New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-19
GENERAL NOTES.

BY her descent from Edward ILL.,, Queen Vic
tora Is Duchess and Paatne OF Lancaster and
the property which goes with the title r. in addition 10
tue CV List granted by Parliament in lieu Of the hered
tary revenues OF the Crown This estate is not all ia
LahcaSne out includes some valuable property in Lon
DON The revenue is exempt from Parliamentary con
troll but ali account OF the receipts and expendres
must DO laid before Parliament annually. The account
Ss VeG rom her D9cS hv m SeeP %as the richer
with her subjects she suffered from
allowances To tenants.
A young gentleman Of this State, named D.
J. Martinez, who after a attack OF pneumonia
two years ago left with vicious and persistent
cough which the doctors told him was the first stage OF
consumption, is able 10 attend 10 his business and
considers himself TO be the straight road sound
health He attributes this agreeable change IN HIS pros
poets, not to the Of snre at 50 bottle but
the contrary, to total abstinence from drugs and
common system of dress, bathing, exercise aud
diet His chief articles Of food have been fruit and beef
STEAK, with liberal allowance OF hot water as bcver
age
The Philadelphia newspapers devoted con-
siderable space Saturday 10 singular piece OF legs.
aton which only awaits the signature Of the Governor
Of New-Jersey 10 become o law, having passed both
Houses OF the NewoJersey Legislature This act makes
IT unlawful for any company corporation to charge
receive moro than five cents for carrying passenger
from NewJersey Pennsylvania from Pennsylvania
New-Jersey "Thc act" SAYS The Record intend.
Cd to down the offerr3ge between Gloucester
and Philadelpha, but unfortunately It cuts in every
Cape Nay or Philadelphia and Jersey City to maxi
mum Of five cents This Is rather ongh on the trans
we suppose the people wiz have TO put up with It
BermOndsey, one Of the suburbs Of London,
has been investigating though not with proper solem-
nifty, Of the mysteries Of modern llfe namely, tho
composition the sausage Of commerce and It's probable
adulteration No worthy solution seems 10 have been
reached though great freedom used in the express
sion of opinion 1t is disagreeabo duty TO add that
many hard things said the American sausage.
one gentleman going far to declare that II was
made Of red flannel and brown payer when II was not
made OF something This assertion was manifest
ly Joke Libel both, and should not be suhcredto
go uncontradcted To be sure the sausage would not
furnish especially impressive aud imposing cdsts
bci arbitration should fall but II Is lot the less en-
titled TO Justice on that account.
The Siamese Nation has been plunged into
mourning by the death Of " HIS Sublime Grandeurthe
Court Body Elephant Of the King" Says The Indian
Herald We regret to learn that the animal departed
this life in highly sensational manner, fraught Win
rreparabe disaster the saff OF his household one
morning after q hearty breakfast he went mad quite
unexpectedly, and trampled five Of his attendants to
death. To shoot him would have been sncrilege An ut
tempt to tranquilze his perturbed spirit by enccling
him with huge ring OF holy bamboo specially blessed
by tho High Priest Of his particular temple proved
worqe than Intellectual for he broke through the ring
and all terminated the High Priests career upon the
spot He wns then with great difficulty driven into
close court the palace where after several furious en-,
beavers to batter the walls with his usks he sud
denly toppled over his side and uttered last cry Of
rage Naturally enough. this heavy calamity was at
trbued TO criminal carelessness the part Of one or
other OF the attendants lntsted with the sacred ele
phants feeding The King tbereupon iuterrogated the
members of His sublime trandeurs household In per-
son respect TO their treatment OF the ius.rons de,
ceased and failing to elicit any lndVdual confession V
delinquency, decreed that they should one ana Ill 30
Majesty assumed the garb OF woe anu Is UNDERSTOOD %
be still inconsOlablo for Lis loss"
A correspondent in Louisville, KY writes
that lie las IN his possession curious ring which for
nerly belonged his greatgrandmother, who lived In
Germany aud that he is inclined to think was Martin
Luther's wedding engagement ring. On the inner
surface Is engraved, d. Martina Luthero-Catharfna
w Boun, 10 Jun 1925" The describes his
treasure as follows: On side OF the ring is carved
representation Of the Crucihxion the cross carved
through the gold and the outlines Of the figure stretched
upon Il are very fine In the centre Of the crosspece OF
the cross ia fine ruby around which carved those
letters l. " F. Just at the foot Of the cross on the
right is carved head with Bishops hat on IT, and on
the left side the is palm the other side OF
the ring are carved ladder and spear and between
these is an anchor around which is twisted rope The
gold ia the ring very fine and Of pale hue, and has
not the appearance OF being old can trace 1t OncS
about 30 years. How the ring was obtained by my
Observation-Disclosures do not know but the family were
ardent Luthernns and think may have gotten posses
sion ~ the ring IN this manner" Martin Luther
doubtedly married the 18th OF June, l22o, Dut us
Wifo's maine was Katherine Bora, not Catharlna W.
BOun aud the present owner OF the heirloom Will PROB
alv do well to take reasonable pride In possessing
ring which belonged 10 his great 1tef Win
out attempting 10 identify it with the nero OF the Ger
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