New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-26
GENERAL NOTES.

A man down in Tennessee has dog that
crows like a rooster at least The Tennessee Sentinel
says Some two years ago the dog began 10 practise
this art us he heard tho ROSTERS and every morning
reg aary could be kept mp the practice until now
he is an expert lie goes through all the mo-
tions OF rooster raising hs head and bringing II lower
down he completes his crow. This story i also
yOuched for 10y the local clergyman.
The st. JdmesS GG=ette states that a move
en has started in CrOy don for purchasing and
preserving the old ArchepiscOpal Palace for PHI
lanthropc purpose. memorial to the late Archbishop
TAFT and public meeting has been called TO raise the
necessary funds. The old palace, when was built by
Edward the Confessor was the residence OF the Arch
bishops OF Canterbury for about 500 years Ianfrano
being the first The residence removed to Adding
ton the beginning of the present century The last
lease of the old palace from the Ecclesiastical Com
missiOners will soon expire.
The Boston Ideal Opera Company, now tIav-
cling In the West according 10 The Boston Herald ar
ranged to spend Christmas Day in novel and unique
manner and unless accident occurred they carried
out their intention. Reaching Terre Haue their way
TO Cincinnati yesterday they to eat their Christmas
dinner On resumng their journey. the drawing room
car was bo entered, aud while the train was speeding
away Cincinnati Christmas tree. loaded with over
600 presents to be denuded OF its valuable freight
Mr. Barnabee acting Santa Claus. Miss Ober was 20
give each OF the chorus and orchestra al enye-
lope containing her autograph and % bill and they
were to combine in making her "A presentation Pres.
artists and speech making was 10 make the occasion
Joyous This Is believed 10 be the st time That an
organized celebration Of Christmas on moving train
has been attempted.
DR.. Johnston, a well-knOwn American ply
stefan ia Paris has written a long e tier TO Admiral
Ammen, detailing the various devices resorted to by
the Panama Canal Company to raise the value OF It's
stock and to induce the public 70 invest therein He
charges NJ. de Lesseps with doing some very curious
things such as announcing that Secretary Thompson
(of President Hayess Clbne had accepted office in the
company full month before Mr. Thompson really ia
So The diplomatic Frenchman also, says Dr. Johnston
took review article by General bearing strongly
against Panama scheme, aud repuhshed and widely
circulated it III France III sucA CARRIED form a. 70 se
idea that General Grant Was ia IuI sympathy WIN
the Panama Company pans.
The Journal to be published by the lunatlcs
on Wnrds Island under tho title of The Noon, Is not
according to The Bu6alo Express the first periodical
printed by the inmates OF insane asylum. Thirty
years ago. The Erress says tho prisoners in the Utica
Insane Asylum published a monthly magazine called
The Oyal which contained OF the crazest poetry
ever printed 1t quotes this couPlet as an example;
Caust thou be the mackerels queen,
Bnghted, plighted Isoline
me Express spoils its reputation for accuracy, how
ever, III comparing this with Mark Iwain's
Punch, brothers punch with care,
since Mark Twain didn't write that famous doggerel,
although he mas appeared willing enough 70 assume IT,
The verses were originally concOcted by Mr. Isaac Ill
Bromley with the aid OF or TWO OF his associates
then the stan OF IHE TRIBUNE