New-York tribune., 1882-02-19
GENERAL NOTES.

The Lake of Constance has recently been
lower than at any previous time since 1909 At Horn
lin. the Swiss side interesting lacustrne formations
have been exposed and number of valuable discoveries
have been made
After examination of more than $4,000 per-
BY the London OpththamOogcal Society It's secre-
tary publishes curious information about color
blindness One of the most singular facts recorded Is
that this defect in vision far more common among men
than among wOnen the exact percentage OcS resp ect-
lively 4.1G aud "a.
For years the money drawer of an inn near
Philade phia has been continually pilag in myseri
manner. Until few days ago not single thief had
been caught thong many bartender has been Sis
p'c,od and discharged. Last week wnc wOrknen were
repairing the oor Of the second story they exposed 10
light and air the Of half dozen rats made sOf and
comfortable by fragments of bank notes and fractional
currency It il supposed that ~ 900 stolen. but
only lar and quarter hJ to re sumo iis ~ GO
as part Of the circulating medium
All the merits of the eucalyptus tree have
not hitherto been recognized. Reports have recently
come from Australia that lis leaves rhe special nb-
hOrreuce Of all insects which prey upon fruit trees
against whose deprelaiions they furnish perfect pro-
lection if the ground beneath b. only stieRn with he n.
H. however be desired to make doub sure,
IT ory nrcass ry bind strips Of eucalyptus bark
around The trunks # tn fru trees Thee are the nrst
ports and tXpcTna ats going on II Aus Ia ana
IN south Africa viii soon show whether they are true
or not.
A heap of blOOd-stained gold awaits the in
repd who has the and strength TO en-
ter gloomy the village Of Mount Nebo, ten
mile. southeast of YOung Ohio II once belonged
to an unfortunate pedler who murdered by
paDOn They had sought refug" from tempest In the
cave and the uussp cng pedler disclosed the treasure
in il possession aud then calmly dropped oil TO sleep
Tired natures sweet had had time to effect
considerable restoration when the wakefn sconndrei
inserted a knife into his b1dfeOw's heart 80 far. 50
good but unfortunately the blood with o'al lack OF
consideration, ran all the gold and layshy m)ued
the murderers He thereupon skipped out Of he
cave leaving the money behind him. and moi ong after
war upon his death bed, confess the facts just re-
corded Since then various alemp 10 secure the trtas
have been made, but 10 no purpose Failing ROCKS
nave blocked up the entrance 10 the cave and raimart
glos' keeps guard Ibis dis igreeable ap0ariuln has
several rsOns INFO an adj ctnt brook, ma MP ID
the present moment holds the Tort dgHs ali cJuiei-'
A letter just received by "a gentleman in
Hartford from friend in China tells What ,he students
lately recalled from this country are doing. Fifty
have been distributed as follows: Twenty the t'e-
graph Office eight the medical school ten 10 the tor
pedu school, seven to the mining school. four to tho
Gus ons Department. and TWO to the Government docks.
The rest forty IN number are at the naval SC ool
in nTieutsn lc ter from OF the students indicates
that the official wrath has been somewhat ap eased by
the discovery that the boys have not forsworn their
countr, and have attained real proficiency IN many I'M
pOrtant branches This young man writes cherrtuly
about his surroundings and pr spects, but frankly adj
ms that be misses the girls more than anything else
He adds: when was in shanghai went 10 sunday
evening service with my hOstess's daughter. who isa
very pretty sixteen. in arm. and yoI Ought 10
the people stare al They would stop In the hiu
die Of the street and ok az ii We were 80 many
living curiosties I suppose they never saw Such
breach OF the social etiquette before hadthe qeeress
kind Of a Christmas present. What do yon suppose IL
doubt if you guess it, so I'll tell you ltWa'
promotion in the shape of or! stat button, to the min
rank How Is that for high There are nine ranks In AL
SO you see am half way No the laider' vi course
don't care any about myse but suppose the olAS AZ
bo, will tbink everything of H. as getting the crystal
button a eighteen is not an everyday anhf' we ao
go ng to celebrate C1I stmis n2hi WIN 5upPb 20
That are nOi going to let II Pass III 'Ai7 H'"' "
something OF q tcugnlllon,"