New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-05-31
GENERAL NOTES.

Two students at Wiliston Seminary, who
are very fond OF wearing snowy clothes recently took
pains TO get suits OF the same material which they
were sure could not be duplicated. Unfortunately, how
ever they left some pieces with local tailor, In whose
shop they were seen by couple OF Chinese students
who procured suits exactly like them, and the four ap
peared the chapel the same morning with suits OF
the same cut and material. Inc chaSflh OF IHe TWO
swels may be imagined
The Russian revOlutiOnsts have coined n
copper medal tor the perpetual remembrance of April
. 14), 1879 the day on which SolOvlef made his at
tempt upon the Cars life. The medal exhibits on one
side bust OF the Czsr against whom revolver Is d.
reced and bears the inscription Down with autOc-
racy" the side Is the conventional figure OF
Liberty, who is handing bread and salt to group Of
Russian peasant-fok. The inscription runs, For Lib
erty and the People" The oldest thing is that the
medal was distributed for whole day among the low
EST order OF police, VINO are seldom able 10 rea0 They
were informed that it was struck in commemoration Of
The deverance of the Emperor from the hand OF the
ASSASSIN.
The Diplomatic relations between France and
Great Britain are clouded. Gambetas paper declares
thai positive dstrus of England has been created in
France by the peculiar conduct OF the Minister OF For
egn Affairs during the last few months. French suscep
tbitie It seems have not been spared by those who
had no good reason to wound Them but should on many
accounts have respected them This was begun on the
coast Of SYRIA was continued IN Egypt and now ends in
Greece The FGneOiSe ask why French policy with re-
gard 10 Greece should be opposed by English policy
England IL says has not sufficient friends 10 indulge
with IMMUNITY in the sacrifice OF one and 1t expresses
a hope that English statesmen viii not SO further in
course which must lead 10 the convection that Aelf pO
icy viii moi allow Others to do anything the East sim
py because they are lmpOtent 10 DO anything them
selves Tne DebGts in tae views OF the trdeaS
and most Of Paris journals comment on then only
one or two mildly depreca,ing thom
General w. Il. Sherpan's wholesome advice
10 NcW-O orleans as embodied in letter TO prominent
resident is briefly this: Keep out OF politics and LOOK
after business He wishes to the young men OF the
South into whose hands Will pass much political
power take broader view of their interests and duties
10 mankind than tho which seem heretofore
10 have been tue fashion. He thinks New-Orleans
should become now the from which should 90 out
10 the whole world the vast supplies Of bread and meat
which accumulate the upper tributaries OF the Mis-
ssppl now made possible by the channel deepened by
the money Of tie United States ana ships when carry
forth these cargoes should bring back the Coffee
and manufacturers of other laDds exchange, be
due manner distributed TO every CITY, town ana farm
near these extraordinary channels OF comneIee l 9I
engage the attention OF men OF moderate industry VIII
cut qusueilng over potes; the no., ~ ana
pTOhess occupation ever assumed Dy men OF Dralhs'
The University of Copenhagen, Denmark,
will celebrate its four hundredth birthday on June
with much ceremony. Foreign universities were TO
have been invited had not the abrogauon OF Article "
OF the treaty OF Prague stirred the old feud between
The Daues and Germans and upset this programme.
Ale university therefore, contents Itself WITH conierrng
ue degree OF Doctor sevonty-ono Swans In the
Scandinavian kingdoms. medal that viii bear the IN
ScriDtion Quattuor exegit, sperat nova, secula
WAX" Will be struck Ia oommemOration OF the event
ahe university founded In the reign OF Chrstiern
By permission Pope sxtus w. rather by bis order.
ior an Old author BIAS IL that It's establishment was I'm
posed upon the king for not understanding Latin when
About that time he visited Rome. seYenty-nine acad-
snics including the whole royal house, were enrolled