New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-24
GENkRAL NOTES.

A German inventor has recently wreaked
his vengeance upon the human race. Hitherto hand
organs have required cylinder for limited num-
Der OF pieces This wicked artisan has contryed TO agg
yate the nuisance by the insertion OF Slip OF paper Va
rety Is secured at smaexpense and every barreOgan.
muscbox aud orchesrOn In crease its repertoy TO
the worrimeut OF nerves aud the ruinaon of music.
The paper being properly perforated the pegs Of 80 aa
holes presented TO them and the tune is produced.
The end of the world is set down for the
11th OF July 1879. priest in the Mosque at Medina
has recently been visited by the Prophet Mahomet Who
laments the degeueracy of his followers, and attributes
the recent drOugts and famine to the neglect OF his pre-
ceps and to the apathy aud corruption OF judges
who govern his people, Since bis admission to paradise
the Prophet adds only Mussulmans have attained
10 eternal Bliss Accordingly, unsatisfactory the
present state Of things that Allah has decided that the
sun shall rise in the west instead Of the east on July H.
and on that day all who call themselves true believers
shall be struck with blindness ana dissolution shall I'M
medatey follow This warning IS detaie1 IN P II
nation posted in nearly every mosque IN hOftnefh ha
and the priest favored with tho Prophets visit declares
lee my face be blaokened forever"
The most magnificent sunset seen from
Mount Washington dozen years occurred last satur-
day and is glowingy described by ARaOng fhe Cloud"
the little journal puOlishedin the mountains Just before
the hour for setting the entirely obscured
a heavy cloud which deluged the mountain top with
IA
and the sun bathed the mounain-top in golden glow
So sharply ami clearly the rays OF the sun thrown
upon the mountain through rift in the Clouds that inc
blades OF grass what Is known as BigeloWs La"h'
M the head OF Tuekermans Rayine, could be almost
counted from the mountain top more than thousanu
feet above them. Instantly and as by magic the most
brilliant rainbow was formed. end Of its golden ana
crimson showers resting in Tuckermans Rayne ana lue
other directly over the Glen House. complete aIen
soon appeared, high IN the heavens strihlnk stS
was huge Of white clouds hanging low D,nsaaSh
tie very centre the Arch the edge OF wnch oSt
golden hue from the sun Another reinar the
was the shadow OF the mountain top thrown nc
sky and ranges to eastward, directly beaeaIS 'he
centre of the arch
That rampant British lion on the field OF
waterloo looks down upon outrages to hless Brtons
and never moves Its tall Here Is an indignant Ing
lishmans complaint the columns Of the leadlngJOur
nal. AZ left with my family to vsi, the battlefield
and soon after we arrived ut the farm OF Hougomont
nv wife was asked for money by an Unlocking old
woman My wife said TO her, You have done nsthins
for us; however. here is franc. The old creature
clutehed it once and almost Immediately Afterwards
screamed out when man came after me Il was walk
ing in adyanee and snatched and ran of with my nat
Four other men and another woman then rushed from
the gateway OF the old chateau One put a ladder, an
other plough before US. and another held mp large
stick and hourished II menacingly at US, while eaea
snatched brick OF the old historic orchard wan
and all danced aud yelled around US like red Indians
and seemed &C one time as II they lntenueo 70 w.
some great bodily HARM not 10 murder US In the lone
liness of the place. My wife pulled out her purse anu
offered It to them, aud they took, as sue thin .uasv
francs when came forward and returned ~. "a
hat using violent gestures az the time PaIyyda
Americans Il seems, we're robbed OF an nmOrelIa
shawl, which were kept unIil the travellers ehpse'S
their willingness TO redeem them with hard cash
At meeting held in the nOrth-ot-Eneiano
town Of Dunbar two weeks ago, Sir James Grant sn'
the Conservative candidate. was beut upon pieasns
everybody A Scotch fisher woman named nary sSels
lane had taken leading part n the days work. anu
when somebody called for three cheers she had ac.s
fnsieman and given the time. At nrst or 'aioo
Thought that he would show bis gratitude to the mac
farlane By shaking hands with her. THIS ne dia Vus
close inspection the baronot must have been struck VIZ
tho fair nshwife's appearance for he broaSht aeI |
the centre of a ring round which crowd gathessa ~
they both posed arm IN Sir james smiling anu ~
MaefarIane eurtseyng. A speech was then nahe 70 '
fishermen and the crowd gave vent to their ieeinss
cheers and laughter. Sir James considering 'ne VIZ
yine for sensatlon, said: "Ihaye st ono more ouv
20 PERFORM have got commission, sad as ns's rksa
n,ission from Lady Susan. will now execute u .ad
he took Mary MAefarlane by the haad and ln Nam
Nearly smaek on lips. The only repartee hs
ooald think OF was rearn Ia kind, and sno i;,snt
made as though she would recprocate tne sSksd Ale
90 Sir James would have a. Nothing nte liz
turned 70 the parish minister ana 0hefeo '" w ~