New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-21
GENER4L NOTES.

Savannah is to honor the memory OF Ser
geant Jasper who lost his life hundred years ago In
battle with the British forces. This the patriot who
replaced the flag which had been shot away from Fort
Moultre and who captured British guard OF men
and released twelve American prisoners. The corner
stone Of the monument VIII be lald on October9
The babes of New-Haven are as precious as
the feeble old dotard at i've" OF the Bah Ballads
Some Of the juveniles have recently been singing in
Pinafore" and on saturday morning there was game
OF pool in which Deadeye" Corcoran and " Rack
straw" were players. "Dick D." was small that he
had to climb on top OF tho table IN order To make
pot shot
Maryland mosquitoes have killed little Tim
my Stewart near HIily % Neck The boy had been
out to keep up fire in the field, TO drive away the
mosquitoes from cattle. The insects surrounded the boy
like cloud ana literally bit him to death They then
assaulted the cattle with ferOcy that they drove
them INTO tne river where many OF thr were drowned
rhe Inhabitants are 10 hold a mass-meetng and call
the Government for troops aud artillery squad
A small boy comes to the rescue of the local
editors OF Cincinnati. who oppressed with the duh
the times. He puts into his mouth the head ola
living rat,esnakc having twentyone rattles and but
tom tic closes his lips around the snakes neck and
holds him there fully ten seconds HI keeps three
promising young rattesnakes In a box with large air
holes, and travels on an OHIO River steamer; ana when
anybody sits down on the box thls same sna O0y re-
marks "Sep here stranger, there's rattlesnakes under
your c0at-tas" lie does many other amusing things
Exeter Hall, in London, the famous place
which religious meetings have been held aud
50 many anti-slayery speeches made by well lemem-
bered orators to sold by the propretor and prob
ably converted to other II has paid dividend Of
TO Dig per cent about 81 900 per annum). Most Of
this wa, derived from musical entertainments, but
recent act OF Parliament prevented It's bepg used for
sucn purposes without expensive alterations as pro,
lection aga1nst fire. About e25000 have been oG red
for property which ghC be converted into hotel
or into shops and chambers.
The crown jewels of France are to be sold
for the benet Of the state. In report presented bya
legislative committee IL briefly declared that all tho
jewels, with the exception Of few which possess
special historic claims to place I'm the Museum, "wl
be disposed of as having become benceforth OF use
The report continues These Jewels cannot benceforth
serve the for which they were collected by tho
Monarchy great expense. They Involve the cost q
taxing care OF them aud are exposed 10 risks OF differ
ent kinds. II desirable. moreover that they should
not appear to any as steppngstOnes 10 restOra-
ton" The Chamber may accordingly be expected to
parody CgOmwcPs phrase ana TO issue an edlct to
" take away those baubes."
Tracy Tunerelli, chairman Of the Peoples
Tubute-wreath Lord Beacoushed. turns himself In
side in letter to The Telegraph 81 was coming"
he writes, "from Hunt & ROskells when gentemany-
looking old man, leaning the OF younger man,
passed me. had never before Lord Beaconshed.
but saw at a glance IL was he. L bowed TO him. He
returned my May have the pleasure OF shaking
hands with you, my lordP said AN the unfortunate
Tracy Turnereliv HIS Lordshp shook hands with ne
cOrdally-well he mlgh-adding the words, You have
now got what you desired did desire that but de-
sired more-t publicly for the Premier to tell the
Nation had served him and the country. As 1 am
gentleman, repeated my bow and walked on; for the
streets the place for anything but cylte but
elsewhere [ would have added. want more, nv Lord
Justice that Justice have asked OF your Lordshp, OF
the Prince aud Princess Of Wales, OF the Queen, and
which. IN month hundred platforms, II live and
health permits, intend after my summer holiday, 10
ask the people, VIII his LOrdship prevent me BY act
lug fairly toward before the session Is overt know
not. But whatever write and Shatever y, trust
his LordshIp VIII forget that treated him as Chris
tian gentlemen should dO-ShOok hands with hlm spite
of the injury he has done meand look 20 him 10 act IN
the same way when painful words are being
written and uttered"