New-York tribune., 1880-10-24
GENERAL NOTES.

The consumption Of mnle and horse1esb 4,
steadily increasing IN France. The weight has ma.
from III SO pounds In 1866 TO 19S2C20 pounds \,
1879 IN he principal cities Of tie provinces the eo.
sumption Of hOrsenesh may considered 10 have fa
taken Tne aye-agc price Of horse at is from .,
80 cents per pound Each horse furnishes abou, ION,
hnndrcdweigbt OF meat. which Is capable Of being p,
pared many WAYS, such as potduJeu, boiled, roau
hasbed, harcot. Ju2ged, inlet, ctc.
The net receipts for the forty performance,
OF the Oocr,mmergsu Passion Pay were Sj2OOo
These perform we're attended 0y no fewer tnsn
10000 persons including the King and Queen o. War
temourg. the Prince Imperial of Germany, the Grand
Duke SerglUs OF Russia, and Others OF distinction. Tia
proceeds have been divided into four parts oneqaars,
Being put aside fhc cxpcnges 81 the constitution AZ
the theatre second being allotted 10 such naab,n,
the village hOusebolders. tn ri quarter N.
actors aud fourth to the pubic sch0ol, tprcaly
schools OF carving aud diawing. Joseph u ger. VIA
Gei tue role OF Christ received the sum sl3j, and
600 other persons engaged in tie play sGdrcl lhs
profits.
The wife of General Albert 5. Johnston. in
the course OF recent interview wtI reporter Of IN,
San Trncsco GL0bc denied the accusation that her ha.
band when N command " the ID ,partnent Of Calfo,
na the spring OF 1861 and before he rendered b.
resignation Federal olicor, was engaged IN tran.
orons plot with the Southern then rcsign. on the
coast carry California into the Rebellion. she say,
that during the winter OF I9G0-6l he was n gr atds
tresS Of MIND all the tlme. lie O'eu MS Sttte icxia
and was greatly ereved by the recession talk and tns
news from the South He would walk The fOJf hours
and prayed that Ills country wOuf be spared tue hoors
of civil war lie was sensitive o! ais bon =. an the
possibility Of having TO fight his native Texans VA
to han "A horrible nightmare. over nnd over aga.n he
expressed his stradast purpose 10 Do his whole duty
the U,tcd States long he was an officer Not una
Iii resignation accepted aud for some TINE giier
ward had made up his mind that he ou;st - take I'd
arms with his own people. 1t NOT until iXis se
cedod that be felt that the Crisis had CONF Ihea hs
raid that he did not see how he c0ald -eusia
IN the service any longer. Il encouraged him
TO resign" explains MIS- Johnston II sm Southern
woman, you know. lie res gEed April 10 aud Gen
era Sumner arrived April %. The War Dtpsu-
nen had not received bis resignation ~ the time Gen
cral sunuer was sent out Thearms were removed bY
MY husbands ord rs from Benica to Alcatr5z for safe
keeping. H. dil it at toe suggestion OF John G.
DOwney, then Governor OF the state. While waiting
Angeles Many young Southern came to my hus-
baud expressing thor earnest desire 70 fl ,ut for te
South. all of tn h:m he gave the advice. not %
provoke war in CIlifOrnl nothing could be gained
BY turning this country into OF civil war lie
deplnrcd such course II wOuli be neighbOr aranst
urichtO.. | ID lieyc that General Johnston dil more
tran anY other men 70 prevent war IL TINS state. He
ted HE O1,ts " they must Eght 70 - South.
C4D.alR Ridley. VINO had been getting up q company.
off red 10 act - n n iItcrd'd gong south
General johnston had fully made mp hl. made thai
newt t, aLd benz re- De cDnciuitd 10 20 and
ganIzng long betO,e lac kneW anything about II, ald
wa. an afterthOught Is departure wan them. l. was
dangerous crossing tBGt country ~ th@t M on -
count Of thc Indians ibey al bought thsro su4s'