New-York tribune., 1877-06-12
GENERAL NOTES.

The elephants had their bath in the Boston
Common frogpond last Friday III the presence OF loVo
people Tho newspapers say apologetcaliy tha' tn'
water was not deep enough for the great animals TO fuV
enjoy themselves" but they spashed aud played Tor an
hour or two and thus having fully advertised inc circus
to which they belonged they went back to thelr quarters
Escaping from tho grasp of the law continues
10 be the order Of the day One Thomas Murphy ALIAS
Pierce Walsh has followed the example OF Eot "hoS
case WAS referred to in yesterdays issue MI Murphy
Walsh was in the Tombs on a charge OF larceny ana
with reasonabe prospect Of sing Sing, and OF resi-
dence there for five years SO he wrote 10 the Di''c
Attorney that his poor old mother dead and begged
permission u gaze more on her hfeless FORM AA'
reouest wa granted and Mr. MurphyWalsh went TO tDs
house OF mourning in company with an officer iAe
house was crowded; the officer was hospitality ebler,
talned and tho prisoner Went out y. th9 n'ys, %
hasn't been seen since. You had p'tte iS LILA he ssfer
in snch cases TO bring tho body OF the poor od mo'-S'
deceased up 10 the lomos.
The London Times has much to say ABOUT
the new policy of the United states toward Mexico "o
look il says or some confused harrying on the MeA'
can frontier AMI nothing more" That Is TO say I" Va"
amount to little. Then again, the Government ~
Washington may and themselves drifting into the heee'
sty OF annexng Mexican province without intending
IT, such a result would OF course, be the so9ie' VI
splutter Of wal W Mexican dssensons would disappear
at the prospect OF 1t. and short campaign "o''1
precp!tatod." That ia TO say, there VIII oe a"O'',
Mexican war. "There English hnanciers inter'sV'H
in railways in Mexico just there English lnacS5 5
Interested IN railways In NeWlOrk Penls N"li, -" ~
Ohio and we do NOS know that either set h, ~ ia
saw of the help they get from the uO'ernmoH :" ,'nS
country which thoir property Is stLtt,l ia IN
IT," That is 20 say, those precious BRUSH ulel''' w.
not be affected, whether thero be war OF peace
Mr.. Brassey and his family arrived at has.
tpgs on May 2G in the yacht sunbeam, after '''e'Is
90 600 miles under steam and canvas and maEnS rP
around the world. The voyage had occupied 30 "''~s
As soon as tho vessel hove in sight two naval ss'' u
ned by the local royal naval artillery volunteers '0~S
oF 10 her and heartily cheored It's arrival ln' ~
camhered up the shrouds and jumped on board 'VV''
their congratulations The Brasseys, father ana 'o.'
have built railroads in all parts OF the "on1
and amassed an immense fortune Commodore WI"
derbilt who was somewhat interested In rali ~ , e
yelopmen during tho Latter part OF hls career oN 80
to Europe IA his carriage, and that caiiase 80
finest steamship then atOat, and when De ieiaiuV' Is @
frat greetings we're paid 10 his aged rothcr ~ W. I'm
an staten island The younger Brassey has ma ,,I.
r voyo ~ under his coOrs aud the enpe's a., % ,o
n"yaI sorI,, that was founded by him were 'ho "''
welcome him home l.,
The Russians and Turks of the Lohoon
n,ess war. All Of thom Americans Ia weicom'nS ''
Grant The ye,cs remarked "Nowhere has Zen "''-'
beeu moro vigorously criticised than III his OWN 'ou""