New-York tribune., 1878-11-12
GENERAL NOTES.

H0rtOla is a vale of death few miles from
Mentonc, where affairs OF honor decided with sword
or pistol; and close by Is chapel wherein breaches
gUcd man who has fame peace-maker When.
lie hears report OF firearms from the stunted
pines OF the lonesome valley he tolls the chapel bell
and hurries 10 the the hope Of separating the
dueIlists. Not long two young from Nice, who
had warm friends until they fell IN love with
far lady agreed TO settle their claims in this
i-Omened spot They met at the time appointed, but
such bad marksmen thar they, DISCHARGED their
weapons for some time without Inconvenience 10 any.
body exceLt the good pastor, whose feelings
striined. The chapel bell rang from the distant
hside. anG the two young blades short their errt
BILE WORK aad began 90 nedl are upon thelr folly ina
raised ms hands toward Haven, and anon toe uya
lovers fell Ihte each Others arms
More than one diplomatist has stretched out
hand 70 lrt the aged Russian Chancellor ont Of the
saddle wh he has been firmly seated these many
years when Prince Gortschakofr was III In tie Spring
the Car lntimated Prince Constantine Gorsrhakon
that II good time for his father 10 retire his
laurpIs The Chancellor took rhe hint very much amiss
and. although still suffering, went to Berlin order
show that his wouldbo had reckoned without
their host. His Michael. now Minister at Dresden
is strongly opposed TO the resignation Of his fataer
whose support he wants for becoming Ambassador
Whom the Car gave hat Prince Constantine he
thinking of Count sehouval0 successor but The
infuenee OF lady powerful at Court, who Il deeLed
foe OF the Csnnt has managed 10 throw him into the
BACKGROUND 80 they he ieve VINO pretend tO know
Tue Chancellor still t BIdcn-Baden, according 10 the
LATEST dvces, and attended by ms and
bis niece, nee Anlenbof fret married ". AFsktees
aud now 10 Prince Leue1enberg, styling herself Mme
BeauharnaIS.
A light-hearted centenarian cracked her last
joke in Detroit hospital day last week and with
smile on her wthered passed thence another anG
possibly more serious world Her name was Margaret
Eagan and her gHpdFed and two. She had lived
long thar her relatives had lost sight OF her, Tor
although she had grandchildren who were we-todo,
she suffered Co end her days pensiouer OF the
Little Sisters OF the Poor But she did not dFoOp aas
lGse her spirits. She happy Che day long
She used sing. tell stories and even dance for TIE
crones in the hospital Every day che would stroll nte
the nfrnaTy with biz jewshaTp, and sit there iof
hours playing uncertain gs and rickety reels and con
IRVING 20 bring back checks the fsh Of exeito
and duh eyes the hight OF other days Only ave
days before her death SIZE entertained her
ia this way and durlig her rncss sine amHsSd helseH
with her lewshaFp iOk ng. laughing, Singing Whsn
and smiling, ike girl of sixteen few hours beiore
Z" Pm strong and hearty ana shall live to a god on
ageg II ncr last jose IL not every esntsaI,as
step TO the creaking iangle ol a rusty tewsharp.
Cyprus, Armenia and Afghanistan have been
suecessvey written for the London ioarDas and 'ne
encyclopedias ana bIae books have been temporary
laid away the shelf Earl Grey, Lord Lawrence sa
Henry HaveIock aud many other statesmen who are
famlfar Win al tnat cu4cefns tne LnulSn bhPhI
still letting light shine the columns OF the lead
ing Journal and 1t will not be long before the procee"
ngs OF Parliament WI, require every day from eighteen
TO thirty columns as broad they are long There
GROWN. tendency however, 20 Treat the reading poe.
with more indulgence While the treatment OF SUM
topics is quite exhaustive ~ it has ever been many
OF the London newspapers made attractive TO reA
ers of easy-soIng propenstes. The social leader
now regular feature Of several daily Journals ana pa~
r.nhin has been Introduced with good effect In smaller
sheets ike TAe Globe and The Echo. The Daily NeTs mas
been publishing during the past eighteen months series
of French letters instructive they have been oe
lghtfI fFon, pen Of GFenyille Murray and INC f
orapA has had another series from Paris BY mr saa
Tas Pau HAL Gazette has had remarkable SEXES "
outdoor papers. entitled Tho Gamoxeeper at Homs
and Wild Life in a southern Country" Ihe a6ssx
has occasional articles EDgsh lifo as seen tn,vs
thr eyes of odfashloned conservatives. In the
es instance, the question. "What shall we dv ,ef
our BoysP' discussed win quaint hnulor snd Is, a
tine tite OF "Country Girs," lfe IN an Ensnsn eva
nouse as Ii is to-day u eonuassed Win wnas