New-York tribune., 1878-09-27
GENERAL NOTES.

An Englishman recently rode from London
to Bath and return distance Of 2l2 miles, in single
day a bicycle.
With 400 people in the hospital at Lanaca,
and only eight ply yseans all Cyprus the outlook for
English soldiers aud tourists Is anything but bright
Five Of these doctors are at Larnaca two at IAmaso
and az Nicosia 10 none OF the other districts is
there "A single doctor single apOthccary-shOp At
Nicosia, which has population Of 10000 there Is one
apOthecary, and even he complains Of no business
The Austrian Minister of Justice was re-
Gently shocked the Shah OF Persia. At the introduce
ton In Vienna. the Shah od not plainly hear what
said, and asked that the words might be repeated.
Being told that Il was the Minister Of Justice who had
been presented TO him, he said. with satisfied SMILE
"Ahl 10 comprends." and made a significant gesture
across his neck thus indicating that he understood the
functions OF the Minister Of Justice be those OF an
executioner. The company smiled and the statesman
knit his brow while the slah, with perfect ease kept
repeating, "An ! je cOmprends"
Camels and elephants for Australia to help
in explorations are now advocated when camels were
frst taken 70 the country they died rapidly, but
different localities were tried and diet changed 80
that the original 100 have increased and multiplied
as 20 nun ber about 400. In localities they have
been trained for dTaught purposes and though better
adapted TO carry than to pull heavy loads they are,
by ludioOus treatment, made TO haul enormous loads
averaging for each animal The OF trained ele-
phants in Central Africn, where they reported 10
thrive well ON leaves and grass has lately been resOrted
10 with considerable success, and the conditions Ia
Australia nre thought To be rs favorable 20 them as
those OF Africa.
1t is in the following words that The Lon
don Times bewals the loss England OF the C3Snola
collection OF Cypran antiquities. In thiS city
Those asmte critics who discern the purposes of
Vivian Grey or OF Tancred in all the acts OF the
Premier must be some what disconnected by the fact
that on two years ago he little oresaw hls present
Eastern exploits that no let the treasures OF Cyprus go
TO America for sake Of three thousand pounds
But the loss OF General D CesnOlas Cypran antiquities
b TO regretted other and higher grounds than that
OF the newly established connection between Cyprus aud
this country Greek art Is OF he nobest beQuests
OF antiquity TO modern times but, ike all other products
of human activity 1t has history and progress which
can only be studied in connected series OF monuments
II is surely unworthy OF tho wealthest nation IN the
world have yrdged the insignificant sums FOR which
lost to us, mi ight mt one time have been secured"
The pictures in Assist, which are accounted
the greatest the thirteenth century produced have
long been in danger OF destruction from the fndng ou,
OF ooors and the Italian Government is making an
attempt TO prevent their final disappearance Vtru.
vious who lived long ago, said that freseO-paintng
"would last forever" but these works in Assist have
been grossly neglected. The monks in charge allowed
the roof church 20 get into complete dsrcpar so
that the heavy rain passed through 1t freely and the
eondus below being in stale OF ruin the water must
have lain In pools, soaking the painted walls, while
growth OF Dack Iung on tue damp surfaces the
lures added to the work OF destruction new and ex
eellent roof now building will in future prevent the
walls from being soaked with rain water, while certain
portions OF the wall that have disappeared will be re-
placed. No retouehing win be allowed anywhere, SO
that the famous but sadly faded mural paintings of
Cmabue and GiOttO will be preserved pOsterty n the
In which they now It is believed that
with proper aud reverence the pictures OF Or
Pisa, of Michael Angelo at Rome and Of other
great rescOpaneFs elsewhere I'm Italy might have been
transmitted 10 these times In excellent condition.
CleOpatra's Needle was raised to its position
on the Thames embankment without hitch When
the signal had been given, the mOnOlth Degan slowly 70
move on an iron axis and with apparent strain on
any point TIE giant block OF stone gradually raised its
head until angle OF ten fifteen degrees from the
perpendicular t TO perfect rest suspended on iIs
centre OF gravity 1t then easily moved its proper
place within the pedestal had been placed earthen
ware Jar containing Bibles in French and English, an
Arabic Genesis, Hebrew Pontateuch and verse from
the third chapter st. John In 215 different languages
II has been pointed out that this enterprise only the
second instance since the time OF the Roman EmperOrs
of the transport OF colossal obesk the shores OF
Africa 10 any other part OF tho world The FIST instance
was the memorable enterprise OF Louis Philippe in re-
moving the Luxor mOnoth OF Rameses IL 10 the centre
OF the Place de 10 COncOrde IN Paris 1t set on it's
pedestal on 25th OF October 1885, tho presence
OF the King, the Royal Family. and an immense con-
course Of people Some saors climbed 10 the top when