New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-01
GENERAL NOTES.

The gallows were recently cheated out Of
their rights in Pesth only for few hours. man
hanged by tho neck until he supposed to be dead
In fact he down after the execution and the
medical man declared life extinct. The body was then
brought under the influence OF eecrOgalyanic cur
rent and after few hours tho murderer completely
recovered and became violent that he had TO be Sc
cured go little effect did hanging have as deterrent
and moral agent that the murderer as soon as he re-
turned TO consciousness attacked his attendants and
made It very lively for them He speedily became de-
lrlous hut fingered through the night being conscious
occasionally and complaining o. great pain. The Hun
garan doctors must be exceedingly fond OF medical IN
yestgation they had restored this poor devil to iie
over again.
A French journalist recently stated with
profound gravity that English ladies Of rank generally
wear large gold the throat aud this 10
hollow and is filled with some precious cordial sherry,
Madeira or brandy Thus fitted this religious symbol
assumes an unexpected utilitarian aspect and plays
serious role in the existence of the ladies OF England.
1t helps them to satisfy their ingenious instincts of COM
FORT and allows them 10 take without scandal before
everybody, at ball the theatre of those tonics
which It is sad the people of the North need to excite.
awaken and stimulate their This custom be
observed nightly at the opera" An English Journal
says there might possibly have been grain OF trrth
III such statement century ago. when cordial bot les
made In curious shapes. One, Tor instance. made
Of brown stoneware has the exact shape of prayer
book with the OrDamontatlon OF the cover decepvey
initiated.
Miss Florence Doty, o bankers daughter in
BlfIlo, has had u thrilling adventure this week. She
was walking along Delawareave. about o'clock, and
when Tupperst. noticed welliressed aud spruce
looking young man coming toward her. As he
preached he gradually swerved from straight line
til their meeting and passing would naturally bring
them together. She carried In her hand elegant
velvet purse trimmed with silver and surmounted by
handle As the two met the suddenly seized hold
Of her purse and made violent effort to It from
her. The bold thief seemed determined TO get the
money at all hazards and continued to pull and jerk
the purse. But Miss Doty showed signs Of abandon
ing the contest. 6h graSped the purse with frmne8s
aud GOODNESS remarkable under the circumstances. AZ
last the purse 1ew open and banknotes and coin Tell
darted up TmpOerst and was soon lost TO view Miss
Doty watched hun until he got out of eight then shs
ond adventure OF this sort which she has had.
Commander Key, who sailed on the missing
training ship ATLANTA when she was known as Her
Maesys ship Juno. frgate carrying twentys,x guns,
writes TO The Daily Nes that he Joined her in 1885,
when she commissioned senior officers ship on
the Australian station The fact that she selected
for this important service shows that she considered
a servceabe Ship fitted In every way regards
and otherwise for the post her captain performing tho
duties OF commodore of the station. Her excellence and
wortbiness were fully proved During that commission
of four years she to many stations calling at Rio
Janeiro the Cape OF Good Hope aud visiting the Mo-
zambque Channel and the coast Of Arabia, where she
performed the feat OF beating to windward 800
miles against the strong southwest monsoon She then
visited India and CeylOn and while on the Australian
station twice made the tour OF the Pacific Islands, and
finished her commission by circumnavgatiug tue globe
During this time she encountered all weatners, and
broad expanse Of the South Pacific Ocean her QUALITIES
wonderfully tested The ship behaved In the most
slightest fear abOnt her safety The longest passage she
made between any two ports vas from sydney TO Baha
which s about three times US far as from Bermuda to
England.