New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-07
GENERAL NOTES.

An English lawyer has bequcathed over
million dollars to endow bshoprc in bis native county
northumberland.
A death-masl of Napoleon is on exhibition
in Cincinnati II is said be excellent proof, hay
ing been taken from the original in Paris many years
ago The profile il handsome and bold, the nose being
prominent ana aqullnc
The bridegroom arrived in Dayton by the
midnight express from Cincinnati, and at daylight the
bride came IN by the short-lnc from Cleveland They
met in the corridor OF the hotel and breaasted together;
and during the day they married in the big draw
ugroom and started for Cincinnati. Tbi, seems TO nave
been very sensible elopsmeDt. The brides stopiaher
had only forbidden her lover 10 visit her but be mad
ordered her 10 wealthy gentleman whose mead
had whitened by the frosts OF sixty winters Bong
unable to resist the opportunities Of her stepathcr she
reluctantly agreed to marry the man Of his choice Tlen
she had a happy thought She obtained permission 20
visit relatives m Chicago, aud LETT home osensby .Or
that purpose; out through tac assistance OF friend
siding at Akron, her baggage checked Ia Dayton,
and telegram Cincinnati brought her lover to tho
wedding breakfast
NJ. de FouTtou, Minister of the Interior, who
has recently returned Paris made speech At Ncuyic,
Dorlogne at the laying the first stone OF bridge
local PAPER which eXtOls his address, states that he
dwe chiefly the injustice OF the reproich OF Clerical
ism eveled at the Government. The Ministers, he said,
were not Clerical but they wished religion 10 be ne
syected They wished the pIcst TO De supreme in the
Church, but not 10 mix himself mp in affairs Of state.
The Unires calls for the publication OF the speech
as TO see whether this really tenor and II men
tons that tn Pope recently denounced he pusini-
nous and double-taced people who style themselves
Catholics, nut not tWilcas IL Is coutIdul'tV' ~
claimed the Pope, an aOsurity. IL Is ike saylu an
man, and am not man, Tor Clericdlsn means sulpy
the Catholic rel gi0n."
Antwerp was spendidly decorated for the
tercentenary of Rubens. one rumphal arch was COM
posed OF three porcoes richly adorned with pictures re-
latng to the events of the great painters life while
another had colossal scu.ptured adornmeus, among
them portraits OF his six celebrated pupils statue 81
himself surrounded by the four quarters OF the world
which gOrify his genius, and "A number OF bisso-
relieves richly adorned column surrounded By SIX
statues was surmOuuted by statue Of Rubens ON
saturday evening August Is the fete which was to last
ten days. opened at the foot OF the Rnbens statue Y
the execution Of caldte gamgnde composed bg VI j.
Benoit There Il general illumination OF the place
with Chinese lanterns and gas stars which hung IN ie''
ICONS from the trees, reared around Greeiss
statue The inaugural ode was rendered Dy LOCO No.e,,
ana there sad TO be 100000 people wedsrd mo
the square torchlight procession organl,d Dy 1nc
bands OF the garrison, wound up the evening pedsu
On sunday. scarcely MON mt passed Dlt some gn,
ing procession OF priests abaze with golden Nes.mebs
and slen banners, m0yed through the cFO"u WIZ @"'
as they went by
The stories which the Western papers are
printing about Clay Crawford OF Hawkins County Tenn
will be interesting as they succeed u
identifying him with Osman Pasha, the victor OF
Pleyua, which they have not done as yet. luc
only basis for the story is letter signed 10
b. Wckifs," To this effect " Il. Clay Crawford Was
Colonel Of regiment OF artillery during the late war De-
tween the States He afterwards entered the service OF
the Liberal Government OF Mexico and was made Cen
era of Division lie created considerable stir By Tue
capture Bagdad. Mexico passing his force over D
Rio Gralrle from the Texas shore. He finally qnlitH"
with Diaz the Mexican President, and returned TO inc
United states with large fortune. Tie resided 10.
several years M "a beautiful country -sttis ON ~.
Delaware, Philadelphia His restless dispo,o.
caused him to seek eNctemen, ana he entered tno
service OF the khcdye OF Egypt, was soon aitei muse
red 10 the service sultan aud commanded tt lA
ish army at Peyna." Now, who Is L. Is. McAih -.
the reporters him down before any thing more auo"
Clay Crawford sees the light
Fully five thousand persons attended inc
meeting OF the creditors State savings ln'ttuon
Chicago last Saturday evening Long John wentworth
who presided, was In excellent humor, aud, amy as
they WERE the unfortunate depoS whose money h'
been swept away, frequently smiled during the sno'
session. In describing what the Depositors Commune
had done he explained that they had first eonned sno
cash. and had found that the result corresponded WIN
the balance on the books The books had on the "h0''
been pretty we'll kept When Spencer took SiOOoVV
left note OF a memorandum. The committee had son0
over tho assets several times, aud they were OF ''
opinion that the would pay 25 70 80 per cent 10 w
postors Many OF the mortgages which were goou "'
Offset by deposits OF the mortgasors Some OF the "o