New-York tribune., 1878-04-29
GENERAL NOTES.

The man who jumped from the new suspen-
sion bridge at Niagara Fails last Friday took pains find
spot where the last unatc had made the same
terrible leap. He walked from the Clifton House to the
entrance the bridge and introducing himself with
CHEEKY "goOdmornng," asked some worEmen who were
making repairs where II that the last man had
Jumped or Not receiving definite Information from
them. he turned a small boy who standing near
and gave him 80 cents for pointing out the precise 10.
cality. He walked slowly toward the centre OF the
bridge and then halted TO take off hat and GOAT Mount
ing the caolc and balancing himself he leaped 10 hs
death Ia the abyss below.
A corpse startled the watchers at the Home
of the Little Sisters OF the Poor in Richmond Ya
night last week An inmate, Mrs. Hz had died, and
the corpse had been laid out IN the paror Of tie nstu
ton At midnight the Sisters watching by the
bier the unken eyes Appeared TO FASH the blood came
back the faded cheek and, as though imbued with
superuman energy the dead body from its rest
ing place. which was draped with black pail. Tho
watchers stared at another and were overwhelmed
with horror and awe. The risen corpse quietly shook
hersef aud remarked, not dead yet but shall
die soon The Sisters. after recovering from their con-
sternaton urdressed the lady and put her TO bed she
became conscious, and, after lingering until Wednesday
died again.
Apropos TO Mr.. Mavericks letter on trades
unions aud communism in Saturdays TRIBUNE, this little
| dialogue between Deputy Superintendent Dixon and
reporter OF The Chcago Postis pat: satisfied that
the Communists here are armed and organized for
trouble" "What do they propose TO dot" " To force
their views and rights at the point Of the bayonet"
How many are armed in the city, do you thnkP
About .. 600" "Who their leadersi' "some OF
them you know but the most violent and revolutionary
are French Communists" "When will the contemplated
attack be made do yOu thinkp "No one can tell ex-
aetv It may be in a coupeof weeks" "Haye you any
idea where p "In the business portion OF the city, It's
said" the opinion Of the deputy superintendent the
slightest motion on the part OF me commune yGo
would flock 10 the city and punder and destroy WITHOUT
limit.
Malcolm Fraser, once an officer in the Royal
Sussex Artillery Militia, has been very unfortunate III ms
love affairs While he stationed az Lewes, he was
introduced to Miss Edith Whitfield. and forthwith
| enamored The courtship conducted In a candes
tine manner even after the lady's brother, who s q
wealthy banet had expressed serious dsapproyaL The
soldier disgused himself rustic, with smockfrock
and by other tricks sought to communicate with the
fair one who would answer his letters While ne
was carving on this correspondence he the husband
of an innkeepers daughter Even in his letters he al
u,tted that he was married and yet asked Miss "h'-
field 70 run away with him. He employed spies 10 ouso
her stems and wherever she went no was sure 70
her. and he used sreh Threatening language d az kcS
call God 10 witness would rather see you M u."' ~, xo
by nv own hand than believe for one monS t' Ia @ tar
cease TO love me i A'c. her brother TO light duel,
| and was then arrested, and subsequently muIo''L
Minority representation would render Social
sm political power in Germany. ltls hot eonin'"
workngmen. but Is expoundcd at the universities "
professors Of cons scrabe standings and passes
into the minds of young OF the middle classes Aeeor
inc 20 ritcr in The PaU Mall Gasette, the doctrine IS al
wavs act forth as strictly scientific The German soeas'
"a nrofoundly convinced he alone displays true nu
manty but he is not less certain that he Is supporu
reason He fearlessly appeals to poiitical econoy NV
m oro nv the hour in defence OF the position tha n'
world has been steadily moving in the direction OF M
Itop, Lassses favorite idea was that the fate OF ao
arsocracy of Europe decided in l7s9and 'ha' ~.
bourgcoise in lsis; and among those VINO
80 ,bis "a NOW an article OF faith Two Socialist Demo-
Gratis took their places in the Constituent Reichsas
which assembled in 1867 after the war with Austra
In the Reohstag of 1865 the number mounted 10 n'e
The tide of patriotism after the FraneoGerman war 10
40 bieb that for time Socialism seemed to DO checAeu'
and in s7l the number again only two Inc ov rs
tons for the Rechstag in 1874 however. proaueeu
Socialist deputies and twelve were returned ast hs
While $4,000 Socialist votes were gwen u ,
figures in 1877 49, 000-an increase OF aDo % S5ds
cent At first sight It exetes surprise that so
Of fyoters sendsto Parliamentary twe"e fep's''"'