New-York tribune., 1877-01-03
GENERAL NOTES.

Judge Swan of Port Townsend sent to the
Smithsonian Institution last september comparative
vocabulary Of the Hydah language, and suggested the
importance Of making thorough exploration Of Queen
Charotcs Islands not only for geological purposes but
for the examination OF ancient tunull the collection OF
specimens Of Indian manufacture, ana the completion OF
the vocabulary OF the various dialects He has recently
been requested By the Department OF the Interior to
make an estimate OF the expense oi the proposed
TO cooperate with the United states ia this expedition
The London Times has received package
upon package OF New Years cards-from Messrs well.
never mind! 1t says rather ponderousy, that Every
considerable artistic talent now enlisted by the pub
fishers FOR their production" A admirably drawn
and printed in coor They give indeed satisfactory ey
of the rapid progress made In tue new art OF chro
autobiography" 1.-The best seems to lis to be pictures
of the most familiar fOwersthe rose carnalon, violet,
and fuchsa singy or in bouquets or garlands "Tiere
are groups OF laughing children, ANA cuWds dinner par
ties aud dancing parties. all very minute but III style
OF quite unknown to the producers of the old coarse
valentines"
Charles w. Elliott, in a lecture delivered in
Boston last week paid glowing tribute TO the women
who the face of the numberes dangers which threat
ened the Purtans dared to follow their lovers and Their
husbands into the trackless wilderness They worked
and suffered thinking little Of the uxures which might
have theirs had they fingered On the other side OF
tcnt-nay happy-in knowing that they could comfort
their husbands and help sustain the pryaons and hard
slps of pioneers lfe AT that time the men were the
dandes and the women dressed plainly. Marriage was
brought about by contract spinster was allowed to
III
woman without The consent ot ler parents
The Gold Hill Ners has the genius, or possi-
bly, the impudence TO enveop statistics with halo OF
romance It publishes complete list Of the happy pairs
who have applied for marriage licenses from Jan. to
Dec 90 The list is cut up into sections by means OF
beautiful aliteratve sub-heads snch Januarys join
n.;s," February's Fond On 3" Maren's Matches.'
April's Allowance" "May's Mutpliers" Juy's JOY
bcr"" December's Devoted" Ii also publishes list OF
the divorces granted during the same period bu iS TO
subhcads gives il plain setting of the names OF the
months The Incompatible ones "i the Far Mest may
well take warning Inere s Is no al'la''oh III 'hci'
nothing but chronological Dttcrs
A triAing incident at the Princes Thcater,
Manchester pointed the moral of the Brooklyn Theater
horror mail uvices which reached England about the
same time. II Saturday night, Dec lO' ana
Christmas pantOmime was on the boards In the middle
of the performance Of the spectators faLoed that
they saw q volume of flame break out near the fCoghts
The cry Of Fire. was raised, many spranS TO Their
feet and appeared there mlgh be pancsttlcken
rush the doors The actors on the stage Nele seos
sessed and soon succeeded in convincing tue timd
auditors that there was no danger The MdnehestI hr.
amiT at once protested against the piacu.e ol nIs
house with chairs. The Neus says that II Is sill the
habit in some OF the London theatcrs to fill up some of
the space between the stalls and the front OF the box
with chairs. The Lord Chamberlain mas written a very
udcios letter To the managers OF the London theaers
Trcminding them OF the serious responsibility under
which they rest with regard to the safely oflle puOo
in OF fire or panic.
The English public will he apt to keep
Hard Cash" is in print and Charles Reade in the tesh
The vicar OF ST. Michaels, Bournemouth calls attention
I'm The London Neus to an instance OF nhumanty WHICH
recently occurred. 1t had become necessary TO paec
under res raint suffering from temporary DO
rangement of mind. Warrants were issued by justice
of the peace for the apprehension OF inc patients, ahu
were carried INTO effect about O'Clock one evenIns.
one of them was taken from his bed IN winch p! So
can after ordering sudortc, had ordered MN TO Ge
kent till morning. They were lodged III the pOee Gems
vr NIGHT and were taken before two justices Of tue
ne u
Tor their reception into the asylum was n'ue OUT Hv!
wero confined secold night In the police cells be'9re
being conveyed To the asy lum Tue men were tnolOusn
respectable, and the indgnty OF bels Io'LSu ny u, @
cells was lust grievance their wives and relations,
ovd ,bc Stect of cold and discomfort certainly bOs
| conducive to health OF MIND or DOdy'
The firm name is Hull g. Jolnscn, and the
business OF life he conducted In accordance WIN 'no
follnwlng conjugal contract: 1--WE regard ourselves ~
I'm every sense OF the word equal pariheS pfon>Dg ~
strive to treat each other undr all circumstances as De'
4 - s,,ch We promise that we will not try ia any
tber ov than by advice persuasion To cohtrol '"o
action of each other Believing that neither cne os
state have" Chose who are ireu 10y ssca sv I'm i
are sometimes above little matters ol s!ian W. own Ir.s
~ iIb our affairs, we propose To hNe our own 's
without reference to either farther lDa
give security 10 the COmmOnw,alth oi h"ss1Nnu' -
S,t onr children should he blessed WIN ohsprihs;
shall be at least, well cared iOl as ale , ;bst
thnse horn i'm lcsal wedlock We iurther coiIaS' Ia
when mutual love shall 10 longer JUSTIFY our g" ~, IN
union shall part giving the s'ate ~ % IA Esfor
"mr pertlng as We have IN coming Ogethef I Sha,
Herald ia pubshng this disgusting eohlae' c Ivr
tho father OF bride Is an aNOwed oclIeNt :" ~
and that his daughter and her coparther "ho Ia.s
In leather store produced the document one u-tn '
Week and called for his criticism Tio Ia'hei eAHeSSe1
| his approval and the paper was slSheu' ~
Details of the archaeological discovery OF DF.
sch,emann at the acropois of Myeen9 III Greece arc
| furnished by correspondent OF mo hed'a' i0n'us
~ haon found which are believed 10 be those OF famous
| o, seven or eight workmen were employod aooa'
wees before they reached the upper part OF Tue
triangular opening which led into the treaswen0a's
and about 900 cubic feet Of earth had TO DO Removes
~ a ~, ,,, a tsef was reached. The entrance 70 ths