New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-10-09
GENERAL NOTES.

A Chinese plant that changes color three
times cay has been received the Jardin des Planes
Paris.
A Montgomery paper shouts the glad tidings
at the white frosts have nipped the yellow fever buds
and thoughtfuy adds that tmid people may wei re-
by advertising freely in ITS columns
The enthusiasm of humanity that is suIging
through England cramps the domestic virtues. Nor
witch publican, after seconding roso uton denounclnS
the atrocities committed by the Turks Weni nome ana
knocked his vile about with cocWeiSht until she was
covered with bruises.
Royalty has f'llen so low in England that it
is scarcely worth while to he a dead King About the
middle OF September practical jOkcrs tarred ana
fcatnered the of George H. IN Royal square Je
sew When the and shone upon the TAR neied
and ran down the statue, completely dsllgurlhs IT,
Americans have royalty supported the Ccnten-
NAL Exhibition. They nave paid at it's gates S2,2lO,
900 ga sum greater than that received Mt any prey
Gus worlds ,ar The total attendancc-6,2O92l5-d0e
not reach the figures OF several exhibitions although me
attendance on Fennsy DAY 1iJlN SURPRISES INC
maximum for day at the other fairs
Edinburgh has been startled by terrible
tragedy. On Sept 10, Alexander G. Murray, merchant
OF high standing murdered Lis two children with an AK
in mia own dry,yng-room and. running oct Of doors
Railway. He was regarded as a man sDguarl CAIN
solip05>cs>ed and thoughtful There was an lo'eu''''
prc0l5g position To insanity III his FAMILY
A negro outran locomotive on the high tres
tlework over Chewala Creek near Eufaua, Ala, week
ago yesterday He had followed the railroad track ana
Lad walked on the tres;ewok about leo yards when ne
was met by the Montgomery tain. Instead o getting
down under the SfingerS, he might easily nave uont
he became frightened, and sought safety III Hght ne
had two or three hundred yards the start ot the taln
but he ran his hundred tho crO.sieS Two or Tec
feet apart forty feet high and bounded OF the cS
Tie and track about three feet ahead OF tue engine
DR.. BagShawe, the Roman Catholic Bishop OF
Noting ham, England baptized lad Of 10 without the
consent or knowledge Of his mother the boy had
already been baptized in the English Church. ana MS
mother sent an indignant protest To the cathedral lhe
Rshop reminds her m courteous lc ter under GATE oil
sept 10 that the hoy old enough 10 maze choice o
his religion and that the Dnstratlols of the chlich
could no. be withheld from him. Allow le to say ne
adds that did not rebaptizo yOur son. performed
ceremony conditional only, as there Is reason 20 ItaI
that III the Church o. En- gland the sacrament OF bash
is sometimes administered incorrectly ma nVahdiy.
Although the mOrtuary reports OF yellow
fever are still running high in the SOUTH the disease
seems TO be yielding readily 10 treatment III Savan
nah. At Brunswick, Ga Yellow Jack has been leading
a CHASTITY deatldaDce letter from that city states
Many Of orr prominent men are dead. Several are
now sick but hope wall recover, We have nfc phF-
sCaus and IL who beginning To get the lNer
uuder control So many people are away thcfc
are but few more have t. ana from the number OF new
cases taken every day. IL seems that none VIII hc
EXEMPT. Al business is stopped, and VIII he Tor some
time to come The fever is extending among the ne
gTOes. Pray and work for u.s.