New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-16
GENERAL NOTES.

The New Orleans papers, which bring details
Of The Mississippi od, record muldtude Of distressing
incIdcuts nothing than the experience OF the
culored woman who WAS found floating around in
Crenched bed with baby only few hours old IN ner
With their growing prosperity, the people
Of Atlanta Ga. have found to tank Of the unfor-
tunate citizens, ana have undertaken 10 Dul'u d
Charity Hospital for their Accommodation without re-
gard creed A. one OF the means for securing
necessary funds the ladies OF the city announce
tair beginning last week Of this month. and appeal
for assistance 10 the benevolent everywhere The pro-
ject approved by the merchants, newspapers clergy
ana municipal officers Ot Atlanta.
However surprised and discouraged, tempo
rarIy EngIshmen may been by the foot OF snow
which recently Dlankeed island, and however muen
fuss and furry may have been caused thereby, the
authorities did consider necessary to sit with their
hands pockets wait for the snow TO melt or
to sc-apo II into unsghtly and diseasebresding wind
rows la middle the streets The work OF clearing
the streets of Brighton was completed on Febnt
moval. cost of abOu $4,000 the quantity earted
tue beach being 22,5OO loads
The Commissioners OF Sewers of the City OF
London try the experiment OF lighting oy
electricity some OF the principal streets wlf0n thef
Jurisdiction for twelvemonth and Of testing three ys
TENS The JabochkoK system will be applied TO SOUTH
wark Bridge, Queen Vctorla-st., and part OF Queen
st.; the Brush system TO New BridSe-st, Ludgate
Circus udgate H the side Of 81 Paups Yard and
thence along Caeapside as lar as k1s ST. esu ING
srmeus system TO The rest OF Cheapsde tue pouiTy'
KnS.st Giuohal Yard Msnslon H0use-st., King VIII
liam-sI. and London bulge'
The passengers and crew OF the steamer
Bertha which left Orange, Tex, on February loi tue
Upppr Sab ne had an experience hoh they would nos
choose to repeat On the second nlRht out tue ooss
caught fire aud burned with vicious rapidly wuon es
the company no other alternative than To get ashore az
fast rs possible By means OF plank tneY scrameu~
the river bank and sank into sheet OF muu se'ef"i
deep BY this time the danes had reached tue iresu"
and pistol and 1, cartridges by tie THOUSAND "e'e
poding sending rain of bullets IN every drecuon 0
ela barrels of Kerosene exploded scattering names aS
t. ,iser ble peoDe on the river bank Al IenEtu
boilers nus tue sank, aud utter ua @ 49, tha
Fortunately little food ana canoe were sa'eu nfr
vnter ami aer wo ,Iays and nights OF dtstuiu SUM-
ing ana constant danger from tempest au" H00"' Jaws"
steamer came 10 the Rescue -,
An extraordinary manifestation OIL hypno-
| tsm, presenting certain features ldehuoa' WV s.
lately Illustrated 10 this city by d.. Beard ana D'
mond, recently occurred Ia Paris. Last August 49,,
named Dldier was sentenced 10 thre" uon," Us
| prsonment for offence committed Ia ''ne -
Eysees His counsel insisted that no should % eu
| united to medical examination aud the Court u'o'
that he should be placed 10 the st. Antoine Ho'p'n
three months under the surveillance of Drs MOtte "uu
Mesnrr, two ge-knOwn specialists In mental uisc"'
After three months they reported that Dditr h'eu ~
state OF constant somuambulism, the attacks Oh "p
could be provoked will; that he entirely destitute
of ANY will 0l his own aud submitted 10 all iUuhc'on'
IN Inc most automatic manner. On two ocoasous lie III
vine the thoughts Of the doctors. student sa'o
hun IN the night time. Look. Diderj there's pro'S
woman" II was pitch dark. ana OF course there was
no woman present. Dlder replied, No. MOI she isusJ
| sbe has u child her arms" This remark corfoep
exactly to the thoughts Of the student D as.s -.
rushed for ward TO save from falling the ond "noN NO
| Imagined no saw In the arms Of the imaginary "onan.
The case recently up decision 10 tue oour' "
Appeals when extraordinary and acfers sbouS
wtnessed Tie Bench consented that the -
make certain experiments With the prlson< MY h Vas
Ihereupou mes Under tue nnasnve " hs oa,r
petc Sleep no ado to undress nlhsei' ~ az sr.
room 10 dress himself again, ana U n
memory A letter which had been sent W III" "Aa1s -