New-York tribune., 1879-04-16
GENER1L NOTES.

A deformed philosopher died recently i'll
Paris after devotng nearly his entire lifetime TO the
study Of humpbacks After bis death it was found that
be had left no WILL but instead, manuscript of 1000
pages on subject OF humpbacks. Being wealthy ana
bachelor he spent tfty years of bis life in raStlnG
FOR the purpuse OF studying his subject IN dntenl
countries lie assumed that there were abOui mlIloh
OF dcformed mOrtals in tae world.
Once again has Bismarck surprised the pol
lticans and beer-drinkors of Berlin Ever since ls6s
he has had no more rreconcilaDle foe in the Rech-
stag than Herr WindbOTs tbe Deputy for Meppen VINO
was SO energetic in his endeavors To prevent the Chan
celOr cOuaSclting the treasures OF the late hing
George Now the uncompromisng Prince and the
obstinate little Hanoverian patriot have been coseted
together FOR hours. The Clercas hope that matters
concerning the Vatican were discussed IN tner interest,"
TS WI % ,e ~ oIsP1s Tf lowed to inherit the
home of his ancestors.
Tue cross has recently been declared by
frec-thnkIug orator TO be not necessarily Catholic
symbol woman died refusing religious aid or com
fort OF course. her remains had burial, ana were es
corted TO the grave by the Revoluuoniss and Free
thinkers OF Rome with banners and flags The municl
PAL heal Sc was adorned with which was at first
removed at request Of some friends OF the deceased
who had an antIpathy TO Christian emblems sgnof
Fava however a noted aut ority among the Interna
tUnasts caused the cross TO be r,placeu' oose'f
that it emblem o. sacrifice. noble sign u. 10
ndorn the OF who died an enemy OF lhe
Catholic religion"
The arrival of the Theosophical mission
ares al Bombay is chroncied by The DeccGn Star. The
list includes the OF Coloucl Henry s. Olcott
Countess II. p. B.avatsky. =. Wimbridge and Miss X
BaicS Their aim Is to investigate the true principles
OF Hmdoo philosophy and Aryan religion, and they
have thought 1t best t. live the poor Hindoos
They were welcomed by the leading members OF the
Prarthana and Arya Samages. From what Colonel
OIcort SAID 1t appeared that the Theosophca Society
Of Ney-Y0rk firmly believed that II religious truth could
be any where it was IN the OLD scrIDnra wringS
OF the AryI, and that they had gone TO INDIA TO ma
OUT that truth rom the HndOOs. TIE Colonel SAID that
tGey accepted D1yanan as ther chlei reilsiouS Suuc
A ouickwitted rogue has recently managed
10 rob the rector Of London banking establishment
OF travelling bag, containing $4,000 in gold, While on
his way from London 10 Paris. Having remarked that
man seemed follow him with suspicious persstency
when be arrived board the Calais boat the director
took pecaGton 10 place the precious bag on one OF
the seats cabin and to 1t as pillow In this
position he fell asleep, but suddenly awOke by
tug at the bag lie jumped up but as the man he found
near him simulated drunkenness he kept his suspicious
10 himself, on reaching Calais the traveller placed the
bag on the seat Of rst-cass carriage, and as he was
Its only occupant stood as sentinel at the door. But
the ingenious thief was not 20 be outdOne' 9lpyinS
round behiud The train, he entered by the opposite dOO
himself OF the treasure WDlIe tle Dsnh
hre tor was looking tor hlm among The crowd on the
platform. The pOl &C were immediately informed OF the
sfair. but DO trace OF the thief could be found
The Temperance ranks of Great Britain have
met with two severe osscs-the first in the death OF sir
waiter Treyclyan. the advanced OF eighty years
1t was al . Liberal BANQUET III honOr OF SF george
GRAY in ,J3 that Sir Walter avOwed bis temperance
prnlpes Hc was president OF the Alliance of the Ma
honal Temperance League and OF the London Temper
ance Hospital over the Alliance be presided for twenty
vx years. H.s funeral, March 27, very largely
attended The bearers of the coffin were twelve OF his
own work and labOrers He was particular friend
Of Mr. Ruskin Mr. John Fraser also just dead at the
ac OF echty-nve years brought The True Scotsman,
IL winch nc advocated total abstinence at ume when
sucl advocacy considered act almost OF madness
III family as VOcalists and nsruueualiss were well
known the United States under the title OF " The
Fraser Family" To the last Mr. Fraser preached and
practise temperance principles