New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-15
GENERAL NOTES.

Three ascents Of Mont Blanc have been made
,nis sesson The first was by Young American, DR..
Brvaut Boston, who. with three OF the guides, re-
turned to Chamounix and was Hospitality entertained
ot dinner by The hostess OF the Pension de Union The
Villagers celebrated what them the most import
am event OF the by firing startling salute In the
narkcipHce ano Ivy rXhblting at night very respect
ab.o show oi hrtworks.
p. +. Barnum has been sued in Chicago for
1000 by George W. De Haven, Robert L. Miles ard
Andrew HlIght Ii is claimed that Nj Barnum ana bis
psrtner william c. Coup, cOnspired four years ago 10
destroy plaintiffs circus. known the Congress OF
Naous" 10y hiring men to throw trains on the track
10 iniure and prevent the trains from reaching
the places where the circus 20 perform IN time Tie
charge Is mat circus was finally destroyed which cost
100000 Mr Barnnm says II Is bl3ekmail 3nsaesS
oil ne worst kind, but he has beaten chem all through
and tines will never get a cent out Of MIN.
The French are planning to open up Africa
The Government Is about tOextend the railway system
to senegamhla and contemplates the laying OF some
200 miles OF railway, which viii enable II TO throw
into the hands Of Frenchmen the bulk OF the trade OF
mense pop ious regions in Northwestern Africa NJ
soeilct the explorer, advocates canal instead
Of a railway between the Niger and the Senegal. The
bar however the mouth Of the Niger viii have to be
removed for vessels been detained three months
br It, or a railway may be made between 81 Lou and
Dakar. which has excellent port, the county 10 DO
tayersed being likewise very productive
The table upon which Napoleon III. signed
tho declaration OF by France against Prussia, at st.
Cloud In July 1870 been just added, with the sane
ton Of the German Emperor, the Hohenzolern Muse
nm in Berlin. When st. Cloud bombarded and
occupied by the German troops during the operations
against Paris the table saved and taken II the nfst
Mace 20 Versailles and afterwards to Berlin The table
round about five feet in diameter aud covered III the
centre win green CLOTH the outer rim Of the top being
of ebony richly inaid with notherofpearl and various
metals and bound with an ornamented gold ring. I'm
der the top table SIX drawers Of the form OF
tuncated segment a circle, and each provided Win
cunnmgy constructed lock- the inner part OF the draw
ers being OF mahogany, the outside Of quantity carved
and nlaid mothei-ofpear. By the side OF the table
was sent 10 Napoleon III. at Wilhelmshohe
The narrow, picturesque and deSolate PEN
insula forming the eastern extremity Long Island
known Moutauk Point, is 10 be sold October % by
reason OF referees decision that it cannot be equta
bly divided among its several owners This strip OF
land is ten miles in length varies from three
miles in width lien upon it Is sil neld by the rem
pant Of the tribe of Montauk Indians consisting OF
Davidand stephen Pharaoh and William Fowler, with
their wives and children. There is due these Indians
about $3.50 and the yearly interest will remain in
cumbrance the lands Also certain privileges OF cut
ting frewo God owned by other persons until April 1880.
together with right of the Government to several
ufe-savng stations. the land will be sold subject to
rights In scenery few other places can offer more
ATTRACTIONS TO ire purchaser OF t1e D lor
pecunay returns the practical investor WIZ nave 10
look elsewhere The tract comprises 900 acres,
but on quarter OF is susceptible Of cultivation.
There roads the only passage being cart track
Ill for only the StOutest vehicles No LaTbOr Is TO be
found in all the coast and landing only be effected
BY a small DOat through the surf. But there are Yalu
able fishing stations, while oysters be raised with
An enthusiastic Partisan has wasted his
whole patrimony in experimenting with hymg-ma-
chimes Week after week he worked hard in the little
room had taken at the top of house on the Boule
ward Magenta. and one Sunday morning he announced
that his grand machine complete, and that II his
acc q N following Tuesday
70 ST. Germain he intended to his apparatus
publicly he would have much pleasure IN flying from
the terrace TO Paris Although he declared he had
nisgivngs his success, he thought 1t would
haps be prudent 10 try the machine first and see
whether it in full working order. He waited until
the streets were quite deserted aud at O'Clock in the
morning he prepared for his flight His apparatus was
something like sentry-box. built of light wood, and
armed vita wings projecting from either side, and
worked by means OF pedals Before casting himself oil
the top the he attached stout rope to one OF
the chimney stacks. When everything was ready he
cutched the rope and made his le9p de beat inc ar
with his wings hut began to sink RAPIDLY ana me rope
burning his hands he let 40, failing on TO balcony
and then into the street. His seDry-DOX had pre-
vented him from being killed on TIE spot ne was
severely bruised and shaken, but the only lhchiaOe
damage he received was 40 bis bran-pan' Whch mas
tile missing.
A young woman has been arrested at Ma
liant for publishing pOtces OF her death for the
pose of destroying rivaPs reputation. The notices
purpOrted sent from Abingdon Mass in each
and were accompanied Dy letters signed the first in
stance by Deacon Gilmore" and in the scOnd by the
"Rev. Samuel Lee" The first notice stated that Ida NJ.
Eddy died Arlington, of heart disease, August 26.
1875 the age Of twentyOne years the second, that
IDA NJ Eddy died IN Abingdon, June L. 1879 at the age
OF twenty-One years ana ten months. The accompany
ing letters gave detailed statement TO the sufering
Of the deceased during her last Illness The notices
published In good faith each time by the papers to
which they were sent Immediately after the second
Eddy called office of
paper aud upbraided the editor in measured terms
for publishing the Of her death when she
stu ID the land OF the living She iDtimated that
Miss Jennie BessOm, young woman residing at Wood
end had caused the publication of the notices
by forging the letters in which they were sent.
The police took up the matter, and soon
learned that young bad transferred his
affections Miss Eddy to Miss BessOm, and that the
FORMER has since endeavored 40 win him back by com
posing malicious forged letters written TO herself and
pupOrtng from the latter. These letters have
been publicly exhibited and much feeling created in
The locality against Miss BessOm, that when she
eused by Miss Eddy being author Of the fraudu
lent notices. the City Marshal called in. Miss Bes
so however soon proved innocence. and II became
apparent that Miss Eddy herself the guilty
MUSICAL NOTES.