New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-04
GENERAL NOTES.

| One of the luckiest men in Europe Is Lam
bert VoIturon, POOR Belgian collier, the father OF 1--WE
young children, whose solitary share In the Grand
FrancoSpansh Lottery turned out the other day to be
the winner OF the great przea packet of French
eminent securities representing capital Of 100000
francs. VOiturOn purchased the lOtery-tieket from
fellow-workman who had brought it back with him from
PIris Whom this unuckiest OF men discovered that
he had parted with tie woodworking voucher which
| represented q handsome competence he fell into SO
violent transport OF despair that fears were enter
| tanned for his reason.
A Universalist preacher was tried in Elmira
last week for horsesteang He gave his age forty
three said he born In Steuben County, and
was by profession teacher. He sentenced to two
in State Prison. had norhDg TO say against the
judgment of the court but appeared to be we'll satisfied
wltht He was once student at the Alfred Academy,
and while there accused Of stealing books from the
library, but escaped punishment. 1t said too, that
just before he away with the horse he borrowed
gold watch OF gentleman. since dead. in the town Of
INDEPENDENCE and either kept disposed OF It, He says
he Is insane sreaks, and while IN such ojndition is
unable t. discriminate between other peoples property
and his Ownl
Miss Emily Scott, the proprietor of the Eng
lsh Shepherds Fold at Hastings, has been fully
mitted for trial a charge Of negectng to provide
proper and sufficient food for servant girl, named
Eleanor Houspman, aged fourteen years. who is still
inmate OF the Workhouse inrmary, ana unable to
testimony Since her removal, the I'd Of March, she
has gained fifteen pounds In weight. When the phys,-
clans first the girl she had her hair close TO her
head, her eyes CLASSY, and her bones proruded
She was unconscious her pulse almost impercep'
tbe, and I'm their opinion she suffering from the eff
feots Of starvation there being trace OF organic disease
nurse who called in said the girl lying
iron fOldng-char, which only the cushions
co%nterpne were over the girl The Cushions were Wet
ana water was dripping from them on to the hoor and
feet we're bound UP in pOutces and wien these were
removed 1t was found that her toes were In state of
morlhcat0n.
A faithful night Waterman In Sacramento
warehouse recently made the victim Of practical
Joke Six alarm clocks were looked up in the drawers
of desks along the wall. They were go arranged
that the should begin the racket about O'Clock In
the morning. and the others TO chime IN at intervals OF
half each. At the appointed time, the watch
resting his feet upon the stove the heretofore
noscless little instrument In one OF the drawers fairly
turned self loose with noise resembling the ringing
of half dozen dOOrbells mingled with the roar OF
steam engine. Tue startled Waterman sprang to his
feet and rushed 20 the Windows hut, gazing out could
see nothing and again taking his seat beginning TO
imagine he had been mistaken, when clock No. went
through ike performance This time the location was
suspected, hut the cause not understood When No
changed from desk to another. The matter now
became too perplexine for rest, and No AMI No. 8
last one had ended the nights entertainment joke
was seen.
The Cathedral at Garden City Stewart Me-
mOrlaD Is as AS tue SUI
pcrIOr qua ity of the workmanship Will allow. The
bic faors the crypt and the mausO.eum and IN the
body Of the church. nearly finished The walls and
roof completed several weeks and the scat
folding now down the visitor ia enabled to got the
general effect of the Interior The columns stl
dressed woodwork and furniture the chancel
and elsewhere is TO be supplied and Furthermore, tbs
stained glass In the windows is still to be put in
criticism passed upon the Cathedral is that the
interior quiet and sombre. The architecture 10
Gothic and bright and cheerful TO gay inte
ror would be in keeping with the general type. Tie
columns when bronzed and the glass the windows will
give color enough Ii that be needed The substitution
Of light for heavy columns and the general plan which
has been FOLLOW ed make il possible the visitor to
Of the cd6re from any point OF view he may select.
This Is something new In cathedral architecture Tho
architect. Mr. Harrison, who built the Manhattan Mar.
kct supervising the construction OF the Cathedral
and Is CONSULTED the smallest details His heart is
the work and he is sparing effort 10 make the Cathe-
dral O splendid memorial to Mr. Stewart.