New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-24
GENERAL NOTES.

A young man died in BingbamtOn last week
from the effects Of swallowing silver halfdOllar about
three weeks lie tossing the coin in the air aud
catching it In his mouth, to amuse a child, when IL
lodged in his throat and passed into his stomach
Rumors of growing GOODNESS between Rus
STA and Germany again In the The latest Incl.
dent which Is laid is the that
Chanzy the French General has been permitted view
the Russian forreses and defences-a favor not
usually granted to foreigners; and in this fact Of
the Berlin papers indirect menace to &c rmany-
at all events. drawing together Of France and Russia
Journals talk OF Russia as the future ally OF France
a man who had been blind for five years
went to bed one night last week in New-Oreans slept
the sleep OF the sleepy and vrtuOus and when he ew0k
III the morning saw well as anybody. He could not
speak; he lay there unable TO move: he his little
daughter sitting IN little chair; his heart filled
with gratitude A neighbor advised him 20 20 and see
an eye surgeon. "No, indeed" he replied, 1.-THE Al
mighty has done well for me thus far that viii LEI
Him work out the cure IN His own good way" He re-
CARDS the restoration OF sight miracle. He does not
profess 10 nave prayed Tor IL.
Five bad young men took heifer TO church
in Ephrata. Penn. last Sunday The animal
was about one and half years old. One OF the men
caught around the neck two others by the shoulders
twOby the headquarters and took hold OF tail and
gaveit extra twist The heller very much scared,
and its bawl" low aud unnatural. suddenly
spIlngnE ODen Jle 1OOf tLey gave Niotbt
push and twist OF the tail and the brute yelled terri
bv as It showed Its white face In the centre Isle Tho
lion irmred m to pIt the animal out The Mat6o9st
minister said it was not the devil, but heller.
There is a dog in Philadelphia, a Danish
hound, that drinks beer. He is kept chained during the
day, but is allowed to at night in brewery yard
to make acquaintance with lntruders. He spends his
freedom in smiling around the kegs and watts, seeking
beer In the morning before being chained up he Is
given beer, which he laps up with relish ana says
"Ahl" The say he Will drink hali-Ducket OF the
liquor day; that Is in summer. In cold weather no
WIN 1dhe ga "f tnc nat Fxs was nrorte %
Vienna and probably contracted taste Tor beer before
leaving home. However that lnai Do, ne - coAIlAeI
beer-tl mixer now.
A celbate casuist has condemned as grossly
immoral portrait which is the walls Of thousands
Of Austrian houses The local school board OF IrOAn-
eion recently ordered portraits Of the Emperor Fran
els Jo,ephanG Of the Empress Elizabeth to be suspended
IN conspicuous place in the schools. The Prior Of the
Services inspected the two pictures He observed that
the portrait of the Kaiser might remain but that the
Kaiserins likeness must instantly removed. As the
high lady i'm question most devoted daughter Of the
Church. the secular authorities not a little sur
prlsed this unexpected action The Prior informed
them that his act did not proceed from dlsoyaty Ol
purely from anxiety Tor the morality of the children
under his spiritual care He explained that the arls
had represented her Majesty IN toilet which Exposed
too much her person. and he was fearful tat TIE
unnecessary nudity OF the picture might work 53uh
was simply portrayed after we.l-knOwn popular pAo
tograph, IN her ordinary Court toilet.
When the flooded mines OF the COmstOCk
were relieved by tho completion OF the SutrO Tunnel the
nundaton Of the shafts reduced 100 feet in eight
hours. Mr.. SutrO when bOnOred with a seronade made
the longest speech Of his life " It is almost fifteen
years." said he since first proposed the construction
Of a deep tunnel from the Carson Valley 70 the Com
stock Lode, and almost years the gst PICK was
struck IN beginning work which has boon continued
sInce by day and ht, without any interruption, with
an expenditure OF S60J0,0JO. To-day, for the first
time the water from the Comtock mines flowed through
the SutrO Tunnel and gaddenod all your hearts to sec
the stream OF mpd that had caused many OF tho
mines on the C0mstock 10 to lie idle FOR years IN In
potent efforts 20 free them from H. make its appearance
at the tunnel entrance. Some people who had fore
sight sufficient than ten years ago that The
day would come when these mines could be worked no
longer; but the great unthnking mass, VINO only live
from day day looked upon the undertaking OF pcrc.
ing these mountains one gg1nil" and protFdcted
that they rdiculcd the idea, and gave 10 hut ne en-
courlgement. The day VIII come when there VII. Do
avenues under these mountains m every direction, WIN
trans OF ears coming aud going throughout the day ana
night and when shall reach under the top OF Mount
Davidson AT depth OF $500 feet beneath summit,
treasures may unolded OF which none OF Us have any
cOncpDtlOu."