New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-19
GENERAL NOTES.


Tie young ladies at Vassar College, like the
recent victims Of the WOrngwomen's Hotel in this city
are not allowed to have birds cats sewing machines
orgies or any other pets their dormtory They
are compelled to lavish their affection upon white but
teres in the meadows and sweet little turtles In the
College pond.
The Yale eight arrived at New-LondOn on
Monday and are now praoticng the course.
There are five men on the who have pulled
in a university race In age, experience, height and
weight Harvard oyeriaps Yale The crimson colors will
70 take possession OF their quarters.
Portraits of Mr.. Bryant abound, and some Of
them are exceedingly good. Messrs Harrouu and Bier
stad have an aIberttype crayOn, which, though printed
in ink gives the effect Of photograph, and IL a
strkingy faithful representation Of r. Bryants appear
ance within the last year. There is fine line engraving
by H. b. Hall Sons which is in many respects equally
satisfactory although gives little less the appear
extreme age, and therefore, be taken Is
called the prime Of his Old age, four or FIVE years ago.
The Emperor of Germany has acquiesced in
the radical policy Of the Minister OF Public Worship
for State reasons, without liking the man. When
FAX favored Low Church principles and stroye 10
purify the national establishment OF its rtualsc limo
vatons his propositions co0lly received by his
sovereign who had become alarmed by the rapid increase
OF atheism The party In the Prussian Cabinet which Is
OF promoting understanding with the PapaI
oura has received support by the appointment Of the
Ambassador
idency OF the Ministry The Count u hlg Chufchnah
and has repeatedly voted against Dr. FalKs measures
which he has regarded extremely dangerous not only
Protestant Church, but also to the state itself
THE TRIBUNE has received a long cOmmU-
cation from officer connected with the Indian SER
vice at Grow Agency, N. T., in reply 70 certain state
ments made by a correspondent at Fort Ellis. lie
maintains that every Indian that reservation has had
fun during the past year. that is plentiful
in the hunting grounds TO which the tribes are re-
strcted; that the valleys foothills OF the Big Horn
range black with buffalo, elk and antelopei that no
millionaire on Ffh-aye. eats finer beef bread than Is
furnished these starving CrOws that the assertion
that there was less aud less 10 eat every year. was
never made in any Crow councli that tho Indians OF
that reservation are welclohed welfed, and perfectly
satisfied and that dependence to be placed upon
reports that section which are made Dy those VINO
are moving heaven and earth 70 transfer the buslnesof
~, T,li,r E,,raau Ia ne War There
other points In the officials letter, but space can DO
spared only Tor this general outline OF his arguments.
The study and practice of gymnastics are to
he made compulsory in all the State schools In Italy
The apostle OF physical culture in that enervang eli
mate is Sebastian FeDz the Of a Florence banker
He built gymnasium at his own expense in that city
and from that beginning the movement has extended
from city to city He has preached gymnastics to Sem
aOrs aud deputies to the syndic and municipal council
lors and even TO the Crown Princess, Queen He
especially incucates its advantages all mOthers OF
families as likely increase remarkable extent the
personal charms Of their daughters And so far as his
own domestic experience goes, his theories have not
been conadeted by practice for he is the father OF the
most beautiful women Italy. Deputy Salvatore Mo-
re champion OF the rights OF the gener sex, pre-
sentng bill for granting to the right Of acting
NJ witnesses to legal documents recently suggested that
the equality OF the sexes might DC restored IN great
measure II young girls before marriage would only give
NAV 10 their muscles as In the event OF meeting with
a brute OF a husband who might attempt 10 ttOunoe
them they might settle the dispute D at once KNOCKING
him down
A Jealous lover dOnned pethcOats in Paines-
VILE Ohio last Wednesday, in order to kill the girl he
had left behind him When aged spinster clad IN
long black dress heavily yelled and gloyed, aghted
from the eastbound train and tottered into the omn
bus the loungors about the station saw little RESENT
bance in the figure to the lghtfooed Johnny Blake,
who had arrived visit 20 Mary Durham year be-
FORE The disguised Blake taken 20 the hotel and
went TO the dningrOom and took supper registering
Mrs Woodruff So. Louis" At noon on Friday, phao-
ton was hired and tho old lady hobbed down stairs.
and with the help OF the driver got into the vehicle
About time. Mary Durham, compositor in news
paper Office was going homo her dinner. The phae-
ton stopped Mrs Woodruff" sprang out, and the gen
tie Mary recognized her discarded lover, John Blake
She screamed. He embraced her, and brandished
razor She screamed He drew revolver from his belt
and threatened TO shoot her. She screamed. sheriff
Morley appeared upon the scene aud overlook thS
couple. The man in the petteoats then fred the oal,
again. The sheriff knocked down his man and led him
of to jail Tue blue-eyed maiden went home 70 1inns
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office aud set up with her own fingers the account 81
this dlabOoal attempt 70 assGsslnate her slns sEl'
at every adjective
Now that Englishmen have become aecus-
toned to tho idea that In future her Mestys Loyal SUP
Ieots the sepoys, 20 do most of the hgh1ing io
nation that "neyer win be slaves" the Tory ne"spape
are writing up" the Indian mercenares WIN vac" "
picturesque effects Standard correspondent ~ sueA
describes the reglmenta Jester the 3lst Bengal as
old fellow who has been wrestler in his prime
but has developed humorous qualities that orihB 'a
stiI greater renown. The TESTERS performance w.
curious one He assumed stod air and emit'eu 49,,
like the barking of a Parlah dog The barking VIZ
angry now plalntve, and byeandoye iens rom
dismal howl The dog had been kicked or DISTURBED u
hs bone Then che gamut changed TO the hollow ps
a large hound. the weird call Of the aeka the pS-
eurgling of the camel the shri scream OF TIE ma
the chorus OF frogs In a marsh, and so on ava
voices Of the farmyard and the forest dc