New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-03
GENERAL NOTES.

An orchestra of 1000 performers was heard
at Crystal Palace, London during the first week III Lent
The strings handled by 1000 canares; the reeds
by the hnches, linncts, skyarks, thrushes blackos
and brown nightngnes the woods by the robins red
poles and doveblrds; and tho Drasees Dy INC ptiiot
sarings and jackdaws. The dresses OF me "ne Dlach
bird and the buff butnch mule were the hhnds" d
ally Acknowledged TO be the best Duho ever hearu ~
national bird show.
A mourner recently drank n pint of beer
over the grave of prizcHgh;er who had Just been bur
ricd ut Bath, the ceremony being the fnlflent OF
promise made Is years before. This unseemy incident
reminds The London Echo Of testaor in sussex VINO
bequeahed 20 sllngs year, - shilngs OF which was
To he bestowed upon the poor for drinking yearly
ard shillings for the parish officers. At Chaplain
testaOr left five shngs 10 female relative IN order
that she might get drunk for the last time NJ ms cA
rcnsc" The Huntington Parish records show that
mans body was cast INTO the water near the Needles nt
his rol, IT, in order that his wife might bo thwafted III
her determination TO dance upon his grave
The Paris papers have received an authentic
account Of an attempt made by Communist convicts 10
escape from New Caledonia. On Nov. eight prisoners
got possession of the Bouar small steamboat USED ny
tho authorities convey workmen from one island 10
another and before their absence was remarked sue
ceeed In gaining Non Island, taking four more c0nVcts
board and emharking small cargo OF Proes'G ;
sufficient Tor rorinient so.go ~ hna, No was
cautious enough Ia land me slOktr OF the oal WIZ ms
forced disclose what had happened The alarm was
given and five vessels were ordered to give chase me
rnaways that they had little chance OF escape
the Rouar being very slow. Two OF the Communists
others resolved to blow up the ship rather than surrcn
DER and the boiler was the point Of bursting when the
Srudrc caught the Bouar boarded hcI ana putting tue
Communists into irons, took them back to prison.
The latest harmony in blue and gold is
peacock at Princes Gate, London, decorated by
Mr. Whistler the cher The pattern is taken from the
eve of the peacock's feather and tie breast feathers
These two patterns either in blue gold, are repeated
throughout the room. They spread from the lamps
over ceiling and i'll the cove of the corne the
fea her is running along beneath the small breast
PAINTED n fat blue and end wall is large design
Of two great peacocks lighting all painted IN gold, ana
shutters are painted pairs of large peacocks.
Bishop Whipple's letter on the campaign
against the Sioux and the Indian policy OF the Govern
ment has been widely copied from THE TRIBUNE East
aud West and is provoking discussion me Ndt'oh re-
cites the points OF the letter approvngy and contends
that the Indian policy OF the Administration has been
conspcuous failure. The PITTSBURGH Commercial Gazette
was first inclined 10 question the Bishops statements
but Hon. Felix r. Brunot has convinced u mat the
uojnts were well and that the Indiana, have been
inhumanly and barbarOusly dealt with. We sincerely
hope" IT SAYS. that President Hayes, when he takes
power will give to this Indian question careful ami THOR
ongh attention. The American people are no baTbarou'
and boJd(hirsy. They have no desire tiat the Indians
shall he inhumanly dealt with Let the ace ana Chris-
tanning policy be fny renewed. me ChnTchnan. lhe
influential organ of the Lplscopaians, not Only copies
The Letter. but also gives the BisOp space to explain
somewhat moro fully the Indian policy adopted IN the
Dominion OF Canada.
Blue glass is doing its perfect work on the
Pacific slope. correspondent OF III: san Francisco
Chronicle who had suffered from chronic rheumatism for
MANY years. placed blue glass in the windows OF his bath
room and filled the tub with water He was suddenly
called out Of town argent business and did not return
for several days When he opened the door OF the path
room he was impressed with the efficacy Of blue glass
These are his own words: e" found the room filled with
nasty Shiny reptiles somewhat resembling shrlIns, but
very much larger-in fact great many OF them "Oid
weigh a pound After had recovered from my iTlght
called my wife and demanded AN explanation. Where
did these things from, and why have thev btel
lu
and ainted. carried her 10 bed and called Tor the
canpOr bottle. after she had sufficiently recovered
hcY SENSES cried out o. these are the nasty llgS
that the water hcae are the cyclOps Cnde inc
influence OF blue glass the microscopic creatures had de-
yelopcd into sich enormous proportions thai they had
crowded themselves ont Of the bathub until they lag Oh
the floor at least two feet deep"