New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-06
GLhERAL NOTES.

The Russian peasant has made the act of
splitting IL fine He splits sign OF astonishment;
lie spits a sign of drfance he splits to evil
spts for fine day, and he spits against bad
ther IL is not strange then that those enemies Of
everything that exists in Russa-tDe Nihists-shOud
adopt tJe title Of one OF their newspapers SPIT
at Eperybody"
An English gentlemen, who is greatly in
terested the Turkish war; until lately thought every
body else interested himself. How he was un-
deceived amusing describedDy The London Eraminer
He told his that every day tuey might
take newspapers from his study to the servants hall
days afterward, in passing by the hail. he heard
the cook reading something to her companions. IAN!
can't keep sw ay the see, any than
myself" was bis joyful exclamation npon seeing tue
1IUup The co * busbed, and then SAID Ii isn't
acily the I'm reading sir; It's about an IRISH
woman biting piece out vi Scotch"omahs race u
keep her quiet
An important report in relation to the cOndi-
ton chaune OF tI South Pass OF the Mssssipp,
as affected by the Eads Jees. made the Secretary
of War ON August l. 1877. Captain Elds, IN letter to
Mr. j. swalsh calls to the army gneers
meut that of thirty eight beneath the sea,
directly in front OF the mouth Of the pass, has been low
cred almost within past twelve months.
Sufficient earth removed this operation OF the
jetes fill canal hfty feet wide and ten miles long,
to an average depth Of eleven-anlahai feet while The
river current took up from the etty channel addition
al amount sufficient to fill to the depth canal twice
as large The report shows that in hundred and
seven days OF material removed equal TO
15469l7 yards. The minimum depth OF the channel
Is nearly. II MOI quite, twentyhrec feet The Jety
emanuel is the recognized highway Of deel~draft
vessels going and coming from New-Oreans
The proper method of civilizing the Indian,
In tie belief Of CatAo lie Missionary, Father Rayee
long lived among the Sioux, Is to learn his It's
and then lead him toward civilization BY ways that do
not harshly those tastes IL Is necessary
break up tribal organz atiOn, stop their wandering
place place and protect them when they Try
ing to become farmers. The nOmad iasinci is strong
Father Raveie relates this anecdote; Que bitter cold
night, while with the Sioux UP near the Canada
line wei-known chief named Left Bear came into my
hut. said 10 him. Look al mo here ia this room. Lett
Bear. See what civilization do. The wind on the
praircs is sharp the snow ia deep hut here Ia stove
thar the air Here is bed, wher sleep and
not freeze Here Is aoe, with books 50 can read
and learn Is tins not much better that roaming ABOUT
without home tie repeated all these adv utag
proyngly Put said ne, with splendid air about
him. you free. You cannot pu1 your house
your back aud ~ To some new place when Yea wants
cnan.e.'
Confidence begets confidence well-known
PARIS banker mas Ellen victim. during the Summer to
TINS business principle. he ford OF good living aud
dresses like dandy but Is close IN his dealings Win his
fellow creatures AT Royat, where he take the
waters. he the most absentminded OF the Acadeni
cians-a philosopher who works intricate problems
while tearing of the buttons his waiscoat, aud
stands against n wall staring into vacancy and leaving
bystandcrs under the impression thaane Is not only
blind but mad While the banker was TRANQUILITY reading
newspaper the casno the philosopher liked his eyes
upou his nelghbor's white daok trousers and began
ndgeng the nksaud with the end OF the slip Of wood
generally fastened to the different newspapers In all pub