New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-27
GENERAL NOTES.

An old-fashioned piano which was made for
Beethoven and used hy him in Vienna IA noW TO be seen
in a music store III Zurich
A Paris bear story While a large crowd
was gathered around the Polar bear pit at the Jaidn
des Plantes little child Of years, leaning over It's
nurses arms fell headloug into the den. The two bears
sprdng toward the little limo, sH hun drew back startled
by a cry OF horror from the thrOn-. A gentleman
fastened rope around hls waist ana on u'- %
by the keepers the pit rescued Ire chhd Just as te
bear, Carting upon IT, The little one was UiHiSed
and had Il broaen arm.
England expects every policeman to do his
duty fortnight ago a stalwart defender of the public
pcac. marched into the Mary cbone Police Court leading
a child -four years OH, vso charged with stealing
rasher Of bacon from shop The babe tomp!accntE
sccd AN orange and vinkrd at his mother while the
efficient officer described the shopliiting Thc nECis
ta, refused to send the little on" 10 jail but advised Inc
tnotb4r to Five nm, GOOD scolding. What q Jealous
public officer this British policeman would nave been III
Herods day.
The Turks have a strange idea of humor.
On Ihris;mls Day Turkish sendaime, enGased Win
The Christian Mayor OF the village OF Brankorts, Bu
gara gave HIM severe beating .said.cd and 0udled
him. and compelled Tie poor wretch To carry INN up ana
down the street lie finally drove lin To the village nm
and throwing the rcls To the hoSter orIeIeH MN !"
walk The horse up and down The landlord NcnIIeu i"
interfere. but WIS knocked down FOR his ph> Ihs SOL
der then ordered hay to DE fed 20 his secd ana me
munich al Ncbu halnezzdr bad 10 swallow IT, Inc Iufk
ish Ulcers considered TINS a most excellent joke
The conclusions of the cOrOner's jury re-
spectng the Brooklyn Tneaer fire are commended by
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teal sense which is not often displayed by an English
coroners court. 1t SAYS After such verdict, there
j. some reason ole prospect that theatrical Managers
both IN America and England, viii tahe every POI
future. Pubuc opinion Las already been strongly x
pressed n the among us at home and niue
re would be productive Of the best results His Lord
Emp WILL be fosee Il o s b ioqoG ana lq mor6
about the Of exit from our places OF puDc enter
ta.nmrnL'
4 curious case in the struggle between labor
and capital has Lately occurred in Of the coG ehouses
IN Portland Me. The employed to turn the cranks
Of the mills the various stores had formed themselves
into society mutual protection against reductions Of
WAGES week 20 Saturday man in ore OF the stores was
informed his ray had been reduced He promptly
ported the fact to his felow-workInen who advised him
TO strike. Waug until late III the eteiihS AIlc Gus
TONER was sitting ia his carriage Uut Ms coHrt was pre-
pared. the ground away Tor "a lew moments ana
.hcn suddenly demanded mat ms wages DS p!otu az l'
old amount. The proprietor reused ana ehp4Ol ca an
other man The striker held fast 10 the crank, and said
mar ne mad been tod 10 do until 10 o'clock. Mean
while the customer became impatient ana asked HcuH'e
could not be borrowed rom another store 80 ma
would cau,, a strike all the cCncchOuScs police
man was then for; he refused 10 act lhch justice
Injunction waS granted and the grasp was released But
the striker, anlcred at his failure 10 gam ms ppiLt
mixed the ground with the unSrOund conee ana departed
N disgust.
The Saturday Rcrier discusses American
affairs in u large, comprehensive, and casygon- man
ncr bringing wiAin the compass OF single article the
Presidents financial message the ncOme-idN rllt. the
decision of the Tribunal respecting Florida AMI The mis-
ccuaDrous vic tcIucss Of the s.fupulOus Repuh-
leans and striking Int miss at the facts II an
nominees gavcly that the Attorney General has begun
aati rrot ,InSs AGAINST Tsldcn order a
riudce which mas affect the Judgment % the tribunal
ne Attorney Gccrs excuse, Il say H. consistent
with paltTy proceeding, tor he affects 10 Shrink t"h
I lmDOSuy hl- successor an mVldlJUS duly. Ii.is
ftctioIs and spit .fu mantuyer Is not, however the
only couu Ia the Indictment against the INSCRIPTIONS
Repubiic,s." d" II j. sand That tEeY one RepuDAcdhsJ
by prolonged arguments before thc IflDuud
ana other dllatsry conferences 10 Iedcr an el-c
| linn UipOssiDe before the ith % March. II tle
new House the Demo, Hits VIII Stil command on or
dinuiy occasions small MA Hrity; but il the election OF
President votes taken by states, Of Whl,h me Re
Dubicans count the greater number J am uH Wrc
ul1Di 1tik tdcdm II Engl-h critics cannot Hud lHclr
wIy through American politics. they make IC.
The Rev. Arthur Mitchell of Chicago, who
recently described at PRAYER meeting the miraculous
healing OF Mrs Robertson after night OF prayer Is now
rorced Ia admit that cOnyalescencC more gradual
than he AZ first supposed. The miraculous element has
baeu rpty well shaken out of the miracle by the tch
opv of physcans and ueiShbOrs and 10y disclosures Of
her d-p9rtures from the truth the occasion OF the
trial OF her SON Mr. Mitchell SAYS: In the case IN
uestiuu tho alleged facts themselves nave become IN
C4rtg,u [ spoke Of them III gOOu aln, bul Wish
,r,nklv IA saw that some important points was III
error Disclosures made rs 10 MIS- hoDcTteoi Z"
physical condition, and also as 10 heF CONDUCT on .he
iral OF her sun-thOuEh these aSt are ca o, o u I,I
dltprpnt construction from what mas hcrh pHt upon
observation-disclosures an uncertainty when cannot De TO
mayed WHAT she has told me ia 10 ne! illness ana cure
stu be truc-mHHy things indicate lhdJ
II is-bui the case has become lNONcu III
ana NV reference it illustrating any aspect O
,,,.,vor Ulatcyer must be withdrawn" Tue moral 90
ms il tnat cergymen may as well preach Ihc H"ape
and leave MUnchauscn tales t3-the western editors