New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-22
warmer she will return TO Ottawa. probably ha.o..
the close OF the next session S'A"N
GENERAL NOTES.

The "agony column" of the London new..
papers frequently contains singular revelations,
Ia 10 be suspected for instance that the ardent love
81 w." for "A. J. p" IA thing OF the past judrtpc
| from the following advertisement: ITO A. J. P-nt.'
cust IS the tomb Of love. The damages were due ata.
! summer. 1881. They must 10 paid fmmeda reIv
| yer"-J. W. '""'
| Electric lights are to be placed In all thu
rooms on the main floor OF the Capitol at Albany
Among the rooms which win be thus lighted are ths
Governors apartments the Secretary Of States aud tina
Attorney-Generals. No sttempt will be made to .izbs
the large halls used by the Legislature with the electric
lamps previous trial OF them having shown tina, the,
do not give steady enough light for the members IN
write with the night sessions II is probable
that the stone ceiling OF the Assembly Chamber will be
sufficiently repaired 10 permit OF the being used by
the Assembly when that body meets ON January 2.
contract for removing the ruins of the
Tuileres Palace in Paris has inst arded By tina
French Government. Destroyed By the Communists on
May 23, 1871 the building with les shattered walls in
the very heart OF Paris, has recalled power
y the strange history of the city that year. 1t has
been decided to preserve the the central payiI
ion, as well the statues the souptured capitals the
columns and some of the columns themselves Several
unsuccessful attempts have been made In the French
Leglslltufe TO appropriate the money necessary re-
build the structure but all failed owing to oppOsi.
ton Of Republican members who disked favoring any
thing that might mt OF restoration Of royalty The
FOUNDATIONS OF the ruined palace We're laid In 1865
General Meades war horse, "Old Ealdy,r
died on Saturday last at the age thirty years.
the Abingdon meeting house." In Pennsylvania. Tho
animal was originally the property OF General Baker,
who rode him during the first battle OF Bull Run and
then sold him to General Meade. The latter used the
horse during two days Of the seven days battles
Richmond, and then at the second battle OF d III Rum
where Old Badly" was wounded in the near hind leg
AT Antietam the morse was again wounded. bullet
passing through his neck. General Meade dismounted
and abandoned the horse believing that 1t had
it's death-wound However, after the battle the Gener
ais groom found the horse browsing about grassy
field as though nothing had happened to it. General
Meade and his horse both wounded at Gettysburg
bullet pierced the saddeap and entered the hurse
side passing between two Of his ribs. For past ten
years, since General Meades death the hOrss
has been the property Of John j. Davis blacksmith Of
Abingdon.
Prince Filangeri, of Naples, has Just expe-
renced the rapacity of italian tax gatherers and
greatly dspeased. The London GLOBE relates that no
had offered hs splendid museum OF antiquities and
works of to Naples free gift The offer was Of
Of course, accepted and the municipal authorities ad
dressed to their beneact0r most gracious letter OF
thanks But the Commissioners OF Inland Revenue adj.
dressed the Prince demand which altered his views
This was nothing less than request for 100000 lire
Of the upon alienation in respect of his gall
lery" Prince Filanger on receiving the notice
went the Minister of Finance in Rome and said; 81
am resolved that on no consideration, what 10
may shall the town of Naples have bronze or stat
uette out of my collection am offered three at
the Louvre in Paris and to them shall transfer my
galleries. But the doors OF the collection when there
displayed, Will be found pacard TO this effect;
Tins intended for the town or Naples the
Tapacty of the Italian Treasury forced the owner To
send it to q foreign country"