New-York tribune., 1878-12-20
GENER1L NOTES.


There is printed this morning on the six
teenth page a remarkable life insurance chart. whica
tell It's story. The obvious revival in life
insurance business is illustrated ia the sharp
competition already springug up between the
great companies, and the keen analysis
TO which each IN consequence submits the
cnins of its rivals. No curious ana interesting
contribution to this sort Of literature has been lately
sixteenth page OF to-days TRIBUNE.
Speech has been restored by chlOrOfOrm in
the Wagner POorhouse Detroit L.zz' spofori lost
tYo senses, sight ana hearing when she nine
years DID, and before thirteen she was not only
blind and deaf, but had forgotten how 10 TAX. Last
week she sprained her and the attending phys-
clan administered chloroforn in order that he might
examine injured parts to better advantage On re.
gaining cousciOusness she began first to whisper and
finally to talk aloud. Apparently, she has only 10
bcr other wrist aud second dose OF ehlOrofoTm
will restore her sight.
Grenville Murray, in a new Round About
France" paper tels how Paris Is washed stare ed and
roned every week He says that French lauudresses
have awkward trick OF putting the fine linen OF
their lady customers deck themselves wiihal fes
tive OccasiOns and this they do especially at the yearly
festival OF washerwOmen which takes place on the
Thursday of MdLent on that day the laundresses OF
each washhouse elect Queen-generally the prettest
girl VITO washes irons the quarter; she in turn
nOminates King, some fascinating young who
drives laundry cart and the pair being trckrd out
their are driven abOnt all day In carriage and
pair followed by gallant procession Of other washer
women and washermen IN vans, carts, and gigs Of
every desert pton In the there is gram din.
ner for which three tarOrs club together, and
the proceedings wind up with bail. During NJ -Careme
week ladies have often 10 COMPLAIN that tner sinafest
peicodts six stockings and laced handkerchieis ore
missing, for Queens get themselves up reg d OF
other peoples xpense ana are never % pleased ss
materials for snowy bridal costume, all whte aud
fresh.
The Nihilist nag which bore away the as.
sassins Of General MeseutsDH discovered in this
way: Two men accosrcd in a ST. Petersburg
r, staurant by a man who offered 20 pay them hand
s0mely II they would supply him with copies OF the
lice circulated by the prefect The men agreed
TO his terms aud then communicated with the secret
police, who after watching his movements some tine
at last arrested him. On being lnterrogated, he de-
scrbed himself being peasant from the Province OF
vyaIka. named JoukOvsky. Ia Ills pocket the police
found ordering MIN to give price for h)rse
corresponding with the amount which the authorities
were already had been paid for the black stallion
used by the two assassDs and another piece Of parer
informing that The horse question was In the sta
ble OF the Russian Tattersa On proceeding ther the
police found that the horse had left there the
DAY of the ASSASSINATION, and that nothing nd been
pad for ITS Keep since. Persons Wno witnessed the
II ght OF the murderers identified the animal d. o0ce
and afteTwdrd. from number OF crimnas, picked oat
JoukoysGy be ing tne coaehman VINO had driven tIs
/ "
The negotiations carried on by the German
Chancellor with tne Papa NuucIO at Kissngen, and
subsequently with the Vatican. have shrJuded in
mystery and even inexplicabe has been the re-
fsal of the Catholic party in the Reicbstag known as
the Centre to pay heed TO advice from Rome and 10
support the policy OF tho Government Friedrich Won
Schultz, in a chapter Contemporary Life IN Ger
many in Contemporary Rerie1c. directs attention
10 the fact bod repressve legislation known
as the Culturkampf" has been decided advantage to
tht Catholics political party. Their leaders. espe-
cially Herr Wlndhorst have succetded IN persuanug
the mass Of the people that struggle for religion.
the liberty Of the church and the like. AID they have
| the masses so well in hand that they can
use them as they like for political purposes II
unace were concluded between the PODe and
Prussia, the clergy wOuld practically acknowl-
edge and obey the law a matter course; but this
would deprive the leaders OF pretext for saying that
the Government mist be opposed because the church
was sed for the supidest OF the working class
would not long be able comprehend how the infali-
BILE Pore and the could and yet that
the Centre should bound to c0anue the contest
under the preext ~ rel nn Moreover, the ecclesas
teal authnrltirs been pOwereS order ~ gain
over the masses ey had the chap with their
ceases the OF Vatican and the bishops will
b. rrstOred aud the influence OF the Cetre aud Its 10 II
zeal leaders VIII also. In word the Centre Is
struggling existence and cannot afford 10 give mp It's
mission by following the lead OF the Vatican IN German
politics.