New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-26
GENERAL. NOTES.

Italian smugglers are very ingenious IN their
methods of introducing coutraband goods into Rome
They recently constructed tunnel running from some
distance outside the Angelica Gate to the interior OF the
city, and through this the struggled articles We're 10
duced, line or rails anu SOME Shall ehrs poios o' iot
their conveyance.
"Romeo and Juliet" has been enacted in real
life in Stuttgart student In love with very pretty
girl had repeatedly written to her parents for
their consent to marriage Receiving no reply ne poo
soned himself at the girls lodgings. Next day eamea
swallowed poison and fell eless into the arms Of one
Of tile chorsJers singing over the grave
THE TRIBUNE ALMANAC FOR 1881 is sim
gularly free from errors The only slips which have
been pointed out far two in number and these
are trivial Que is the substitution Of for the first
in the name Chests: u. Darrail IAN obvious typ
oeraphcs error Another is tie liberty taken with the
name OF excellent Congressional representative from
the With New York District Edward being usedin
place OF Edwin" On page % William b. Woods Is
credited 10 Alabama place of Georgia, but this can
scarcey be counted error nasmuch the matter
ia given correctly in the Addendum" and much the
larger par OF Judge woods residence at the sontn 9as
Almanac plumbers himself in error in stating that hf
Hunter the sec0nd Assistant Secretary OF STATE Is DEAD
He recently hada paraytc stroke, but Is sui hVs ana
in Office
A ten-years-Old maiden was recently dead
headed Portage Wis.,. TO Chicago. Cd the Miwau
kee and ST. Paul Railroad. The conductor OF the train
took TO police headquarters when ne reacnod Cnca
cago Pinned to her cloak was paper. on which was
written VIII the conductor be kind enough to see this
child aboard the train for Cleveland Ohio, where she
expects find relatives. She 10 orphan" On the IN
aide Of the cloak similar slip, except for Cleveani
was written Rayenna. Theirs were tickets, and tins
only money about the little 40 cents which sas
had tied up in her pocket Her only bag
gage was Al lunch basket filed with food TherenIid rs
very Intelligent and, with bright face, twinkng eyes,
and almost womauish ways won the affections OF all
who met her. Her name. she said, was Denta irene
Parsons and her father kept ewery store al Ravenna
OHIO. About three mouths ago a lady named Mrs N. O.
McDunee, who keeps grocery at P9rtage, WIS. was
Dcnta was taken nome with her. tne cola winter Vi
bo@s.iek Mr.. MrDnaee sent her to the depot pI
Ell her Journey her 40 cents and started
bsG on s ddressed to Mrs MoDnee which was
TO be mailed by Denta when she reached Raveuus.
A man with mania for numbering may DO
well set down undesirable member OF society. Az
least that what eighteen of Porter stockons neigh
bors thought in New-Mexco Porter Stockton had been
all his life an eccentric character At the early and ten
der age twelve years he slew his first By shooting
the top of his head OF As the lad waved strong be be-
came more and vicious. Once occupying the same
room slumberng Mexican who CHANGED 10 snores
Stockton stopped the unmuscal drama BY shooting The
uncon scious performer The II he may be called
man. fl bis desire to shoot frequently killed the wrong
person Once he did death his barber for not giving
him smooth shave. Finally, the eighteen nesheors
above being under continual apprehension OF
Porter stocktons pistol and feeling that sefreserva
ton the frat law Of nature, determined to shoot
him, especially as he was perpetualy breathing out
threats gaInst all the living In those regions. Al ex
peditlon rapidly organized and moved upon the
murderer's rancho. He made good defence. and tue
wife OF his bosom helped him. Tor she skilled IN the
use OF the rife Eighteen bullets finished him. while
she was badly wounded Here Is for the study OF
the philosopher. Here was man In whose character
the ncuta certainly from the DO
haf WAS IN he
indicators answered that question illegally The killing
OF killer Stockton was crime. but how much {"
crimef