New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-21
GENERAL NOTES.

The Horseshoe at Niagara is now q right
angle rather than The rocks in the centre have
been eaten away from year to year. aud now the side
walls are crumblng On Saturday morning, large sec
ton If rock toward the Canada shore fll with tre
mendous crash and during the night still larger area
went down. The falls new face and visitors
Will undoubtedly be charged % extra next season.
The public scarcely cxuec that the owners OF Goat
Island and the Museum afford to have those rocks
1all down without making penny by II,
The excitement at Union College, caused by
The trouble between the secret and ansecrct societies.
still continues. Two Of the students, Senior and a
eopnomoro, have been expelled and more are expected
u follow. They sent home by 20 prevent
serous revolt by the remaining students. The classes
have held meetings, at which all class officers who
members of the autisecrrt fraternity were dcposed by
co,nurooi,e il cutertaned bv the bcccrenf factions
and while the Faculty have hard task 10 prevent
violent outbreaks.
Asa MagOon bore the Supreme Court 10 i'll
will To he c. he had been sentenced to be hanged on
the fourth FRIDAY Of November, 1879 for numbering
ereeter Barre VT, IN October, 1875. He had, more
over been remanded twenty tbs Of hard labor In
the state Prison and four months OF close emen
prior u the execution. Justice Barrett Furthermore had
delivered the sentence in stern voice. ana had shaken
long finger him. Bul IN IRE little tn moan
about Magoon. He asked the Bench if he could say a
word and when permisS. on given, very DELFT
eratey. strctchedOu his arms like bishop IN flowing
Sleeves. and, IN the usual form, pronounced upon the
Court the apostolic benedction.
Let the curator stick to his last catalogue
and not attempt stolen Fortuny the point
Of the pistol There interesting sequel to the story
Of the mysterious disa appearance Of Henry c. GbsOns
painting from the Academy in Philadelphia, the suhstitu-
ton IN its place Of copy OF both the painting and It's
paneug, and its subsequent recovery, after the most
remarkable adventures by the curator Of The Academy,
G. W Bartlett The Board OF Directors were not salts
fled with Mr.. Bartetts romantic story, and asked for
further narficuars Mr. Bartlett said he had uotbinD
He he SfpI md
what more could De desredf Then the Board o. DrCc-
ton. and MI. Bartlett rendered his resignation
When the Court of Appeals of Texas re-
Gently decided that where is sued for killing his
neighbours hog he cannot plead the bad character Of the
hog the round terrestrial ball underneath the Bench
felt the weight OF much judicial wisdom and held to-
gether with extreme difficulty On Thursday last the
same frail globe subjected TO another test Judge
Savage. OF Omaha. delivered opinion in trespass
case. 10 the effect, that eightyear-old bull will do
more damage IN a garden than a yearling calf The
pi great. The little round fOOstoO up
ana was ON the OF "A collapse A lawyer motoned
t. the Bench, aud whispered. An earthquake. your
Although the political control of the United
States Senate hangs in balance thar may turn with a
single vote, the Hon William Sharon stands and waits in
the san Francisco Stock Exchange A week ago Mon
day the street went Wild over Ophr On Sunday nearly
5000 shares had changed hands street corners in
lOlfl CtIluoTs anu III DdlToOms. The strike the
East Drift was magnifed into a bonanza Small lots
were sold hgn 800 and enthusiasts predicted that
the stock would reach 500 within tweuty-four hours
But when the Exchange opened Ophir took the
down grade aud fell 10 S35. In the new board-room
there was a scene OF unparalle excitement The noise
was deafening brokers madly tore al each other chairs
were upset and bats trampled upon, and tue crowd
surgcd from side 10 side. In twenty minutes OF utter
Babel % 500 shares worth s634 900. changed CWuels
There was in the vast assemDlage who sat like
Won MOitke surveying the fray. He never removed his
eyes fIOIn thc struggling thrOng and not sound or
eIncnt escaped him. He seemed to comprehend the
wLC.e situation. That man was Senator William sharon.
And yet there restless and lnqEslNr souls NA' can
not understand why the Senator is not IN Washington!
San FTanciscO's Spanish blood was stirred by
bullght sunday afternoon Of last week The arena
surrounded by high board fence. large
ber Of human brutes looked Attred in a red shirt,
green trunks and striped hose, and holding In bis hand
small red banner, Ramon Cheyarria ambled into the
mug, and faced vicious Texan bull. After lodging
several PUSHES Of the monster, the Mexican was
ney penned against the fence but by tossing his flag in
The animals eyes, be managed 10 get away The bull
uss then assOed and thrown down. and the Mexican got