New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-10
GENER.iL NOTES.

A new lake Of considerable size was uncere-
moniousy formed in Switzerland recently. huge mass
OF rock and earth fen from side at sotnvix in
the Grisons blocked up the course OF a small STREAM
which flowed past the village into the Rhine and con-
yerted the valley into Lake. The little village o.
sureln' hard by, was put IN jeopardy by the rsing
Mention was recently made in this column of an
alleged outrage upon the colored citizens OF Atlanta Ga
in the form of police regulation forbiddng them IA
enter the City Hall Park II subsequently explained
that The TRIBUNE right IN doubling any such
odious distinction authorized by tie Atlanta autbo
ties, and that the trouble from tie arbitrary arrest
of negro, who was Immediately discharged This man
has brought snit for $4,000 against the city under
the Civil Rights Act There are three counts The in.
holds the city liable for damages directly under tie
civil Rights law in alleging that Wesley Redding SUI
iered injuries by reason Of his and color The
ono count holds the city liable the trsss
aud deenton of person and % hery OF winch
he was deprived 10y reason OF ms race ars color The
third and last count holds the CITY liable heeanse IN
ea 70 p1oiecI him IN the eloymen Of Ms rights
states, but oppressed him and denied him said rights
The Neue Freie PreSSe of Vienna recently
published piece OF intelligence from Russia
which illustrates the character OF administrators
measures" in shat unhappy country. According TO ne
ST Petersburg correspondent, a convoy Of some Two
hundred political offenders, less compromised in
the Nihistic movement VIII shortly leave the Russian
capital for Western siberia. All these persons have
been detained IN what is called preventive arrest for
many months past; since the winter OF ISIS
70 But not OF them has been tried offences
ascribed TO him by the police authorities these
unfortunates through the Of powerful private
influence their behalf had been let on
bail al different times, and TO all practical inens
and purposes, free when the official intimarIon
reached them commanding them 10 hold themselves in
readiness within days for departure % a penal
colony Some OF hem mustered up courage 20 protest
against being thus Illegally subjected % punishment
and to solicit. az favor. that they might 10
tired before they were transported. t. and Of
tuese Appeals answer was returned by tue Russian Min
:. -. Is advised Ia refrain from further applca-
such and such a date. and informed thai he nav
esteem himself fortunate in respect Of the gracious
E bali 1u' O' the Imperial authorities On his DO
The japanese authorities have a troublesome
question to face Ii is the custom in Kiuku dsiur
and wash the skeletons Of the on the third anuvcr
sary Of their deccase but Kiukiu decmaed by
cholera in 1879 and it feared that opening the graves
of the victims will produce another epidemic yet"
says The Japan Mall ito forbid the thing by edict would
have pretty much the effect as 90 make waxing
corpsee a criminal act in Ireland" 0dily enough the
steamer bringing the issue OF The Japan which
this observation is made brought also late number
me NJ JdneSs Gdsette containing the following para
graph; "A statement made at the meeting the Tok
teth Board OF Guardians the other day once
shows how desirable 1t is that some stems
should be taken TO put n stop decisively TO
the very Objectionable gatherings among the
Irish known wakes The clerk TO the guardians
reported that OF the parish officers while searcbnr
for a man who had deserted his wife and fanny sntfs
house whsre wake going on. On opening he
door of only six feet by twelve I'm size a bothe
spectacle met his eyes number of persons were living
on the hoor of the gloomy and narrow den dead drunk
waking the body, which was propped upright between
two chairs. The spectacle, said the officer was one Il
the most dreadful he had Witnessed such scenes
however. il is to be feared too common In
trics inhabited by the Irish pooer classes; and the
pressed the better"