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

The recent discovery of suicides corpse
near Mill Creek Penn, due to the piteous cries Of
water spaniel. which guarding his masters
dead body. The faithful creature almost starved
bnt after the corpse had prepared for burial
dog would not abandon his trust but followed it to
the grave.
A Partisan statistics fiend has calculated that
than $4,000 hours daily spent by the inhab
ants Of Europe in igniting friction matches. BY his
reckoning Europe consumes two milliards of matches
daily Assuming that each individual Of ignition
occupies second and this reasonably supposed
be a fair average, it is obvious that calculation
The moral however, is apparent, and, since
the calculator is Partisan, perhaps intended
The volcanic demonstrations on Mount Tam
alpais. which alarmed the people of Rafael
extent that they getting ready to abandon their
homes and property, and which subsequently dwinded
to the dimensions of picnic partys innocent diversions,
authoritatively said to have been caused
perments in photographic signals The suns rays flash
on the mirrors produced the appearance OF flames
issuing from the mountain top and the Rafaelites
took it for granted that streams of lava would follow
A Swede who recently arrived in San Fran
cisco from the Sandwich Islands tells story which
lacks confirmation but ought to be investigated, of the
barbarOus treatment to which three four hundred
Scandinavian emgrants subjected in the domnions
OF King Kalakaua They left home u contract to
work on the Hawaiian plantations, influenced by the
prospect of good wages and the glowing language in
which the agent described heavenly climate cottages
empowered in and land flowing with every de-
Hcous Wand The person who tells the story escaped
after the most fearful privaons. He says that he
his countrymen practically sold into slavery and
forced to undergo outrageous toll and suffering Fami
lies were separated remorseessly, and and
children were forced live in miserable novels and
work beyond the limits of human endurance This story
has greatly excited the scandinavian population of san
Francisco steps taken to prove it true or
false.
M. Mokrievitch Russian Socialist who has
recently arrived in Geneva tells amazing story of his
escape from the guard which conducting him TO
fourteen years penal servitude in Siberia Bewee
Vrap
Ills companions. lzbitzkey and Orloh changed names
and dresses with ordinary convics who were under
sentence of perpetual exile. This a common expeden
and can be effected at cost of few roubes destina
ton now that of the peasant whose name he had
TAKEN settlement in the province of Ikoutsk. Izbitz
key and Orlo got away before reaching Irkoutsk prob
ably by the connvance of the guard Oroff was soon
recapured Izbizkey has heard Of since and
supposed to have persisted of hunger devoured
by wolves in the trackess forests Eastern Siberia On
November Is, 1870, few days after leaving Irkoutsk
for Baaganask-hs final destination-M. Mokrlevitch
also his escort the slip. soon as his flight was
discovered number of Bouryats half-savage Mongol
horsemen as keen as sleuthhounds and cunning az
Indians were sent after him, but ho succeeded evad
ing their pursuit and reaching Irkoutsk avoid TO
capture. which, had he gone west would have been
almost certain, he made off toward the Chinese frontier
and after walk of 700 miles in the depth of Siberian
winter he doubled back in the direction of European
Russia which he reached after journey of 1000 miles,
performed mostly foot. He underwent terrible hard
ships anu met with many adventures Without the fire.
quen aid and generous hospitality of the country people
who noted for their Kindness to fugitive convcts he
NE should expose those helped him to the vengeance
OF shs knssian he does not desire to make
MOkrievitcRs journey Russia. though not unat
with his walk through Siberia. Furnished by his friends
with false papers he succeeded getting safely out Of
Wiorowsky in the last century Mokrevtch is the oniy
prisoner condemned to hard labor that escaped