New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-18
GENERAL NOTES.

There will be no college student walters
In the summer hotels this year. The poprieton
OF the various hotels where they have hitherto been
poycd have unanimously decided 10 engage them no
more principally the ground that they failed to give
sati-ncon being disqualified for their duties By the 80
dentary and studious habits Of college life
The Pilgrim Society, of Plymouth, Mass,
has received from Mr. r. Fields two valuable i'd
dtions its library IN the form OF autograph poemA
They are the manuscript, of William Cullen Bryants
poem on the Pilgrims beginning:
wild vas the day: the vintry
Moanei sally on New EngIands strand.
and poem on the same By Ebeneker Elliott, the
corn law rhy mcr OF England.
The day before the burning of the Nice
opera house remarked TO the Mayor dihsi
cts that the old building sadly In need OF repairs
nothing having been done 10 II IN sixty years o.
ycs" he cred, know IT, But the season Is over;
there L. only one representation to be given and
then during the summer months will see to H." The
,,.ning az thr next day witnessed the awful tragedy
that put building forever out OF the rcacn OF repairs
Memorial services of an imposing character
were held al the tomb OF Abraham Lincoln Springfield
Ill., last Friday II being tile sixteenth anniversary o. us
mortyrom The Governor and Lieutenant Governor
81 the state and many other prominent men were IL ~
tendance 4 notable portion OF the services was the
reading II Mr. Lncoln's celebrated Grafton at Getty'
lur, and extracts from others Of his speeches The
Lincoln Guard 81 Honor has determined To MAKE ann
NpI
The Pluto Indians believe in witchcraft, and
occasionally execute the graves Of their suppo'ra
victims the unfortunate squaws upon whom has i@leA
IA. -uspicion Of being in league with the devil HH
long since IA young squaw adudgcd 10 be wien
and sentenced death but the way TO the pace OF
death effected her escape As no member OF ire tfo
have since died under suspicious clrcuh ,th,r' bo
ucvod that tie evil spirit was frightened away ahu"
Young wOaan bas been allowed 10 return ~ Lei H''
parOncd. o.o
Boston has m Italian colony about l,3oo
stron. There are few wealthy Italians there pu'
large majority Of them possess tho comforts ana s
~ them the uxurics of life. In small houses located.
o,rou streets and alleys rich Brussels carpets ana
costly walnut furniture may be- found. Paintings ana
cn,,rayinca adorn the walls. and tasteful articles o.
houtcric abound. Their moral character a.so Is IT,
Their church is r.snnry b ~ h tho most ORDERLY eas
while the police declare t"'i' W W VIZ '' '''
OF the cty's population.
Models of a proposed electric railway ard
letter post delivery were recently exhibited before scr
entiao club in Vienna A s!emens eectro-iyname
machine yas used furnish the motive power The chief
d.n,age claimed for the system that the powcrvn
Generated AZ the stations and not carried along The Dns
nv locomotive engines The letter post ntended~
nuplv for long distances the want filled for shot
dstnnces BY pneumatic tubos. Miniature lines OF ran
say we're built along the passenger hnos ana oa
cn nj an exceedingly high rate OF speed wou ne run
mali electric engines aud 10 take up letters ~
,oud have the advantage OF being entirely ind pende
Of The regular passenger road and could be uoei at 1
time. -,
Arrangements have been made for ano'hu
addition TO the already long list OF Summer scLoo
the formation OF q school OF Christian rI
losophy which Is to consist OF lectures 'N
conversations on topics that touch the relations "
rcll,don and science. The place selected II "A""-
Woodlands Greenw God Lake the time OF besfniinS
tuesday July IL: the Dean Of the faculty Il the he'
nr Mems Of the Church OF the Strangers the re''v
,arv 4, the Rev A. H. Bradford. Of Montclair " J7 ~.
the lecturers already engaged are President Porter,
Vale College Chancellor Crosby OF the New.N9k
versity President Bascom, OF wisconsin lns,.sr
Professor Bovine, OF Boston University, an" mar.
WinchcU OF Michigan University. lay man III" 49,
anteed the financial success. Of the undertaslnS'
There has been of late in the English pioS
so,pe discussion as TO whether the practice OF NV"
ducing to King Neptune" all persons on board snip
ore crossing the line" for the first time SIN
the British Navy. Some naval officers assert 'Ha
many years the custom has been unknown on III
ebe yessels Others state that It Is now being roS
and the brutality Of the practice Ia thus deScrp
exposed In Tie London Graphic and The W'seua n,
don Ners: Tho blindfolded victim II ne "pea A
mouth has thrust into II brush charged with ''"V
soap mixed with oatmeal And other ingredenN' 81. n
may also find entrance into his nose ana ears -
cram,ned with horrible pills. and do$no WIZ wv n