New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-06
GENERAL NOTES.

pium-smOking will be prohibited in China
by AN edct OF the Emperor at The end of three years.
A Russian army chaplain, preaching to one
of the csments departing for the seat Of war; described
the tomcnts which would await the coward in the other
world by depicting hell place in which the sufferer
wOud be 10 his neck IN brandy aud unable TO dlhA
drop.
A bottle has run aground near Melbourne,
aera voyage OF thItyfye years. On April 10, 1s42,
passenger By the ship Kclso, bound from London 10
eyduey threw INTO the bottle containing mem
oraudum requesting the finder to report for the sake Of
Rscer(aiiug the currents. The question can no" Dc
answered
1t was the dying wish of a Rhode Island
lady that her remains should not be buried Her hus-
band accordingly built stone cottage on the shore OF
Earragausett Bay, and fitted up with the furn-
ture which they had in their parOr when they first went
t. housekeeping The remains the cellar and The
surviving members Of the family occasionally spend
hour in tine stone parlOr
The Hon. John 5. Holmes opened the dog
show Boston Monday last, in speech of great o!o-
Quence. He related anecdote OF maiden, who years
ago for her fathers sake, bound 10 stake the
solway sands and left die. pet dog came her
feet-the kind of dog stated, but probably not SpZ
and tried TO tear away the cords which bound her. bat he
could not do it. "The creamy tide" said Mr. Holmes,
"kssed her feet and the casped her knees, and
flung ts rude embrace about her neck" The waves
sweHt dog and maiden into the sea. Are dogs im
question by saying that in his opinion, at this moment
the maiden stands clad white aud shining raiment,
near the throne, ana her dog lies at her feet with
the dogs in tue show received this exiarating state
meut OF opinion the public Is not informed.
The spirits have been charged with stealing
gold ring. John Rogers, an English Spirituast, and,
moreover wd0wer with three children made the ac-
quaintance of very pretty heiress, who at board
insschoo lie exerted great an influence over her
10 be able to induce her with him, his object
being to force her mother TO to their marriage
TLey reached Liverpool and after undergoing many
prvations went to live at tho house OF worthy lady,
who soon afterwards missed gold ring from a to
which they had access She taxed them with taking IT,
aud they replied that the spirits had Manchester
ana would bring II back. The pair subsequently took
other apartments sweet sixteen leaving behind her
Itlef ia Winc sac threatened 10 commit suicide The
rich mother dsowned her daughter and suggested her
retirement 10 "a wOrkhOuse.
The Pail Mall Gazette relates how French
ornithoogs has taken the trouble to ind at what
hour during the Summer the eOmmonest small birds
wake up and begin to sing The result of his inquiry
shows that the earliest riser OF al is the greenncb, who
probably magnes that he may make mp for the thnness
OF his voice aud the mOnoOny OF his strains by being
frs! IN the field. At any rate, lie tunes up and gets
WORK at his feeble piping at about halfpaSt a.
hours before the robust and melOdous species Of
hnches ready FOR work The bGckcap is heard
OF halipas two thereabouts; and half hour later
lie quail makes his first attempt at musical perform
IL is neary four o'clock before the first real
songster appears in the person Of the backbrd The
vigorous notes OF this performer to be heard about
half hour before those OF the thrush and the chrp
tho robin IS about the length OF time before that Of
the Finally, the hOuse-sparrOw and the tomtit
occupy, the last place the list Hhe rtO early risers
have always been exhored TO take the Lark ex
ample bat the lark is shown 10 be comparatively a
sluggard. He be heard like the greenineh.
actually before the break Of day and except very
sunny morning. does not ap ear That he rises In any
sense o. The word until long after chatnches hnDets
ana uumber OF the hedgerOw birds have been up and
shout
The country does not live behind fortified
castles; it lives the breasts OF the citizens" With
these beautiful words OF Medoro sayin Gen Garibald
opens his protest against the nadysec design Of fort
flying Rome, which Depretis. the Italian Prime Minister
now threatens 10 carry into execution Rome requires
20 be beauthed. preserved from foundations, not
rounded by trenches and rampars like those OF Castle
Angelo, which are little better than fever preserves
What fine heap o. millions for Italy to disburse-Italy,
enriched by her prOyident Government! After this
burst Of scorn Garihald draws effective parallel be-
tween London and Rome England, second to no
power in military and political importance and the first
the sea- maintains with maternal soctude her
proud aud formidable navy, without giving herself lie
trouble OF fortfyng coasts, which would be labor
lost She has comparatively few soldiers but should any
stranger whatever attempt TO invade her. he would nd
massed at every point her gallant rifle volunteers round
whom would rally the entire population Of the island.
England dreamt OF the useless expense OF fOrtfy
g London and leaves such flights Of feebeness 10 the
fieDch and Italian Governments, always less earnest
sbd ess strong. The Of the Tyrrbene OF the
~ofAuH and VI tie Italian Islands. with seaboard Of