New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-12-24
GENERAL NOTES.

Indians in Utah have been induced to lay
aside their blankets put on the dress Of civilization.
and 20 work with shovels on a railroad. They hid
been accustomed to olter around the stations OF the
Utah aud Northern road dong nothing. Negotiations
opened with them by the builders OF the road
through INTERPRETER, ami about dozen were pre-
vailed upon take shovels and attack sand,bank.
Slrmaon bur Is unab TO tell how well the experiment
has succeeded.
IF any reader, wishing to give some book
for Christmas present, has puzzled himself into be-
wderment the selection. let him take heart OF
grace and make himself perfectly safe by asking for the
new Harpers edition OF Macauays History Of England
There has been no more tasteful and elegant piece OF
severely simple book-makng tins season Toe edition
admirably edited, perfectly ndexed thoroughly well
printed and bound in style which becomes the good
taste thai can appreciate history ITSELF lt u real
comfort 60 lind American reprints OF standard Engsh
books coming iu guse which fastdlous readers
from the Old anxiety to get the English editions
Boston wants new Court House, and has
been sorely in doubt where to put it, Available lots are
scarce It was suggested hat the exgeney OF the
case would Justify the occupation OF Of the two old
buryjug grounds on Tremont-st. There the grave
yards attached TO Kings Chapel, ann that calfa the
Granary In the first are inferred old Governor VIM
throp with many members Of that ancient family In
the Granary ground buried Governor Beinslam,
Paul Revere. Peter faneu and the parents OF Benja'
min Franklin. The same spirit wnlrh has led ~ tne
preservation OF the Old South Church VIII save ootn
fhpspk
III tne ate of the new Court House been selected
IT will be bull in Pemberon-s9uare where tue leading
law drDs already have their ono s.
The Boulevard St. German. now the largest
horougfare oD tine left bank OF the Seine in Paris made
il necessary in completing it, that several interesting
and noted houses in the Rue de PAncienpe Coincide
should be destroyed This ancient street is only 100
yards long, but 1t has probably been Inhabited DY more
persons OF celebrity than any other In Paris In the
house No. 2. which built three hundred years
ago. lived for many years Dr. GuHlotin' inc
inventor Of the famous instrument of capital
nunisbment I'm France No. was inhabited oy
Cambaceres the High Chancellor Of the First EmpIe
who died there III 1924. Horace werner; the pnnSer
and Baron Grus at one time had stuoios al NO
The proportioD of land covered with forests
Europe 20 per cent OF which Russia and
Sweden furnish the greatest part In Russia, 80 per
cent OF territory covered with WOODS ana OF this some
2OOOOO,000 acres are covered VII" pines ana othet
cope-t.aring trees. Sweden and Norway have 81
per cent, chiefly birch, maple, PINE mr. ana willow
Austria has % per cent Germany has 70 per cent ana
France17 Far below these comes spain with It's cork
woods and evergreen oak forests eoverng7 per cent OF
the land and Holland and Belgium win the same for'
gal comes next with per cent and Great Britain fol-
in ali countries rapidly far back 1888 it
was csmated that timber was cut down yearly Sreas
Britain and Ireland alone to the value OF SZ'oVo'ooo
Mr.. Heron A. johnson, the holder of the
now famous policy NO. B. In the Mutual lis
Insurance Company, yesterday declined to make
auy statement regard to the letter in THE TRIBUNE.
signed. f" A Policy Holder" Another member OF the
committee OF remonsrrants however was free TO say
that nasmuch AS Mr.. Johnson had paid for hispocy IN
cash ont OF his own pocket and not with crafts with
ont nor trust fundu his possession nor
ont of money withheld from retiring members. he had
bonest,y earned every dollar 10 him credited and was
nat therefore under obligation 10 submit to WHAT ne sun
considerea real grievances, although they were not
omded 10 I'm The letter He said further that an exgcit
statement OF these grievances anu WY tty io' w
he grieylnces will be forthcoming IN due time.
The ceremony of exposing to view the body
., 8, Francis Xavier the Cathedral OF Goa, fort
,ht mr. so ago. recalls to The Echo uondon) several
interesting facts The city founded IN 1897 by Ma
bometan refugees driven OF onore by its Hindoo
EULER and century later became the capital OF the
po,,uguese possessions In India. At that time Goa
might have been compared TO some OF the nnest Oh
cities which, The Echo thinks, Is not saying
p,,ob considering what European cities OF that time
,ver. To-day its lordly buildings might be apply
descr,bed by the verse Of the Persian poet;
"The spider spins his web In the hais OF Tue
vhosr,. and the owl boots In the dome OF
,tras,hu The walls are monuments OF ambition ans
ncires of decay, ht emblems OF power Inat ruse VIZ.
iha ain. yameufs of "a renowned sololtr, oumina.eu
Wifi hs and began 20 decay wlth MS uisap
nar.nce Ine old city of Goa Is ntle oettef thxn
Republic Of priests. Ecclesiastical Duluhgs. WI" III
reetnndant iunctonaries are the only signs OF he
stssnant an the best The respect which naufo am
cs nav 10 he memory " tue great apostle OF ,ss
dssn and enduiiug" and the falh ot nsnemen -
,,irsces wrou ght by sight OF ns BODY 10 Sef, r'n'
ing In this backslidi"g age