New-York tribune., 1878-03-19

doing business ssU1 with him h% -
acted N defiance and contempt of the notice. is actually
ristcatcd
The great novelty of the Carnival at Paris
this wear was the arrival Of body of sixyour Spanish
,udents from Madrid. They were all young men OF good
family who extended for this season the excursion
which they are accustomed make every year in
nival time TO town in Spain. They were the cos
tune of students OF Salamanca of the sixteenth century,
harlequin cap, with ivory spoon instead OF feather
black velvet vest and belt. with steel buttons black
knee-breeches black silk hose black kid shoes with
black bows and steel buckles; black cloth cloak and
white gloves The guitars strung with ribbons OF
the national colOrs OF Spain-red and yellow Fifty OF
the troop musicians their instruments being the
guitar the violin, the bandurria the flute and the pan
dero. One afternoon they gave performance on the
terrace in front the Opera House and one their num-
Der executed nat onsl dance winch was al once Hie
ful and curious Victor Hugo made Tue shOrtest
OF his life in greeting them IN the simple wOis, SOS
OF spain am your friend" deputatiOn OF two hun
dred Paris students called upon them ana Daoe ng .
spaDish lads Diayed national melodies with precision,
spirit fire that set every head and foot Ill notion
A an has nearly talked himself to death in
Kern County California. oquacious oafer known as
Murphue offered wager $50 that he could keep on talk
ing for twenyour consecutive hours without Interrupt
tOn and with other stimulan tnan DelanO whskey,
which be furnished in unstinted quantity at the
losers expense The taken by another loafer
and the orator. mounting the stump, began harangue
on subject Of Kearney and the of toll The start
was made at $50 a. N. BY 1890 p. m. the demUohn
had gone down cellar times to catch breath, with
no yisibe decrease in Murphue's stock OF words. At
2:30 the next morning Kearney had been disposed OF
together with the contents Of another dentobn An ar
gument IN favor Of the Chinese was then taken up Mur
Thue's articulation at o. became rather husky and
the thread of his argument rather difficult TO follow bu
that would hold out, he had swallowed, during
the time delivery, four gallons of vhiskey. When
won, Murphue's powers of endurance were exhausted
He fen from his cramged position on the chair and rolled
whiskey but srangeto say, his lips IN this comaose
condition still moved
The hanging of Gus Johnson, the murderer,
at Rome last Friday the greatest town show that
has been held in Georgia in many year Fifteen
thousand pei present when the trap fell and
the wretchs neck twisted. He left tie jan smoking
cigar and cOnversed freely with the sheriff all the way
10 the gbbe After reaching the galows he asked Ior
something drink, and the priest who was officiating
gave him bottle of holy water johnson, after tasting
It, threw the galows with curse, saying that
he thought IL WAS GIN After persuasion the she
IN gave him q druk OF whiskey. About this time Mr.
Lawrence street evangelist spoke 10 the prisoner
about the importance Of thinking seriously on resicaS
who told HIM 10 about his business "a Jonnson bau
minister and that he would not any interference
The evangelist, pointing 10 the following words me
printed in large letters and posted conpcuousy above
the heads OF the crowd said MI Johnson ihat Is the
text and retired After taking Tour or hVe ullhks anu
several quids OF tobacco he asked the sheriff TO let m
tie the moose, aud finally consented to throw aside the
relnalns OF his second cigar and to let them hang hn
The closing scene of the war is described
with great spirit by correspondent OF The Daily Necs
In by the seaside al San stefano shaken by the
Increasing gale that the Sea OF Marmora
we're busy all night long the secretaries OF both dpo
matte bodies copying and arranging for the signatures
the treaty peace the result Of the now concluded
Ipr T1Vot 1iet faI
the treaty his colleague Chebachon, who wrote and
wrote through the long hours until the document was
finished About 4 o'clock the Grand Duke mounted aud
rode up the Diplomatic Chancery. where he asked at
the door, ready q" and then galoped toward the
hil where the army drawn up Finally carriage
came whlrling out the village toward General
Ignae was in IT, and when he approached he and
said have the honor gratulae your Highness
the signature OF peace" There long. loud shout
After riding between the lines the Grand Duke halted
little eminence, whence all the troops could be seen
and formally the announcement of the peace -
have the honor inform the army that with the help
of God. we have concluded treaty of peace" Then
another shout burst forth from 10000 throas. rising
swelling and dying away. After the review, gathering
his officers him where the priest stood ready for
the Deu the Grand Duke spoke briefly andemphati-
caIly, saying: ITO army which has
plished what you have, my friends nothing.
Is impossible" Then all dismounted, uncovered
all ali tnee,ipp Neyer was a peace co9clmded under
more Impressive surroundings: the two armies face 10
face the clearing storm, the waning light Of day, the
rush OF the wind and the near wash OF the wave ming
ling with the chant of the Priests and the responses of
the soldiers and the OF ihe Sea OF Marmora swelling
and falling Across the frettiDg, chatting waters OF the
sea- the dome and slender minarets OF ST. Sophia up
sharply against the sky the dominant points n the inter
esting Silhouette OF distant sambOu. Away 10 the
south the Islands like great mounds dark
and massive against the distant Asiac shore, and be-
hind them hidden the English fleet Above and far
beyond The white peak OF Mount Olympus, unveiled for
the majestic summit, the OF the ruddy
sunset were reflected from the snoweolored hanks