New-York tribune., 1879-08-28
GENERAL NOTES.

Not every Alpine climber has the presence
OF mind recently shown by Herr Gisler, who, with a
party asccnded the ScherrhOrn carrying on his back
load Of seventy pounds weight. He slipped made q
false step. whercupon he insisted upon uDyng ropo
which fastened him to his companions They were
steep slope; he slipped and this time he missed
his footing and shot with frghtiul velocity the direc
tiOn forty feet deep and feet wide As
ho neared tho brink he conryed TO spring 70 his feet
and clearing the creyasse az bound, aghted on tue
| other side unhurt.
| Divine service in the English parish church
Of Chatters strangely interrupted fortnight ago.
a boy was snariDg birds "a garden near by saw
a cat up tree with young rabbit in his mouth
Having loaded gun, the lad, the impulse Of the
moment fired ths cat, a straight direction the
chance Of the church. H. missed his aim but not the
church window for upwards of twenty shot penetrated
as many panes OF glass, and alarmed the worsnippers
Fortunately, no one was sitting In the ChaDcc The
stopped the service the police and scoded
the offender
Another ripple of excitement has been caused
in the Place Belle Cour, Lyons, by the strains Of the
Marsellase. The Republicans IN the square had fre-
qucntly called upon a band Of Bohemian Ministries to
strike up Rouge dc Psles famous anthem, but the anti
Republicans had hssed and refused TO hearit This
sort OF thing went for few nghts until the musicians
received orders from the Prefecture to play the famous
strain. They had begun the first bars than
the Bonapartiss proceeded whistle and hiss,
aud the result scufe between the rival parties.
Twenty persons arrested among them two subieu-
chemist and lawyer
There was an exciting foX-hunt in the streets
OF London twelve days ago. fine young fox escaped
from Metropolitan Moat Market. and headed at full
speed westward, pursued by large and momentarly
increasing crowd Reynard dashed up CharterhOuse-s,
then Earring gdonroad and TheObaldsrOad. Arriving
az the back entrance or Gray's Inn he made sharp
turn the left and eisurey trotted down Raymonds
Buildings. Here encountered gentleman who ad-
mnistered a sharp rap over the muzzle with book
which nc had hand. This had effect OF causing
the animal 10 take refuge in Grays Inn Gardens.
number OF the purSuers scaled the rangs and rather
and exciting ensucd. Eventually the fox
vas CLAIM ed by his owners.
The Boston Adrertiser contends that 1t is
'douDly unjust to Dr.. Mossly To represent Inn a
Yankee aspiring after noJorety in climbing the Matter
%. m. lie was experienced and expert taneer,
ho bad already passed four or five In the As.
.. 1Ii D. liability .asf was caused. not b. the
al da- Of .ie y .h'r gut by nls over .af
d.uce Iie btd climbc5 -lac4 wore CdicuN loH.,
tud rtg....t .Ils Sontiaa 'ii.i. n the
. ,rJ ofHis nerve and sclc. Ills nos attyibf'. a,
10 false sense OF security. He sas not seetae
A,o..Sa d .aus,h. Taers 81, fo.i.eTty Yanpces to
%" sut'. ..; was ao. o. y tarw Wbaiey. 1929
have ,eu r". vC fhe ,IiJr' qrg.1 gantlolsaa
Undoubtedly .remciy rs, .e,s, 90 u eeing L,ysn
I. Jm the rope bt have dis gira"i the a,Yce
aud eutrca'les Or the guides.
The announcement in American telegrams
the fact that Bismarck had expressed 10 the United
States Government the willingness OF Germany 10 con-
slider proposal for International bmetasm, does not
surprise we-uformed English journals like The SatiS
It believes the simply the discovery BY
the German Government that tho policy which II
adopted in 1871 "a mistake, two grounds. First,
that the gold money which II adopted in 1871 is
suited TO Germany and that It retains the requisite
amount tho metal required for the circulation with
difficulty; and secondly. that the expense OF exchang
ing the domOne silver for gold much than
cOntempatei, in consequence or the great
cation silver The StriiSt argnes that bimetslsn
can hardly become general while Engand holds alOOf,
whatever Germany may adopt and whatever
countries may follow her example.
The versatile ingenuity of a Western in
ventor who doubtless the time the far-iis-
tant future when shall clothe tho
hills and dales and tho demand for lumber. shall prove
vastly OF the supply, has succeeded in devils
ing substitute the natural product OF the virgin
the cultivated soil His plan that fragile vegc-
table, straw and by peculiar process TO compress il
into substance hard and indestruetble oak um-
ber II is claimed that this process converts wheat
straw into timber which Is susceptible of ne polish
and finish mahogany and black walnut, cost not
in excess of OF the best clear pine. The straw
first manufactured by the ordinary paper mill process
into strawboard and sufficient number OF this
of the right taken make the required timber
They are soaked and soitened in chemical solution
which is OF course, the inventors secret After tue
fibre II the pascbOard is sufficiently saturated the pile
OF sheets Is pressed between series Of rollers, wnch
consOdates them that when dry the whole is hard
stick. II also claimed that the renders ths
wood substitute imperyous TO water, ana the chemicals
used are such make freprOOL Bat sangUinc
inventor has only made samples thus far.