New-York tribune., 1879-12-30
GENERAL NOTES.

English farmers will derive small comfort
from report American competition which Messrs
Read and Pel preparing for the Royal Commission
h Agriculture They affirm that the resources of the
United states for supplying England with food
sewing every day development, both in the
agricultural enterprise and in the facitatOn OF
transport Mr. Gladstone suggested some time that
the farmers should turn their attention TO raising
spprehends that even In this limited field tney Will be
outdone BY foreign competition In that case nothing
will avail them but universal reduction OF rents.
A Texas love story begins with separation
and ends with union in death. Several years a
young pair who had been joined in wedlOck, lived un
happily. and finally parted company. The husband be-
came a wandering rake and remained sorry dog until
two years ago. when he obtained employment on rail-
road near Arcola lie mended his ways wrote TO his
wife and induced her return him II in August
OF this ear that they resumed their domestic life One
day week before last the husband taken seriously
H. aud the following night the wife manifested the
they were rapidly growing worse. When Sunday night
she fell asleep and never woke Her SICK husband
went trunk tpOk out the few trnkcts which she
owned. placed them upon her person lay down on the
bed beside her. and kissing the cold face cropped INTO
q gentle peaceful sleep from which he never aroused
On Christmas Eve. of all nights in the year,
little girl perlshed In the cold and storm the Ohio
River twelve miles above Louisville Her father started
rom the Mead farm in "a skif with his two children,
intending 10 give them n holiday In the city. The
night was dark the rapid and the drift
temptng TO back landed on the Kentucky shore
and set out for his home The children were lightly
clad aud soaking wet and began to cry as II their
hearts would break The boy bore up bravely ana the
man struggled desperately to find his way. The rain
turned seet and snow and their clothes were frozen
morning house discovered and the little girl was
but %nsn s too late S I % na
began 10 hum little song, but In fe" minutes she
was dead.
A tragic death has created a prejudice
against the Government In Alsace-LorraDe. German
gendarme named woehler stationed at Dannernare. had
for days been in possession OF warrant for the
arrest Of Hoender soldier who, having selected the
French nationality after the annexation OF Alsace by
Germany was forbidden visit his parents at Dame
marie The gendarme met Holender one Sunday morn
ing as he was returning church at Hagenbach with
friend and Hoender at once took to his heels. pur-
sued by the gendarme. who called upon him to stop
This he refused to do; and as the gendarme was on
horseback TO marshy ground upon one side
OF the road bis pursuer followed him short distance
but finding that his sinking his fetocks
he again called upon nm 70 STOP ana 70 % ns
twenty yards ahead notice OF this threat. but
continued his flight, and the gendarme Immediately
fired. with fatal effect.
Three live cannibals arrived at San Fran
cisco ten days ago the French gunboat Lamothe
PiQuet In July intelligence was received at Tahiti
where the vessel then was Swede had been killed
on the Island of La Dominica. one OF the Marquesas
group the natives. The gunboat at once set sail for
the island and In August a landing effected. The
force took up q position in the valley of Hanalapa,
where they after attacked by large body OF
natives. The natives armed with muskets, and
fought desperately but after while retreated leaving
several Of their number dead upon the field They
pursued and amOngh0se captured were the three
men now in San Francisco. reporter went on board
TO ask them how they liked babies for steady diet "Are
you cold PuatO ~ the first query, as In obedi-
the captain he opened his shirt and displayed
Q heroglyphical mass Of tattoong on his muscular
chest "Ugh yes very cold" cbattered the fellow.
Puato, do you like TO eat men " The large eyes
dropped the deck. almost blush started TO the sur
face OF the swarthy cheek not covered by tattoo, as ne
rejoned Captain say bad eat man." " Puato, ala
you eat baby T. The great ewes dropped again
and then looking up the reporters face with half
scared halfQuizzieal expTessiop he replied: Me no
eat baby Manowa he like baby" Manowa only replied
TO this genuine savage glance at Puato
and the sententous answer. in toeraby good FRENCH
" 5acre eDfant."