New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-03-21
GENERAL NOTES.

romance was nipped in the bud in To-
ledo last Monday, young man named Jones ana 1"
youpg woman named Sackcrs aged respectively
eighteen and afeen. ran away from their homes ID
Wood County. and went to town to be married Ihey
were overhauled on Summit-St 10y the father OF the
bride and mother of the bridegroom ana hVe1
scene eusucd. Old Mr. Sackers reprimanded his
daughter with such vehenenee that she threw herself
into the arms John and murmured that she
would never, never, never leave MN John was On the
point OF swearing devotion to his dear eharmer when
his mother lad heavy hand upon his shoulder ana
gave him such shaking that the vows were scattered
TO winds When ordered to home they refused to
obey, ana 4 Wa not uIi the oIu loIhs s9gse>O.u u
pOsPenemeuI OF he wedding unit the end OF me year
that the pref wiped their tears and cor
scented u love ana sigh and hope apart from tach "her
THE TRIBUNE is charged by Ihe Chicago
Erening Journal with originating wIdcly-Creoiaed
hoax respecting the action of the Chimes Government
in tue case OF student in Phlips's Academy who was
blOckhead. When his backwardncss N study was re-
ported to the official Celestias they acted promptly AID
vigorously their instructions 10 the Faculty being ~
follows: send him home and wen behcad him" That
IS the story which this Western journal gravey contra
diets on authority direct from the institution" II Is
proper add that the little tale not original
sugcesti0n with THE TRIBUNE, but an exchange
echo from Ncw Eng aud and moreover, that the public
was expected to smile ii rather than TO believe it,
But alack what mischief can be wrought by an idle
peasautry The Journal states that grave pOticIo MS
are using the story justification OF that shameful
the Chinese Emigration bill, which the Presidents veto
has fortunately avertcd TAey point TO THIS canafd with
lugubiOus cO1Btenances, ana eXcaim: just see what
bafbaria!s these aie We nothing 10 do with
tIem.'"
Uncle Dick weighs sixtyfyo tons, and he
IS sixty long from his headlight to tie rear end Of
his tender he tie biggest locomotive in the world
and has just been turned out OF the Baldwin Locomotive
Works for duv the PERCEPTIONS incncs the Atchi@
Bod Topeka ana Santa F6 Railroad. boiler p feep
long suppc steam for cylinders 20 inches by &C. ana
gives motion cicht AZ inch drivers, while Large tank
surrounding the entire structure not only carries a
water Supply but helps to give Uncle Dick tighter
grip on the rails. His driver will have control over
three independent systems OF arbrakes and bring
10 bear at once upon his wheels RESTRAINING force Of
Eeventyve tons, which is none too large lnasmuch as
shoe pressure 10000 pounds required to keep
him wncn standing stu and alone on ne steep road
the Ruton Pass from sure dering to grautauon
and rushing down hin by his own weight. How heavy
these grades be understood when II IL noted
that one end UHcle Dick viii often stand more han
dis length lie will do the work OF lifting about 2JO
tons perpendicular foot. And ye, tins monster re-
joicug in Ms strength will rush up the hluk Of the
Rocky Noun; aims with ten loaded ears behind him.
Another art legend has been p51icked like a
bubble IL the llth September, 1899, that
Beatrice Cnci and her stepnOther were behoaded Two
days before she had been put TO the torture but she
tad been allowed deed her property. and the
codics to her WILL brought TO light aiier lapse
of 27s years reveal many facts which take much Of
the sympathy OF her story An Italian antiquarian
has mischief by ransackng old archives and
bringing the viii 10 light. Everyone has supposed,
moreover. that Guild REM painted tho portrait the
nigat before the Roman maiden led out 10 execu
ton But here again the Italian antiquarian ntcrposes
between credulous public and romantic Notion.
Guido never Beatrice Cenci He never painted In
Rome till years after her death. 1t not till 1G0S
that he received his first payment III Roman money.
The Archaeological rejects the whole theory OF this pic
ture beng 10y Guido at all aud gives 1t as his opinion
that the portrait Of Beatrice is really Madonna by
VerOnese III this however he is manifesty wrong, as
the handling of the picture distinctly recalls Guides
manner and Inconsistent with the Venetian school.
Moreover SAID that exactly the same face Is 10 be
found III GuidO's large freScO in the Church OF 81.
Gregory. And thus the Beatrice Cenc that inspired
Pau DclarOcue and Shelley is only Tie portrait OF the
head o. some pretty model slightly ideZed The cause
OF truth great and must prevail; STILL as me Gt0be,
Q-Ondon remarks, one wOuld almost VISA that SghOl
BcrOlot less successful in his researches, or
The Edi6rgh Rertev had not revealed them to the