New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-05
GENERAL NOTES.

Mr., J. W. Schuckers, for q long time pri-
vate secretary to Chief Justice Chase, has just
started large, we'll made-up Greenbaek pa
per at Wllliamsport, The National Standard Wmch
seems likely to become the organ Of the Greenbaek
party of Pennsylvania. IL is curious thing 70 see
man trained under the father Of greenbacks doing
his best to make them worthless, just as IN the
natural course OF events, they have reached the point
Mr. Chase lOnged TO see them az again. WDefe theJ
are practically exchangeable with gold at par
A party of English people met with an odd
reception when visiting the cathreda of Nore Dame, at
Paris fortnight ago. After they had paid their francs
70 see the curiosies in the treasure house. and to visit
other points which people are not admitted ree the
yerger who acted their ccerone delivered himself oil
a long and bitter TRADE against the Republic. One OF
the Englishmen hoping to put end the tiresome
diatribe asked him tine question: "Why talk against
the Government OF your countryl Why, see Liberty
Fraternity and Equality on your own portal Ie
which the whole party said Hear, hear" The yergeI
angry replied, THAT formula IS lel There can %
no such thin Liberty Fraternity and Equality Oniesi
YOU were COmmunard you would not object TO my 90
seryatons. COmmunards have no business mere" In'
party thrreupOn Indignantly LETT the church.
The most enterDrising. cOlOnist of the period
il the baboOn of India. band OF 200 800 babOOn
has suddenly appeared the village Of Augurpara
They are great brues four feet HIGH and as savage al
wild beasts. They attack children, and even full-grown
women without foar and have set up reign OF terror
over the people, going and Of the houses as they
goes and other fruit grown their gardens. The people
are afraid TO shoot Them the whole colony would at
tack them instantly The police will not interfere and
the village is merely ridden to death by these apes
but is in such Of insecurity from budmashes that
the people have sent deputt0n 10 represent tner CON
dition 10 the Government The village is eight nile
from Calcutta The strength aud daring OF the ANIMAL
are declared TO teTrify the people the DIues seecun
girls and the special objects OF their attacks
A bull is as troublesome visitor in ladyI
chamber as In a china shop fortnight ago such az
animal took fright the streets OF Liverpool aud aP
parenty escaping from his pursuers entered the Dact
yard of a house in Faklani-st, owned and occupied By
John Jones. He got into the kitchen first OF all, ane
finding nobody there went up stairs to the front bed
ROOM where Mrs. Jones was dressing. The anything
but syphke tread of the visitor on the stairs naturally
attracted the attention OF the hostess, and she. COINS
TO the door, WAS much alarmed at the awkward
sight Toilet operations were at once suspended ant
Mrs Jones managed C. slip out OF the room, ana 90 t0
assistance. The bull, thrown upon his own resources
amused himself by upsetng the furniture aud scatterns
tOet-ware to the four corners OF the ROOM AsslsnSs
was rendered by poce-cOnstable, who secured the
bull by rope and dragged him down stairs into tha
street
Pyramid Lake, among the mountains OF
Nevada and little known the world, is described as
singularly picturesque unique and lonely spot Il is
away from civilization and miners and fishermen are
the only people who 10 there. After the Great Salt
Lake It the largest body Of water west OF Lake Supe
rior being fifteen by forty miles In extent IL is 1000
feet have feiled to find bottom There is no outlet ia
the lake. the dry air OF the place absorbing the water
rapdy At intervals pyramids Of rock rise ont OF the
water fanciu shapes. having been worn by the waves
and storms. One OF these islands has height OF
5OOfeet San Francisco Bulletin correspondent. who
visited the place month ago, says vegetation Is very
rare Seventy or eighty goats roam at will aud afford
shooting for whoever considers the game worth the
powder They live on aAlaTee, which is getting plen
full and bunch Of grass which grows in creylces, and
are Ii stalled The whole place rs alive WITH
rattlesnakes and might kill dozen IN an hOurt
walk gentleman, who is the oldest inhaoitant, told
the correspondent he had seen 30 tons OF duck geese
aud pecans eggs there and content with that huge
story, added that in another place, which he pointed
out, he had " 100 acres OF solid pelieans."
After Hoedel's execution q reporter went ia
Leipsc order to study the effect Of the upon hi
mother and step-father. The mother persistenty re-
fused TO believe that her dead " II cannot be
rue" she said, no was stubborn lad, and gave US
much trouble aud anxiety with his mad ideas. He has
played stupid tricks all his life. But have
really wanted to cut of the head Of wild lad 1t can
not beD The step-iather takes a similar view Of the
case But he sits quietly all day at his shoemaker's
bench and puts forth huge clouds OF smoke from his
bigpipe. He thinks the young man was badly advised.
sensess and restless but he felt that he would at last
be granted repreye and asked with indifference who
would have the clothes and other articles which HOlel
had bought with money stolen from his father and
mother In his last days he wrote a Bit OF poetry,
which he addressed to his mother. He speaks Of him.
as soldier who has been defeated In battle, and
expect other fate than the fate OF the defeated
The clergyman who visited him 50 often in prison. says
that when approached on religious subjects ne would
euce and hastily change the subject. He had the van
, the clergyman, of an under-educated man VINO
anxious 20 leave behind him reputation Tor hrmness'