New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-02
GENERAL NOTES.

The schooner Florence, which was to sail
Yesterday from New London for the Arctic under
the command OF Capt. Tyson. has crew OF young men
The Oldest sailor is only wentyfour while the youngest
has barely turned his nineteenth year. Every man on
board share the enthusiasm OF Capt. Howgate
The horse of man in BrOmtield, Mass
being OF the balky nature his knded fire under
him 10 persuade him to 90 ON. Ii had the desired effect
The horse went aud into the barn. But the load being
hay was consumed, together withsthe wagon and some
rods Of neghbOr's fence. The name OF the horse was
Napoleon.
Fenian bard sends THE TRIBUNE lyric
Of the railroad strike, from which these sanzas are
culled "In all old Ireland, Not potato, OH Gave you
a home and welcome Perchance now the potatoes will
grow Strikers for little while To give you chance TO
drill Return, the Queens guards Your aspirations can
f" Hence appears that the recent labor demonstra-
lions in ibis county merely skrmish drill To keep
the loyal sons training for the liberation of Ireland
They are very proud of their dog catcher in
Berlin His is Watts, and he NAV be legitimate
descendant of the Dr. Watts who wrote Let dogs de-
light To bark and bite" The Berlin dogcacher Is said
to proceed legally humanely his raid against the
canine yagabonds All his assistants badges, and
he receive dogs from unauthorized persons BOYS no
does deal with at ALL and he puts the snpertnous
animals to death after humane IashlOh the particulars
OF which are not stated
The Terek COssacks are described as soldiers
without the Stiffness impressed on the military world ~
the father Of Frederick the Great they men withs
discipline altogether different from that Of modern
European armies; Withholding fellows, who bring then
own horses halfshod to the campaign fierce faces and
| manners hitherto unknown And yet their camp IL su
that could be wished in neatness; the horses s'ana
quietly in their places the dress OF the men Is well cared
for and picturesque. All n regular ana solderIiSe dur
ing times Of duty; for though the COssacks wax WIN
a peculiar strut and swagger. often with their hands ON
their hips they subdue their pride in the presence oil an
officer and are very careful saut him al occasions
| "A man OF power He carries seventy poulds upon ns
back besides his rifle makes long marches on an el
stomach. drills steadily, sings when lie Is weary ans"
| very quiet III camp.
Figures come to us from Boston which are
extremely suggestive. The valuation for the puFposo"
assessing for 1877, gives Real estate esllV'r
300; personal property sos, 1892 500 polls, Ss6oV
| loss in one year OF real estate OF Sii74s6Oo; IN
personal property, Sl7ii5,5O0; and in polls Of Sot@
The last figures perhaps the most important as W
| dcatng a decrease OF pOpuatiOn. The dinnu'lon IN
personal property may be ascrbed TO the general SHRINE
age Of values stocks and other like securities ou' '
fall IN real estate is significant indication that N
values longer tenabie. People who suppose '"@
| while everything else lie coming down IN Naiue wax
| OF labor will not come down accordingly are hauo
great arithmetic But the man whose woeNp
| wages are diminished finds his rent a'd the pr
the necessaries Of life coirespondinsg lo"ersu e
| nothing Of taxes n he happens 10 own mouse a
iot What no must become accustomed to Is the seios
OF earnug less, which he nnds uhpirasan,, 'no"S" "
| NAV really be able 10 buy more Win MS money
After Baron Haussmann had land out tho
| boulevard saint German on paper he began Win
nckaxe at each end and met opposition unt No
struck the estates Of the ancient nobility OF Paris iaos
| Of compensation were drawn up by the mnnicpai ="
,hoes and claims adjusted. until at last the ian
| ousrter was triyersed by the new boulevard. "'"s
Raron Haussmann began, NJ. Nadaud and the MI e'P"
Council have brought completion, and a. Pas cor
r.pondent Of The London Globe remarks. the iatmQ"
| ter OF Old Paris lives only IN memory ana prnN
rbs Hotel de Lulgnes and other famous mansions hA's
| been torn down BAbbaye. the monastc prson'h'"
w,era thu leaders Of 1898 put their countrynsn ~
aa,h bas been eveIled the grounds Marats noase nS
insar bears record OF Charlotte Cordss tsr1ipe pr