New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-26

man rises and falls; everything rises end fallsthe
American Republic likewise.
The Chinese officials at Marking have been
endeavorng to suppress the opium dens. Not long
Tao-ta with detachment of soldiers out at late
hour on tour OF inspection and halted in front of an
opium den kept by Hupeh man. When the soldiers
broke open the door the keeper asserted that although
he was smoking himself he was violating no law. No
other persons found but they had had ample time
to escape by back door. The keeper 40 insoent
that tho soldiers were compelled 10 beat him three times,
and be died the next day. The Hupeh magistrate
promptly entered complaint against the Mandarin bnt
the CEeen went 10 spect the body and declared that
the wounds ON the mans feet could not have caused his
death, and that he must have poisoned himself The
strdyed two cons which the Chehsen had furnished,
ana thereupon he reaated by ordering the arrest OF the
than The chair in which he had sitting was smashed
10 atoms, and he was compelled to run Tor his lfe on
tue next dy the three men were arrested, and one OF
them was beheaded. OF such is the Empire OF emma
A young scapegrace, who had left his fathers
house in this city unier cloud and had exhausted his
credit in Virginia City, New, telegraped recently to his
father to this effect Your Walter was killed in the
Consolidated Virginia this morning by falling cage.
What shall we do with the remainsi" In response a
teegraphc order for $3.50 received with the acOnc
request: "Bury them" The young scamp took the
money and mad an elaborate spree. when nc was III
O n moi aVo inst learned thai an Infamous
scoundrc named Barker sent you fictitious account OF
death and swindicd you out or %loO lie als0 DOf-
form you hat am yet alive and long to see tao old
parental roof again an in somewhat cdnced circum-
stances, the accumulation Of the last 1--WE years having
been Ost- disastrous STOCK Opera0nand II You would
Give my love TO ALL" few days later thu young man
received the following: 4" Ny dear son: nave Dnriea
more transactions with corpse. Yours IN the nesh'
katEer"
A correspondent of The London Times, writ
ing from Biserne Parsonage, Rmgwood recalls TIE MS
tory OF the ancient Ohantry Chapel ants 1t was Dut
Inv ha nf mry
for own last restngplace. Attained OF treason tho
Countess confined two years in the Tower Deore she
suffered. When the day of execution caIue she walked
out on the fatal Tower green and refused 10 Lay her
head OH the block $50 should traitors do" she cried,
"but am none; and the headsman was Obliged TO new
her down ne could. In letter dalcd nom christ
church commissioners Tor the suppression mon
asJeries occurs this passage: "ln tnys churche we
fOunde cnaple and mOnulnet cuilosy ha1e OF SdHe
stone ppaIyd by The late mother of kaynold PGle III
here BURIAL wche we have causyd TO Dt deiacyd, ana
all the ana badgs clerIy 10 D. deletr 10 ths
in the broken dolced bosses, &c, though her motto
"Spes Doc est" stlI nc read After rtcltlng
sJguoOn OF the CudntrY rs u MONUMENT Tor the late
Countess Of MaIniesOnry.
The large number of accidents which have
occurred on English railways during the past six months
have taken good deal Of the wind out OF the Brtons
Inflated pride his institutions, and especially in his
railway system. The revelations which were made a
fortnight ago at the Wandsworth police court ought to
give vent for little more superhuous selteseem' Al
The signal-box on the London and Brighton sat John
Greenfield the signanan, who was supposed 10 b. on
duty but who had hired Walter Bray small boy, TO
work the levers while he himself was entertaining lew
friends. Between 8 and o'clock IN the morning the
sguaan aud three of his assistants drank hal gal-
ion OF ale. At twenty minutes OF 10 another LatgdQn
was fetched and drunk AT quarter OF IL thlld Dai-
gallon was disposed Of tie conversation turning upon
hSrseracng ana the host ana ono OF his guests qarie
ing and attempting 10 punch each others heads All ts
III e the small boy working the levers aud the trains
were tr1ndng along At O'clock tho assistant whose
duty Il was 10 take The signanans post was 80 lnseI-
sbie drink that he was under The table mo stli
bov Remained where ne was arrival Of station
mn aster ut an end to the carOuse. The sSnal-men
we're taken before a magistrate and committed TO jail
rOr two months IN at nard Labor.