New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-17
GENERAL NOTES.

Blush, patriots; blush The carriage annex
OF the Main Building ar the Centennial Exhibition has
been shipped to MaIya and turned INTO friedrich
factory.
Frenchmen are eating more and more horse
flesh The first butcher in Paris opened his shop
in 1896 Last year 1900 horses. 643 asses. and 30
mules eaten in France. A philanthfopc hIcach-
man has offered 100 francs and medal to the hrst
horse butcher who snail establish himself III L"huon
Two large amphOrg containing $4,000 CONS
Of the Emperor Galenus aud his immediate successors
were discovered Jan. u near Verona The majority
of them are of bronze, but there some Of silver
Nearly all of them i'll the finest state Of preservation
fresh from the mint as TO make IL cNdeh lha
they never put into circulation.
A Bethlehem, Penn, paper claims authority
for this important announcement: whatever the coal
companies may may not do this may be set down ~
a fact positive that Judge Packer Of the Lemgn valley
nation. but will 10 tie market all e coal that Is
given them matter by WHOM Jnst IS inc laws ueliahu
that common carriers shall ana must 40
"Her Maiesty's Theater," London, was sold
at auction on FEB l. AT the Queens Theater, on the
same Site Handel l7l1 produced Kinaldo" the first
Of his long series of works for the An2oItaan stage
1t become the Kings Theater" on the accession OF
Gerge f. and retained that title until the accession Of
Queen Victoria Her Maesty's Iheater was sub
siituted Tor the old name In 1857 the Old budt was
not uscG as AN opera house. Two years ago MIR Moody
preached and hr sankCY sang IN TINS theateruuihs c
revival services London. Al the sale one OF the pro
prctors of the AlhamDra Palace offered &26,OOO orlt,
and then withdrew the b The auctiOneers insisted
upon holding him 10 his wolo
"Hell and Damnation." This is the succinct
and expressive title Of pamphlet written by the Rev
G. H. Humphrey, pastor of the f..st Presbyterian
Church Birmingham, Pittsburgh, Penn, and published
in Rochester N. Y The author uses the title Tor two
reasons a. Because it Is exactly the subject OF me
treatise :" and (2 "becausc there IS need OF reaction
from sickly mawBshness that prevails on TINS so-
ecL" The theories OF anninilt0n puigatOly, ana n'-
yersalisn are subjected 10 rigid analysis ard the Car
whistle doctrine OF eternal retrlDutioh Is uneu III ls
There is he'll. Lost souls are gone 10 the ioush
darkness Of the second death the smoke OF ther Tor
neut ascendcth up forever ana ever Inc doctrine OF
everlasting punishment should be preached PLAINLY lear
lessly, and frequently
Latin dictionaries and MuTays grammars
were offered to the city fathers OF Baltimore on Tuesday
evening" but they would not have them During the dis
cussion Of the ordinance" member objected
to the word duOta" III reference the number Of city
patients authorized Ivy law He said the word quota
was plural. for instance quota OF states out that
the proper expression in this would be d" quotuu
Tue author of the ordinance replied tia ne was ucacd
nj Georgetown College Of the best classical schools
In the country, and they Taught MN there 10 say
Quota" Another member Insisted Inat quOto was
the right word III the r!ght place. quorum nniiR
went into the act. Then came the l-iated resolution
authorizing the clerk TO provide each nemoef Sl.na
Latin dictionary and English grammar, which was
considered quite respectable joke on tue CLASSICAL Ola
aldermen.
A little girl II years old went to music
store in Worcester Mass. last Monday. and bought
piano Surprised at seeing $50 bills careiessly handled
by one young tho proprietor put the pohce on her
track II was ascertaned that had previously pur
chased a sewing machine, G I'D watch and cham,
chamber set and lounge paying cash in cacn instance
Her mother had deposit Of the savings banks
OsD, which the father had no knowltdge Inc eT!
took the deposit book and went 10 the bank where sue
asked for 500 She told that sine must present IA
written order with the book, and at her request one WIS
prepared. This she took away with her and subs1-
ducntly returned with II duly signed and Witnessed
when she received tie money. ier mot"er not being
and the fathers witness had been forged The
depravIty OF this enid is simply stupenious.
Slow going humanity Will be relieved 10 learn
that has enjoyed better reputation for industry
than she deserves Sir John Lubbock nas shown that
some ants are strikingy idetoo lazy act 10 feed
clean themselves Some ants entirely dependent on
their slaves The ant however, knows her friends when
s,,e sees them The Englishman placed 80 intoxicated
friends in company with 80 intoxicated STRANGERS III
NO.. Tine ants were first much puzzled win the sad
snertacle However 20 Of the friends were taken mao
the nest five thrown into the water ana te others
neglected. On other hand, "A OF inc % SlIdIscis
were thrown into the water al OECt ana Vl lhe 'N ldu
the nest by mistake four were alerwIr I0u 70
he strangers aud were tnen taken OUT anu thrown mo
the also. 1t is consoling 10 learn 'ii ai1uG Tue
reputation the ant for thrift has NOT been wholly o
served, she seldom deserts a uI'sy lriChd'
Superfcially considered, the strike OF the
locomotive engineers and hiemcn ON the Boston and
Maine Railroad is a quarrel about 10 cents day Inc
strikers however, have found an Indictment Oh n'e
ounts AGAINST the corporation: First the general grind
ing policy of the management IN dealing win the en-
ueers Secondly, the unmany, not To say dscOurteOus
treatment OF all complaints. Thirdly tIe refusal 10 IN
crease the pa t1ey were advanced III pOsilOh
Eourny tne practice of Withholding - cents per CAV
reward for good behavior Filthy the employ Inent
of regular men extra WORK, anG then paying Them
a. half rates IL difficult for railroad rcDc 10 cnLst
the sympathy OF puDHc that Is suiyccte ~ az iv u
convenience by such movement rs tils' whether
ring corporation IS Quilted Dy us "oIhucll or
foI servants are starved by heartG,s stOckhOdcrs,
tbe world moves by TaIi-pas enSrrs ana lreght-t'u
,,s moi be hildcred. The bottom or the STRIFE has
f.on out and the orators at Fdneu Han may rs Wen
,vhistle down brakes on their rhetoric
An enterprising printing-house III Cincinnati
has issued circular which is sent 10 " Tue Friends oi
the Deceased" II calls attention TO very line memo
rial thograph yhch said 10 he actually superior To
chrome though one can ha.dly believe 1t possible ON
the left ia cemetery in the center Is place Tor
lock of hair; below places for printing III Soiu
brouze letters The name Of the deceased w!th poetry
ON lie right rolls the River jordan, WIN go."o.a
moved by angelic forces, while iupefa PIocearion
uuyes along tiie bank, where bright hpHI'H d"u't
the approach OF the g0nd0a 10 We'o"iHo ' no
me- " conner. Price, al three or more copies %
cents each. But the best is 10 come. Tue pan
sners announce that they have aiieady III WI sta
of "pOeus, suited 10 G!Hcfcn Hscs anu tHd
actors. Those who desire poetry sci spoclh mus
nay AN In price of nom 20 10 Do cCt- but th
sharpest stroke Vi business contained II iAc Slch
that this circular is addressed 20 the
name of deceased account or the dllcui) Oh 81
ting at the names relatives" IGe ltea OF WilE 10
ad man him /. he does moi want "a HihvfaPhle
In uamoIiam" price. 81, win c1iia charge or -t-
poetry il docdeGly original. Inc Iusine's Gu
Jerpriso can nO lurthtI 60
President Forsyth and the professors OF the
Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute have ditod AZ pro
test against passage Of the bill repeating The net |