New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-24
GENERAL NOTES.


The recent " dark day" about which 50 much
has been written, does not have produced he
slightest physical edec: upon any member the human
family and Tor this reason IL Is all the interesting
10 note ITS singular influence upon the race OF sun0ov
FRS Since those large aud gaudy blossoms were r.-
dered fashionable by The aesthetics their pride and glory
have notcesbly increased but the day when thor
patron god disappeared from view hchnd dense aud
yellow maze they became singusrly dcsp0ndcn and On
HE ten thousand throughout New ENGLAND.
\ few years ago considerable conservation
disgust and anger we're provoked among te students d
Yale College by the arrest Of several OF their nuuber
who were engaged at the moment Of their apprehension
IN the comparatively innocent paSine Of sercnaang
Is girls boarding school similar though stan more
aggravated abuse ~ power perpetraed m the out
village OF Santa Clara CAL a recent evening Four
young ladies' OF that town seized in the act Of
serenading their male friends belonging 10 the santa
Clara College and despite their pratestaiion tears aud
fears actually hailed before ma in The dead
Of night and compelled TO deposit their jexer as s
y for fine of % 90 imposed upon each member % The
party The citizens OF san Jose Santa Clara were
reused 20 dangerous pitch OF Indignation when these
facts became known and only slightly appeasod nv
ieweiy II such haliowed forms Of gailantry as moon
light seenades are 10 be subject 10 police supervision
" the age OF chiyairy IL past"
The ST. Louis Republican, quoting Mr. II. V.
Niemeyer citizen Of ST. Louis who recently returned
from hs old home In Norfolk Va declares that she red
aame OF Mason, the army officer who shOY az Gniieaa Is
John whi,churst lie born in Portsmouth Va iuss
across the river from Norfolk where his married sister
and his brother are sti living AZ the commencement
of tho Rebellion John whitchnrst. then young man
o,ned company known tho Virgfuia Defenders and
served while IN the IA Virginia Regiment When every
Thing began to grow dark Tor the ConHeaeracy he de-
serted, and his relatives knew nothing % him nnt soma
Inc after the close of the war. when be retained
Portsmouth lie not cordially received BY his rea
ves, desertion being then considered mos disgraceu
He again disappeared ana the next heard Of him
when his brother saw him among troops at Fortress Mon
roe. He had enlisted under the name OF Mason and
under that name, his brother learned aterward
made sergeant Alter tho OF his promotion.
was when be shot al Guiteau Mr.. Nicneyer who knew
John Whtehnrs Well says that there be douht Of
s Identity Win Mason. From his youth up he OF
harlin scarem, reckless disposition, and lust the
make such an attempt"
The st. Petersburg correspondent of a Paris
paper reports that man. whose and purpose are
unknown, was put 60 death August % by mfa-
rated mob for trying to approach Cars carriage
According TO this story which, like many stories
reported from 81 Petersburg very likely exaggerated
or wholly untrue the Czsr, who Pcerhof.
drove to Strelna August 90 attend State dinner
given by the Grand Duchess Constantine The Emperor
returned ut quarter past in open carriage
by three horses. and the whole length Of the road from
stroins 60 Pctcrhoff brilliantly lighted electric
lamps and Bengal hres" Both sides OF the road we're
lined with Soldiers and large crowds had collected zee
the Car pass and to cheer him. Just the carrinse
was nearing tho palace gates, however o broks
through the ranks OF guards and toward the car
riage He pushed back by the officer, and the mob
threw him TO the ground and literally hacked him %
pieces with knives BY the time the police could inter
fere the mans body was manged past recognition
deroSs and Il s quite possible that he only INTENDED
throw petition into the imperial carriage The csai
were forbidden to rcporth