New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-14
GENERAL NOTES.

The map-makers have all they can do to-
keep pace with tue settlement OF the Far West use
full map recently published under the title OF Weiss
Map Of Central aud Southwestern Colorado embraces
the Leadve or California the GunnsOn and the San
Juan Mining Districts The scale is sufficiently large to
permit the definite location of all tho important mining
districts position Of mining towns and other settle
railroads opened and proposed stage routes and
trails water courses, large and slnal In faceyerything
would he sought for or desired by those visiting or
| interested IN that section OF the country.
Robert E. Slade, the Spiritualst slate-writer,
has been st. LOUIS this week practising his light and
airy profession Here 10 sample message from spirit
land written illegiby: My Frends-I am pie sed to
be able to come and give you proof OF life after desth
II you Of earth would devote more Of your time to lie
investigation It would be value TO you than your
gold: YOU Cannot take your gold into the spirit fe but
Won can your knowledge Think OF this SO You will be
prepared am Samuel Turner" Concerning politics
the spooks have nothing to say reporter asked
slade could have known that the question was nshed
Chances Of this kind You must look out Tor yourseI
| was pencilled in a very pretty hand.
| Miss Lizzie Lloyd King. who is supposed to
have murdered Mr. Goodrich Brooklyn has composed
curous letter In the insane ayum by cutting separate
etters from book furnished by the American Bible
society These arranged so as to make readable
Latter and then sewed letter by letter, word by word
sentence by sentence until two full sheets both sdes
ere covered Even the directions on the envelope were
wrought IN the same way QUO W
IN order to carry her purpose inasmuch as the In
mates are prohibited from having either pens, INK
naner knife or scissors. The letter was prepared as
ettop asking that the Congress OF the United States
enea the State law authorizing persons indicted out
NOT yicted of a crime. sent 10 AL insane asylum.
which law declares CT post Jaeo. Governor Cornell
| has the letter.
| Norwich man has saved pretty penny
nv ,pssting upon bis pound, more no less closely
no shvlock did As The Bulletin tells the story, lie went
70 fisbmarket and told the keeper that be would give
nm 500 for o seven-pound shad, caught IN these
waters supposng that there was no probability that he
woulc ever be called upon to purchase such fish, be-
canse there was not possibility that such one would
he caught Imagine his surprise on Monday, when he
vos Informed that the fish ready for him. He went
In the market wondering how he could get out OF the
bargain lie put the fish upon the scales and found that
IL weighed Just pounds and one ounce That ounce
was safe The fisherman thinks that he would have
trimmed of that had he understood the require
lnents OF the contract.
Colonel Gordon, who has extended the in
Auenca OF Egypt on the Upper Nile and done what he
could az of the sOudan to break up
the slave trade, has written Memorandum on tho
Treaties Of San Sepbano and Berlin" He advocates ha
following programme 1. The complete purchase OF
Cyprus Tho abandonment Of the Asia Minor reforms
The union Of Bulgaria and Roumela, with port; l.
The increase of Greece s. COnsantnope state under
European guarantees; 6. decrease Of Montenegro aud
Ital1 On that coasts T. Annexation Of Egypt by Eng
land eCher directly BY having paramount and entire
authority; g. Annexation OF Syria by France, ditto,
| d,to. ditto By this means France would be as In.
terested in stopping Russian progress as Engand ISL
O. Italy to he allowed to extend toward Abyssnia; 10.
Eeestabshmeut OF the Turkish Constitution and the
establishment of similar in Egypt uhese Constiru
tiors IL moi pterfered with, would rid Turkey and
Egypt of their parasite Pachas Colonel Gordon mean.
lime looks the reestabshmcnt or the Constitution or
Mdhat and s maintenance IN spite OF the Sultan,"
as tho proner means Of preventing the inevitable
| crash Of the Turkish Empire whch Is impending in-
| perIlng the peace of the world"