New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-26
GENERAL NOTES.

| That weli-known figure OF 0ld-hme pOesy,
the gentle shepherdess has heen discovered the
foothills OF Nevada the Badger Mine. She was
leading herd of 275 goats, and she had straight
stick-nOt n crook. Her dress simple, consisting
double apron, armless and open at the neck Her
| food was dried slapjacks and beans.
An English girl, who had lived to see her
fourteenth birthday committed suicide at Dsston two
weeks ago. She was had lost her sister,
TO whom she strongly attached; aud overwhen-
ing her grief that she swallowed quantity Of
DOic acid which had been left In her employers house
! for purposes Of disinfectt0n
A sea-I1on was captured in Delaware Bay
near Kits Hammock day last week Weight 300
pounds; length, feet; manageable when wrapped
ON tile with club. The popular theory that the
animal was washed ashore from vessel which
yeyng t 20 Snowman, and that It came up the
beach for air and when the tide went down unable
| to get Of The natural hypothesis is that
Philadelphia Editor on his vacation has lost train and
fingered at the Hammock long enough 70 MAKE little
copy The first OF the recent series Of seaserpen was
discovered IN the same lattude IanBed up III wreck
The Bishop of SOdOr and Man was driving
| with his wife toward Bishops Court, on the
| Isle OF Man; in an open carriage Several nayvies
standing at the roadside, and OF them named
John Glrvin. took up a large stone and threw II at
Mrs. HILL striking her with yioleneeion the head, and
nhlctnga severe scalp wound The coachman stopped,
| and the Bishop got out ana collared the man, who
escaped by jumping over fence The Bishop followed
and chase ensued Finding his pursuer closing upon
him. Giryin told the Bishop that he had knife in his
pocket and swore that he would let him nave lt. AT
this moment nelghDOP drove up and gave the Bishopa
seat in his wagon. They pursued the rascal ana naly
secured his arrest
At Biarrtz the well-knOwn watering-place
on the west coast Of France terrible accident has re-
Gently taken place. Miss Gordon, hO had passed the
Winter in Paris. drowned while out on an excursion
she attempted without guide 10 go along the cliffs FAR
beyond point marked by the authorities as the limit
She reached place known as the Falaise de Ia MORT
and IN STOPPING to pick flower her foot slipped, and
she was precitated into hole known as the Barbots,
spo said TO have this popularity. that at the end OF
fory-eight hours nothing than the skeleton re.
mans OF any beings who fall into It, IL contains mi-
OF small insects which deyour the body, aud wlch
are called BIZ the Inhabitants ba bots ana are by them
held special horror The Duke de Fri1s net MS death
under similar circumstances a few years ago
There was small fire in historic place
Chester Caste-twO weeks ago. The flames were
kinded in large carpenters room. spark flying from
small fire used for melting glue and falling among
shayings. This Is separated from C@ars Tower
by the uardoom OF the soldiers, and that famous town
Is tho powder magazine for tue military OF the north
west Of England. When the flames were perceived an
alarm was raised by the workmen, and fire engine was
manned by soldiers Meanwhile the smoke was issuing
from the burning in dense suifocating volumes,
and one Of the carpenters who made successful eort
to save tools was almost oyerpowered by inc
yapOr. The window was broken from tue Ouslue' anu
hose attached to the castle engine drtcLed ssnns
IT, and constant stream OF water was vigorously pOured
An uneasy ghost is on its rounds In peace
fuI English vale known the RHOndda Atmidnigh the
lodge-keeper Of graveyard was awakened from his
sumbeIs by rustling noise and knocking at his door,
The Odgekeeper suspected at once that his visitor "asa
ghost and was until the knock had been repeated
that he mustered courage TO ask who was there ihe
visitor replied giving the name OF person WHO died Two
years ago. and whose mortal remains were lying close
by Being TREMENDOUSLY asked what he wanted, the mys-
teious visitor replied that he desired the Odgekeeper
IN call upon two gentlemen whose names he men-
toned TO remind them OF the duty be imposed upon
them before he shuled off his mortal coil On prom
se being given that his wishes would be attended TO-
the mysterious visitor Departed much to the feei OF the
Iodoe-keeper On calling the gentlemen named ac-
ooduy 10 his PROMISE the odgekeeper found that they
were trustees OF small amount or money IcI by te
man nesonated by the ghost and that the duty he had
upon them was TO keep his grave clean and TIDY
m the trustees neglect their duty IN future inc lO
rather than run the risk Of renewing his acquaintance
with the ghost
Henry Slade has not returned to London,
but spirits are STILL were tap at the West End
There are drawngroom seances attended by fashonaOe
ladies at which mystic hands are busy in the DARK.
recent perfo nance Of this kind held at the resi-
dence OF Miss ottley. Belgrava, ten persons sitting
around table In darkened room and holding handS
hour after hour Musical Instruments new about hNo
bats occasionally patlng every sitter gently on tuo
head In their flight. All present were also paved as
were by materiazed spirit hands. The bust Oh iNhS
form ROBBED In white was for q moment over tho
table by everybody, 1t Illuminated itself with hash
of light from something held In its hands An aceoaeoh
In the Ian OF one man was thence at his request
and afterward played upon triumphantly IN mldah'
heavy armchair oaed over the heads OF the Stes anu
settled on tho table. very heavy ornamehtal s''e
fender WAS next placed with OF its ends In tne zap VI
barrlster the other end projecting over the taOe y"
angle of about foryhye degrees MIN ss head be.
placed horizontally on his shoulders VIII . Is yons
tween the rails and legs Toe longs anu oInel tsnd
were placed the table, ana al thess tnnss r1e
medium Is said 20 have been IN trance Hnd MS h""
from first 10 last were never NEE
A treasure up tree was seen in the Wa'ohe'
~ the night by pedier VINO was sleeping In INi
house in the Shenandoah Valley. he told MS ue1n "
the farmer the next morning, and on three su'.' 80.
nights he had the same vision. Then ne Pre'"isu ~
the farmer 10 accompany him 10 the forest, "neio ~
td ont large oak tree as the one he had seen IN hs
dream II Wa apparently sound at the butt ouI aOou
twenty feet up a limb had been broken on Inc N"-'
Ala not feel like humOring what he supposed !" Ooe
superstitious whim but the old fellow seeheu W -
cona.ienee m his vision, and offered nm Ohe-haA ~
no,,s a. ba ,rould helm him cut down the tree "heh
the tree fell there was a rattle OF coin near "Hoio
Imh had been broken on, and small hollow was iouns
there. BY little chopping larger cavity was Nu ,,s
"a within was mass Of silver Both seemed wse a
With delight and counting mp fOuna ina ' vii.
,,onn1ed 10 So OO0 The pedler expressed nis Ia. ad
ngness carry srouna SO nasn y, gt Tor
M share Tee farmer having eonsdeIauin ~ go An
house. Immediately transferred 70 ans lie mix 81 silver
rna Dedler disappeared, and When bs II,vaa
fo pass some of the silver, lol twas couhterloi"
the victim OF q gang OF corners az
Cyprus is now the objective point OF EngliSn
and Wit 1t to have harDOrs COCKS bridges