New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-22
GENERAL NOTES.

The bill passed by the last Connecticut Leg
slature requiring an examination OF ell railroad EN-
poyes colorbDdness and defective vision generally
has provoked much opposition among railroad COM
nantes and led 70 the introduction Of repeal bin, which
the Railroad Committee has been considering. The
advocates OF a repeal argue that in half century no
accident was ever traceable TO c0orbndness that the
companies detect the defect as well as me state
examiners, and that the law IL geVOus ouuen W r"
roads and employees alike.
The Geographical Society of Paris has been
or is about to be RECALLED with the narrative Oh
year OF captivity among the Malay pirates. Dir. Ten
Brink attached the medical service OF the Neither
lands Is the subject this unfortunate experience. He
was on an exploring expedition when his vessel was
wayad by the arauders, who killed most OF his conf
panons set fire his ship ana would doubtless have
nut an end TO Mr. Ten Brink had not their chief taSena
fancy to the explorer and carried him on to his hut
Imagine the Duchmans surprise when his reseuer VINO
spoke excellent English and seemed much impressed
with the advantages Of English civilization. informed
him that lie was consider himself theneeforwaTd
slave He naturally enough demonstrated. whereupou
the chief produced sword and sliced MS nose on
then acquesced. In the course OF ms year OF eapeNy
Mr. Ten Brink lost an IN similar manner happily
before his tongue went Dutch vessel rescued nun ana
the Malay was shot :,
San Francisco people boast. and with no small
deeree of ustce that their city passed through
several recent crises in highly eredabe to Its
intelligence and morality and that hereafter 1t deserves
TO De enrolled among the homes OF good order 1he ra
road riots Of 1877 which fruitful OF trouble else
where found in san francisco population distressed
by hard times and ripe for riot, but there was no OUT
break The sandlots agitation OF the last two yeats
short OF bloOdshed and destruction OF property
The exclamation doubtless Is that these social feVers
allowed TO run their without repression ioF %"
Francisco Ersaing Bulletin thinks that the soitenns
influences OF climate may have something DO 30 VIE @
experience II that Journal Is not little optimste s
francisco 10 now more free from personal viosnSe 'n
any otl large city the continent ior ~ s
neig 6orbOOd that welneanng man cannSe p .r
through al any hour the night not only WITHOUT per
sOnal danger but without Insult -,
A correspondent, whose mind is open to the
arguments urged In favor Of spelling ieI0ru ou' VIM
compr, hends the valid objections when oppose '"e9
70 THE TRIBUNE 10 say that what Is needed Is not 80
much that appreciation be expressed Tor the senone "
,bat n sb,Id be brought adequately into public Vie"
and kept there It be accepted or stamped OUT
Phonetic speng has made already many Iehds IN 'ns
country n few of whom allies worth having sever@
reputable Journals have yentlFed upon shght moans
,ons in photography. and among scholars, Professor
wniov has EXPRESSED at least partial approval OF
o,,aed reform The wish Is often uttered thata con-
s of authorities might be convened to connder inc
naston IT'S not apparent that such congress woon
ccompl,sh any desirable result In the nTst place
nost inconceivable that any representative poay 0.
sobolars and writers could agree upon system o.
re,orm: but one such body should agree 70 lead inc
rnolish-speaking world TO the brook the Traditional
,ntv could not make 10 drtuk Aside from all the dm
cultes inherent IA such REFORM the most serious s
wh,eh phonetic spelling would occasion wouiu ~ "A
stVmooRy The Question 10 rendered more eompIra.s
ana al Tie time more important, by the iaek
Englsh Il apparently destined TO be the ianguase
world and this fact ain suggests The rtneouon
Language which has made such ASTONISHING tsrch
within 80 short a'lme does NIT stand In needo AA
tinRering. .u .
If the provisions of Judge F6rbes's VIII are
carried cut in liberal and intelligent spirit the town ~
Northampton, Mass. will probably have better puol~
orary than any other place OF the size in the eoup.
For years that beautiful old has lad the adsshss
of M excellent library. sheltered In suossha.
ana commOdous building. which may very bA'v ~
combined with the gift OF Judge Forbes, for bis WIZ
leaving 5000 900 to the town, directs his sxecuse "
buy or build" library The chief obstacle may ne ~
a provision of the win which directs that tne no'ny
building shall be reproof which the present p'iolns
not The will contains statement OF the testa'ors 70
lgious belief which has already created mucn
and may cause complications in carrying OUT hs $3.50
The following sentences found In the uocuMons'
at has been my ain TO place within reach o. e
tauts of town In which have long lived. ana pleas
anty the means OF Learning, they are 20 u'spos
learn the marvellous d lopmens OF mooefn snoe1.s
aud TO enable them TO Judge Of the destiny @ vac se
on scientific evidence rather than