New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-23
GENERAL NOTES.

1t is reported that grOtesque genius some
years ago conceived the idea Oh importing ana utilizing
ostriches the United States cavalry instead OF
horses and actually imported eighteen Of these long
legged birds These aId eggs in the sands Of
New-Mexico, and the flock Of ostuches numbers
III stawart members. IL added that Colonel Hatch
Of the 9th Regiment Of Cavalry is about TO mount
II ms companies ostriches "Ihey strong, doce
drinking, and need little grooming" Perhaps
inns Is enough OF the story for such warm weather
A man with a wooden leg Is well armed.
One-egged man was recently charged at tue Brmlng
nam Police Court with using that or defence TO
good advantage. Tue police officer, hearing Of
q" murd. 4" and " police proceeding from the pds-
oners house rushed the spot and found the prisoner
stamping with MS wooden leg Oh his wife, she beng
PROSTATE the ground On his interfering to protect
tie from this violence, the prisoner turned On
uiu caught him by the whi,ker. aud his oyercoat
then, deXterOusy taking on MS wooden Leg Le was
about To attack the officer WIN H. qua IL Was nos Nh-
out severe struggle mat ne was ultimately oyerpgg,
cred aud conveyed 20 the pOlc: station lie could,
| SAID tue policeman, " use the leg very WE'LL"
The new biography OF Gambetta, which has
been publ shed IN Paris under his sanction, contains lit
tie about his youth that was not previously known He
born at Cahors ON October 3d. 1888. His parents
were small trddespeOpe, his father Keeping what is
known italian store. lie was educated IN the first
instance at a clerical school, his biographer hints
he encountered Of Tue local gentry, whose airs
probably contributed in small degree 10 lay tie
foundation Of that strong dislike TO the ruling classes
and cercasm wnic may DE said 10 give tie key 10 MS
political career The stories OF his having wiiiuly put
out lis eye to escape going into orders and having led
d.sslplted youth in the QUARTER Latin (Which
appeared very authruICl, are ehectualy reuted A.
IW .uleut in Paris the handsome allowance made Inn
b MS family enabled him TO 1--we resi- ectaDly ana his
associates men or strong convictions no DOUBT,
but narl workers ana not Bohemian 6ecs COM auion
Wong Wing has run away from California
with 5000 belonging a Chinese Methodist Church. 1t
appears that the MehOGsts of Sac
rameno started branch church for the benefit OF the
Chinese WAC wished To embrace the Cnristian religion.
Wong wing being more devout disciple than the rest,
and teryeut in hs prayers was picked out by tho
church members the custodian OF the funds After
while be cyan exhort his brethren TO abiure sinful.
ness tan games and chckeu-straing, and lay up their
treasures where neither noh rust could corrupt
thieves break through aud steal Taxing the hint they
began to deposit their surplus funds with tie church,
aud he being the treasurer, had about 5000 IN his
hands. lie continued preach a, usual on the auy OF
laying up heavenly Treasures, but amer while tns
Cee,als seeing immediate return, and discovering
coittUuie iurtAeT Disguised aIJn the lack OF
Uitpd by congregation Wong Wing lett the a5eG'
Haclc aud set out tor Nevada.
WheE the deposition of the Khediye was
accomplished orders gwen for the Royal yacht to
be prepared 20 convey him and his family beyoDd the
shores of Egypt. Most Of the ladies Of the Knedlye's
harem wore suitable travelling European costumes,
with light ana elegant wells, or apologies for "yasL
mah; ;" but the servants Of different grades wore The
arua and khltara the ordinary make. The STYLES Oi
beauty were as varied the toIettcs. Some Of tAe
ladies' lad hair and compilations as fair as thos OF
Engl.shwomeu. O;uers were OF she Spanish upe, WIN
black hair ard eyes. Except among he servants, none
seemed over twenty-five years Of age; but there
pryaded them all hstess and vacant look as Of beings
with 10 occupation aim in life. All the morning there
was an iucessant hurryinc To and tro OF boats Wlh
baggage and household goods, until at p M another
train arrived with the second and larger portion OF INC
| harem. In this correspondent OF me Ddty AeES
cpuuted nine boats between The shore ana TIE
Yacht each containing from 10 eight women fef'
aps of these did not 80 IN the ship BUS were
friends, who aitrrward returned TO Cairo; ana many
were merely "beps" in whom beauty was couspleuous
by It's absence. Then came lsmai Pac1as three laNl
| wives The fourth, the mother If Prince TewhA, tRa
present VIeeroy, remained az Cairo near her son.