hun TO Nineennes where he had
SSSbeg Woman "a ana deserted her He was shfiy
scamp for he was next at Fort Wayne where he lecured
another lady out of $500 very remarkable rogue
Tie officers still after him but we doubt If they catch
/ HIM.
1t has been asserted that no such custom as
the eating Of human flesh human beings has been
proyed TO exist in any part Of the world. Cannibam,
il is said Is practiced religious rite and not to sat
sfy the demands Of hunger TO satate morbid appe-
tite We have story of this abomnation in Pata-
goua Capt Barnes OF British brigantine Proponts,
in passng through the Straits OF Magellan, landed with
three for the purpose OF emitting wood As none OF
The party returned after days had elapsed, another
| ioaf was sent to the shore, where the lifeless
| body Of the master found, with both legs
cut oh The indians making their appearance IN large
numbers lie party was Obliged to retreat, leaving the
BODY behind Tho ship ChaTybdls aiterward passing
The straits. took Fuegan prisoner, who stated mat
| can't Barnes and his men were slaughtered by the
natives that part OF the body OF the captain was eaten
and the cOTpses Of the Others thrown into the sea the
Uca ejng that the gans had been first attacked. This
would seem 10 confirm the opinion that canlDalisin Is
prlcced for the sake of some Kind OF ysuca revenge,
or n food only had been wanted the bodies OF the sailor,
would not have been thrown away Indeed lneIc nave
nt lie victim Of vendetta beAG tom out and bitten by
bis enemy.