New-York tribune., 1877-08-07
GENERAL NOTES.

Pretty little girl in Shreveport, La, told her
papa that there was pretty httle bird in her pretty
httlo room singing pretty little song the aicconats
parent old her 20 back TO bed was probably only
Katydd; but when he went to bed himself his vile
told hm TO listen TO the strange music Of mockngbind
! which filled the ROOM The devoted husband struck
match and discovered the musician on the 4O"ei sAe
! OF the wash-stand. II was singing mouse
! At Dudley, England, the experiment has
been trled OF killing animals by the explosion oi ayna
mite Small primers Of dynamite. with an electric h'e
attached were attached the foreheads Of two horses
and q donkey The electric current being discharged,
the animals fell instantly dead without struggle. The
whole al ,ir was in two minutes In hls manner,
II is claimed hundred or more OF cattle can De instantly
killed by the same current oi cio''i0'''' "@ ' '
pain whatever to the victims
There was terrible scene on the Scotch ex-
press train on the Midland Railway fortnight ago.
paupcr unatic OF considerable muscular strength VINO
WAS being conveyed from Glasgow TO London IN charge
of a worknouse master suddenly brandshed a Iszof
which he had concealed in his clothes. The two mon
were the sole occupants Of the car and the Keeper was
reading a newspaper at the time He ~ardtd on the AZ
tack with his right hand. but in endeaForng 70 oo'o
with the mailman received cashcs IN the head ana "sL
he 1uily overpowered his as3ailahI a&Itr & vaui99 vau9
struTgle The Innate finding himseN ioilel' suH' eng
drew tne blade ais own t1roat io e4I 10 o-' 1
ing TO the floor III pool oil Oioou'
The charms of slang, ObscenIty and song are
notent in the gay Roumanan Capital Every night the
coS cbantqns are tronsed with the best people IN the
civ Even Cabinet Ministers there not unfrequenty
and Prince Gortschahof is an assiduous attendant
eorresuondent or The Manchester ErdaHer sketches MN
with free hand On the benefit night OF MILE taneiY,
who is great fayOrte IN Bucharest the Prince sat ata
little able with three young ladies Of the troupe, "th
mis- arm passed ramilary around the waist OF the peT
test one lie dressed IN a black coat ana ms eyss
were brilliant with malice. lie even went - lai - 10
escort twOOf nscomwn0rs nom lhe st.ue al,ol w
orinance and 10 bow 10 tne wife OF RoulaLah MUS
ter very lively old gentleman l. the Russian ChahIeor'
Not to be out OF fashion, they had nee
little riot in the nice little village OF smthhea' near
New Marlboro Mass, last week. The Rev MI. Johe'
did not live happily with MS wife, and some time ago
left her Hearing that her father dead anu lad et
ber sone money the Rev Mr. Jones came back and con-
| cInd,d TO live with Mrs Jones again. But the uIue
village OF smithheld, near NewMarlboro Mass u'd
by no means approve Of this nor did the biother7 OF M
! Jones approve and consequently moO oi hI'eh per
sons went Tor MI Jones, and demanded that he should
leave town at This he positively refused TO 90 anu
ha. nor done aud docs to do. The con7taoes
nr1tect him. and the raging mob 10 the iafst "dNceS
lad effected nothing except that hry Ddu ud" l"os ~
themselves, and qualhed theMSeNeS 'or tN0 A''' "
Correction.
The Rev. Thomas Pelham Dale, who has been
inhibited since last November from conducting services
in St Vedasts Church London, on account OF Ruiaisuo
praerees returned 20 pulpit on Jny23 Eight candles
were on the altar but necessarily unsted there oehs
M Communion Service. Choice flowers in vases were
laced between the candestcks and in the centre wass
little mahogany cross scarcely perceptlpe ITO" it'
smalneSs. The antipendium or cloth WAlch h"nss ID
front OF the altar of handsomely emDroldefed "o
material tue cross in the These and the white
stole nut on by the preacher when he ascended the pu
nit were the only RituastIc embeins ysioie III 'ne
church Mr. Dale in tue OF his sermon remarsed
that he well what were the ACQUISITIONS ptousH'
against himself and those who were win hm' Dut 10
was not ashamed Of what he had done lie glored II IL
The charge made against them was that they wished
| hfffl hoy re
afraid OF that or the Apostle Paul had the same charge
made against him. Many time Of Old the ei'h power
nterposed crush the plain, pure utteIanceS OF D0
Church they all kne" with wlt success. lne v ~
tion what snoui my now GO ~, iTy T"y rogd
ana YS,y 90 a. hy tGe spirIt OF modern times. Public
! opinion was only the teeting notion OF the world
The foyer of the Theatre Francais, Paris, IS
described by correspondent OF The London Globe as
nentra territory where political affairs are dscsse1
with freedom Tlo players have asserted tner rish %
manage their own politics. Maubant, the heIce h'p"
lican remained seated when the Emperor ana tNe Ees
of Brazil visited the grecn-room, ana was SUSTAINED ~
fun eiaque in = Ia which an astocr"t Is care" "
tho ouiotioe Coquelin Is Gambettas ally when be ap
uears in lie Barber e Seville" one night about 'lieo
weeks ago the Causc aphOrsms OF the baioef Neie -"
cen,uated by COquen, whose ciaq"e secoAuou "''" vs."
yolleys OF applause in which the audience Joh0u'
the presence OF the Due Brosle vas remarked ID N
ministerial box The Premier cannot boast OF any ais'
sure OF popularity The sarcastic Figaro was eVideh'
playing at him. pausing every now and then Tor the AZ
plause of ms Republican friends until each aHson Do
came painfully personal The Due de Brosle io'' 40
temper and crossing his arms on his breast went " A0
rout OF the box and surveyed the noisy house. us nv
curus IN disdAin. TRADE Oi the actor ulce 'no 49,,
tlp oi The public to Minister wnO was lat.! 80
pelsd 10 retire leaving his box amid lrOnica1 apt" 20.
ANA laughter from plt. stalls and gallery oeN .tali
turbaures took place IN uDDlrs between lhe re I'll
| eau and Conservative portions OF lto @uue"NS'
| leuge8 were exchanged III Two cases
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