New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-18
GENER1L NOTES.

IF The SDripqfeH Union is to be believed
the Worlds Far project Is not deaf Dut seepcth
At meeting Of the executive committee few days
General Francis \. walker and Edward Atkinson wcTn
added the committee, and encouraging reports were
received from several OF the -ubcommttecs Tie p-a5
before next February.
Modern innovations are depriying Venice OF
the romantic charm which has chung to for many cen.
turtles The song Of the gondo.ier is heard no more.
The introduction OF small steamers which make period'
cal trips along the chief canals, has caused the famous
boam men 10 rcailtc in extremely uupoetic sort VI
way, By stnkng and now has to apply TO the Gus
tom House 10 the military authorities II he wishes -
take the historic ride in the approved fashion The gl1
doerS number about 700 and This Is the r,t time mat
they have indulge In the luxury Of strike.
The October hurricane in England caused
the destruction OF thousands Of the fine old trees which
made the parks attractive. Old oaks elms thorns ani
brrhcs came crashing down in every direction The
chestnut trees, and popars also. suffered severely Ia
Berkshire alone fewer than 1000 trees were blown
down baiy dana yed. At Stamford the famous limo
tree said to have been planted by Queen Elizabeth
almost completely wrecked. The trunk divided ino
tour parts feet from the ground each Of the
divisions being large an ordinary tree. Three OF
these were away. leaving only the smallest orc
standing, which small branches cling. The da1l
age on the Tynniughamc Haddin gtonshre.
estimated at many thousands OF pounds. The beochcs,
rs "A rule, wcatheTed the storm.
The alleged spirit of Thomas Paine visited
the earth the other evening Philadelphia, and through
"A woman as IA medium delivered speech TO an audi
cnce Of several hundred people The medium Il pc.Hr-
csuucly described rs notwithstanding woman Win
closely cropped head Of hair pIcnutlly besprinhed
with gray square, determined jaw, aud voice that Is
between falsctto aud the bass Of deepchested man
Among many other entertaining facts the audience
learned through her that the Age OF Reason " was
written between hours 10 o'clock in the evening
ana In the morning anc that tho prison cell was ghted
by an unseen power enable Paine 10 do the work A.
ter the lecture was over tall man, Of al ngustye turn
of mind arose in the back Of the hail. ard asked !:
Thomas Paine the author Of the letters OF Juhus
Thi, question staggered the medium a. first, but finally
with apparent effort she answered Yes, SIR aAJ
the ETatidci audience dispersed.
The trial of LEROY, the murderer OF Mr..
Gold on the Brighton Railway, excited great deal x
interest in England or the personal appearance Oi ha
man when brought for the first thnehe CORE
spondcnt II The LoadoR telegraph wrote AS follows:
Neatly at,red and shaver and kcmpt he had lost
the hagsard that distinguished him before, and 40
he took his seat on the ha,sOck and folded his arms he
certainly To all outward seeming, quite much as
his ease as anyone in the court. | thought his eve
tnkled a. ne watched artists OF illustrated papers
cuauayorn, sketch him, and posed himself little ac-
corliusy But on the Whole il may be said that at tho
b,nning II the proceedings he took very little outward
notice of wnat going or around him. Had he been
could not have been caiuer, more mediiaiye or set
cd