New-York tribune., 1880-01-14

-. shocts OF an earthquake at Lyons with the Their
an,eter at 200 Fahrenheit. The colo snap in Paris
,d thitrytw0 days, the lowest reading being on Dc
f,er O. 40o below the freezing-point COMPARED
-, tns seyerest Partisan Winters on record since the
sn,ion of the thermometer. the lae frO,t has been
ldarably surpassed IN duration bat never IN int
niy me lowest reading being $50 below freezing point
cay "a days 39o 1929 76 days, 290 1887 n days
goo: 1871, % daFs' Jo0-
TITO severity of German rule in Alsace-
,o,ne may pe Judged from recent occurrences ~
s,shurs tobaeeOnist sentenced 20 hne ana iin-
pnont for selling cigarettes III trlcOored wrappers
- which we're printed The words Souvenir Nai!onaie'
a, ,ne same time a sent 20 iat for critic
~oh - of bismarck IN the hearing OF few people m
aSasehouse Tie NAV SAID, after rra0ing zee speecA
nanewseaper. that 9 stfeet-Sweeper could make a.
GOOD speech as that" This EXPRESSION vas held D}
he court 10 amount 10 an Insult 10 the lmleil'l
snauceior.
Ffoqyo has q new version Of the fable of the
,o who saw his vissge reflected in the brook which Is
r,ore appl cable 10 modern life than The original
s carving olen beegsteak in his mouh b, comes 10
anmp,d stream which reflects surrOuudne objects as
,s,rv as mirror. Pereeiying the reelected im'2e II
insef he thinks Selling the piece OF meat IL holds
which he supposes to be real. but coucgdes that 1t
1rcud be more prudent fl6t 10 0cFgW bi> own piece
chen he looks again in the stIcam. Tie reflected oog
es notnng ia his teeth. ne sat 'acti u
nj a c0niCuiei stomach H J says t"e az iltl
feIoT had the same idea / had" And te rui away
laughing
The present Irish agitation reminds cor
respondent Of the plan proposed ny Sir John A'"A-
shaw yeass aso, 10 Lord P,lmcrs;on, for impr3vln-
the condition OF Ireland. Sir John had visited trojan
as chief OF commission To report II any engine orinS
proect could be devised which would be beneficial to
Ireland snd would give profitable empoyment 70 those
IN neei Bereported against any such scheme hat pro-
posed 10 Lord Psimerstont thst Parliament should guar
sntee a bounty of 450 20 every lrlshman WHO hboh'i
afy Ioani =" "a r ngshmaH or ~ ,so should
marry IrishwOinan. THIS proposition ~ 'reca ou
tue difficulties was seriously enieH@Ltt %" Lin
Plmerstous Cabinet but owing 90 his Lord nis ueath
soon aftcrward never brought 70 aIy "ele1mi"a-
ton.
Miss Helen J. Hunt the young woman who
shot her mother in Boston, has been cscfaiseo from
arrest on the charge murder The C'roueT JnrY Lac
accepted the presumption that the deed Was done py
the daughter while in q condition ~ somuamoni'sn'
There are circumstances connected W4th hs Sao sN"'
wlleh have not been explained and is noi pr.b
able that they viii he. The inOiher was not only
shot but ber skull was fractured The girl admits Tue
shooting bu for the she does not pretend 10
account II is not certain that regular THAI womb
have resulted in clearing up tae mysteryit eoud roy
have aSnS SO IL ben bee errG by inc Governnent IN
criminal court. The prosecntng on Ger VIII P"uau1
therefore. no, further interfere III The case
NJ. Humbert, Communist member of the
Paris Municipality, whose marriage was recently de
,cribed the French correspondence OF The TRIBUNE
mas fought duel Regardless OF the tears OF his Young
BRIDE be called out NJ. Mayer, Editor OF the Radical
Journal Laaierne Creditable seconds were found on
both sides; those of NJ. Mayer being hapay captain
and NJ. Bosq, deputy for the Gard. a preliminary
difficulty as to which the offended party aud en-
titled to the choice weapons referred 10 NJ Ranc
the amnestied Communist who held that the case va
dlfHeult one and recommended a tOss-up. The ross
was IN favor of NJ HuinbeIt. who chose swords. The
parties met in the Bois dc MeudOn sui had difficulty
owing 70 the snow. selecting spot which afforded
lair footing. II had beeu agreed that each conoatni
was TO bTin9 TWO swords but, OWING TO NJ Mayors
rolg TO wrong ral way station his swords d.
And il was agreed 10 go those OF NJ Humber At
.he second encounter NJ. Humberts sword was broken
DO shvers and there was no g: carrying tie
combat r. Mayors seconds suggested maj honor was
,uficientlv vudicsted: tut NJ Humbert did Lot think
10 and a second meeting came of the next day. NJ
Humber was wounded in the breast, ana NJ. Ma! eT
the thigb