New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-26
GENERAL NOTES.

According TO the Registrar Generals return
for the week ending July g. Portsmouth the heath-
est OF all the large towns cities of England il the
rate of mortay-1l4 per l,o00-be accepted as proof
The highest death-rate in Liverpool and was 243
per 1000
Mrs. Samuels, the mother of the James bows.
whose exploits in the Western country have given them
an Infamous nctorety looks upon her vanous progeny
as heroes. She lives about four miles from Kearnev
Clay County, Mo-, and always appears in Kansas City
promptly after the comnitia] Of conspicuous crime.
lew hours after the recent train robbery in which her
sois are supposed TO have participated, she arrived
there in accordance with the predictions cf the police
anxious TO hear all the talk about her hovs
She ans that Jesse and Frank dead aud therefore
least confidence is placed in anything she may say.
Unless some one has concocted the following
anecdoe out of exaggerated loyalty, Duke George Of
odenourg must be OF the princes alive
few weeks three thirsty broke into his cellars
ana distracted three bottles choice old wine They
were caught and indicted for burglary the Dukes in
stance by the state Attorney When their came ON
Tor trial before the srakammer the presiding judge an
nounced from the bench that his Highness had with
drawn the prosecution and ordered thieves to be set
at liberty Deeply touched by this act OF magnanimity
they resolved 10 seek audience OF the in order 10
offer him their humble thanks in person for having let
them OF so easily. His Hganess received them and 10
tlfer joyful surprise, told them that by no means
resented their vehement desire paFtake his wine
Dn tat the breach OF etiquette they had committed
teon TO 90 So had cansed him considerable annoyance
Ia he nh
servance prescribed forms II Won sSoHId az any
future time wish to invite Yourself my cellar as nv
You win be welcome" am ~ 'Nioo' your 'iSi'' ana
st. MargaTet's churchyard is TO be trans
formed into piece OF green turf thus anording more
slightly approach 90 Westminster Abbey. The 81 Joness
Eo tie accompanies the Of this plan with
the following suggestion " We wonder IL the committee
have taken would be willing 70 take into consideration
the propriety of raising kind of memorial to Ger
tain eminent persons who buried there The wear
the a1Isb
tors relations and friends who been inferred in West
minister Abbey with the exception OF Mrs. Cavpole
whose grave undistGrbed were taken mn and cas-,
INTO the common pit in St. Margarets churchyard; the
bodies of Cromwell, Bradshaw and Ireton having been
previously hanged Tyburn otherwise disposed OF
But IN the common pit parish grave OF ST. Margarts
The bodies of Admiral Blake, John Pym General Deane
MrS D,eSnor2nsI his sister; and Anne Fleetwood his
less distinguished notorons-were buried The s,ot
where they were inferred has been ascerlaned TO be ON
sept and the west end and good opportunity seems
general oblivion" -e - Holn
The secret history has just come to light. ar
cordlng to The San Francisco Ca of the negotiations
which were almost successful, by which. il is alleged
King Kalskaua intended TO dispose Of his birth
right the kingdom OF Hawaii, for So 600 900 mess OF
pottaee. Caesar Celso Moreno. who ACQUIRED some no
tonety not long ago in San Francisco connection with
Chinese steamship lines, father of the project ana
succeeded in inducing the King consent to il and en-
-, -, " N"'ts IL ~ conpletlon The plan
hat the chinese steamers TO import as speedily "a
possible 100000 Chinese subjects into the islands ana
these were to be taxed 81 a head thereby RAISING
S7,ooO,oOo Immediately the Minister of the Inter4or
was TO Issue proclamation declaring persons on tina
island citizens who wished the franchise The Govern
meht was then TO proclaim 10 the people IL was IA
Norable TO an annexation % China, and call upon the
people for n popular expression the question The
100000 coolies would out-yote all the other ponu,a
hon, and naturally would vote for annexation Ths
S'0ooooo head tax was to be the price and more ,a.
pfoDaoN 20 be paid to the islands Morenos ms 80
Ma To withdraw the foreign wachdogs-the Ministers
men TINS conspiracy discovered the Weather ,,o
non OF the foreign residents brought every Influence 20
Dear aud the King forced TO dismiss the ohiecfn
able portion OF his Ministry revoke Norenos c,,.
nssl" ana thus ended, for the present at least the AZ
oePl at turning over TO China the Sandwich Islands