New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-01
GENERAL NOTES.

There is thief in Memphis whose name ia
Necessity, and who knows law Every night he enters
and plumbers handsome residence and every afternoon
he writes pleasant letter to the head OF the family
whose treasures he has stolen stating that he will be
very glad to restore them II suitable reward Is offered
He writes nice hand good paper misspells
word and conceals his personality der the signature
OF Necessity" SO clevery are the robberes planned
youngest detective, are baflcd
The demagOgues of San Francisco are still
talking. week ago patriot WellOck assured mass
meeting of workngmen that the capitalists we're wasting
than would support all the dlcrs in the State but
cautioned them not to take up the rusty and hoist
the flag of liberty until they had submit ii to everything
under the and could suffer longer Then shallow
fellow named Ford took advantage OF the latest war
so far TO boast that although the honest
toll might be driven to the wall like the Turks at Pevna,
they would yet make sore though 1t might DO through
pools OF blood Then man with baritone voice sang
the touching laborers' hymn entitled. Eight Dollars
Day." and they all went home very hoarse.
Mckee Rankin's fist practice with an actor
after matinee Philadelphia, Saturday afternoon,
of small consequence. save as 1t enabled the hero
Of 1.-THE Danites" TO pose before detachment OF
porters in the evening" and play with a brand new
revolver carelessly amlessly and nonchaGntly
bride toys with her earrings The beligerent actor
found the stage, dressed IN the rough garb OF MINER
and pointing his gestures to the scencshfers with
Misunderstanding pistol When asked what had caused the
disturbance he looked down the barrel the eyover be
fore he replied, am do not know IT sud
den' When the reporter proceeding with the crossex:
animation, inquired who had struck nrst, SANITY stared
at the sceneshiters with the air OF who could
shoot them If he liked and then exploded IN the word
Meredith" Then he LAID The revolver on the palm OF
the stage" brought the interview to a close.
The Niobe on Mt. Spyus, which is men
toned in the HAD rude eGgy in the valley Of the
Iermus. Magnesa. The figure Is the perpendic-
ular face of rocky cliff which has been followed out
behind into niche. correspondent OF The Daily Ners,
who visited the valley last Spring and climbed up tho
heights to make sketch of the Nobe is confident that
the figure is tie result OF human Labor and not carved
by the hand of Mature much OF Some OF the
ngers still be traced, but not feature Of the face
can be distinguished The eiIgy IS In sitting position
with the rude representation OF chair. The figure
have been well known 10 the Old Greek writer's
a reference To IL will be- found IN the "Antlgone OF
SOphOces " | have heard that, by most mournful
fate persisted the pr0mOnOry Of ~pylus tho PhrYgian
stranger. daughter ~ Taniau-. Her, IKE the cnging
ivy did the shoots rock subiue and her. dissolving
away showers, the legends OF mortals tell the snow
never leaves and from her eyes, That ever now with
tears she Dedews the ellis"
1t was an American who wrote year ago
those thrilling OF the massacres in Bulgaria,
which when published IN The Dny Necs caused reyul
sion Of public sentiment In England and temporary
vcrsal of the Governments prOfurkish policy; and it
was through the zeal aud energy OF another American
the Mt COnstannOpe, that the evidence
gathered together. II now appears that the main
offence FOR which the Geshofs have been Imprisoned in
Turkey their readiness in giving information TO Mr
MacGaLan and Mr. Schuyler There were four brothers,
the youngest Of whom in business in Manchester
while the others lived in Turkey. Two sons of one OF
these brothers the first arrested, ond kept in
prison FOR three months without any examination
charge being brought against them. One Of them had
beer. appontcd United states Consul Phlppopols.
After the had been in prison three months, tho
ghI.c HERS, sevCnyye. seventy aud sixty with
rho!r wives. children and grandchildren. were sent 10
Cou,tautluopc The American Legation has done il best
Tor The unfortunate family, and insisted that tEey should
not he baV'shcd to pp0, ut first proposed and
the Gc,iof. have been far released that Trey have
been allowed 20 live IN Kadiquy, suburb OF ecu
tart TGcy are leave this village and an officer of
Government Is 10 stay in the house TO keep watch over