New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-15
GBxERAL NOTES.

in his sleeve. and wsen no his partner turn up
winning card dropped addition 20 hts original STAGE
mjOF aud other officers appointed to watch him
detected the trick. and publicly denounced him. He
prayed Cor mercy but expelled the club, has now
Is inquirirg into his illness to remain Judge.
Lord RipOn, who is known among English
Professionals the distinguished peryert" aad among
Roman Catholics "the distinguished convert" not
disposed to adopt the ideas Of the Vatican concerning
the Eastern Question. The Tabtet, which has been
abusing al Epglshmen who have criticised the Anglo
Turkish Convention, receives from MIN remonstrancs
against accusations which uneallod for hey
are unjust He nnds ample justification for the con
domination OF the general policy Of the Governments in
the fact that by the which they followed before
the outbreak OF the war. and especially time OF
the Berlin Memorandum and Of the Conference at Con.
santnope they paved the way for that large increase
Of exclusive influence Southeastern Europe which
Russia has since obtained and which the adoption Of a
different policy would have prevented; while, with re-
spect to what called the AngloTursh Convention he
dangerous engagements into which any English states
man ever entered he thinks that England has turned
away her eyes from points Western Europe where her
vital interests lie to TX them upon some fantastic
Oriental dream.
year ago a colOred girl named Norah
Farley the mystery Of whose existence Is the gossip OF
Wyandotte County Kan was Suddenly struck deaf and
dumb. She then slate the prediction that she
would talk again about the 10th OF August 1873
On that day her cabin crowded with visitors, and
10 the girl, who had neither spoken heard word
during year. suddenly began TO chatter like maybe,
aud kept up until dark, when she suddenly stopped
She believes in God and salvation. aud sometimes has
pain in her head, concerning which she says: had
from my mother, telling to get my two broth-
buy two and homes, also two new
combs and silver cord. Nobody to touch them
They were stand side OF me, my hair be
tied up with the silver cord each brother then
como my hair back with comb and each have at the
me inca ram on M VIII ma W
followed cut, and the distress Immediately left
II any person touches the razOTs homes combs /
think my trouble will come back again. am not hum
bugdng any person, but am honest In what say. |
don't want 10 make oxidation Of myself, but glad
TO see my friends have had offers to show myself in
public, but will not do So" All this Is mysterious
very
There was q cruel blunder IN a house of
mourning in Cincinnati last Sunday. Mary Russell had
died in hospital and the parents obtained permit for
the removal Of the remains TO their house The night
Waterman received the party, ushered the men into the
dead-roOm. pointed out the eofin which they were TO
take and withdrew with the driver In order 10 get his
cept for the body During his brief absence the coffin
placed in the wagon the driver mounted his seat
and drove the house, where the family sadly and i'm
patiently awaited the remains Of their lost In TAX
ing the collin from the wagon TO third story the
driver lifted it for the first time. Why this box is very
light" said lac. "Wel it Oughtn't TO be very neayy"
suggested one she only weighed about seventy pounds
when ded THIS settled the question, aud the coffin
was carried 20 the where the parents were, and
placed upon table, Then the lid taken Off that
face OF the dead girl might be seen by her mourning
relatives butt the horror and CONSERVATION Of tee
awe-strieken friends, the coffin empty The poor
shreksd tie father burst into tears, and the Int
clio aud sisters OF poor Mary sent up wall that
heard throughout that tenenent-hOuse. thoughts
OF grave-rObbers and rcsurrecOnists instantly fitted
trOugh the minds OF that grief Strickenpar every one
OF whom POSITIVE tnat the OOdY had beea stolen,
even before burial. But It merely blunder. Ino
remains were lying on stetoher IN the hospital ana
had not Deen placed IN the coffin
Mr.. loves speech, in the course of the re-
cent debate the House Of Commons, is said to have
been distinguished for all the best qualities OF bis lucid
and treucHant STYLE his caustc humOr aud his biting
sarcasm while In the latter portion OF it he 10 an
elevation and displayed oratOrcal power TO which he
has for years been stranger. One Of bis pleas
antries was based upon a CLASSICAL quotation " The
Turks may say themselves que re0iO ia teis nos1
non pIsa ia6OriswhO has not mad slice OF us ~ Lord
BeaeOnshed had remarked That the Greek Government
was entirely mistaken TO tue views OF Europe, and
that like individuals who have future can afford
to wait Mr. Love- after quoting the Premiers sentence
added that advice gwen 70 Greece must have been
the poetic line Chime be the joyess dg-ty TO starye."
One passage Of his speech relating TO the annexation OF
Cyprus was delicious We have been the assistants OF
Turkey in all her evils and miseries We have been
sort o. good Samaritan to her, But whom the good sa-
maritaa found the who had fallen amongst thieves
he pulled purse, took out twOpence and gave t
say to him. You have got such thing as hali-a
crown about you have your and taze what he has"
Another hit was this How you 20 remove gTev-
anees in ASIA Minor You say; Nothing easier 20 TO
the anu ask him TO make roads, pay his sodier
put down the brigands by armed forces make railroads
and open up trade and commerce. and everything Will DO
WELL The sultan will say TO that Nothing could be
true, but have not got shilling TO do with
IN tie East Baeksaeesh' WHAT is wanted money,
and policy comes to this, that We nave az an lu
mense expense purchased for ourselves tne privilege "
spending large Of money aud shedding our blood
whenever Russia chooses 10 challenge u.s."
The mysterious author of "The Political
Adventures OF Lord Beaconsield." in The Fortnigha6
deals Lord SaksouTy hard nit IN the last usament OF
that remarkable series OF political papers The re-
viewer argues order 90 rise nigh his Lordshp
mas stopped very low and he may ind it necessary TO
soop lower yet for he has apparently adopted TO the
full those ethics OF political adventure which he once
denounced in the btteresL aud the most secrnul Ian
gunge and in which he fOresaw the degradation OF
English public life through the lowering OF the eharae-
ter OF English public men In the controversy when
followed mis- secession from Lord Derbys administrator
m 1867 he pointed to the character conduct Of Lord
Beaconsheld ar Of evil omen for England. Lord bes-
eonsdeId smiled then he has better reason for smluB
now Tue bitter assailant has become the humble dis
chile the seaudallzed moralst has been the adro"
abettor and imitaor The reviewer cOntendstbat'ne
lsgerdemain OF the agreement with Russia Dali
anced by the secret convention with Tarkcy was ROT
combination Of u very hIgn intellectual order; but
showed superiority TO moral scrupes, 70 when nAF
PLY It difficult to nd parallel in English diplomacy
The British Plenipotentiaries ct the Congress were p'
ing with cards in their sleeves. Lord Salisbury mas ~
ouired Lord BeaconsAelds art Of answering USING
words In double sense intended 10 reassure 10
hearers at the other, when tine trek eoms
60 light, TO furnish u Justification for himself Ss
tiop clause sucd as is found in Acts OF Parliament
termning that such aud SUCH torn shall DC =,
such and such meaning. IL the Foreign Seetetb9 10
be- exposed such attacks these mis- reYefsOn % w
Premiership will be u bed ofrOses with many lnVi~
THE DRA MA-MUSIO.