New-York tribune., 1878-06-15
GENERAL NOTES.

The Natural Bridge of Virginia can be
bought for $4,000 the present proprietor having
into bankruptcy Some money has been made out OF 1t
in past seasons, for every traveller was eomgellea 20
pay 81 for the privilege Of going undert ana looking up
Mrs. Swisshelm has been preaching a sermon
for tramps believes thar all honest work Is Its own
exceeding great reward. she that II she was
houseless wanderer she would get old knife and
TO cutting up burdOcks and thtes the roadside or
In somebody's neld She would carry stones and clods
and MI up cbuekhoes" ia the road, 20 make it easier
for the horses which came her; and she would lie
quite certain that the Proprietor OF this world would
give her al that best tor her. so long as lie was
pleased 20 keep her in it
Professor Richters air-shiD made success
fu ascension in Hartford on Wednesday. The operator
was q young man weighing Dinoty-siX pounds, whose
nerve was equal 20 his muscle for be up from the
fncosure Of the backgrounds 10 height at least twice
that Of tie spire Of the Church Of the Good Shepherd
and then struck OF in an ess;cry direction toward the
river intending he afterward said to the Con
necficut. As il was apparent that storm coming
up the Professor sgnaled 20 him TO return The oper
turned the around in midair and returned de-
the operator ascended, TUNED the about aud de-
seeDdd several times, to slow his perfect control over
the machine.
When Nobiling the Socialist assassin, was
at the University Of Lsipsic known no1en
ave- quiet and dgent student often working late into
the night He relieved his studies by practising pistol
shooting and once for whole fortnight read the Bible
The tide OF his graduating thesis was this; Conriou-
fions 20 the History Of Agriculture IN the Saa District
Province OF saxony" He is a thoroughly educated
He attended the Royal School at Zuechai, and passed
through It's FIVE highest classeshe upper third, the
lower and upper second, the lover and upper frstn
four and half years rom 1868 10 1867 The school Pc
riod over devoted hBs for three years 20 practical
agriculture after winch he studied at Halle for three
sessions The two following years be was again at
practical work diversified however by several months
favel which he undertook 10 order 70 become aequant-
sd with large 1n9eT Hd o. r6 farms 94 s b 75 he com
nued hs studies at Halle aud then spent three sessions
at Leipsie.
Peter Funk seems 70 have stood behind the
auotOBeer when the Raphaels offered for sale In
London o fortnight ago. When the Madonna with the
Capdeabra was placed on the easel MI Woods remarked
that for work Of such importance and nigh value II was
not expected that many compete and that
this was the only picture in the sale upon which any re-
serve had been placed lie therefore instructed TO
offer it at 1900 guineas. The naming Of this large
price was received with small surprise, and the audi
ence seemed 70 consider that this tolerably safe
limit beyond which would be no further advances
but after pause the auctOneer as looking at some
bidder before him. said Fifteen thousand Eve hundred
guneas" Another announcement given Of 10000
guneas amid buzz OF excitement while several persons
rose 10 hnd out where the bidding from. 1t
not from the Director Of National Gallery for he
PLACID and silent spectators and though It was said that
Mr. Agnew made bid nobody was able 20 discover
where the advances came FROM This state OF wonder
met continued while the auctOneer proceeded with per
guiaeas, an b. arrived Al 10000 gulneas, when he
Tf e az STe y no. @ Selng sold denn0
hammer and said. The picture e bought In gentle
disappointment and exotemcnt with few hlsses The
presumption that there bad been no bona hde ad-
nut up and that the real price was over $500
gaineas The "vierge Ia Legende" attributed in tho
bid from Mr Agnew, above which there advance,