New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-14
GENERAL NOTES.

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A valuable brood-mare has recently died
near Ply mouth Eng, rom hydrophobia. II had been
bitten by mad dog about three weeks before IL ran
al anything that within reach took up stones IN
its mouth and broke its teeth IN crunchug them pcAeu
up sticks and shook them terrier would ra'' auu
occasionally bit its legs and body After c9nInung
this state hours, the poor amman ue ID sI"
agony.
An extraordinary murder was committed IN
Paris three weeks ago. An old widow, named Boyer
aged sixty who kept greeugroceis shop IN the lepe
Quarter was found straneed in her bedroom early one
SATURDAY morning. she lived alone. Robbery was the
object OF the Her watch, purse and earrings
stolen but The assassin appears 70 have Seen b G
dred francs in a drawer which was found opened
The Art Interchange recognizing and seeking
70 encourage the general application OF artistic
principles 90 uscfu articles, in It's last number offers
tie following prizes $50 for the best design for por
tere $40 for the second best $50 for the best designs
for set of twelve tiles dinner plates SO for the
second 81 for the best set Of twelve dinner cards
and - for the The competition Is subject
To rules which may De found in the columns OF this
handsome little journal.
blind with rage" meant something III
Paris workshop one afternoon three weeks ago An
overseer Of the works. finding that OF the men had
not flushed piece Of work which urgently re-
CURED fe into such of fury 10 strike him IN
the face. Almost in the very act Of striking, however,
he staggered back shouting for aid and complaining
that he could not see. The wOrkmen came round him
with offers Of but nothing could be done 1t
was certain that ne had suddenly lost the of both
his ewes Medical evidence showed that some OF the
blood had flooded the interior cavities OF the eyebls
An aeronaut named L'Estrange met with
On extraordinary escape from death III Australia on
Easter Monday In the presence Of thousands OF spec
tators De made an ascent from the Agricultural
Grounds ON the ST. Kida-road. in the balloon Aurora
was In
during the Franco russau war When the balloon had
attained the great altitude OF mile aud threequaTters
1t suddenly collapsed the bursting through It's side,
but the parachute INTO play and instead OF the
wreck falling like stone, it went down in ziezag
course. ana finally struck tree. Women screamed
and tainted. some fell their with their hands
CIasped prayer while hundreds Of men rushed into
TIE Government Domain expecting 20 find mangied
body. but 10 their astOnshment they discovered
LEstrauee alive and almost uuhurL
The way of the suspected is hard in st.
Petersburg. Among TIE iudiscrmnate arrests made
during A pr was that Of clerk in a Government de
partmeut This young was innocent OF any com
pCity the conspiracy, even Of acquaintance with
any of the cousprators but he had uuucuy given his
photograph friend who happened also TO be friend
Of sOloyicG-s brother. The only support Of a bed
Tidde1 and OF brother of tender years. he was
suddenly from ms quiet home, 0 the middle OF the
night Without accusation. the poor wretch was hurried
20 the fortress and thrust into Of IT'S gloomy dun
geons Tire mother became dangerously ill., The clerk,
after iprug gifts Imprisonment, fortunate
enough o bee released but being Of delicate coustitu
tiOu, shock of his misfortune completely OveTCame
since unable TO return 20 his official duties.
A correspondent of The NeC HGreR Journal
and courier gives the following account OF the
sau on the Rev J. y. Leonard by Circassian briguds
MI Leonard cluss Yale 81 has been labOung Tur
key u Asia under auspices OF the A j. c. T. VI.
twenty years a few weeks since he left MarsOvan
with servant Miss Frtcher, of the teach
Drtr,-l % E4rta f.a
Biock for C0nstanunope, while he TO
90 touring through that portion OF the field which
less under his charge. On the morning of the
second day suddenly attacked by three Crcasan
robbers. Of whom with CLUB Knocked him from bis
horse and ecd him 10 the ground GTasplng his pistol
from grdC. with pointed TO his breast, they
red h, pockets Of all his money % leras llO) cut
open biz sdod-pa. laklug ms c,oinmE proysious ior
The journey. clceVen 10 the shoes from his feet Miss
i. was unmOcsted.
During the third round of the great handi-
cap The pretty Auteuil racecOurse two weeks ago.
fire broke the Kitchen under the right wing Of the
grand stand and the spectators distracted by the
cries OF alarm and the throwing ont upon the lawn Of
tie rusl-a0ttoued chairs. The fire. apparently trivial
at Ist mounted 70 the crested with spectators,
and by time the winner, the Marquis de Saint sau-
veur's Wild Monarch passed the post, was blazing
Throughout the building. Fortunately the wind not
high but Jhe flames rushed with fury toward the centre,
and 80 was for long while thought the whole building
be destroyed. The police cleared the tribunes, and
threw Out All the CHAIRS canvas ana the decorations OF
the presidents box The Or gade the ground
Inefficient. and seemed 20 have water at command.
1t curious to tower Of raging flames threaten
ing 10 destroy the grand stand, and veto wit
ness the Jockeys for the fourth cauterng their
horse a fo hear the bell ringing for the start at the
appointed hour just as II nothing I1d happened. While
this nobody INIT the hremen were IN
the grand ,tagd. and ladies splendid toilets had
stand u the wet; but by the ne the fifth and last
.uu, the hT5meu rapidly canning no from
pouJs bad confined the tire TO the night wing which
Crumbct IL runs