New-York tribune., 1879-04-03
GENERAL NOTES.

Dr. ClGmcnceau, upon whom the Leadership
Of the extreme Left IL the French Assembly seems
have fallen, conducts the OF politics and the prac
ucc Of medicine hand IN hand. lie has inherited au
estate which renders him Independent, anu can afford
to bIs constituents for nOthlng. lie has yerJ
handsome Of consulting rooms whicn kept oper
for he convenience Of worAinl and theT fomlles
from wGom ne declines t. receive fees and 10 whom lie
-y"s mcjein. gratis. He is, moreover. most excel
reduced to nImgm, tncy only too glad 10 vote
for n, AMI me consequence IS that ue Is the most pop
ular man IN MontmaItGe.
The tendency of the ordinary reporter tt
commit seldom better illustrated than IN IN,
fact that dIspacn from Atlanta, Ga. dated Marcn 81
aud published in OF the Ncw-York papers Tues
day, probably Ap II Fool joke, Represented VIII
lam II. Vanderbilt "a being ia Qmtmau, at tde Atamah
Hotel wheu IN fact Mr. Vanderbilt Das not been South
Las cOlOrcd servants whom he insists upon feast
ing, and IN this city on that day. Almost sim
ultaucousy there dispatch from point
Florida stating that Mrs Alexander T. stewart anc
party had taken Pullman palace car and were g0ns
fact OF The matter that ut the tine Mrs stewart
represented be IN Florida sue IN the Cy of New
YUIk giving sitting to au artist Tor her portrait
MenOtd Garbaldl, son of the General, anC
Acuilie FazzIri. his companion-in-arms have been
tending to san the Autumn with 5000 Italians Tor the
southern of New-Gunea. establish colony there
and found new ely undrr the name OF Italia. Ihe
object to find an outlet for that spirit adventure
and enterprise wmcl Italian unity aroused In many
who stIIl young men, Among those who TO Join
the expedition are between 20 and 30 sitting a
Deputies III the Italian Parliament The party VIII
number about 5000 aud viii be divided into parts:
the military. commanded by sguOr Fazzdr for the pro
lection OF the settlers against tue natives and the ag
cultural and industrial, lay the vcg!ble foundations
Of the colony and the OF the country t
account -Four steamers 10 be ged to carry the
adyenturer5 their destination. and 10 convey oil the
axes, saws ana planes 20 printng-pres>cs and tce
graphic cable wth which they may place themselves al
once Ia communication with the nort GernmOst point 81
Australia. cable dispatch published Yesterday intt
mates tlat MenotI Garlbald! may withdraw iIom the
undertaking.
An ingenious plan for enhancing the value
OF mining been devised by Portuguese bar
her. Al PnOs Puente In Andaiusia number OF shafts
dug with view TO the discovery Of auriferous de-
posits When these shafts had been dug 10 u consider
aOlo depth without the desires result he good poople
OF the place VINO had been employed as worAmen,
knocked of work. The promotes OF the mining com
pany were in despair, until barber suggested plan io
overcoming all obstacles This WAS scheme for trading
upon the religious z,a Of the pOpusce and order TO
out he barber declared that he had vine
visions, In which had been revealed 10 him the success
OF the enterprise and and riches ot
all who took part IN IT, The successful! that
the inspired barber thought he might 90 FUR
ther. aud become the founder OF sect
lie accordingly made progress through The
country, MS orOatcS promising flcncs ~
those who would believe him. but making It a condt
ton that the converts should subscribe the nine
Tho Alcalde sent for a detachment Oi police from Gfa
NADIA The barber put himself the head OF hls dsci
plea ana IN a speech worthy OF Mecca or Medina cN
hored them to tight. Announcing that the consequence
Of victory would De the voluntary eruption Of tne
mountain and the discharge OF whole Hood OF gold
the true believers Al tue first onset lac killed tue
chef Of tho detAenment OF police, aud II properly
supported might have beaten OF tue foe As II tho
prophet was ignomniously locked up.
Let no man count himself lucky until he
dies. AubrOt, the Paris currier who held the number
which was the grand prize I'm the national lottery,
about 10 show why be should not be called on TO
give up the $4,000 he received. Like prudent man
when he had taken the money he purchased GoVern-
ment securities and retired TO his native town 70 live az
his the interest. Ho never drsant that ma
good fortune would Dc disputed opposition wAi
offered his ticket when presented, aud although hun
dreds OF claims made his generosity no ono a.
tempted " contest tho prro he supposed he had sa"