New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-13
GENERAL NOTES.

The State has made good bargain in nur.
chasing the residence ana furniture or Robert L. John
son, in Albany, FOR Executive mansion ris ,o,oos,
ped by Governor Robinson, and rent OF 800 has hoe.
paid for it, The Legislature appropriated $50 ooo D.,
purchase OF a house for the Governor but tho ,|I
is only $4,000 Governor Tiden occupied The sgpoe
| house during hs term. VIZ ''No
A Door devil Of Protestant happened 70
be buried in church cemetery at Genoa. and whom A.,
Saints Day dawned. the parish priest refused 10 a.,
mass for the dead 10 bless the cemetery upIe.s ~
heretc's grave completely fenced On and bioden
from view; and for the sake Of peace and ouiet o..
done But there was any restless soul that would STIR
about on its ghOsty rounds and make mischief in S,
Italy, IL not the shade OF ts poof Protostant who
bad been buried In the wrong place. but that Of Guepne
| Mazzin whose remains were locked up IN The rocE,
near by. Far Up the hillside 81 the staleno with ia
famous monuments lies the tomb OF this most restess
OF italian reyOiutiOniss. II IL strong and massive 80
weighted down by masses Of granite and ciogcd b. by
bronze gates that IL almost seems rs II the authorities
appreheBded that the Restless reyOutOust ght come
forth and disturb Italy again, n they neglected to guard
| against his temperance.
Mrs. j. w. Mackay's house, where General
Grant recently entertained in Paris r. described BY
5Irs Hooper IN letter to Tte Phiiadephia TeCaph az
fairy palace. The hotel on the Rue DO T5it command
ing Of the Arc dc Tuomphe is built around three
sides Of a square, forming the inner court 50
magnfcently transformed into entrance nall on the
ground lOor IS the Pompeian SUITE comprising break
fastrOOn, an aWary ard aquarium, aud smOkn groom
The walls eZqustely painted in fresco with repro
ducton Of the most celebrated Of the wall decorations
Of PJmpel The carpets, the furniture, the china The
hangings, accurate and beautiful reproductions Of
ancient models. broad and stately staircase leads 20
the second hOor where situated the recepOnroOms
thclarge drawlngrOom, and the dungroom. The dining.
is pane!led aud draped with golden olive brocaded
-atn the woodwork dark, with ght relieving Of golden
lines On tho evening when General Grant was there,
the hostess received Ter guests u small drawing gooul
hung with blue satin and furnished with Gobe.in tapes.
fireplace Of which dcd wta q colossal bouquet Of
yiOets and Camcllds with the letter U in white
LAS ia the centre.
There is a Newfoundland dog in Detroit that
deserves to be gentleman, if he is not already.
D.ko s his name, and he loves 10 with children.
Last week, Of the Oglensburg stopped at
the wharf, on the passage from Chicago, and Hetty tho
daughter Of an Albany passenger ran out and played
with bin. While she running fa,ta she cond
with Lcr head turned, that she could the dog sue
fell into the river Dtlo stood at the edge OF tho wharf
ana waited until her head appeared above the
surface. aud then be epTaug after her Taking one u
her shoulders IN his huge mouth, gentleman Dck0 kcpt
her floating for time until two men put ont n
small boat and rescued her. year ago be was on cuy
IN the Northdcld Olnu.l Bank on the terrible night
when the Younger brothers called to leave their cards,
Kill aud plumber, and in encounter with one OF them,
he caught bullet in his tail which remains 20 this day
broken and stumpY During his residence on tle Dc
jrolt River, he has learned the sound Of various Pro
mails late night be recognizes lt, and starts Tor the
hotel whore OF the clerks boards and sure 20 ietcl
guard az the gangWay until all the freight Is moved, and
when hears order 10 haul IN, Jumps ashore, aud
waits for the next craft.
The prospectus of a Texas newspaper is
decidedly entertaining. The manager OF The GoHestWs
Ga.cte announces that IL Is not such paper as lie
would like TO publish but il is far ahcadOfts support
which is gentle way OF snubbing the community lie
then declares that if Tie Louisville COMMENCEMENT OF
THE NEw-YoEK TRIBUNE were published IN Gainesville,
neither Of them would be good as The Gazette, for
there are few men that VIII i've turnIps and cold
water for the privilege OF being an editor" Colonel
Sellers always looks pleased and philosophical when that
supple fare served for him, aud It may not be 80 bad
when Que is accustomed to 1t. Tls Texas gentleman,
however is dyspeptc He talks grimy OF investing the
proceeds and profits of nis paper garden seed, and
distributing it among delinquent patrons and those wno
never subscribe for paper that they may ever keep
zrcea the memory Of humble journalists who induce
mmg grants to come and build up prosperous COM
nuues" and yet cursed for not furnishing all tle
latest news before gets stale, when everybody knows
that kilograms and daily papers can not contend
against gossip Old maids who always iOrestaN ouc
sensational articles before we can get mon 10 pft.
The cosby old maids VINO forecast an that ever
happens are certainly very much worse than the tuI-
n.ps ana cold water.
General SkObeeff is the idol Of his soldiers.
one afternoon in November his troops were massed near
their enclnpment, with IN hands and with spade
TO entreuch the ground they about 10 take stretch
cr-bearers in group the rear, suggestvc but IN
pleasant sight battery OF mltrallleuscs bundled up
Ike 50 many beings, 10 keep out the damp ana IN
front OF troops the little body Of picked men, each
with bis shovel bis ratiOns and plenty Of ammunition,
who were TO make the FIRST across the bayonct
and then throw the spade, and cndeayor TO
cover IN time tic attack OF the returning Turks
General Skobeef dsnouutsd and told the men just what
he expected OF them-that they were not to storm the
works OF Plcyna but only TO run forward and take tho
piece Of ground they knew perfectly WELL in front OF the
road aud to hold it until they had works thrown up He
cautioned them, many were young soldiers sent out
from the reserves MI the great gaps in The ranks not
TO advance too far, nut 10 mind c1@cty "u tIe oc1
told tnem He would DO with Jhcm himself, anu Sou,d
direct the movements personally. As ine nleh Pa-stu
they all received encouraging words anu tey VEN "
smiling at the g9od-natured claH rom the ueca, VINO
which said were like those Of sPinish don anu io.1
the musicians they would Play "alt% ~ INC NC" To-
doubts Oh tie morrow.
The progress Of Ritualism in the Episcopal
Church as Illustrated at the recent General Convention
was the tneme Of letter recently published THE lRB
USg from the pen OF the Rev. DR.. j. H. Hopkins IL
startled many conservative Churchmen who hid assure"
themselves that quiet had been restored IN INC CnVu
and that in future there to be more practical WORK
done and fewer words to be wasted on Fupcs anu
ecclesiastical millinery than IN the past me 'n"''
Journal reproducrs tho letter. AM comments upon 'u
genial spirit, being evidently more amusco 'h"i "'"'"'
by the tone OF Dr. HopkIns's jubato On the triumph "
Rtualsm II recognizes, however the Importance q" 'No
letter "a an authoritative expression OF the INSIDE views
Of the Ritusstic party, OF which Dr. Hopkins Is 'Ao
boldet and abest representative The serious part o
fine matter it says Is that there is TO be no peace IN tDe
church The Rtualistic party have definite aims Ihey
are psrfecty organized There are the secret eohifae
it,e. and guilds the heart OF the movements un0ef
.drot leadership There the men outside th,se VINO
sympathize and help There are tho seh'm'h'''s VIZ
ru.h vaguely and whom gush VIII lead anywhere There
60 me- ambitions VINO want prcierment, and see III;