New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-28
GENERAL NOTES.

r. is only a few months since The Troy Times
was burnt out. Its twenty-seyenth birthday came
around last Tuesday, however and The Times celebrated
It in as full proportions. with as much Typographical
excellence from elegant establishment ana wa
IA sound financial status the fire bad been meroga
puf of cigar smoke. Mr.. John NJ, Francis deserves
hearty congratulations the success he has atainfd
a situation where success Was not easy.
John Bartlett has traced the origin Of the
familiar line "Though lost sight, to memorydear"
In letter from Cambridge to The Brentg Post he quotes
a song OF twenty-six lines, beginning with the wen
known words He Gays that the song composed foe
Augustus Braham The words and music are ~ George
IIney, who was born IN 1893, and died IN 1863. IL -
not known when the song was "TIteh' ny " ~ ~ ~
about 1S45.
That Socialism, is likely to attract majority
Of the American people, minority strong enough
raise rebellion against society," The Economist does
not believe II is confident that too large majority OF
Americans religious. property owners and are
possessed by the worship OF the customary and the ae
cepted for any dread OF that kind :" and yet it appe
bends some danger Of the uprising in every great
city OF formidable sect. penetrated with creed
which makes it's members hostile TO existing society and
willing to appeal 20 instruction whenever insurrecon
seems TO afford chance OF success The same lnlnen-
tal journal publishes abstract OF Pastor Oertefs
paper Socialism which recently appeared in The
TRIBUNE, and apparently accepts his conclusions IN re-
gard the strength and tendencies OF the movement In
the United States.
Asphalt pavements are preferred by the
business OF London account Of noseessness but
those who ride over them constantly growing about
them. A ridng-master, for instance writes TO
Pail Mall: al had to pass through Kingst Cheapside,
when returning from ROtten-row. A slight shower hav
ing fallen dismOunted and led my horse and, al
though without burden Of any sort, and surefooted
animal led by myself with the greatest care, 1t slipped
and fell down with such force that even yet Is has not
recovered the shock Had a rider been It's back a
uU haau bfz
respondent Of The Times Ondon reminds the municipal
authorities that Paris it begins to rain,
the asphalt is az sprnkled with coarse sand or
fine gravel. broadcast by person whose duty y
to watch for the rain and apply this simple remedy
aud then u fact, slipping Is impossible ms can DO
rainy day IN ths open ssphaPs N sRsTs
there Is much carriage and omnibus traie as IN any
wherever there Is asphalt pavement In FariS.
Captain A. II. BOgardus, the American
wing shot" gave remarkable exhibition OF HIS skin
at Stanley, England, fortnight ago. he undertook TO
break 800 glass balls in twentyono minutes, using three
guns OF different weight and oalbre. The humane OBJ
ectons which have been raised to the destruction OF
pigeons in matches OF skill completely overcome BY
this system Of firing at glass balls Two traps, each
having cup for the reception OF the ball, which was at
tached spring placed about fifteen feet apart
To each spring there string and upon this being
pulled the spring released and the ball was thrown
several feet into the air. the Captain shooting at 1t gem
orally in its ascent In the space Of nineteen minutes no
fred sos Shots and missed only eight balls, thus per-
forming his task with two minutes to spare. Notwith
standing the great exertons which such feat involved
Captain Bogardus appeared but little fatgued: In the
course OF the afternoon his also displayed
great skin In the use OF the gun IL should be
stated that shooting glass balls does not require 50
much skill as shooting at flying birds. They certainly
present smaller object at which TO nre but there "a
regularity n the manner ia which they are projected
into the air which gives to the praetsed marksman an
advantage which hewOuld not have In shooting at hyins
birds.
Hostilities have been resumed at AdrianOple
this time by the women. The cause Of war the
weeks washing Russian officer and his wife were
ouartered in the house Of a Greek merchant named
Youannon One day the Greeks wife entered the room
occupied by the Russian lady. and about remov-
ing white tabe-cloth for the purpose OF having It
washed The officers wife objected TO the ablecloh beng
taken away Thereupon they quarreed speaking in
Greek and the other In Russian neither understanding
word Of the Others language There a struggle
for the possession Of the tabIeeloth and the Greek
lady was about gaining the day, when the Russian
lady rushed from the room and complained TO her
husband that she had been assaulted The officer re-
with the Greek lady in strong language and
she replied that he was not gentleman The inspector
arrived aud the Greek lady asked TO 60 quietly 20
the police station She refused obey, but ultimately
was led away by the police The Of the quarter
became so enraged they rushed upon Ne gendarme
rescued her. and carried her back in triumph to her
house In the skirmsh the lady tainted. The gem
darmes followed her back to the house. and eODteuted
themselves with guarding the door OF the room Mean
while her husband had been summoned, but on MS
rival soldiers refused GO allow him 70 enter the room.
He was told that his wife had nsuled the Russian lady,
The apology was given by 1OuannOn, who wisely
thought t the best he could adopt restore
tranquility 20 bis household The details OF the engage
ment given by Standard correspondent at the scat
OF war.