New-York tribune., 1880-06-15
GENERAL NOTES.

The " Agamemnon of Eschylus was enacted
in the original Greek by the undergraduates OF Baol
fortnight aco.
A French park keeper recently observed at
AuieuIl a man and q woman deliberately throwing q
little girl into the from boat which they
seated The keeper followed up the boat and arrested
the TWO occupants Tney landed, while another specta
tor rescued the child from the On being taken
before magistrate the prisoners declared that they
threw their daughter INTO the seine 10 teacn ner 10 SWIM
Lord Penzance was compelled two weeks ago
to suspend English clergyman who had attempted to
conduct Divine service while state Of Intoxicaton
The accused admitted that the occasion in question
he had been unable TO distinguish ore Psalm from
another" and that "the Same occurred with the
Lessons" The allegation that he had fallen asleep dur
inS liEsIy" fHS communion ''f''00 "0 'O"''"''' '' w
The leading English journal was extremely
unfortunate In its comments upon the Chicago CODven
ton. At an early OF s proceedings grayely an
nounccd that the choice Of the Convention depended
upon the intrgues being carried on in the build
ing where the Convention Will be ncd, supplemented,
possibly, by the terrorism Of mobs." Subsequently
the English public was bewiidered with mysterious
announcements respecting tue violent contests Of the
Organization Committee" To know little or nothing
about the United States To everything about
OF creation is the proud distinction OF London
journalism.
An extensive collection of coins and medals,
made by W. T. Curtis, OF Portland, Me-. Is now being
Broadway. The catalogue, prepared 10y W. Elliot Wood
ward embraces 2005 numbers. AMI is paI Itcuary rich
carly United STATES aud colonial coins The sale be-
gan yesterday and will close tomorrow On Thursday
aud Friday the hrm will sell collection OF brlc-a
brac belonging TO Of Dr. Gideon N Soaring, OF
Hampstead. l.. !. Beside the many uncOnsidered
tr1rs dear to collectors heart hut or little value
IN the eyes the general public this collection contains
example an assortment of Mound Builders pottery, an
other of Pueblo Indian p0ltey ana long list OF stone
implements aud Indian antquiti"r
The former Khedve of Egypt is weary Of
exile lie recently asked permission for his family to
take up their residence Alexandria, but that
and then the Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs
a dispatch requesting Tewak Pacha authorize
the return OF his fathers family But objection was
taken that this was unwarrantabe interference in the
internai aIirs Of Egypt HcreupOn Ismail Pacha tee
craphed to the Turkish Foreign Minister that he In
tended going TO COnstantnOple with his family and
claiming the protection of tbs Caliph but the Foreign
Minister replied that If he went to Constantinople he
would have straigh way To reurn and then Isnai tee
graphed to the Sheik-uIslam. ami to the Mufts 0f
Morocco Tunis. Bagdad and Teheran, calling upon
Them pass judgment upon the Caph for his refusal
Mr.. Fawrett's new bill relating to Post Office
money orders IN Great Britain deserves study Oh this
side. 1t provides that money orders be made paya-
bic ut any Post Office within the United Kingdom by
being crossed either generally specially In this
they Of course k" cheeks be presented for pay.
mcnt by banker. or by the particular banker men,
toned, the may be. This element OF neeOtia-
bility will be very valuable the payment Of trades
mems bills OF small amounts wh"re mistakes now con-
santly IN regard to the particular Office TO be
named, and good deal OF time Is wasted In collect.
llg different sums. shilling Is the lowest sum.
haf.acrOwD the next and then the scale runs with
regular intervals of half-acrown up to pound. The
scale o payment is good deal lowered. At present It
is twopence for anything less than ten shIliings and
theepeucr for anything beI en ten shngS and three
pounds. Under ihe DILL 1t Is 10 be nalfpenny tor
shilling penny Tor anything between one and ten sll'
ngs. ana Iwopencc for laI ger The bill Is Op
| posed by the banking interest