New-York tribune., 1877-06-08
GENERAL NOTES.

Boston Common is 70 witness novel sight
this morning-ye huge elephants bathing in the Frog
Pond
The contract awarded by the Turkish Gov
ernmeut 70 single corporation in Rhode Island Il said
10 involve the enormous OF S17,0O0,OOO The Prov
fdence Tool Company now employing $500 men, and
manufacturing coo Martni-Henry rifles day. pack
ingbox company az South Hadsy Falls MAKES 10000
boxes wear for the Providence corpora0n and ia these
the rifles are packed for shipment TO Turkey
81 cannot speak above a whisper, and the
doctor has told NE must not make the attempt This
Is Francis Murphys apology FOR declining to conduct the
temperance movement in jamestown and OIL City. The
strain 70 which his voice been subjected for many
months has silenced him for a time But nc is worker
rather than a talker and the temperance campaign
which he has organized in southern NeW-Iork, Pennsy
vania and ONO has momentum OF it, own. He and
his rbbon-men are not 80 NOISY n so DC
The wOmeIcrusadors who hed Ohio with their clanOrs
few years ago ylt tie chances are tnI lt reSt' VI
II IT Efforts viii De larger and more permanent.
The latest story of fire and death comes from
Boston, where on Wednesday evening model home
was bereaved one life lost. aud very severely
injured This structure five stories high and har
bored light families It without any fre-escape 1t
had only one front entrance, and narrow staircase
which went straight up through the center OF the build
ing The basement occupied by a baker, and the
fire proceeded from At tAe very first the stair
case was burned and the tenants imprisoned III
fiery furnace Tha only wonder is that the mortality
was not frigLtiully great. There are a good many
model houses for people Of small means IN that city,
and the question arises whether they all hre-
traps Ike tue one which has just been burned.
Mr.. Brentano has sent THE TRIBUNE the re-
usrkabe a number" of me Illustrated London Nel7s,
published May % and just received IN this country The
Illustrations all well drawn and Pri ted and accom-
panyng them descriptive articles full Of information
respecting the Turkish aud the Russian armies. Among
the illustrations portraits Of the Emperor Of Russia,
the sultan OF Turkey the Grand Duke Nicholas, Hobart
Pssha and Don COssack. There are also given draw
ings OF Russian circular rOnclad the Turkish rOnciAd
frigate Homideb Turkish and Russian infantry Con
stantnople and the Gates OF the Danube. Among
the descriptive articles are "a Tour in Russia" The
Russian and Turkish Navies," and The Turkish Ad-
fipstrafion Tne article on the navles is especially
Constructor OF the English Navy.
United States Government bonds, though
temporarily depressed while the electoral controversy
was raging have steadily improved in the London mar
ke since the OF March, but It lar otherwise with
American railway bonds The Pail Mol G0setfe, m no
teng the decline the price Of such stocks as
Central Illinois Central Philadelphia and Reading, and
the Pennsylvania railways shTewdly remarks that cor
porae mana cement IN the United states is distinguished
BY autocraoy" and secrecy" "The shareholders" II
adds have little power the manasers and rarely
use even the power they have. Reports are infrequent
neag er and sacory But the European investor
has very little 10 place himself absolutely IN the
hands OF a practically irresponsible American railway
king whose policy worked By secret compacs and i'm
perave ukases for the American public TO correct
tins state things Until IL be replaced by something
better idle To hope that confidence in American rail-
av securities be restored" These harsh words
for American ears, but 10 j. the logic OF truth
The passengers of the steamship San Fran
cisco. recent wrecked of the coast Of Mexico, were
very kindly treated by the sailors Of two war steamers
o. the United navy The OF the Lackawanna,
lying in Acapulco harbor gave them large quantity Of
clothing aad some money the crew of tine Pensacola.
encountered m Mazatan harbor, $s5 Most Of the 25O
passengers had lost every penny that they possessed Mrs
Smith, wife Of officer IN san Francisco lost
$1,000; a German from Valparaiso, $1,000; Mr Hahn,
Of Anahem, Cal, who returning from European
trp - 900 worth Of presents :or friends Two China
men proved that their Is not always nercenary
After the wreck one Of them brought purse from the
cabin where the captain OF the San francisco had lon
IT, and restored 10 to him. Another placed his own
purse in the hand ~ an officer saying, " on
need this than l." Admiral Murray OF the iisi.
cola pr0frrrd large OF money % Capt Maddel ni
the Francisco. with the remark; Pay when you
can; and II never, all right Capi. Haddeh decAAeo
k4f Offer