New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-14
GENERAL NOTES.

THE TRIBUNE has received inquiries from
several correspondents respecting letter from Presi-
dent Lincoln to General Mcclellan dated April o, 1862,
which was recently published IN Philadelphia journal
under npi That IL had never been brought 10
light The letter written reply TO General Nc
Cellan's renonstranee against immediate action in front
Of Yorktown II viii be found on psge III 81 inc secohu
volume of MI. Gteeley's /" American Conflict
The last SURVIVOR of Napoleon's expedition
to Egypt died fortnight ago at the invaldes Veteran
Darcy who was nearly hundred years old. was fond
of relating how he WAS duty in Egypt the day the
murderer of K6oer executed. K!eber was assass-
mated at Cairo in june 1900. by fanatic named Solely
man. Who after having been condemned 30 death. had
his rigbt hand burned of and was then mpaled Tor
Iured by thirst he called Tor something to drink ana
Darcy. tUuched with compassion, gave INN glass OF
water Darcy mad been for more than hair century
81 the InVades, which now contains very &c" ou SUI
dlCrs.
young lady from Peru has recently ar
rived in London. She discovered in ntre mine at
Iaaiduc. and supposed to be OF great antiquity
She must have had very long and beautiful haT and
have worn it plsits hanging over her shoulders and
down the back One Of tie plats sim bears traces Of
rude ornament. The skin Of The face is DRIED up, and
bears marks upon though It had once been enve
oped in cloth. The arms are laid by the side; one
knee is crossed the other. The eyes are staring
wide open; the tongue ongs to the roof OF the mouth
M her boiy Is covered VITA crystals that shine like
mica scales. Her age was about fourteen years when
event NAV have occurred hundreds OF years ago; for
ale is now nothing put mummy
Yellow fever has broken out in Madrid.
From 1900 10 $4,000 soldiers have recently returned
from Cuba They landed for the most part at santan-
der and more than haf the total at once
BY lran for Madrid It was only when this large body
OF troops reached the capital that they found time to I'M
pack their trunks and give their iLen 10 wash The
soldiers had dsbaHded and went lntO lodgings or
furnished apartments, while tie officers found tempo
rary home In the fashionable hotels The epidemic
broke out very centre Of the town. many eases oc
curing within a stones throw OF the Puerto del sol.
some women who attended TO the sOlders aud washed
their among tae first 90 contract the disease
Ace. riding all adyocs the Gale de Ie!uan
Is the "f iaecuon, the Deghborhood OF NE
Puerto dcl Sui the Plceady OF h'dild ana the earII
frequened by English visitors, IS greatly suffered
A singular NIhilist tragedy, in which peas
ant Cir plays prominent part has recently startled
Odessa Two brothers belonging TO family Of small
landed prOprietOrs, EnkOuvatof by name. we're so
much attached to each other that they could not live
apart For reason. perhaps, when the elder Pmen,
Joined NIhlist Society, younger, DOmet, did the
same The EnkOuv1tOffs belonged to the noOility but
that did not prevent Pmen from marrying peasant
girl Unhapply, DOmetI sympathZed so entirely with
Pmen that he conceived violent passion for the lat
ters wife, and shO ed pernacity IN his attentions 10
his slser-naw The voluntary cause OF all this trouble
was devoted to her husband, who naturally should have
turned bis brother out OF the house Pmen however,
still allowed DOmeh live with him and to assuage
his Jealousy consented to live apart from his wife,
ana 20 treat her." as the report OF thetla puts it,
like a sister" One night Pmen was awakened by MS
wife runniu gno his and crying out that DOmeti,
armed VITA Il razor. about TO attack him she was
followed by the inurafed DcfueU brandishing razor;
and Pmen in sell -defeuce took up the revolver which
every NlllIst seems TO have at hand, and shot his
brother through the heart.