New-York tribune., 1878-07-11
GENERAL NOTES.

A gold ring which is believed to have be-
longed to the Black Prince was discovered fourteen
years ago hill at Monpensier Ron. 1t Is set with
a ruby. is inscribed SofIum secrefun. and has Latin
device round the circle rag collector found It, and
alleged that the Mayor gave her SS account proms
ing to divide the proceeds between her and the Com
The Mayor having sold it in 1876 for $1720, 70
Baron Jerome PehOn, she claimed half the price, but
the French tribunal has just nonsuted her, holding that
she sold the ring for $S.
Look on this picture ga dozen of New
Londons falrest and most intelligent girls have leased
farmhouse at Great Neck, Waterford, for tho Summer
and will rusticate by themselves" And then or that
Several young men. late graduates OF the Kingston
Academy, having heard great deal about the giores
OF camping out took hammOcks, and plenty OF weapons
in tramps might put in an appearance went to
small grove about half mile above the city. and pre-
pared for the night They returned the
morning. Prom the worn look OF their faces and the
bent up and deerepit appearance or their bodies,
safe say that they had with the aid OF bugs, musqG
toes and sparrOws that roasted above them, and light
thunder storm that came up in the night pretty hard
time OF it,"
The crown Of Bald Mountain has been
cracked again. Tie creyiCe which recently yawned
from depths less abyssa is two feet wider
and $50 feet longer than it second crack has
been discovered in the OF the otherwise solid rock.
whence as from the caves Of Rich Mountain, steady
Of exceedingly cold air rushes out with eonss
erabe force. This opening when first seen appeared -
ments OF rock which was quickly and readil eectel
it was enlarged sufficiently permit the pase-ee OtG
mans body, and several Of the boder member, the
exploring party at once forced an entrance 'eVenl
smaller branching off on e.:bz -'d
but holding TO the painest aud safest route. sh ek
finders enabled to penetrate TO distance of 90
yards In the direction OF the heart OF the mountain
Bald Mountain Is not far from Rich Mountain, fo1 e
crest of whcn seven States can Ue seen Warm stnss
N C) are eight miles away by bride path and o. ,ey
and Paint Rocks ia the wonderful French Bro yaei,
are close at hand.
An English jury in q wife-poisOning case
has made remarkable recommendation to mercy. Tive
weeks ago a named Brown was tried ir Lrso1
for attempting to poison his wife. IL seemec a, the
woman locked up at a police station fcs some
offence and at midnight the prisoner went t0 th station
aud asked permission to give her sOmo refreshment Ia
short time he returned, bringing with him jag OF
coffee The police sergeanPs suspicious being Awakened
he tasted the liquid, and finding that 1t burned his
tongue had the Of the Jug anayzed the result
being the discovery Of quantity OF vitriol and opium
sufficient TO destroy life. Evidence given that the
prisoner had threatened 20 give her dose that would
settle her before the morning The jury found verdict
OF guilty but recommended the prisoner TO mercy On
being asked on what ground they made this
daon the foreman replied, For the sake OF his wife"
The Judge, however sentenced him to ten years penal
servitude.
An American Bar Association is to be or
ganized. The suggestion came from one OF the State
Bar associations and has met with the approval Of men
like Benjamin II. BTistow (Kentucky), William NJ
Ryarts New-York1, George HOadley (0bio), Henry
Hitchcock issourD, Carlton Hunt uouisanal. Richard
d. Hubbard (COnnecticuu, Alexander r. Lawson tGeOI-
gial. Richard G. McMurtrie Pennsylyania), Stanley
Matthews lohio +. j. Phelps (yermonO, John X. Por
ter New-YOrk), Lyman Trumbull (lInOs), Charles r.
Train massachusetts,, and ]. Randolph Tucker Yir
gnia) An informal meeting is TO be held at Sara oga on
August 21, consider the feasibility and utility of the
projected organization 1t is thought that body OF
fhn in n n
country which should meet annually for comparison
OF views and friendly intercourse, may be not only
pleasant thing for those taking part in it, but OF great
states In extending the benefit Of true reforms aud IN
publishing the failure OF unsuccessful experiments IN
legislation. Correspondence IN relation To ths matter
should be addressed TO Simeon f. Baldwin NeW-Hayen'
Conn.
The colored pioneers who set sail from
Charleston on the Azor for Liberia, were not Pilgrim
Fathers Mr. Williams, OF The Ne,eS and Courier states
that the Sunday did not flourish as had been
hoped for the precincts Of the seerage
denominational intolerance manifested itself The
Baptsts who largely in the majority refused to
allow their children to attend school taught by
Methodists Clement Irons, who showed throughout as
much good sense, conscience. and general zeal the
rest OF the boatoad put together succeeded in or
ganzlng one tOlerably good meeting FOR religious
ercises n the evening The emgraDts were not straight
laced pious and constant in prayer Many OF them
were vigorous The first stiff breeze OF the
voyage caused forebodng and dismay. coored min
lister opened a prayer meeting between decks. While
the whistled and howed through the rigging and
the water suged against the Sides and the waves now
and then came down the decks with swishh-h,
the people sat In the dim light below, listening and
shiverlng. They evidently supposed that they were
going through great storm. When service was begun,
fear gave place reli ous enthusiasm and per-
sons in the congregation became perfectly frantic,
rolling about the floor shriekng, and calling out
hoarsey they prepared for death, and pro-
Tossing their willingness TO be taken at once, ejacnat
ing over aud over Jesus, come now come right noWF
In the midst OF the shouting, leaping cappng ana
rolling the captain came down, and by few words OF
quiet assurance stilied the excitement