New-York tribune., 1880-06-21
GENERAL NOTES.

When Rochefort, having returned to Geneva
after the duel learned Of the serious aspect of the dis
patches concerning his wound he sent TIE following Ia
comic dispatch to lie Rqppe'; Ne complication Some
fever and weakness. Love 20 all H.
week from Saturday, Minneapolis will cell
citrate the two hundrch anniversary OF the discovery
of the Falls OF Saint Anthony, by Father HenuepIn.
President Hayes and the members OF the Cabinet have
been invited 10 attend and visitors are expected from
all parts OF the Gopher state"
The slang phrase "QuCer fish has been re-
azed pisca; form. in California AT Monterey
some fishermen caught 1t in q seine 1t was about nine
inches long. The first half of the fish mountain
brook trout having the eye Lead, scales spots and
shape of that fsh. 1t had pair of fins at the usual
place behind the g5; an Inch or two back or TINS II
suddenly changed into silver eel shape. color Pnd
absence of scales being perfect 1t will PROBABLY nnd q
resting place on the shelves the san Francisco Acad
emy OF Scieuces
1t is said that the peasants of Bavaria are
dorknc in unex xpec.ed numbers TO Obcrammergau to
witness the Passion Play" On the fourth represen-
tation May 80 about 1000 strangers were unable TO
get seats and the play reueatod on the following
day. so that they should be detained IN the village
nor go away disappointed On May 30 there was con-
adorable fall snow and the morning Of the play
the surrounding mountains were covered Win snow,
The theatre in the air ont the weather chanReu
suddenly that by noon the ground ABOUT inc tnea
was dry.
1t cannot be described as another Fcnlan
raid on Canaca because there is nothing specially HI
has however proved herself equal to the most pro-
nounced Irish help yet discovered in New-iorR The
mistress respected lady Of Montreal chld her 0r not
coming until tie next morning after being sent on
amessage in the evening Whercupon Aun seized the
mistress by the hair knocked her down and then bit her
severely In the arm, finishing up by seizng heavy
iamp and throwing at Then she crOwed over her
victim In these round terms " II meet you ON the
street Will nut your LACE ~ sven naan i'f S xcmsed
her fine OF $40 and suretles III $500 to Keep The
peace.
The present census is causing many heart
burpngs in rival cities wall is heard rom St Louis
and Chicago is disappointed but satisfied presumably
because its Census Commissioner gives II rouGhy
100000 more than ST. Louis. The head lines OF all arti
Gle in ST. Louis paper make this toucniHg reference
70 the subject: Shocking Siatstics-An Official pOpua
zion of less than 375 Oo0-TIe enumeration shamefny
incomplete and uusausfactory-A decade OF disgrace
unless the result is remedied" II lays the blame on
Secretary Schulz. "whO had Colonel Solomon ap'
pointed" and latter is affirmed appointed many
German enumerators some OF whom had very poor
command of tho English language" The article closes
with this Interesting sentiment: Nothing less than
population least in clcsc proximity to 100000 VIII
satisfy the people that the census has been correctly
taken" ChlcagO also wants 100000, hut me census
Commissioner doesn't see how Ie can eonscle1, los
deliver more than 475.O0O SIN Ihe Chtcqgo Johrndt
consoles itself with reflection that the National
census las often revealed tao fact that the popular e
tmate in general Is too high.
Rainbows arc a great curiosity in Nevada,
but when one does IT makes up for infreQuency OF
visits by extraordinary beauty. rainbow recently
seen at Reno ia described thus In the west the sun
was struggling through a ragged mass OF gray cumuus
which, dense enough to hide his beams seemed 10
soften and subdue them. The tuubeims, so strained
ahone uDon and pierced q curious cloud that hung low
over the foothills OF the eastern range Tbs strange
cloud had no distinct ou ncs Its upper portion was
opaoue while its half so translucent that the
Sun's rays. shining through II, Hooded the mountains
beyond with golden light In their passage through Tue
loud these rays must have encountered falling drops OF
rain for bright bar OF prsnatic coOre Wa produced
Yet no ram seemed be falling there the earth be
meath the cloud vas batled in sunlight lie vapor III
which the rainbow appeared seemed every instant about
TO dissolve From the suptrincumDent mass IL hung "
long strean.ers, nnumerabc famens, Ike carded WOOL
The effect ndcscrOably beautiful 4he puenOuleuOl
tasted nalf an hour"