New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-11
GENERAL NOTES.

The coyotes have been great source of q,
noyance and toss this year 10 tae sheep OF Mo-
tana. Heretofore the shepherd dogs have Oh ased ,h
away without any difficulty; but tho coyote, havs :.
versed this order, and now frequently chase the d.
away; large drove OF them will at night ana
literally taking tho dogs prisoners will force than ~
away from the ranch, while their confederates atc
the de 'enoeless sheep. s"A
They have some very keen sportsman {,
Maine. Tho other night IN saoo heard tho Ion.
hoDkng OF flock OF geese and thinking that thew
wild geese sprang out OF bed snached his gun and
in the direction from which the sound proceeded n.
did not shoot any wild geese, however for he acon
that the noise he had heard had been made by ear
OF fat Thanksgiving geese wRlch had been dataned a.
the railway station all night He homo dississS
and gooseless.
The late Professor Palmer who was killed IN
Egypt great practical joker Not long AGO n.
repeated on wager Garrcks old Joke " frightenn,
the driver the he had nired to convey him bn
from the theatre Just before reaching end OF b,
journey he called out TO the cosohman % STOP and ths
eaped out of The other side before cabby had tina "a
open the door The amaZemont OF the cabman was Nm
bounded. He looked every place for his Passenger bu
OF course in vain, and at last perpexed beyond meas,
ure, got up his box and drove OF Soon AFTER ths
Professor having borrowed hot and ulster Of friend
who held the wager, aud who followed close behind.
called the cab and got in again. Presently he repeated
the maneuyre of leaning out OF the right hand
window to tell the csbman TO stop Meanwhile he had
again jumped out at the left hand side and ran 10 tho
pavement unperceived by the driver Again the ssms
constern ion and the same perpexity After proceed.
ing little cabby hailed by OF the Profess
sors friends. but be shook his mead In evident alright
and e1claming NO. darn NE il take another fare [
have driven tie devil twice already tonight" drove or
at perilOus galop, while the wager pronounced
fairly
The Alhambra Theatre in London, Just
destroyed by fire. stood the side Of Leicester
Square, locality which 100 years ago the abode OF
royalty, but long since fell from that high estate Tho
north side is great thoroughfare leading from Piccs
dlly to COvent Garden. and having notable shops
on It. On the east side, the AlAambra Ia large
hotel called tho Great sablOn" which has sheltered no
end Of distinguished refugees for Leicester Square and
the surrounding streets east and north, have long
the head of European exies In London
may be safely asserted that Count Andrassy, In the
days. when he supporting hlmsef syioin
teacher in London, ate many dinner IN that neghbor
hood All sorts of ventures have been tried &C tbs
Alhambra without success. when IL renamed,
ceived q few embellishments hi Moorish style, and
started as music-hall theatre, with splendid ballots,
some twenty years ago. From that time 10 succeeded.
It's patrons 25 cents OF the most mscel
laueOus character fast young men and faster young
women forming larg. proportion OF the audience but
the strctest order prevailed. Two gigantic men sOOd
those of either sex who showed the slightest indication
Of disorder There was policy In this because the pro-
Dretors knew that Is row" would seriously tAperil
their license The great night Of the year OF The
oxford and Cambridge boat race, when extra preeau
lions bad be taken 10 maintain decorun, which even
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