New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-29
GENERAL NOTES.

A subscription has been started among the
Japanese residents OF Paris very numerous for the
purpose OF erecting Japanese temple which to eele
raSe Their religious rtes Il Is designed to be exact
The fatal facility with which credit NAV Ia
obtained by people who make n good appearance ia
amusingly illustrated by story told an English paper
man took furnished house IN Berkshire his daueh-
ter was married during his stay there he sold rick OF
hay belonging to the proprietor, remained altogether
about ten months, and then departed without paytnr
penny The tradesmen In the meantime had been sun
OF their CUSTOM without seeing the color OF their
money - ~
Adna Kingsley, of Smithfeld, o man sew
entytwo years old and totally deaf, while walking on
the track OF the Leligh Valley Railroad last Sunday
morning, was caught up the cowcatcher OF frcgh.
locomotive and carried nearly miles before he was
discovered by the train he held on with a death
grip in spite Of his ana injuries He had to keen bis
body upon the cowcatcher with one hand and hold a
broken leg above the with tho other In snit ~
this fracture few bruises and terrible exhaustion nom
his long light for life he win be on his feet aSain before
long. ~''
The TRIBUNE is privately informed that the
most recent reports from the Aoraysn Mission stations
on the west coast of Greenland dated the end of
March OF the present year show that tho OF
81 was exceptionally mild. Summer weather urevalIed
In January and February, the country was free OF snow
the Esquimaux were able to fish along coast and
gather berries on the Shore and goats pastued IN tho
open air The winter did begin until March
at the southern stations the thermometer did not m he
low lie =, and at the northern stations only once
stood "a low az leo This state OF affairs may have
some bearing upon the operations Of the polar relief ex
petitions.
When one is in Rome it is generally well
enough TO do as the Romans do when one is in Spain
It Is not always safe 10 initiate the spaniards The son
OF wealthy North German merchant who had been Iva
ing IN Barcelona for the sake learning the language
became emulous OF tho exploits OF his companions
like many young Spanlards OF good position, were won't
to indulge in the exciting psstne OF amateur bulight
ing He had no hereditary capacity for such conflicts
and his friends discouraged his ambition, finally
yielded his opportunities and helped 20 train him In
tho hazardous iii version. But he presenting a
pair of baDderos at the pul the beast turned
denly and plunged his horns into the Germans stomach
causing instant death.
The main exhibition building seems to be a
large and most perplexng elephant upon the hands Of
the Permanent Exhibition Company Of Philadelphia.
This enterprise, which upon the fragments OF the
Centennial Worlds Fair, prospered, and the
pany Is Naturally anxious TO clear away the ruins.
public sale of the main building has been advertised
Angust o, and In the meantime few BIDS have been
ceved. Thore is reason 20 suppose any one OF
them is Of especially tempting character unless it
the otter OF the two gentlemen connected with tho u
Centennial Association whose not giyea-