New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-04
GENERAL NOTES.

The old Slate Rock, at Providence, where
landed Roger Williams, in 1910, blasted last satur-
day. with Wow raising portion of 1t to the present
grade Of land FOR enduring monument The rock
being full OF seams feared that large piece could
not be obtained Blu, the blast proved successful
than was anticipated, and a block from TO 10 rect
square containing some OF the inscriptions, has been
oosonod and Is thought be taken out OF It's place
with little trouble. Il is then proposed 20 finish the
stone on three sides, leaving the SlOc Darlng the IN
pressYe memorial could Do made.
While one American is interesting the Eng
ish people with flying machine another has under
taken 10 walk tho channel without wetting his
feet One afternoon, about two weeks ago. he left the
harbOr OF Boulogne, France, with pair OF boots on
which we're large enough suit the pencil of any Eng
lsh caricaturst who might wish TO represent Brother
Jonathan They eleven feet long, and were shaped
like canoes. With the OF long paddle the pedes
rian accomplished about eleven miles Of the distance
across when tue became rough and he was obliged
10 take refuge I'm the pilot boat which followed him.
There have been many remedies offered for seasickneSs
ON The English Chanel, but with little success. II this
American Cousin should nave found one IN his eleven
foot boots ne will be able TO add anVthe the comforts
OF civilization for the Engshman who travels
Newgate will not fall alone. The Old Bailey
has been condemned aud block Of buildings VIII
take Its place. Within the dock 10 be removed have
stood Jack Sheppard Jonathan Wild. aud the poet Saw
nge whose biography or the best that Dr. John
son wrote IL was the Old Bailey that the regces had
their trial. but that portion oil the original structure has
disappeared IL Is many aud curious forms OF law that
the Old Bailey has come aud CO. 1.-THE hangman no
longer" says The Echo sits down by the side Of prs
oner halter in hand, he did in 1862 and the awful
warrants are no longer issued shoals as formerly
i'm the good old days" The Old Bailey Chronicles how
ever are enough to the mind OF shudder over
the faliblty OF vsTdicts and tho cruelty OF law Is 1t
credible that when new set OF Courts have been pro-
Joora a1lr IN az lie m n
bright one; but work Is dOue there, beneath tho
Judicial canopy with which civilization would gladly
dispense"
Among mining shares which suddenly went
up In the markets the far Western country few
weeks ago was Wild Cat. Among the poor In Vir-
inia City several months earlier, who owed certain
saloou-keeper bills for whiskey which they could not
pay was whose total worldly possessions amount ed
10 few shares OH Wild Cat IN which nobody
then dealt at all; 1t quoted however at
% cents The poor debtor, after many press
ing requests for money, at last offered to part
with his shares, which were accepted and tho debt
cancelled. The saoon-keeper gave them 20 his
wife. telling her to keep them Co Light the fire WITH
few months passed and Wild Cat worth 81 share
but the wife could not tell where she had put her hus-
bands gift she searched her trunk, her closets and
her bureau-drawers In vain Meanwhile the stock ad-
Yanced to 80 then 10 60 IL was nearing 81 when the
husband day saw his little boy on the floor scissors
In hand, cutting pictures out Of the OngsOught oert-
Gates The next day no sold the shares gain over
the whisky blu OF more than $4,000
museum of decorative art has been opened
in Paris under very encouraging circumstances IL has
yrvate origin, but Is National In its aims. The open
G ook place in that Of the Tuilsres known as
the Pavilion dc Fiore which LOUIS Napoleon rebuilt ten
years ago as a residence for the Prince Imperial The
object do with this for France what the South Ken
sngton Museum is doing for England and to establish
permanent OF decorative applied TO build
ings, wearing apparel and furniture. In the list OF
members are The OF the Due dAumale, NJ. About
the Marquis Bencourt NJ Melssonier signor Castelani
and nearly all the ROthsehds, while the Duo dAudif-