New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-29
GENERAL NOTES.

Flora Temple, once Queen of the Turf, is
diving near Philadelphia She is gsunt. lame, and de-
crepts shadow Of her former self She Is 80 years
old and il is years she knocked tho seconds out
of 800
A Baltimore hack -dliyer reached his homo Mt
midnight on tuesday and complained OF severe pains
in his side Rising his chair he said TO his wife,
shall die before morning." and wskod toward the
window Suddenly 10 fell 10 the 1oor-dead
A war correspondent of The Standard finds
time for botany. The cOmmOneat teld blossoms when
he sees In Roumania monkshood. cornaower Canter
bury bell bcdstraw. iris, and that red spike which
Ophelia calls love In dlenessr These mako sheet OF
varied color beside the railway; bat most beautiful Is
species OF dogrose, which springs few inches high
among the grass and throws up ts garlands OF large
flowers in cluster. IL the far East the same effect of
color and grouping can DO seen on marsh oVerhh Win
pink lotus
A member of the New Hampshire House of
atiyes Is nxious render the death menaco
impressive has introduced this week an act Ia rea-
ton to execution Of Joseph Ia Page providing that
il shall be IN place accessible to the public, that all
persons who wish be present may have the privilege.
John Bright who IN the House OF Commons fort
night ago 70 plead for the abolition OF capital punish
mont took ND tho argument whore he had dropped 10
IL years before One thing had been gained during the
long interval, although he did not seem 20 lay much
stress upon It, Executions are row conducted N In
gland without unnecessary publicity and ndecency The
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~ Tie lalysrn; trrr arr no 80 M qua .r ~
newspapers dism the subject With ten lines The New
Hampshire gentleman seems to he unduy iona OF Town
shows
The anaconda in the Geological Gardens, Lon
dom which has been considered quito a respectable
snake turns to be comparatively small creature OF
its kud. Henry ]. Cooke Of Caracas Venezuela, IN
letter 10 Frank Buckand states tuat In TIE small rivers
which fow into the OrnocO there are large numbers of
anaconlas much larger than the one TIE .cety has,
md that in l4rQp "A IA
lives in shy retirement that ia SO f. long and
yard IN diameter. The managers OF the Gardens have
offered $500 for the capture and delivery ~ Ingland
Of tins serpent. 1t requires an expert fisherman to
oarh creatures alive. In Africa 1--we dog IL used
bait and after the deg mas pseu potc'i Ihe DOG COWS
10 and takes nap and then the fisherman stnfs him
into bag big pocket will ba required Tor the gentle
man in the haturln pond
The Turkish Government has organized
corps of Divers whose business up the
pcdoes which the Russians plant in the Danube and
the shores ~ the Black Sea. These divers are Mohau-
medans from Lazistan, and certain number OF them
are attached 10 each CT the Turkish squadrous' when
the ships arrive spot where the existence Of tor
pedoes ia suspected two divers TO the place in
very light boat which draws little water that there is
scarcely any danger Of ts striking against torpedo On
arriving at the destination OF the dives into
the sea il he finds the wire rope by which the tor
pedo attached he cuts II with sharp instrument and
returns quickly Into the boat. The liberated torpedo
nOas the surface 81 the water TIE mon pass soft or
round H. take IN tow aud then row back 10 the
ship quickly possible FOR eaoh one mus car urea
the divers are paid about 500 in addition 10 hail the
value OF the torpedo Itself.
The murder Of Capt. Catesby Jones Of Selma,
Ala. which mas been announced in THE TRIBUNE, was
the result Of childs quarrel His little boy had quar-
relied with a OF J. A. Harral and had whipped him
Capt Jones constrained to admit that his
in the wrong aud accordingly sent him to young Harra
house with a note of apology and basket OF fruit The
peaoe Offering was received In tho right spirit Young
arral doubled up fists and tie boys fought until
they were separated When Capt. Jones heard ~ the
failure OF the peace negotiations, he FASTENED TO his
ne,ghbor house aud rang the bell Mr. Harral on open
ne the door abruptly, asked II he had come TO make
trouble Capt. jones replied. "So," aud th.n added
that IL regarded his neighbor conduct as cont nPtbe
Mr. Ilarra drew pistol and sho; him. Capt Jones was
tie oldest Roger Jones' who was for p years
A1iuapt- eneral OF tho regular The sou disn-
gu shed himself I'm tbs ordnance Dranch OK TIE naval
service Al The outbreak OF the cN war no entered the
service Of the Confederate navy he was executive
officer OF The Confederate irOncad he1imac during It's
c,norabe cngaement with the Congress, Cumberland.
Minnesota, aud Ericsson's hrS' monitor, Commodore
Buciuuau, who wss In command OF me her1mac, Was
wounded during the Dat!i" ahu Nap' Jones NfOto inc
official report.
Leone, the most picturesque brigand in
Sicily for whose mead OF $1,000 WAS offered,
was recently shot down like dog. On the morning OF
hi death ne was In the neighborhood OF Montemsggioe
to buy provisions. This man went instead straight TO
Tho police and cold them where Leone had appointed
meet HIM The police approached the place nom three
sides the ground well surrounded before the brig
ands were OF their danger, aud. whom they real