New-York tribune., 1882-02-20
GENERAL NOTES.

A singular and humiliating fate has over
taken respectable citizen Of Cape Colony the public
highway. While walking inuoccntly upon thorough
where he had perfect right TO be he beset by
n sangunary ostrich and actually kicked to death. II IL
doubtless annoying To receive ones de at the
heels o mule, but every one lives in constant fear II
In nomentary expectation Of such fate s at least
inehallOwcd mode OF departure. But the Cape Col
Ony victim had small TO anticipate quetus from
the ostrich and must have felt In his last moments that
he had been shamefuly imposed ou.
An extraordinary scene occurred not long
ago in Ireland at Roman Catholic Chapel of Gurteen
County Sligo The pews put up at auction by this
late parish priest and let to the highest bidders I'll,
successor however gave notice that he would not abdo
by this arrangement, and second sale was held Tho
ght wnich made necessary call the police. The
ne Sunday divine service had scarcely ended when tho
two factions renewed the tight and smashed the pews
The vicors carried the fragments as trophies and
paraded the streets with them.
new method of municipal transportation
Is about be tested in Boston. BY OF system
Of coupons which will be ultimately sold at the railroad
stations the passenger upon his arrival in Boston,
take coupe especially reserved for him. and be
veyed directly and speedily to any part OF the city le
sired No attention to his baggage will be required
that will be provided for by the company and will follow
him at once to his hotel residence Office ordered
The company is now completing the details Of the
struction of several elegant coupes and lbs The Boston
7rdreler says that this system has been well tested in
every instance it has proved grand Snrcess wond
be interesting to know NJ just what period III the history
of NewYork this system was tested here and proved
grand success"
Sir Samuel Rowe, Governor Of the Gold
Coast, dscredts the reports of a massacre OF young
women by the King OF Ashantce, in letter OF which tho
following is part: "I have inquired Of residents hero
who are likely know and cannot learn that any
OF them has heard Of such action have the honor %
forward copy Of letter from Mr. Edward Bannerman
(ghose mother is Princess of Ashantce and the sister
Of Prince Ansah this subject. In conversation. he n
formed that at present any such action is an mposs
bity as the King has capycs and the people would
not consent that there children should be sacrificed
It is not likely that such an occurrence would
take place the moment OF Captain Lonsdaes presence
in Coomassie" Mr. Bannerman, in the letter TO which
Sir Samuel Rowe refers, says: AS a matter Of fact tho
or even girls under such circumstances and for such
purposes as those alleged than he Governor Of the God
Coast or any other British colony, Mr. Freeman and
MANY other less partial authorities than aIu Usually
suprosed TO viii your Excellency. As mat
ter Of fact the King had attempted anything OF the
kind thing never attempted by any OF his most power
fu predecessors the whole OF COOnassic woald have
risen i'm revolt against him. am convinced tbas
the whole matter is fabrication manufactured In Cape