New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-07
GENERAL NOTES.

II is fair to conclude from the following
advertisement which lately appeared in The Coyuga
Chief. published at WeedspOrt. that meat is high in
Western New-YOrk: " Wanted-A gentleman desires to
find partner capital assist him in the purchase
Of "a beefsteak. One who owns fryingpan and piece
Of pork preferred"
According to the annual statement of the
trade OF the United Kingdom 1891 the value of the
imports amounted to a3970 $50 aud the exports to
1927 Os2, 775, making total OF 969i105,264 The i'm
norts from foreign countries Amounted O 1905 i8 S29
and from British possessions to s9l53966O. The value
of the exports to foreign countries amounted TO
92040l ,5S3, and to British possessions to ,I92.
The final sitting in the long public litigation
involved in opening Eppne Forest to the English pub
lie mas been held The City Solicitor stated that the
total cost to the corporation had been 8256275. The
arbitrator Sir A. Hobhouse before signing his award
remarked that considering the magnitude OF the trans
actions, they might perhaps congratulate themselves
that they had come the end Of the work. though
Il had taken four years instead Of He trusted that
his final award would mark the close OF the acrimonious
disputes which hal existed, some INES III very intamed
form. for nearly half century
4 romantic story designed to illustrate ut
once the delicate OF honor Of Arab Pacha and his
haired of the English. ia published in Vienna news
paper The story is that last spring an English officer
at Cairo insulted lazy and, having refused to apollo
gize likewise refused to fight duel TO which he was
challenged by a Hungarian nObeman, Baron AtczeL
n a
proaohed the Baron and thus expressed himself: Al
though the Koran strictly orbiis dues yet If had dis
covered that my officers had conducted himself In
sueh a despcable and cowardy manner would have
commanded him to fight and II no had then refused |
would have shot him with my own hand" The story
nds with the asa rtOn that Arabs words were soon IN
evrrybody's month and that during the first part OF
Anrii mo- could appear Oh the street without
hearing himself called u coward.
A correspondent kindly sends to The TRTB-
uSE the following amusing testimony 10 Dckens's
nower once had the honor OF dining with Charles
Dickens in London he writes, and among the guests
was spleuetic OLD gentleman whose name shall not
diyulge but who was well known in English society at
the time had but recently been introduced to Dick
ems and spoke little and then abruptly until the meal
was almost over then lac suddenly turned 10 Dickens ana
sand In apparently dspeased and irritable tone Mr.
Dickens think II you had known the more latent "or-
riments and pr, troubles OF Mr. PeoksnS me- and
the many prov ocations which am sure no must nave
had YOU would scarcely have presented him To the wOrd
In so unfayJrable o lght' But, surely said Dickens
smilng Il drew the character rs | had created and 10
my mind perfected 10, ana pOrtrlye MI. fecksnihs
shortcomings aud dspleasng attributes as they pre-
stntcd themselves To me In my Ideal MrL' shlu lhe
old .entleman, Have it your way, Mr. Dickens. Dut
shall always believe Mr. Peekapih was not ~ despicaoe