New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-13
GENERAL NOTES.

A Scotch lass was recently sent to prison
Tor twenty days for cheating three Glasgow lawyers
an Unprecedented feat she was a domestic servant.
twcntyhrec years OF age, and representing TO each In
that she would inherit considerable fortune gy.
ing each Instructions dispose Of her prospective
property she induced each of the asiute gentlemen
to advance her small for present neeesities But
OF course TINS sort Of ihing coaid not 10 Oh long among
with great expectations, found out.
The list OF Alpine accidents ia n long one
this year. and contains more than one American name
fortnight ago. a party Of tourists The United
States driving from Martgny the way to Cha
mouuix, their carriage overturned. aud Sir.
Wright lady New-York, fell into the gorge which
borders the road, and killed on tue spot. few
days previously some ladies from Paris met with A
similar mishap between -. CorsTes ani Norsz. W n
two or thein were badly rurt, 80 darg ron-y fat
she Is net expected 10 recover ON TIE same day
tuL Iiurfr-, father and son. werr killed b. f4 from
thr LII, graf. and Professor LcErnnsr-cr. Bcrne
met WIN an accident IN the neixl1oriood OF tho
scnynigc Plato which endangered Iis .ie ~Hd caused
HIM erious bodily injury.
4 cOmical incident is related by Tile Ner-
Haren Register the expense or young lawyer Who
recently drew papers 10 which yong lady from
the rural districts required 10 append an AFFIDAVIT.
The papers had been pared ald the attorney saidi
" Please raise your right haad and make OATH" Up
went the far hand AMI its fair ready FOR the
legal for but the attorney had for instant his
teptOn distracted and ne lady. inpatient at the decay.
broke the silence which prevailed By saying: Damn
IT," sac then dropped Ter hand AID said quiety and
dcmurcly There, believe my duty is done" Tae
elect was rather startling the attorney, who ddat
know whether the words contained Ieproof.
tered in - or through ignorance were supposed 20 b
tue necessary oath. When ne noticed gOgush twinkle
m hrr eye all doubts dispeed however. parteu
larry when The lady aud nrr companion nrOks into
hearty Laugh. and the companion, also iady added:
" on. the monster! Dill yOn hear her she said
danlIne, she said Jammc :" That settled H. aud AFTER
hearty laugh al around, the regulation OATH was ad-
ministered.
The unhappicst man in birmingham fort
nigut ago vas =. Underwood, coal merchant He
quarreed with James Palmer. lost has ,emper aud
rlfced his dignity Palmer had him arrested for using
ytuperatiye language. and not satisfied VITA gaining
his action in court by the help " witnesses who knew
nothing 1T al about the matter, told him that be would
"a the death OF him. that he would smash him. Ind That
he would put document in the paper that would ruin
him. Tais threat wa executed IN a novel way He IN
serted in city Journal an advertisement asking dom
KEYS for picnic party" telling all whom IL might con-
corn u, onoiy with donkeys" 40 the address Of Under
wood. The result was that Mrs I nuerWood Na' De.
si'g'd With d"nkeys II vas inioi,faS, ie va. 40.
MINER lry~ren Underwood ana the DONKEY al.
vcd hm 60 take summons out AGAINST Palmer iVr tie
threats ne alleged had been uttered
Russian NIhilsm j. not dying ont. The ST.
Petersburg correspondent OF Tie cologne GG-et d.
claros the continuance OF those conditions which
gave birth To II, bcgetting discomfort, cOhtehp' anu
general hatred OF Government institutions, bring re-u
lar ace sions 10 its ranks Tntt Nihsm has not been
shaken 10 any extent, In spite OF General GhoafEos
vigorous measures. proved by TIE fact that is ccle
hrated organ Land aud Liberty. stiil appears In It.
Peterburg always finding rs T. the bureaus Of tho
highest officers OF state. six mon - state 81 Siege V-
in been Die to prevent the circulation al tns pp'rs
in Itself proof that the blows hitherto dealt nave not
vet affected the vitality Of Nhism. Ths area OF ia
activity Is becoming wider, and 1t is establishing seH
IN the nation; people, they get accustomed 10 H. are
beginning to regard 1t with favor; and decreasing In
gloomy and narrow fanacism. il il increasing IN popu-
lariy and Influence The press toned down ts inisna
ton articles Immediately after the murders OF ths
Spring Then came discussions on the cluses OF the
evil tending to show that the nation Required In
creased freedom and rights In order % ghi against ~
And when language aud action on the subject al COMO
as far A, possible when the Government had Dten ln-
porrd do and had turned dear ear 10 tue
sppeal the Journals confined themselves Ia reporting
occurrences, aud ceased altogether attacking Nlh,l
Itself The press has matter OF fact, discontinued
lbs ass stance In combating ne revolution !he eNhs
In the stem Of Government are, on the other hthi 30
numerous nat there l. lack 0t maera To- attatks
against present ns'itnt4Ons anu IN TINS way Itsn
ground t. prepared for Niiiusn.