New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-22
GENERAL NOTES.


Socialist named Sanof is said to have
roasted himself slowly over petroleum lamp left "a BIS
prison cell at ODESSA until be had burnt enough OF bis
flesh 20 insure his DEATH His action was only discoy-
cred by the smoke issuing from bis CELL Neither at TOO
time a'tCrwurl dlu ne utlef worn Ut cry 'u" Ho
died as DE intended.
An English Journal announced with extreme
gravity that the late Prince Imperial was privately
married to young lady OF che English aristocracy aud
left behind malc heir OF the House OF B'nparte" u
was further said that the same lady had forced herself
into the pre.ence Of the Empress a Camden Place. and
hal very stormy interview with her Majesty he
Whitehall ReUeg is authDrz 90 5ay that there Is uo5
one word of truth IN the story ana only con-ic'a IN
CONSEQUENCE OF the persistence with which these IN
famous fasehoods printed. London weekly paper
has imputently associated the name % young hdy
living 40 Chscllurst wibl THAT OF the unfortunate
Prince. This statement Is also pronounced gross
fabrication"
The French engineer, VI. Verard dc Saint
Anne who has devised scheme for constructing VIA
duct across the Straits OF Dover will soon - to Eng
land with the view Of ensting the aid OF capitalists He
estimates the cost OF the vaduct at 2600O00OO but his
figures are undoubtedly low. lie proposes that his
yiaduct shall be high enough for the largest ships TO
pass under and the span long enough not to end1nsor
the safety OF sailing ships beating up down Channel
Every pier Of the yaduct will have % be much stronger
than the Eidystone Lighthouse, because 10 will neces-
sary be much higher aud broader nc the base ana TOP,
40 a, to secure the double object OF allowing ships 20
pass underneath, and ehdoluS supelsSHcltIe suD
slantal enough to bear the weight OF rlWdy tram 10
be built upon them.
When the Laon citadel was set on fire just
as the German troops marching into the fortress
upon its capitua;ion, Duke Frederick William OK
Meclenburg- then commanding The oesiesng
force. was knocked down by fragment OF beam set
in one Of the oldfashOned gateways OF the place He
thought little al the time Of the injuries which lie mad
sustained and be continued his military duties TO the
very end Of the campaign. IL appears, however mat
what he regarded as y superficial bruise was IN
reality so hurt that 1t gave rise TO the tofma'
ton of an abscess which slowly increased year after
yea until it caused him such ntolerable suffering that
he determined upon submitting to an operation for It's
removal. This operation performed fortnight
ago by the celebrated surgeon, Professor Chelns 0ut
the process OF local dntegration had been allowed 10
20 too lar and the Duke died from sheer exhaustion on
the following day. at the age or hftytwO. He was
nephew, both b. birth and marriage, OF the TrInau
Emperor being the son OF the Princess Aiexandrlne
Russia, and having married the Ohy uauEnttv 81 tHo
late Prince Abrecht, the EmperOrs youngest brother
Mangione, the revOlutiOnlst, who recently
attempted assassnate tue Syndc OF Naples az home'
used to be the guardian Of cemetery and was els
charged for misconduct From that time he has done
nothing but write and talk about the injustice Inflicted
upon him and the persecution 70 which he asserts be
has been subjected On his hearing that the Pro-
svudic OF Naples had arrived In Rome he waited for
him in the corridor OF the hotel and, accostng him.
presented him with pamphlet he had written entitled
The Flea and the Lion "TAe flea T. said the syndc,
reading the title. I" That is me" added Mangione'
"And the lion :" continued the syndc. Is yourself"
said the other "read It when you 10 TO bed and you
viii ind It interesting" Count Gusso replied, q am
perfecty frank with all men shall not have time to
read your pamphlet" and with that handed back and
turned up the The night Maugione Waylad
the syndc The struggle between the assassin and hs
victim deadly twice they rolled on the GROUND ous
fortunately In the first fall the point Of t1e daEser
following blows would doubtless have been fatal Inc
assassin displayed the greatest Indifference. As the
police were holding him, he SAID, You need not 70
afraid of my escaping pmOre likely that scOuUdrel IN
there "-pontng to the room where they had carried
the Syndlc-" Will make or"
In the recent sensational divorce case which
has commanded the attention Of London, Mrs. Hall
proved herself perfect mistress OF the situation, dom
mating everybody from the Judge the Bench to the
rymcn IN the box showing strong disposition 10 hold
confidential conversation with members OF the latter
As for Sir Henry James, he had chance with her. lost
his temper very early IN the cross-examinaon, and
never reganed II. lie has habit when he finds diff
cult witness OF suddenly stopping his crossexamina-
zion resuming his seat, and looking haughtly at tho
Judc as II he would say, Unless your Lordshp inter-
noses and inform this witness that am Sir Henry
James exAttoney and am to DO treated with
nect shall not proceed further with the crosS-eX-
animation" But when Sir Henry. tuning and frown-
ing haughtlly, resumed his seat, because Mrs Hall
would not give him particular answer ne wanted, sue
only put her head sde and looking at the irate
counsel said In her briskest manner, - ehf The Only
time ne really hit her when he observed that she Was
"always wanting 20 make speeches IN tue witnessDoN
She is turned fy, but still possesses considerable az.
fractions She appeared IN tho wtness0oN well dressed
aud when IN repose evidently possesses consideraOo
charm OF manner. In the wltness-boN naturally her
yous temperament strung 10 the highest pi1ch aD
her constant unrest made her little wearisome NO'
lar from her. whilst she was under examination sN
tall lady, about forty years Of age, with thin snap
face To see Mrs Halls attitude toward this stranger
| was sufioer Indicate thar this was the Mary way
~ fine corr .aence, The witness In the box seeinea
70 feel her presence though not once during me lons
day dd she permit her bright restless eyes TO fai UPON
heE IA far as relative position toward the Dou
permitted she turned her shoulder toward MISS WIZ
tut when she mentioned her name, as she lncessany
did with without reason one could see tna suo W.
talking AT her alleged rival. aud could not Ia 70 n
how every nerve In frail body seemed 10 tlngle N
the consciousness that her enemy WAS IN tue same iVO
With her, and that every baroed dart Weat hoia'' ~