New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-24
GENERAL NOTES.

BY means of a chemical refrigerator cornse.
are now frozen as hard as blocks OF marble before thew
are laid out for inspection In the Paris Morgue II "a
evident that the chances OF Identification are yray
increased by this new method
Ii is possible that tricycles will be Intro.
duccd In Washington regular part OF the local postal
system From experiments already made by letter
carriers it IS believed that their would effect saw
ng of fifty per cent in the time required for collection
and delivery.
A "Scottish National Demonstration Of
Women IS to be held In Glasgow on November g. Ia
honor Of the first exercise Of the municipal suffrage by
the weaker SEX and to arouse sense OF the duties and
responsibilities of the municipal vote and naknga
deeper manifestation Of their demand for tue Par4-
mcutary franchise"
The London papers are trying to account for
the fact that cannot be made 70 grow IN parts
OF that city while they flourish in others. Those which
seem to grow best the varieties known western
planes Some efforts have been made introduce the
elm but It Is found liable be attacked bys
worm The prospect the introduction OF the horse
chestnut the locust tree and the poplar L. very good.
The Springfield music teacher who num-
Der OF years ago discovered in Hartford young capen-
ter with fine voice and thereby was the means Of pre-
senting signor Foil the world has just rescued from
Springfield restaurant "a French cook who he thinks Is
destined to the greatest living baritone. The
local musicians agree that the young man has remark
able voice which seems 10 take kindly 10 cultivation.
In returning thanks for a book which the
author had to him. Prince Bismarck has Just taken
occasion to express more his deestation Of the
growing custom Of printing the German language in
Roman type. Educated readers" wrote the Chan
cellor, do not read letters but words. German
words in Roman characters to them Just strange
an apparitOn as TO you 1.-THE dedicator) Greek word
would be in German type, as 1t would neeessiiaea
slower pcrusal The Is the with the lately
introduced and arbitrary distortion OF good old or
flonTuUny. You need not view structures a sYmp-
tom OF ngratitude for your kind git III reading which
gladly forget the nationality Of type" The reference 10
orth0graphy is hit ut Herr Puttkamer Prussian Min
lister the Interior who has recently sanctioned DOT
enioned new mode OF spelling school books. prn-
cpa of which is the omission VI unsOndcd con-
sOnants.
General Hazen has just issued from the Sig
nal Service Oce paper intended to aid gardeners and
planters in the fOreclng Of frost Frost predictions
are given in special bulletins issued 10 the press and
special warnings are issued for the benefit of the sugar
cotton and tobacco planters the frugrOwers OF Florida
and the cranberry Of New Jersey and Massachu-
setts but this paper intended Tor the OF hortcnl
turists and others who are not within reach OF ths
bulletins sent by telegraph The paper prepared by
Lieutenant James Allen and an edition OF 10000 mas
been printed for distribution. Within pages
Lieutenant Allen has given clear aud complete ex-
PLANTATION Of how find the dewpont by means Of tas
dry and wetbulb hygrometer. Having found the dew
point the h0rticuIirst tell with certainty whether
ros on the ground may be expected. The paper also
gives complete directions for the aud use oi the
h. rolueter and there is a table giving the dew-point
for temperatures between 300 aud $40. Other soentRo
papers have issued by the signal service 0ics
General Hszen has been at its head but none Of
them exceeds Lieutenant Aeus paper ia practical value
10 large numOorOI people
English railway officials have peculiar diff
cultes OF their in the the classification Of the ar
ces given to them for transportation Not long since the
pet tortoise of old lady allowed to travel free on
the faith of the pOrters theory that 1t was hnsec
no tariff being provided for that division OF the animal
Kingdom The LOadoa GLOBE tells OF amOre recent usIrS
ton Of the same difficulty. Ii that the mummy OF
no less parsonage than King Mereura, the grdndathe
OF the renowned SesOstrs beng transported IRON
the museum of BOulik to the coast 1t ha been placed
in charge OF NJ Maspcro the curator OF the museum Ou
on the outbreak Of ho5tes he did not think il safe to
have the venerable mummy exposed to the e1igence'
of war At the first railway station booking clerk re-
fused to pass the dead king without declaration OF bis
value and a corresponding payment; aud long dispute
seems to have eusued which ended at length by tie
admission of the mummy a. lrst-cass traveller WlAS
rstclass ticket This mode OF travelling, however hon
orabe to the father Pharaohs not eonsis'eH
with the views of economy justly entertained oy 'ae
professor in charge of him, and the latter resolved
possible escape at the next stage similar lmpOs"
IL Was necessary to bring the august remains uhdI o
nf fine rate.Ores mentioned In official list OF datiao
articles ana NJ Naspcro, after due consideration eeS
to declare his property salt nsn Inc snhhe VI
EgyptiaU monarch, II II towering over tue
attendance ais dust, would have Deeh as muvn c,
Tended hy the Latter treatment amazed ~ lhe On
part of the Journey but the professors stratage eo
to have been crowned with success ana the pSsus
Tie Pharaoh through what once his OWA cssssfs,
was effected safely and, after ali, at very Ie1so'
cost.