New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-07
GENERAL NOTES.

A genuine Amad violin, made for Louis
XIV Is now owned by the family Of Lipnsky. in Pesth.
The sides ornamened with ers de rs and the royal
arms are painted in oil the back The instrument
NAMED until 1859 in the Garde Meuble in Paris since
which after many changes, 1t fell into the hands Of It's
present owners.
The arrival of the Chinese steamship Nee
Eco at San Francisco has created sensation In COM
mercal circles in that city. The Morning OoH thinks
the Chinese line will prove foe TO American maritime
interests aud adds that it almost like retrbutiye
justice that the company which has derived large pron
by flooding California with cheap Chinese labor. should
be engaged 10 life and death struggle for existence
with Chinese competitor
According to Investigations made by Tho
Providence Press during the month OF Febru
AIRY did any OF the morning mails from Boston arrive
tue New-York Post once rme The three mails are
due In NewYOrK at s, 645 and 7:20 M, but on yart
GUS occasions made their appearance late LEO
D. M, 1920 o. m and $40 p respectively. Most Of
the trouble occurred after the arrival Of the mails in this
city transfer carts getting caught In olockadee or
mired In the mud and garbage OF the streets
Lord Dunraven's motion for the opening OF
the National museums and galleries Of England sun
days was recently negatved by vote In the House OF
Lords Of 81 ayes IL nays Among the supporters OF
the measure were the Duke Of Somerset the Ears OF
Derby Granville. Kimberley and Spencer. and Lords
ERin Rosebery and STAFFORD Opposed TO it were Lord
Chancellor seborne the Marquis Of Salisbury the Earls
Of Besso1saeS Cs s5ns ana ana ssSsTsSs ana L0
Swiss engineers have employed the princi-
nile found so useful coal mines Of drawing up empty
cars by the superior weight OF loaded descending
the incline, on passenger railway at Brienz From
the landing at that place the plateau as the top Of
the Falls of Gessbach the road furnished with two
coaches attached endless steel rope In place OF
an engine to drive this cable tank attached each
coach to be hed with water at the top and empad
the bottom thus ascending empty and descending
loaded Thus the force OF inertia that carries coach
Sophia rack single track with an automatic turnout
III the middle Is employer.
The dome erected by Sir Henry Bessemer
for the reception Of his aud powerful telescope
now nearly finished The telescope itself has arrived
from the makers and ready 10 be mp 1t has
been constructed plan devised by Sir Henry Besss.
er which It Is believed will permit of telescopes being
made on much larger and powerful scale than
even the present one, which the largest In the world
Tho uresent instrument capable OF being directed 70
any part Of the heavens the option Of tho observer
The upper portion Of the dome made Of glass; with
vtndoya facing In every direction and within tscse
win be placed mirrors Of svered glass watch lie part OF
the new invention, svered eass being used in place OF
snd Keen Uacc automatically with every motion Of Ina
Telescope and the upper end OF the nstru0eat will reach
q height OF about forty-hye feet.
The Legislature of Missouri has been strug-
cling with bill for the establishment Of the whipping
post for various petty misdemeanors. and the measure
ia now according to the headlines of TAs Globe Democrat
"Dead as Julius Cesar" One OF tho adyersaries OF the
bill summed up his opposition to Il by saying that when
ever II became apparent that the Democratic party could
no longer conduct the affairs OF the State without esab
fishing the whipping post no would to turn over s
entire administration the Republican or Greenoecr
party and let them experiment with crime for awhile
In support Of the bill there letter IRON mr..
Henry Bergh. Of New-York taking the ground snas
cruelty TO women cannot be punished By any means
30 efcaciOus as by blows upon the only sonspe portion
Of their systems the sn" which is rather amogueus
in regard TO tho ownership OF the .sensibis AZ
any rate Il failed 70 convince the Missouri law MAKERS
who isnissed the bill BY adverse vote OF II 70 70