New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-24
GENERAL NOTES

The new Louisiana Jockey Climb has aban.
doncd the project Of running at night after
satisfactory trial Forty Brush lights placed around
the track and 1t thought that their powerful ilum
nation would be sufficient for the purpose Due consld
Grafton however not given to the fact that tho
judge. must he able dtin sh coors perfectly a. tho
remotest points OF the course This the electric lights
old not enable them To do and the attempt will probably
not BE- renewed The lights will be utilized however
the enjoy able evening entertainments OF the Jockey Club
The recent earthquake shock in Colorado
most in the vicinity Of the Twin Lakes
where 1t caused great CONSERVATION and alarm among
the rniners some men were engaged In blasting in
tunnel connected with the steadfast lode, when the
rumbng began. A dull roar like distant thunder
succeeded by shock which dislodged u considerable
Of When the vibration ceased the men found
that the the tunnel had been nearly closed by
the falling rocks and that two miners named Adams and
sedRwick had been dangerously injured. the former In
all probability fatally such IL the story told by Phlp
Glnn who has recently arrived OF Leadvie from the
scene OF this disaster.
The Des Moines Register takes the responsi.
bity OF saying that Iowa Ia In need of many Thousand
more laborers than she has and that there Will DO
steady work and good wages for ALL Last year there
not farm laborers enough in the State, and railroad
contractors were In constant straits for hands II tho
weather Is favorable than 900 miles OF railroad
will be built In Iowa this year and profitable employ
men is guaranteed TO honest industry II ia to be hored
that these do exaggerate the facts, for
great amount OF suffering and loss has been caused In
the past by nladysed announcements OF a demand for
labor In quarter or another A far rs possible i'm
migrants ought to know just where they going
have little money In their ockete when they get there
IIacssel, Leipsic bookseller, announces in
the German papers that he has in his house and
mssioncd t. cell the portrait which DGnrr painted Of
himself in his twenty second year, aud which Goethe
described In the glowing language quoted by every
bogapher Of the German artist Goethe wrote ia 1905:
Painted thin board, though worthy OF being pro
tectrd by golden frame and preserved in the most
splendid cabinet II il s frameless and unprotected'
and those who have inspected the portrait In Haeses
house say that Il ia still in the condition. II is said
that since the picture passed ont or the posSeSOn Of
rrivyCouucillor Beireis OF Ielmstadt who owned at
The time Goether description it, ownership has been
unknown 10 the artistic world and its Teappearance
delightful surprise.
As illustrating the disagreeable and danger
features OF life in 81 II ter-burg under the present:
police regime the resident correspondent Of The Cologne
Ca.etc reports the following dialogue between police
sergeant ard y young artillery officer whom he lad
-torpcd Oh the NevsiJ Prospect " What do You want
with me asked the officer lon seem Ia me avery
sspicOu- person." was the rr ~, and not at all Ike
military rnan Yonwoar spcctaclesw That" reoincd =.
tie officer happcus Ia be- because without spectacle
cannot see" That is the question. In such nss
40 hrs. yon would have done better 10 have l'ft yorf
speciac,cs at home" But pray observe, | am in
uniform" There Is nothing in that. Anybody can
drcs- himself up in uniform" wen. then. perhaps
w!li 10, good ~ Ia accompany me to my quarters,
the yea police official consented tO do H. The mean
lime suleu crowd had gathered, doubtless ready 20
make Things very unpleasant for the officer II be be
trlycd the slightest sign vi discOmposurc under tAn
nerve trJ Ing arrBignIncnt.
The court convened by an Imperial Ukase
for the trial of the Cars as-ssns called specia
sitting the senate though 1t included persons other
than Senntors The Judges all civilians aud tho
not In any Court martini, though IN ts
form az procedure In certain points similar Ia one Fsth
general abatement read the witnesses for the prose
cution succcssiyely examined and crosscxamned
and the documents and articles fOundin the
~ the prisoners placed before the Court
This was followed By the Procurets speech for the
ccon and the rpes in turn % the counsel for the de-
and of the prisoners tn, selyes subsequently the
summing mp against the prisoners was prepared - an
Official document and read 90 the assembled tribunal.
The Cour, thea retired in the manner Of jury 10 con-
slider verdict, the private deliberations Oh which &C
ouped two hours and half. When the yerdicis we're
delivered reassembcd tribunal the Procureur de-
mancd the Of death. and the counsel for the
defence had the opportunity Of replying. The hna de-
rrntlrns the Court Ia it, Judicial capacity on the sen
tenr- occupied about three hours aud It's LIST Suing
extended over twenty consecutive hours Inc hIatial
pond, ~ Tbe LodoR Telegraph, writes thai Tue
utmost snrmuiiy. dccurum and attention nats'u the
proceedings. and TINT the prisoners wtr. rNcn
every reasonable opportunity Of defence ana 'ahoisu'
liberty ot speech.