New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-08
GENERAL NOTES.

| GENER1L AOIES.
When the earth shook at Fort Edward "
Y. last Sunday the wife OF prominent resident poked
him under his third rib and in hoarse whisper informed
him that there burglars in the house He had
lived in South America and had felt the pulse Of Mother
Earth; so he only yawned. "GO down stairs and drva
'em ont" said his gentle partner why it's notbio,
hut earthquake, my dear" was his sleepy Response,
and there's no need OF nv getting and taking eod5
That playful lad, Jesse Pomeroy, made
clumsy attempt to escape from the Massachusetts state
Prison on Sunday afternoon. He tore away portion 0,
the wall Of his CELL aud moved one OF the blocks Of gran
tie about three inches; and II officer on duty had not
! heard him at work, he would undoubtedly have sue
ceeded before nightfall in making opening largo
enough TO enable him TO crawl ont when he was re-
moved 20 another cell. he remarked, innoceutly
came very near IT, didntIl"
policeman in Montreal had his eve on the
Queens statue early Sunday morning when the earth
! trembed Her arm seemed to move and beckon the
| huge Bonaventure block 10 topple on him. The
policeman rubbed his eyes ard muttored, Well Unjust
have three drops too many" Not FAR in ST. Urban
st. cat smolled the earthquake before It came and
jumped upon bed where gentleman lay sleeping. He
started up and frightened the s more so that she
| sprang upon him and claved his face. Tie stopped to
| ind boot TO fling at her. hut before he mad
time TO lift it the earthquake Then thero was
soldier who kept his fathers sword in scabbard sus-
pended his bed The earthquake reversed the sclb-
bard aud the sword slipped ont and fe upon the bridge
Of his nose An earthquake is very Jolly when fellow
| finds out that his prayers were premature.
One of the most striking scenes in the war
in the East was the martial held 70 the OF NJ
Pognon a courer Of French agency who was at.
tackled and well-nigh killed sstOva The tribunal
sat in the stable OF deserted Turkish house at sOya
and was composed OF president and four ASSESSOR ali
wearing uniform OF dark gray color and having
badge Of Office the bronze eagle their breasts Upon
the table was richly embroidered surplice and copy
tbn Iv houn lard ny MIA n
silver crucifix the tunc OF the wounded covered
with blood the couriers bag which be carrying
when attacked, and the big stick with which the blows
were supposed h,vc been dealt The prisoner SOL
der named Lasnac then brought in and charged
with having made dastardly attack upon the French
correspondent in solitary place The witnesses and the
Interpreter neel down and thrice kiss the sacred book
making every time the sign OF the cross and the facts
o. thc case are established The Judges. after short
consultation, pronounce sentence and condemn the OF
fender 10 death The victim OF the outrage petitions Tor
the pardon Of the Offender hut in vain and few days
after the trial the unfortunate man u HnoI az ddyDeaA
in field between simntza and Alexandria
Liberty Island is scarcely half days jour-
ney from ENGLAND The inhabitants OF three or four Of
the minor islands Of the scly group know nothing Of
the convenience OF monetary system. and transact bu
ness with their more enterDrsng neighbors IN accord
ance with the primitive principles OF barter They catch
ana dry fish and deliver II in large quantities to the COM
mercia factors at Mary's but instead OF receiving
coin. they obtain supplies or DacOn DreadStHHs DoOts,
clothing pots pans and whatever they require The tax
qatherer "a unknown. Everybody docs his own fishing
and minds his business. There is poor rate, but II Is
not oppressive for the workhOuse is little fourroomed
cottage with garden and when an inhabitan becomes
through old weakness unable to work for living
he ia allowed few shlings week and free house rent
until matters mend with him. or the rate-payers are
called on to subscribe toward his funeral The poorrate
collector carries neither ok inkhorn. He merely
drops in IN neghborly way and says III trouble You
for trAe old friend" " How much !" the old friend
inGuires Well II is rather heavy this half Mr. Col
with no other receipt but thank you. and ms
There is not even lookup on tits happy Island Inc
police force reprosented by sionenasOn, VINO IS pr0
yidel with an official uniform, which be wears on sun
dsys and holidays Ordinary rows he attends TO In his
flannel jacket
The Russian generals in Bulgaria are mainly
very old men, studied the OK forty and even
fry wears ago They are described by correspondent
OF The Daily Netcs men who never look in book
and who rarely read a newspaper, and appear to be
utterly obvous to the march OF progress, and OF sci
ence especially. in the military art. Their whole lives
may be SAID TO have been passed in one occupations their
whole minds whatever they had, concentrated on
one Object and that the most trivial to which the human
mind can desccnd-car1 playing They have done moth
ing else thought OF nothing else for years Their minds
have rused until they dull as heavy ana as inca
pabe OF receiving impressions as the yerlest ciod-
hoppers Called from their cardables by the trumpet
OF war, they RISE rub their eyes look rounu tueh CUM
petey bewdered, and thoroughly out Of the current
OF modern war they had been asleep for forty years
Not even Rip Van Wrinkle, with his rusty gun dropping
to pieces after his long sleep. was more oewdered ana
lost than the majority Of these poor Old generals SUD
denly thrown into the campaign at the head OF theE
brigadcs divisions and corps II may be asked why the
Emperor does send these old dotards back 10 tner
cartables and replace them by younger men, ana men
OF talent, OF which, after all the Russian Army j. nor
destitute The soft heart OF the Emperor has much 10
do in
He cannot bear the idea OF deprvng old public ser
want OF his position and thus dsgracng hun, ana 80
unconscousy prefers sacrifice the lives OF thousands
OF brave fellows TO this misplaced feeling OF kindness