New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-18
GENERAL NOTES.

At recent temperance meeting In Topeka
Governor ST. John said that there no more chance
OF the Kansas prohibition law being repealed than there
was for saloOn-keeper 10 get to Heaven 1t Is very
doubtful If such observations help the cause OF temper
commend Themselves to the Judge who render?
the decision upon the merits Of neutrality-suspicious.
Governors.
The anti-Semitc rage which inspired a mob
at Odessa to follow Mile. Bernhardfs carriage with
threats and mprecations made necessary to furnish
the actress subsequently with escort OF Cossacks The
report OF her trials and danger which have doubtless
been magned the Paris BOuIeyards, says that whea
the furious mob cried "Down with the Jewess," "Cut
with your money" Nile. Bernhard, with admirable
presence of mind flung to her pursuers the sham neck
lace which che had been wearing on The stage
An old man named Woods, who was once
wealthy citizen OF Kentucky counting fifty negroes among
his assets is now living in Cincinnati in happy depeE'
dence upon the charity coore oman and his two sis
ters who were Woodss slaves before the war II is not
precisely heapng OF Goals OF fire upon his head Tor the
three negroes feel that they him debt OF gratitude
which they repay. They are the members Oh
family separated at the auction block but repurchased
at a round price and reunited by Mr.. Woods under his
own roof after much trouble and delay. The war
stripped him OF everything except their faithful alice
ton. in the enjoyment Of which he Is now passing
serene Old age.
In recent speech Lord Randolph Churchill
compared the English Cabinet to the pig that cuts .ts
throat when t tries TO swim; its policy he called
Quaker quSckery" and declared that it's foreign pol
Icy Is nothing than alternate succession OF In
suits and apologies" The Land Court he denominated
the Star Chamber Of spOliatiOn its members he de-
scrbed as Sir Dick Tnrpin Sir Claude Duva and Sic
Jack Sheppard and its proceedings as narrative Of
shameless plumber of prostitution OF justice OF defiance
Of law" The Pail Mall Gazette says That Is the way
in which the son OF Conservative Lord Lieutenant,
and the rising hope OF the Tory party seeks to strength
en- respect Of the Irish for the law when referring
IN a mi Conservative
Derry pledges himself not only To support but largely
to extend.
The theft of the body of the late Earl OF
Balcarres from the family tomb Aberdeen has re-
called the singular succession Of difficulties under which
il was removed from Florence. The body was placed
within three collins the inner being Of soft Italian
wood the middle of lead and the outer OF oak
In her soctude for safe conveyance of the remains
OF her husband the DOwager Countess instructions
that casket walnut shOuld be made within which the
three collins were deposited On the top Of this casket was
cross carved in high relief The conveyance Of the 70.
mains across the Alps work Otvery great difficulty,
but under the care confidential OF the de-
ceased they reached France in safety sall steamer
was chartered to convey body London, and she
nc nntered such violent gale in crossing the Channel
that the coffin had to dashed deck. The removal to
Aberdeen was safely effected but here another difficulty
presented itself No large to receive the
oner coffin could procured aud the outer she'll had 70
be removed I was, however, deposited atterward In
the crypt alongside the three collins in which the
mains were encased On the day that the body was re-
moved from Aberdeen 20 Dunecht one OF the most vo'
and To such depth did the snow accumulate that on
journey the hease embedded by the way
side and remained for several days IN the snow OeOro
il Guild be removed TO Aberdeen and the men who ao'
cOmpaniod 1t suffered great hardship