New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-03
GENERAL NOTES.


The Grand Canal of China is likely to share
the fate OF the Great Wall This waterway was con-
sructed by KuaAKhan and his Of she Yuen
race. aud 600 miles in length. There are 10000 Hat
bottomed boats this canal and these are used Ia the
transportation OF grain. The Echo states that this great
waterway is white elephant% as 1t costs
amount every year for repairs. the apprO
praons there. elsewhere being entirely devoted
TO the purpose for which they meant JuDks are
delayed every month while channels are being ding for
their passage This year. for toe first time since tho
construction OF the canal the grain from Hankin with
the consent Of the Government has been loryarasd Dy
sea- and this fact has impeed the Pekn authorities TO
consider the expediency OF abandoning the canal as
commercial highway
The Boulevard wits have found new name
for President MaeMahon It is the Prisoner OF the
Ministry just the Pope is called the Prisoner OF
the Vatican This reminds the Paris correspondent Of
SdodersS Irish News OF little aneedOte. The scene
Monaco traveller TO that happy land had, it seems
committed misdeed for which lao had been condemned
TO years Imprisonment. But Monaco had no prison.
The Prince was consulted and Of an old convent
was granted prison. but had to be repaired
and furnished The Prince ordered the prisoner to leave
his State. Not 80" said the prisoner. You have
condemned to be in prison here, and here remain:
And thus it was Gully he was allowed greater liberty
than before. But he was known everywhere as " tho
shall has come to be called prisoner
Not long after the Metropolitan Elevated
Railroad began the running of trains, The Spectator
LOndOnl took occasion TO remark that New-IOrk peo-
pie had added another misery to human life. It seems,
however that the underground system used in London
is not wholly free from aDnoyances, for, in view Of
the effort making 10 complete the inner circle OF
that SYSTEM The Times calls attention to certain points
the road whore improvement might be made. and
says: We shall get rid OF its sitting atmOs-
pierre its hustle and its bewdering confusion. These
we put up WITH for they some OF the
drau bacy NJ IN n nj y of
habitants and oftrayelng railway which will con-
vey almost anywhere at any moment, and which
counts its passengers by tens OF millions annually But
ought 20 be within the power OF those who are
spon3ble for its management and organization TO rem
Sr 20 al and to h s dfe9lt 40 possibe
even Tor on inexperienced traveller Ia go asiray"
The small boy who has heard with alarm Of
the enoroachments Of sharks his favorte bathing
grounds in NewYork harbOr, will learn with re-
greet that that mandeyOurlng fish has appeared else
where along the coast considerable numbers Last
Friday afternoon, while large seine was being hauled
ashore at East Haven, Conn., violent oommotion was
noticed among the heads and tails OF he thousand white
fish which were struggling in the moving net As the
net the sand beach found that the sharks
were gorgng themselves the whitehsh. and when
they the condition they were in they lashed the
water with their tails and whred themselves around In
the foam which their movements bad made reporter
OF The HeCHGUea Journal describes the scene One OF
the present stepped out he says among the thous-
ands OF Tapping wbtefish, axe In hand and dealt two
OF the largest sharks a powerful blow. But 1t only
stunned them a little. With large heavy iron hook In
his hand having Il rope attached. he then struck the
hook into the nearest shark. and with dozen men at
the rope pulled him out on 10 the dry SAND The same
operation tried other sharks, until I'VE OF them
were making tue fly and swapping their saw teeth
in most savage way. bean pole inserted III tae
Of them held as II IN vice and pieces
OF board were bitten Tue largest OF the five was
egut feet long the next seven feet and the third six
feet As some Of the sharks found themselves
on land they discharged frOm their capaclOus Jaws
shower OF wbiteAsh. One Of the smaller ones had his
head bitten completely of when Inserted IN the open
jaws Of the one eight feet long.
That the laws were strained by the German
Government during the recent electoral canvass Is ap-
parent from the fact that SOB were arrested
after Noblling's crime. or these forty-two
quilted and the rest including thiry-one women, SEN
fenced to terms Of imprisonment amounting TO 81
wears and yo OF tho accused committed suicide before
trial. The /" Wlhems Spende " was proposed as
thankoferng for che escape OF the Emperor from
sassinatOn Words" said the appeal OF the commit
tee do not suffice TO express JOY and gratitude
for Gods protection Of the life OF the Emperor But
where words fail it has all times been customary to
make a material Offering" As the amount OF subserp-
ton was very small, being allowed to give more
than shilling and hal'-penny being thankfully re-
ceved every class OF the people could be reaehed and
in order do that e6ctuaiy the local committees as
certaned the number Of hands nc factories, In ware
houses and pupils at schools and sent in lists cor
responding to the numbers. Thus at schools every
teacher and every pupil was compelled 20 subscribe,
unless he prepared TO be branded as Socialist and
an enemy TO the Emperor workngmen declining to
subscribe got notice to quit on the suot barber for
instance refused 10 give subscription, whereupon tho
proprietoTs OF largo warehouse IN the neghDorhOOd
issued an Injunction to their employ Is thaI none Of
them should DO shaved at that wretcbed Socialists shop
again anu until the election came on the employees we're
OF course watched. Tho OF certain large works
al Bremen actually gave notice 10 their workmen, say
ing that whOsOeyer did not subscribe 70 the Hlbe ma
50 nde should be looked upon a. Socialist, and 10
discharged az once The Chancellor in these later days
seems 10 be treating his cOuntrymen very much as II
they OYergTOwn children.
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