New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-15
GENERAL NOTES.
row evening

Tie population of Massachusetts, Is now OBS
II the square mle-s degree OF density surpassed ny
Belgium Great Britain and Italy Marblehead is the
opy town in the State whose population has not in
creased curing the decade Two counties have lost
ground Nantucket and BaInstable.
AT the suggestion of the Federal Govern
uent Of switzerland. an international commission, at
tended by representatives Of France Italy and swItzer
isnc " meet TO consider the question Of con
srucns tunnel through the SmpiOn, and TO decide If
measures be taken 10 carry the project INTO exc
futiou.
A Hungari engineer, having determined
to pu end 20 ms ie, bought pistol got drunk
and locscd nimse up private Of a hetel ID the
town. lie pressed the muzzie OF the weapon against
hs left breast and pulled the trigger. The usual explo
Mon FOL wed and the woud-bc suicide fell the ground
he lay patiently for several minutes waiting for
death. did not die. On the contrary he bet
ter better until finally in sheer despair ne sent for
60ctOr 10 ask why be had not ded He soon found out
III jruth. The ulet Win which he had IN GUIDED o.
XII himself waslu his watchpocAeG lie had shot Win
powder Ind waddlng.
Some of the most curious comments upon
Dr Tanners experiment offered by The English Lar
Journal IL remarks that experiments in LIE and death
bike Dr. Tanners are likely. If successful to produce
limitations It therefore well 10 inquire whether
there weapon IN the aruory OF The Jaw 20 sup
press exhibitions Of evil example ike this Would an
a1permeu,ast Of this KIND be guilty Of attempting sal
vdel The first answer which rises to the lips II law
FER is IN the neEat We because nothing further from
The exhibitors intention tnan 10 hi himself Reelection
how- tina this does not exhaust the matter Il
here such crime as sefmanslaug lter-ina d.,
Killing oneself by cupaDle gect-tne person who VIII
Fat food would clearly De guilty Of attempting that
crime Bias this ahstenuon from food takes place
reckless dlsTe.ar0 whether lic destroyed NOT
The offence becomes graver and he offender wouc be
guilty Of an atrcmp, AT sellmurder \ man who threw
himself from the i0p of church tower not II bY
some lucky ciance ne suOud survive, excuse himself
from cnmIua charge on the ground that nc Try
lac a ID feTa "a tf Ned
~ ,taryc himself within inch OF DIS life would
ppnon If me Lar Journal be guilty OF thai degree OF
rccEc,suess wA4-u legally amounts 10 InteuuOL, aid
might bee dealt with according 10 law.
Alfred Rlmmer, III Bcigrarid for July, shows
that ancient city OF York is interesting Ameri
caus as wen Englshmen. Of the and
because George Washington wac descended froma York
shre family Of IN. Ortauce were also Penn and WIN
trop the Governor OF Massachusetts. These three
were merely private English gentlemen men Of educa-
ton and leisure who might have lived and Gied I'M
known mad lot been cast in happier times. But they
BED from ENGLAND from different causes. Winthrop and
his followers escaped from The persecution OF the
quarts aud they only wished 10 worship IN their own
Uav bur the Washington family d from Cromwell, as
beng in attempt 10 overthrow his power
and restore Tue stuart dynasty. john Washington and
his brother were implicated. But taey w-re more for
tuua.e than Aoir companion the Lar OF Derby
They managed 70 get away to America bu L0rd Derby
less fortunate. captured ana executed at Bottom;
and tle ola house In Chester where De- spent is
great lut crest v liE an Fl~li
10 tbe c.ir lie more lnhcdi~.e alc stiy y Gro, ~r
washington must DE sought IN suigrave, ortlampton
shlre Al IA grave was monastery, anu IL was DIS
solved by my Will al iht SANE uihe "s "e otieI
hcCus houses. large part OF its estates was Sih'yu
lngOus Wgs PROBABLY 81 one time the p10ro dwelling
aud altered their Part Uf 81 stLl remains ana
Is converted INTO a farmhouse; ana IL a Duiicf3-
batch Oi stained glass with the WASHINGTON
crest upon u.
The ghost Of a millionaire appears nightly
INTO widow and her daughter in the sacredness o.
II. tho sa.nrf
uade ts frsl ca IL attacked the furniture, tore down
the picture. and groaned hour while the mothers
hair stood on end and daughter buried her face III
the bedclothcs After waiting during what seemed an
eternity for an Interval Of the disturbance the widow III
Tear AMI trembling struck match. Her amazement
was M ,undcd. Everything was as she had seen IT at
retirug The table, that had apparently been turning
fAaps for several hours standing IN the middle
OF the room With innocent expression II had worn
when size last saw It. Every chair wore It's tidy with
the stiff iigny Of recruit dress parade and seemed
70 suspicion that II mad been assisting IN
Supernatural high-jinks Not vase or picture was
broken notwithstanding che fact tnat the air had ap
pareuy been filled with fragments OF pottery and taters
Of canvas There was sleep for the family that night
though day broke without any repetition OF the
strange disturbance Precisely at9 O'Clock the next ulgh
the mysterious knock heard again at the BACK door,
and again the mysterious visitor in bare feet walked
through house His had apparently grown more
acute for al every step heaved sigh and OCCASION
ally groaued SO wOully that the widow, in the fulness
Of her w0mauly commiSerauon was tempted 10 ASK
"wha' the matter with youi" The reply. II is alleged
came In the uumisakabe voice OF the departed mloI-
are. "OI! ny SOUL On. ny soul" The "laOw went
10 het Bishop pray for her, Dut ne IN
snuaicd tAdt might be out OF her head " Och she
went home fresh surprise awaited her. Her rosary
beads when had lett hanging ON her ped were gone
no one had entered the house during her absence Du
her daughter and the lady denied all khOWltEe
OF the missing article That night, however mother
hnd daughter they lay IN bed with quVeilug nerves
heard her supernatural visitor telling tne De2s as IL
III prayer Jhi- was too much for the widow patience
ana hastily striking maj oh aud lighting tue gas sue
searched Oi the missing treasure There was no trace
OF The beads or the mysterious dev0tee, however
thOush The ladies could still near the beads ana inc
pound Of bare feet moving slowly through the door ana
INTO the darkness