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

A bonse i'm Boston dealing largely Ill woollen
c has heen 40 often cheated by fabrics protesting to
be Atwood and found to contain large admi1twe OF
cotton that Il now submits all specimens before pu
chasing 10 chemical test by which the wool ana Tue
cotton the latter be present are separated ana ne
trand made evident difficult TO discover the cheat
by ordinary inspection. The cotton ana Wooi ho M
end carded together before being spun INTO yarn ~
t way the most experienced buyer may DE ueceiN'u
Barkis and Peggotty arrived in Baltimore
last Saturday by steamer from opcneu pro
oosas on the wharf for transportation to some minister
house Jolly wagner assured them that here WAS o
need OF hiring hack and wasting money on sVle' anu
volunteered to take them around in his own poor ou'
honest vehicle SO they got into his wagon ana were
driven first 10 the Court House. where marriage IL
cense WAS procured and then TO clergymans residence
where they were speedily united The wagner then told
them that they ought to have bridal tour IN Drud
nm Park and they assented the horse was
with yhio and rein and the wedding journey began 90
pleased the rural lovers with Their masterotele
monies that before they returned TO the steamer they
invited him "come down 10 the kenTy ana stay
spell in the Summer"
April Fools Day has its compensations. A
rang OF Young sports stood around lamp-post in Wal
nutst Philadelphia last Monday, and grinned at one
another when innocent young man, with blue SHIRT
and torn hat-band stopped to pick up lean and we'll
worn pockebook from the sidewalk AS soon as he had
At well In hand the oaers reared yelled, and called nun
too fresh" But the young man. nowise disconnected
opened the pocketbook took out TWO endolar bills, and
then turning toward the crowd and attaching his thumb
10 the side of his nose executed welknOwn sign OF IT.
yeo11lar freemasonry IA playful gentleman in Jack
eonyille Fla sent by express TO metropolitan Ourma
ist an agile Young alligator encased III small box Inc
literary gentleman after allowing the scaly pet TO us
mort itself on the exchanget2ble and IN wash-DoW,
Sent 10 an aquarium sold II Tor so cents and gave the
money to Mr. Bergh
The poetic Viceroy, whom the author OF
Lohair to India to dazzle the eyes OF the ma
tives with psgeans and decorations, is not disposed to
encourage democratic an institution as free speech
the close OF his recent address Lord LyttOn said 81
am unwilling to hamper the diffusion OF honest thought;
but 1 recognize in the present circumstances OF
this country and In the present condition OF
the populations committed TO our charge, the
clear and obvious duty OF checking the propagation
OF sedton and preventing ignorant, foolish and IRE
sponsibc persons from recklesSy destroying the noble
edifee which still generously shelters Its vile de-
Tractors That edhce has been slowly reared by the
MUS British craftsmanship utilizing the achievements
OF British yaor" The explanation is that the editors Of
tempt Tor foreign policy OF the Home Government
The whole matter of fees and allowances
made fixed in the Surrogate Office likely to have
thorough overhsuling, and not bit too soon Inc
way which estates wasted and heirs Impoverished
by the fees allowed to counsel is simply ais
grace jurisprudence There are stories told OF these
abuses which would be nconcoivabe if they were not
well authenticated In case, In which man left
estate OF S300O00 fifteen years ago. the executors
have been able to get accounting out Of the Sur
rogate's Court while Thirty lawyers have had ices ana
allowances OF the Some Of the worst abuses
OF the English Court OF Chancery, before 1t
formed, TO have become established here. There
Jarndyee estates in this country utterly absorbed by
litigation. The lawyers get the oysters and the heirs
get shells The contest VIXEN there is nothing
LETT he paid counsel The abuse probably Is not
agreeable TO respectable members Of the legal pro
fesson IL has reached its present proportions almost
without their knowing it. All that Is needed FOR its
reform Is a little moral courage.
romantic episode of the war is related by
correspondent OF The Daily Nes. During the recent
massacres at Caroya just before the occupation OF that
place by Russian regular troops all the members OF
very wealthy family residing there, except one girl
named Christine, were killed. The girl managed to es-
cape but taken by Turk, by whom che was
brought TO Gallipoli. She finally taken 20 an
Asiatc village opposite tue town, wb-Te Bulgarian
living In the same house recognized her as country
woman Upon being questioned. Christine told her
story and said that the Turk keeping her by force,
and that he was trying to persuade her 10 become
vert 10 Islam and to marry his brother with view to
the property OF her father The particulars Of
this disgracofu affair TO the of the Austrian
Consul who immediately sent his dragomaD, and asked
that the r should be given up. The Governor replied
TO wait ;here for a few days. The Governor finally
brought forward the girl, who dressed IL the
Turkish costume, although she previously had the
Bulgarian In reply 10 his questions the girl said that
she wished of her free will become Mussunan
and thar IL was not IN consequence OF threats or in
ducements held out by her Turkish capOr that she I'd
come 10 this conclusion IL manifest that the dec
laraton had been dragged from the poor girl b. coeI
con