New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-11
GENERAL NOTES.

No fewer than I41 duels have been fought
IN France this year.
There are affectoDate women In North
Carolina almost dangerous as manlars. A
week Saturday a. Mrs Sarah Marble was ABOUT 10
leave LenOir ~ c.. visit and her friends ana reia
tives were gathered around to bid her farewell her
sister-in-aw n very large woman. throwing her arms
embraced her, but win such force tha she
broke one of her RIOS.
The blind Postmaster General OF the United
Kingdom caught tire the other day while driving TO
Westminster Mr.. Fawcett, ike Mr. Brght, Sir W. Har
court and sir r. A. Cross is a smoker and DO good
smoker ever without a box Of lights While driving
in onehorse barouehe package OF vesuvians slowed
his coattdil pocket became ignited and were
burning away furousy, the Incident was noticed
10y some street passengers. who promptly took of his
coat saved hun least from considerable ineon
unsuged.
The following conclusion is reached by Mr..
James Anatomy Froude il a powerful article on Ireland
Ia the September number of The Niaeeat Century !:
"Agrariau outrage, a ali hlz rls and by any MEANS
must be brought end AM the future state Of Ire
land depends entirely tn courage Of Ministry to
propose and the willingness OF Parliament 10 allow such
measures may b. necessary for The purpose II de
peads therefore, the vlrtus of the Liberal party II
they can rcss the temptations Of the Irish vote hey
may nave to encounter, but they Will have the
support Of every single person in the two Kingdoms
whose approval they ought 10 desire II not and II Ire
IL /. sim to remain the plaything ana one Vcilm o.
English constitutional ~ STEM. there j. nothE TO
fOr continuance OF Ia chronic misery
which tue a-t cOutigItg OF iwo lsan.7 ms Grated
Tor the hour Henry H. conquest"
An ordinary sailing boat, well known on the
River spree, is IA most adventurous voyage
early In October The route outlined by the German
rapers will lead from the Januowitz Bridge 70 New
YORK: Along the Spree the Hayel, and the Elne 10
HAMBURG. thence to Liverpool, aud from Liverpool
across the Atlantic. TIE boat vii through the
We- indian Archipelago to LI-b aud thence direct to
Hamburg, the Eloe. Havcl and Spree. Four months
have been determined upon by The game alyentur-
ers rs sufficient period Tor the daring voyage which s
Tor The frs connect As sister ports the great
cities OF Berlin an Nev-York. The first thought OF the
undertaking was due 10 conversation 40 dinner OF
the Berlin Sailing cub the successful ocean voyage
OK two Euglshmen or Americans IN boat OF sixteen
feel in length. ! Berlin banker leading member of
the club, venru-cd the opinion that no German would
dare to undertake such voyage. The manager OF q
great place OF entertainment Berlin, who was for
nlerlv the CAPTAIN Of German Transatlantic steamer
pronounced wager that he woull md German sailors
and spo-tsmen who no. shrink from the atteinpt
10 tourney MI the way from Berlin America IN little
~pree sailing boat The wager was accepted py Tue
banker and the sum Fixed 40 5000 marks, which Is 10
be pai1 on me day which fhc az lands rs pbs-c-
gers after The completion of ner Yp age 40 tue JaAAo
Wiz Bridge. There seems 20 he 40 !ara o 70 ,crfS
for tue extraordinary adventure, aud he National Ie'-
fyeg states tlaJ ndVa ueUt-u ant ana bcrn jour
mai arr accepted az two OF the cumpaLioLs Ol thls
PrIssIan OQys-cy.