New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-21
GENERAL NOTES.

Reports from South Africa tell Of financial
collapse arising out Of the mania for ostrich farms which
took possession time ago Of all sorts OF members Of
the community. Those who could not pay cash gave
bills which discounted by the banks. bur the bills
fell due before the feathers grown and birds bought
for $500 pair were sold for SI5O and less Besides
this, heavy sums have been lost IN diamond spcculaons
The educated people of France have shown
keen appreciation Of the Musee Carnavalet" founded
few years ago and especially devoted to memorials Of
the Paris of the past large gallery IL filed with pie
lures OF Paris Ia all stages OF Its development and the
library already needs to he enlarged The Bostonan 30
clety Ii accomplishing similar purpose with the coee
tlon now linking form IN the old state House.
The project brOached several months ago
of establishing In Baltimore permanent exhibition Of
such variety and magnitude to throw completely into
the shade the efforts OF Cincinnati Chicago and Pttsbg
In that direction has got as far as the appointment
Of board OF trustees Tha would not be very far N the
OF the right kind but they are Among
them Robert Garrett. samuel NJ shoemaker James
toned to succeed in what tbey undertake,
One of those curious condolences which
keep aiyepopuar superstition has excited considerable
interest in Georgia. Everybody who visited the late
Senator Hill at his home Peaoh-tree-st in Augusta
marked the cedar which stood I'm tho front yard. The
tree planted by the Senator and he took great de-
light In it, rapid growth and its beauty During bis sick
ness blight fell upon it in spite of the gardeners most
assduous care the disease spread and the last sign
life disappeared with Senator IIill's death II
Gently dug up for removal and found to be decaye from
top to roots.
1t is pleasant to hear that money is to be
saved In any branch OF the management OF the new
Capitol at Albany On Tuesday evening for the first
time that part OF the huge building occupied by the At
torney Generals Department the Secretary OF States
Department and the corridors leading thereto was
lighted 10y electricity a first step toward its general
II Is estimated that the gas bills for year would
be 900, but it Is supposed that the cost Of electric
illumination will be small inasmuch the engines used
to run the fans and pumps possess more power than
they that purpose and the surplus be used
10 generate electricity.
The ethnographical museum connected
with the famous College Of the Propaganda at Rome
which has long borne the Of the MuseO Borgia,
likely become under the direction Of Cardinal sineOn
OF the most complete and valuable institutions OF the
kind in Europe. The Cardinal has determined TO rear
range It In departments, allotted to natural history,
geology. domestic utensils weapons etc. and has also
instructed tie missionaries of the Propaganda in all
parts the earth to make uluse of their OppOrunesto
send materials OF interest to the collection II s still 70
bear its old name Museo BOrga In honor Of the who
first conceived the plan or storing the various articles
originally sent trophies curiOsities at when
their importance aids 10 the scientific study OF bl
maiiy was less clearly recognized than IL now Is.
Mr.. August Goddcfroy, director of the Ger
man Commercial AMI Plantation Society OF the South
Germany gives an amusing explanation OF the fact that
the SamOans won't work and the cOmpany's labOreFs
have to be imported from the Hebrdes, Solomon and
New-Brain islands. The Samoans do nothing most
of the time says Mr.. GOddefrOy, and when they are
tired OF that they get up fight The young fellows see
that the stock OF pigs and yams Is plentiful one then
they begin talking politics. take down their rifles and
declare war. The last campaign between the King and
ant-King parties lasted five months and reslltedm
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light for yicousness, but just for the fun ofthe
thing. They dig deep trenches about two miles apart
and in these shelierng ditches keep popping away
verything that looks like head. Then when the PIGS
and vans exhausted. they conclude It's about time
for the TO end yell ont that the sport over and 90
home. The Samoans cannot be said 10 rank among tne
most useful of mankind but they live IN paradise
There Is land 10 cultivate that Will yield fortune
cultivation but II takes another fortune 20 wait Tor ts
second TO Ny interests centred there 80 ln
speak adyisedly when say that admirable nea ain
Is for the commercial capitalist, Samoa cannot !e'VS
considered the promised land for the settler"