New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-01-25
GENERAL NOTES.

Imperial ideas may be expensive Injuries n
Ottawa. "a well as IN Cyprus and among the AEGEAN
trbes The PrncsSslt Is not wholly SATIN with
res dngrsa dOi The Toronto GLOBES correspondent AZ
the CAPITAL has heard that plans for the erection ola
new residence GOvernoreneral have been sent
10 England for the consideration OF the Imperial Govern
man no doubt with the hope that assistance from the
Imperial Treasury will be given In tue construction OF
the work" II the Home Government builds palace
pec that 10 will take hold OF the Tra9sc0ntinental Ran
way and complete IL AS an Imperial interest,
erich and rare were the gems she wore" is
fashionable tune IA san Francisco. There Is lady a.
one OF the leading hotels never appears IN the dir
mgroom with less than from $4,000 to 10000 worth
of diamonds On her person. There Is another lady at
onother hote, wIo wears a pair OF solitaire earrings
worth $4,000 Tney belonged to the collection OF
Jewels Of QIccn Isabella OF spain and were purchased
AZ auction IN Pdrs. These stones were bought for
s2I 800. Another lady VITA brooch shaped Ike a
fern leaf aud gtcrng With dtty OF hundred diamonds
Is estimated naying uYerioial value ot from 3d.
900 IN goo 900 SOME thieves recently crept into
ladN room a hotel while she was dining with ner
husband. They ransacAed trunks ard drawers ana Cd
taued a Match and chain ani some coin. But they got
no diamonds. TIE lady had gone down 10 dinner with
every Jewel giittering in her toilet.
II appears from The Aercastle Daily Chronicle
that the people who are selling American meat in the
north OF England have been nterfered with IN singh
lar manner. The town council OF Newcastle let to Mr.
TndaI a gentleman employed by John Bell Sons. the
c0nsIgnees of r. C. Eastman OF this city cattle shed
rental OF 1919 year. This was used as the whoesie
salesroOm of American meat. Last month, without
word of warning town authorities OF Newcastle tore
n the SIDES Of the she'd Just acOnsicnment OF meat was
to arrive leaving the interior exposed 10 the weather
This was done without explanation, althOugh
the animas OF 1t was clear enough. I1s
American impOrtations by the agents OF MI
Eastman, which amount to 100000 pounds an
nualy the north 81 England have kept downt The prize
r,ayiou he kellp Al
tertaiuUd toward the Amsrieans aud their isens "
local and irish dealers. This unfrendy act OF inc low
authorities bein without cause, In AT diaely wV
tested aga by Evan x. Jones the United Gtes Vs
sal ANA every effort is being nssio by him SECURE s
treatment FOR his cOuntrymen aud protection 10
interests.
4 temperance lecturer who has been ~
work In the towns up the Hudson has been giving T"
porter OF The Kingston Courier page from h early OK
pereucc ia Michigan Previous to bis arrival IN sn'
town where he intended to do work, Tie boys 10"
agreed among the nSolvcs 10 20 the meeting nut no
sign the pledge lie appealed in vain for recruits 10 ,as
,emperance cause. Not man would move. Al 'n'
stage OF the proceedings the belle OF the town spfan
her feet aud cried out Boys, this Is really 100 ""
Won't You sign the picdger Not soul moved rrO" -
feet Again the far belle appealed 10 the "i.
better ns,uTs , hut w IL WAS . 81 P Finally the &
said BOYS, IN kss the fist man WIG s's raj
pledge" AZ h, ln1e,uT,S e Se ra si. rs
yer huckleberry. Whars yer pledge lI foosel
kissed the fellow, and the VheefinS WIZ she lea
ns"e rho buIidng rattle This Incident broke the -
and before the reformer had left the town neS ''
one had donned the ribbon TN
The Carnival of Authors at Music nat a.
Boston, on Wednesday evening was inc nio, s,arosu
the many devices TO which those VINO are s.~
sw.iI ,ne fund for saving the Old South have ~
sorted The entertainment began with the grand nj
sion of all tho characters In the evenings taoe III
scenes. which moved from Bumstead Han prompr ..s.i
O'Clock with the Cadet Band al its head sna III
through the Tremont-st lobby to the rear ., @
and thence to tho stage. II was more nks III .,rs
dress ball than anything else. The enafacss ao m
uso,a IN ths processon numbered over zoo
Ssnre. IN pckeuss novels brought up the rear anu
thew reached tho stage they were reviewed ."s
author himself. For hour the audience wa. IN
s,ap,,y surprised by = succession OF taO'e'u' MIS-
booths. At q few minutes after Mt '''''