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

There will be q model Dutch cottage AT tno
paris Exhibition such as one seos al e'eiS
sho,es NJ the Zuyder Zee. The DOORS Wlhuo
nreplaces wanscOtting and furniture h'1o ',.s,, o
from Holland. There will be noWeiS ~ 'no
,r1oo &c rare as these splendid pieces OF o"' '' ''
= hoicsst tulips from Haarlem have been lu'-
some o he Dutch gardeners will endeaYof 10 revive
porte % ~ foreigners in that gaudy hower once nIon
the lnteISs ~ kuustIls bulb commanded $4,000 as
the legend goes - 4o o,,,,
There is one bridegroom who can stare any
.Dcient mariner out of countenance He IS OnihaHo'
cd ne lives near soochow. He was married carry III
rrrarv and set out with his bride on wedding Jour
ov nv canal 10 the great city. There was chahge oI
ber. the mercury ran down to zero, and the cana!-
ut vas blocked up with the ice. The bridal pair ana
ber friends remained in Winter quarters Tor SEVERN
days but as the freezing weather seemed 10 ne hnS
on indefinitely. they decided to desert the snip on" ~
home in chairs The bridegroom stood on the p'"a
bfe large chair for the bride carried 10 'he oo"
nv several bearers. The ice around the BOAT was ~
,S,c that no one dreamed Of danger, but while the men
- c.rrving the bride 10 the Bank, the treacherous
Level on which they were walking gave way, my ir~N
whole party bride, friends ana bearers most on
,pdeT and drowned The bridegroom from ms pos, ,In
he bank saw them disappear one after ad1 hnr 10
bridal chair float by, ana thch ho h"S'0"0
tell all the ueighbors :, ,4
Two Italian cities are practically oanNIup''
Florence was financially ruined by the uaisi'i " Wv
c.nital TO Rome in 1870 The Tuscans dro'e OUT d" W,
attending and very liberal Grand Duke 10 MAKE way w
ytotor Eula
sntInes in order to enjoy Rome the change eh uea,y
On ,ba citizens who found themselves Impoverished uS
,he,nenses which they had incurred Treasury grants
we're nerodcay made to stave off Insolvency pu' u
ing the past few months the unstaOIe posi''o" VI ~
Ministry prevented the Crown trom sr"n'ns
a aonatiop. Payments were suspended on MARIN L.
From letter from Rome to The London Gtooe II appears
that Naples is not much better of than Florence
n, f,elnp heiug against the corporation IL was az
tempted 10 subsidze the local newspapers. f"r TINS
nurnose grant Of money voted to bride 1le lvs
but the Project refused to sanction tns t at his
mnnicipal funds. The cOrporauon inusnilI e,,,ToI
tyranny Of the Project, has appea!eo 10
GaveTIment for redress. Strange to say thls
SrihT h not universally regarded III Italy as an
AGAINST public morals. There Is strong p'I'! III -P
which warmly defends the municipality -.
French Justice after the fall OF the Parls
Commune had the spirit Of National vengeance AS
Grenvue Murray tells the story in one OF his graphc
articles in The Daily News, the masses either fought
from ignorance or against their Will THESE men "ere
not rapscalons, and had nothing to DO Win Ine DuA
INC NJ bouses and the shooting Of hostages which dis
graced the last days of the civil war, ana Whlch are
known TO have been the work of few hundred fanatics
babual criminals and drunken lads There is no stat
Ing exacty how many men were shot on the baiIcades
mr. summarily executed after the rebellion had Deeh
uuelled for between the Communists themselves
who say $4,000. and the Conservatives, WHO say
$500, there is a considerable divergence but
eoursnartial were at work FOR two years condemnn
euaged insurgents 10 DEATH Imprisonment, or ranspor
ta0n ana many Of the prisoners did nothing worse thau
receive pay from the Commune WHOM naE8 e Ca
iuune sets down total Of 1880 men aud women a.
having been tried and condenneG as leDels, D aud s
about 00O who had been sentenced TO terms OF pts
oHment OF less than three years have served out their
FERNS ii may be computed that 1000 Communists
are stu suffering in New-Caledouia
Poor Powell, a penuriOus, passionate and
peradous Pike recently lost his wife in San Joaquin
and set ont for San Francisco 20 get another. he
bfs N Tao n
ployed workingwOmen of the Pacific slope The matri-
tnOnal agent introduced him to Mrs Margery Watson
prepossessng widow who living with married |
sister With all the ardor Of second love, Powell pro-
posed before Taggert got the front gate and before he
could get the gate closed the bushl1g and pelptatng
widow acknowledged that the passion was returned.
"MargeryD said Powell, al have ninety Of just
A. good a ranch as ever laid o. DOORS and paid for
squar' up to the last nickel An hey a hOuse-ts the
si1Aie House. Elk miles from Stockton, the Marry
pOsey route it 81 800 if 1t cost red, an
It's oil paid for too An l keep a tavern,
an IN the Summer time take S15 to $50 day.
Pow, won't you JON IN With me on tne ON hiateIy
theught that the 5th would be 100 soon, but she was
evening q large party OF invited guests assembled
70 witness the marriage ceremony and waited for the
fery mad. On the next day Tia Beer received The io.
lowing letter from San joaquin Will you tell smith
pes got, sure and think he's got the rng-bOne, too
r st SdPT dn WoT T Id oB NOR SRow
The widow read the letter, slipped on her walking
Bress walked down town TO lawyers office and began
b suit for breach Of promise and IS 900 damages.
The Emperor of Austria has placed Miramar
a. the disposal Of Pope Leo Kill during the summer
heats Ii Is casteated villa, about three miles from
Trieste and is built the extreme verge OF cliff, rs
ing sheer TO a considerable height above the The
London Echo describes IL having the decided adyan
tage picturesque beauty the old Papa retreat at
From the top of the square turret the
eye takes in the whole panorama OF the Gulf Of Trieste
A. the background rise the curious peaks Of the Dolo
mite Cham and the right the imposing Of the
fru Alps while at their base dOttng the coast line
trayels away to the misty LagOons OF Venice in the
Jar horizon are numerous towns and hamles that have
played Their parts IN hygOne days The most celebrated
is Aqueia the seat Of numerous Ecclesiastical Councils;
the scene OF Cgur de Lions shipwreck on his return
from Palestine; and whose fugitive citizens, after
Htdlas desOlatlng visitation, founded Venice.
Bright and peaceful the villa looks under It's Italian
eky and in Its hOwerperumed atmosphere, sad memo
Ees haunt heArths and gables. The full OF
associations and mementOes Of the happy couple
that enanted them before they OrsOOk their Eden with
the vain hope OF reyvng the empire Of the MOntezumas
AS the mind OF the visitor wander away 10 the past the
scent OF the crOn seems 70 change 10 suphurOus whiH
~ mat tragic valley st QueretarO and the
prds 70 the waiings OF that poor, lonely. mad and
widowed Princess In her secusOn Ut Lacken. Miramar
Nth It's sad traditions will scarcely forus cheerful
summer retreat for contemplating Pope, but Leo Kill
ton.