New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-19
GENERAL NOTES.

The cossips of Sandlake, a village near Al
bauv \ " were noisy rattleboxes last SUNDAY me-
WAS an elopement lame girl. with pretty l'ce IA
ewes aud black hsir. who had barely rouhue" He'
wear ran away with old boy Win close-cu' s""+'
hair crimson wiIskers pink eyes ana red face. HIS
name WIS Peter Hulsapple; be bad one wife under
urd and another under the heaven and ne had three
children Ia. frg in the country The runaway pair were
pursued by girls uncle and brother ana tlS muo
AID scamp was arrested. The lustcr iTinaf sea va. &c
Trisoie oua hi ncned. or at al eNeh'' sent 10
staie PRISON or ne
There was n terrific thunderstorm in Lon
don on July g. Three peals Of thunder were heard I'D
mick succession burn. and sheet OF IRE flashed In
tn street The thoroughfare for some distance seemed
TON, b, flames and "a material similar 10 molten meta
descended leaving behind cl.nkers from an incn 10 SIX
or seven inches circumference. The street for dis
tac, of ii ty yards covered. something re couple
of-le, having picked up by persons n The rel---
bor.ood 4 child named Frost, who WAS running rom
on house To- another struck with some of tie liquid
and va. severely burned. Tile rehall tncu str.cf rel
RI vi.r which passed over the street. comp'ri .y
IN. uugIt ND for distance or 300 wards tor % mn
rs. .r r l Of f.e tuuule-holt lLe who ucl -Abnr-
hood w. cnveloped ID a thica blue and yellow toS
The Edelweiss is almost a. dear to the hearts
ftc swiss mountain. crs u.s. tie Aycurose me ADH"""
Echo saws the Commissioners OF the Upper Enetdne
ken ue flower under the protection Of Their local
civil law and the sale of the plant "a us fresh ana living
condition Is prohibited under the penalty Of tue OF I'VE
frr -,r tae first Of nse II appears t.at lie v"r.;
PROSECUTORS OF the plant the Italians those picture
esoue Bereamo herdsmen and herdnoys, VINO come ap
from tue southern side Of the Alps 40 the beginning OF
t ,esi anu remain the mount ,Ius FiA tAeir horkS
until i first falls They pluck up the wer iner-
cle,y by lis roots; and they VIII run side c@rra-e
for half 900 r treating and almost com naud as ne in-
mates tU purchase bunch. lowering he price OF lhe
profere article at every Few yards unt they lor.e In
s s5i1.' Soy ,l," ''I'''''7
Gen. Beauregard in a long letter to Tie
.. ffaf4 Tnf-f aar
al the scutl Pass Of le Miss sspp He does not -h1r~
Tie srlr,us,us entertained by many persons that the
jetts VIII o stand tic destructive cfectSo tie jereoo
which b, terrible enemy 20 all wood structures in g
water, Of TIE GuL He that the Ma trtss,s oi
w..ch Tie etues are made bal.asted with
thick layer OF broken stones. which, checking the
current, causes the sediment TO deposit IN all
thr -inersic-s. not only Of the mattresses them
selves. hLt OF lie stone covering, thus preventing
the creIo reaching tn mattresses and barrow IA
IuV NIe "l! '-' u" - ',, +1 ma IN
cannot live ID wood MAT rs covered Wltu sahu J..
requires o. sail water TO thiiv' and ,b' harder
Tue ihc clsier burrows into ~ torous' sponSy
wuoL, ibc lHe palmetto Is never attacked by H.
Tie Car is SAID to be a child in money
mattels A most intimate friend, Count Adleib berg. is
often debt, and the car since his accession 20 tie
throne. uusrudIugy paid millions 10 release nun
from Lis embellishments. one day last Winter The
Count appeared Court, coughing violently anu 10 kn
very u- "WlJ, j. tie matter With you, Adl-tbers1'
asked the CIR. Severe bronchitis e. replied the
Count doctor says Ough, g. 20 % Nce for
coupe u months" Then why don't you sol viii give
you cave" 81 cannot afford the odrn,g, s.e" Never
mind j4c tcuse; viii dcfny that" The Co4at bright
enrd a. Il viii derat the expense III lhe J. hieio
moutl, could less than zen or we"y ihonsl d
nu1,s. Tue next uioru NJ lis -3lesty trht iol re
no.e-ess tuta 500 at the present. rue Oh eXen"-s
f0r. two months "trip fro - PEE r-bfS to cc ahH
Russia.
Yerestchaguine, the Russian artist, whose
adventure ID tOII coo launch I'd the DANUBE has been
scrDel il The TRIBUNE is rapidly recoveli-g from his
wounds. several years his return from Iurkes-
tan doc exhibited remarkable collection of pictures and
Sketches AT the Cry sal Palace, London These studies
Of life ia Central Asia failed 10 hnd purchaser ID Eng
Lind aud to-day nil The gallery Of Moscow merchant.
Ouep his pictured rep esented body OF Russian lnia
try retiring before swarm of KrEhz cavalry the scene
helm la0 al a place where the Russians Lad Won great
vctorv Wien the Gar This painting in Il. Peters
burg be- expressed hs Clsplrlsuc and the 9rs; Nas so
NOR lied Lii Ae the canvas in pieces Wen he Was
az art student the acadcc.aus snubDed MIN, and he
ha- never forgotten tie slight. few years ago. The
learned Doc dy conferred upon the tc Of Professor,
bat uc would nave nothing go vain th"m ne ltJ ced
tt. r.ina ang sarcastic llt tuat would be tine
Tor then, o. paroulza wneu he caosc 20 honor the
Aeaaels, Win uIs pictures. Th- Illustrations SIR.
hand
The passengers on the steamship Germanic,
which ct Sew York June 80, Acid 81 Fourth OF JAY
cei,o-4t. lidocean. Eary m the morning large
paper Kite Was successfully raised, bearing on rs face
Tie American eagle. At three the afternoon
th-ro we're games for the sailors on The FOR
ward dccs. which included climbing creased pole
caucing. and cock fighting. Al -FOUR o'clock dinner
was served ana after dinner enc following toIsts were
given: The Dty We celebrate" Queen VICTORIA
Tie President" Our yoyesc." England AID Amert
e." "I4e Learned Professions" and Ihe Ladies" The
Rev. ephcn Il. Tyag. ir. Of New-l FIX. the Rev Dr.
B4tc.t. Of indianapolis 1los q. shearman, ~ New
lor, aud Judge Hoad.y. Of Cincinnati, spoke in re-
Spouse. TIE Rev Fred. Bel. OF BROOKLYN and George
hmod, favored ,Ae company with music, wnlle Maurice
stfaAoscn played the ialO. lei grams were read from
lDpeuavk. Green and whose inhabitants had been TER
rael al TIE appearance Of kite Oh their southern hOr-
1oM Another telegram from NaAalill announced Cat
tAr serpent Lad been "a. ing no pursuit OF
u bcrLiaulc A collection amoun4iR 20 p-.V' "as
taken behalf che families Oi the stewards no
were dlowncl no New-1OIk HarbOr On June 20.
Professor March was asked by reporter OF
The Baltimore Cozefe last week. how he purrosod 20
bring about spelling reform. The Professor admitted
that II might take a long while TO secure any general
adoption Of the Of printing but wnen once the
public became familiar with IT, the aDsurdty Of using let
ttrs when mean nothing would be apparerL and 1t
would thea comparatively easy matter 10 drop them
altogether The the newspapers Of the country
adopted the system, the reform would De practically ac
complshed. Very true" said the reporter; out sup
p'sng this miracle been wrought. what " Do