New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-02
GENERAL NOTES.

The statue erected over the grave of General
Mcpherson AT Clyde, O.. viii be unveiled July 22. 1t
is expected that the President and members his
Cabinet, Generals Grant. sherman and Sheridan.
Foster ana many Of the officers and soldiers who
served with General Mcpherson will be present TX
President HAYES viii preside the ceremonies, which
VIII consist 81 military and civic parade, formal id
dress and several shorter speeches.
An interesting contribution to the literature
OF suicide is made in pamphlet recently blishcd
Berlin The suicidal mania is spreading rapidly in
the German Capital that the authorities earnestly
considering in what manner best be- checked Tie
pamphlet above referred to states that the years from
1873 to ISIS, $50 81 suicide registered per
Leipsic and only IS in London Paris with 100 sniSs
nearly approached the startling figure OF L,psic.
Mayor King Of Philadelphia, does not intend
that the prohibition of fireworks ia that city July
shall be dead letter that anyone shall imagine
instant that il Is going To De dead letter. With refer
TO the opposition the ordinance expressed in
many quarters, the Mayor declares that the small
boy upon whose sturdy shoulders the responsibility
patriotic deNiltry is commonly placed not AT the bot
tom of the agitation but that the big boy likes 10
get drunk and discharge pistols random and with
uny is hostile TO the and safety OF the city. The
Mayor has doubt of his enforce the law
CHASTITY row OF twenty eight children burned death last
Fourth of July.
A new freight car for the transportation of
grain placed private exhibition Milwaukee Last
week 1t consists. says The Republican and Nesrs Of
that city, Of four hollow cylinders made of iron and
Steel Sig feet long ana feet in diameter inside These
cylinder wheels be loaded the top side and
with proper elevator facilities be loaded unloaded
more easily and quickly than ordinary car. The
cylinders perforated with inmate holes that ad-
INT of circulation OF air through the grain thus dry
ing wet grain, preventing il from heating while in
transit The car has a capacity FOR fully 1000 bushels
OF grain while the ma xmum load OF the ordinary Is
400 bushels. Scientists have long been aware that the
power required TO roll given load IL only oneseventh
OF that required 10 move il when supported aNes.
ms car Is an effort 10 apply this principle the
Dortation of grain.
John Gyumber, who, after more than -four
months OF silence spoke Sunday night the iii time
since his serous malady attacked him. reganed the
power OF articulation under interesting circumstances
and tie scene NJ the moment when he first spoke wac
singular and pathetic. Two young from Allentown,
who had TO the poOrhouse the strange patient
found him sitting the floor in his room.
one OF them held a flower his nose, which
made him smile with apparent satisfaction. Another
flower then placed in ms hand whereupon he imine.
of Southern Hungary: thank YOU" These words had
scarcely been uttered when he burst into tears sobbng
if he had become conscious OF great grief After
many attempts make him talk further everyone left
the room except his faithful attendant then spoke
To him in the Hungarian language and In several sla
Ncnic dialects. For long time he refrained reply
ing though e evidently heard and probably understood
what was sand "a him. At length replied IN the dia
lcct which he had used before speak the Hum
gaiian language, but the Savonic'; hut
could ellt any further uterance At his usual hour no
himself and ate hearty breakfast, but during daF
he did not speak word.