New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-03
GENERAL NOTES.

One of the latest publications of the Hydro.
graphic Office is list Of lights in the Mediterranean and
connecting and the west coast OF Africa corrected
TO tho 9Th nit Full details given OF the exact pos.
ton character and value OF these friendly beacOns gnda
good index enables any particular light 10 BE- readily
found. The valuable work which Captain Franklin and
his assistants doing IN tnis department. can only DO
fully appreciated by mariners.
One of the best things Mast has done for q
long time In the number OF Hmpers Weekly just out.
The vampire 81 he Democratic party Is shown sucking
the c-bood OF AL Of eminent Democrats sued
empty bottles Dlvos Soothing syrup, Dorsheimer's
extra-iry champagne. ana Thurman's plain soda lie
strewn around. while the shostly figure standing bess
the Fraud cOin - AZ work tnf Blue Grass BOURBON,
from which the Watterson stopper Is dangling.
Mr.. W. r. Andrews has made genuine lit
with his American queen, semmonthly illustrated
journal full II Interesting literary contributions, but cs
specially noticeable for its amazing collection Of per-
sonnl gossip about people IN =" society el over the
United States from New-York and san Francisco 10
Crab Orchard Dobbs Ferry Kansas CITY and san AntO
MO For the people who ike what are called society
PERSONALS here il enough and 20 spare ana II not
surprising that The queen has been pecnnary success
The starr, and Is gaming large circulation Oh over
The country.
Hartford ladies know how to defend them
selves SIX OF them living in a cottag at Mantle
last week the gentlemen OF me party having gone away
for business. one night man walked across the
uiazza opened the windOwbinds and made racket so
out upon the OF the yeranda and discharged one
cbambrr OF "A revolver. The tramp jumped from the
.oop but before he could two OF tie ladies' one
from the roof and another from lower wnaoS hred
eleven ,hots al NM bringing hlm to the er9.no. lle
man lay for some time, Du nnay crawled away
Little Emma, ten-year-old of Augusta, Ga,
was taken by her mother one day last week 10 stone
Mountain and before any one knew that she hah
sriyed from her friends she lost her way on the pouh
tain side The point where sho was at last deserted
wi Ff.Tn ~ Il
fail of fifty feet Just above her, and 1900 feet or more
below her she was resting narrow ledge Of rock
scarcely large enough hold her; in fact she main
talncc her position by thrnstng her fingers III tie
creyices among the hchens growing there. Few men
would have yeniured to attempt n rescue but George
Goldsmith volunteered 20 do II. He was let down ~
rope, and when he had caught her N ms arms ne Was
aid that while strOng about she slipped ana fel 10
tae point she ledge stopped her descent 10 et
go was 10 fail, aud she held on.
Foreign Ministers residing in Washington
are sometimes exceedingly frugal. Ths Republic re-
Iates an incident IN point Not long oreign Min
ster Of ist-cass power asked prominent gentle
man Of this city breakfast with him. saying the meal
would be quiet Tho gentlem IN feit honorec ana
took good appetite with him 10 the Minister'S resi-
dence the next morning. Toe Minister was very
afflble but made excuses enting by inquirmg II
his guest could breakfast rye bread aud Rhine vine
The gentleman said he very fond OF rye bread and
Rhine wnc and the way was lei 10 the dlning-rcom
sure enough there was nothing OIL the table hut rye
bread and little butter The gen lelDan concealed DIS
,ne and so al"ns ths Ses he could witn the bread
ana bu;ter. BGt he cd not yet tho wine.
While DR.. Mosely, the Boston mountain
climber, was facing death Oh the Matterh0D'
another tragedy was enactng or the side OF Breil a
guide, named Joseph Brandscben, from St. Nicholas
had been engaged accompany party OF tourists who
proposed ascend the Matterhon by the Italian side anc
descend TO Zermat. The poor fellow far from well
at the time but he had wife and six children and the
: rice offered him, 1870 francs was an in9ucement 10
could not resist During the journey his Illness IN
creased and by the time the party arrived Esar the
,biu above Breil condition had become so serious
that he found It impossible to 20 further. notwhsahd-
ing hat two OF his companions did all they could 10
help him. In this emergency there nothing for II
but 70 lead hin to the cabin, place supply o. groy-
ions within reach. and promise TO return shOrtv
from 2ermatt with sufficient assistance 70 carry nm 10
his home This promise was faiIhfily ana prompsy
kent Tho guides went tho cabin With the neces
safy help, but only TO find poor Brandschen dead
A California railway engineer had narrow
oscaue from a bottomless PIT a fortnight ago lie mad
charge OF construction train and was hauling gravel
short ,stance out Benicia. and beyond Government
po,nt ia piece OF tue land Thousands aud thousands
Of yards Of DIRT thrown It when the road was
bnt and vet IN a short time during the night, GUS
OF sight the whole would Al as the road was bal
lasted and the track laid and the railroad authorities
ware smiling 40 the thought OF having their road IN
good Noriug order by tho lat Of september The en-
gneer noticed that the earth had depressed appear
ance but he was so far advanced that it impossible
10 stop. aud having powerful head Of steam 20
naped the valve and emit rushing over dangerous
place. aud at the same time folt the ground setting
under the tFaiD In q motnens they were over
the mOrass, and checking tue engine ID. men on
the tram looked back. ana for distance o. over 1Vo
feet they saw ground the ties and the track In one
yst body sink down into the bottomess pit distance
Of nity