New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-03
GENERAL NOTES.

An internal machine is admirably adapted
for the purposes of astronomical observations FOR will
enable even blind to One Of these deli
cate instruments recently left 1t the Government
observatory in sydney New South Wales. with label
addressed to Mr. Russell, the astronomer in charge.
Upon being partially opened it found TO contain
gunpowder and taken outdoors and examined very
cautiously. The box contained four and a-haf pounds
ofbasting powder, eighteen matches standing end,
with the sulphur tips upparmost and sheet OF sand
paper gnmmtd 10 The under side OF the I'D messenger
al the observatory, who had been reprmsndod by The
astronomer IS supposed TO have made tie box and filed
the ginger beer bottle with powder.
An English countess has been robbed of her
jewels during her honeymoon. Lady Aherdeens dress
ing-ro0m az Iaseadplace near selnoaks was entered
by thieves one evening fortnight co. and her Jewels
and wedding presents, worth $4,000, were stolen.
About o'clock in the afternoon her maid went 10 the
dressing groom, but ndins the door locked and hearing
somebody moving about inside supposed that Lady
Aberdeen did not wish to be disturbed An hour after.
ward she again went upstairs and entered adjoining
room, which she found great disorder drawers being
open and their contents scattered about the noor. shs
then FASTENED to the dressing groom, a1t finding the
door sim locked cave m alarm when ~ WIS ascertanei
that the drawers and iewrcases hal been Tansacked
co i es,ci ~, ~ 80 f ~ yy"e' WITH
been placed against the balcony and entrance ecc "a
through window above into spare rOOu, whence the
robbers gained access to tue dress.ns-room.
Mr. Walter recently told the art classes at
Reading that the Opera House Paris was one Of
the most costly and lavish buildings IN the world, bu he
never saw a building IN his lie the interior OF which
struck him moro vicious and moretticious in oma-
ment and more eXtrlyasant n grandeur. Tlat tho
opinion Of most cultivated Funcmcn. Within two or
three hundred yards Of that OF bad taste
one of tie most beautiful buildings IN the world, The
Italian Orcra. The only explanation that could he given
Of that fact was that tncro had been falling away in
the national taste Coming home. they could not
look round the architecture ~ the present day, either
IL domestic. ecclesiastical public buildings. without
seeing great deal TO dsappr0ye Of Tor great amount
OF exacecration prevailed IN decoration. The new
National Gallery ana kcbe College oxford, were
illustrations OF his remarks. People seemed 10 think
they could lay color enough, cover th' spice
allotted o. them too completely win designs ornaments
and Pct % every kind, That there rest Or
the eye. Nr Wacr tLilas hat the spoons and chairs %
hundred years are moe artistic than those that are
made to-day.
On these frosty mornings. when the school
mistress IN Ncw-Hampshre Michigan has long walk
Ia the wind and finds Tho country schoohouse cold
as al empty barn. draws her thin shawl about her
and wishes that she could teach school IN sunny Italy,
For the benefit o. such frog mont souls. let the adyen
lures OF Evira Vol, an Italian scho1eacher whose
face is pretty her name De here recorded She had
passed her vacation az RagSo Emilia AMI was returning
on November 70 Riod by railway, ACCOMPANIED By an
elderly servant girl The train sopucd &C Faconara at
$50 p NJ. and there delay OF an hour and half
Miss Eyira was very hungry and leaving her baggage
with her travelling companion, repaired 20 an eating
house near the station. scarcely she seated ut
table, before police officer eruny asked her who she
was She could Only give her and protest that she
was schOOi-teacItr returning from her vacation but
this was not enough FOR burly brute. He arrested
her. "a wei the servant who had charge OF me Dag-
gaze and kept them close prisoners unit mOlnllg, lhe
onv furniture in tie room being filthy straw bed. Inc
M gstla-e clcgTaphe 90 Riet. and obtaining sausc-
tory replies NJ we'd Miss Eyra 10 continue her journey.
Although The Idle COWaHt assures its read
ers that the late hu Yale continues in recumbent
posture in his grave and yet gives signs Of turning
over TO SIT mp and begin the Examination suggested
IN TIE TRIBUNE" the senior from Peoria has again
stumbled Into the witness-box and IS evidently very
much pleased AZ having much notice taken Of him In
q second letter to me Transcript OF hs native town.
he refers " tia considerable sltcomplacency to tie eK
element caused By his former structures OF social demon
alyation 10 Yale Let Peoria" ne Says no longer SO
in Oh, sticky embrace OF Illinois mud. She must rise
The 1t has gone forth No let The traveller search
in vain fof tho missing lns between the opposite sides OF
street nor the Hclthen Chnee swear in the measured
olence Of his fathers n must not be. Peoria risen
Behold her candle no longer stitch under the musiy
busbe but upon the ton thereof" II aught that hap
mems in this stupid world can worry the lamfned Eihu
Nae into momentarv au.m stlOn II Is rhetoric ana prose
like this from member Of the senior class ffofi' hs
heen nous since the Cincinnati njilu for rs
irreure7sble and eloquent " Bob" lng'rs'h Ihc ran
scrfs NewIIayen cCresp0ndence now shows ma thrre
il q rood MARKET fOr what the country parsCn H0dli
coIl literary veal-and - bob" veal, at that
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