New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-12
GENERAL NOTES.

OF nearly $4,000 persons entitled to vote
In Rome NJ the Italian clectiOn-the first uadr
the Reform Act-ony 10000 exercised their right.
The HocM Shimbun. an able native paper
of Japan was lately suppressed account OF its rad
cal tendencies The editor at sent ont invitations
to the subscribers attend the funeral obseques Of the
deunct Journal Several thousand persons collected at
the office at the time appointed when the editorial STAFF
appeared supporting bier upon which was laid copy
of the paper The funeral procession wended us way
10 an open space outside tne to"l Nh9Ie l ny nhi
been dug. and the HOchl Shtmbua was buried WIN al
the hOnOTs which attend the nerment OF hgh uhc-
tionary OF State
When the cap-stOne of the Saratoga mOn-
unent which commentaries the surrender OF Burgoyne
had been laid in its place November B. Mr. Henry
Langtry under whose immediate direction the work has
been DONE seated himself upon it and unfured fag
Mr. Langtry has proved himself to be workman OF
remarkable skill and caution. and the undertaking
begun in the spring of 1881 has been completed wthou
a single accident. OF the $50, 900 appropriated by
ConeIes. ana by two State Legislatures there remains
about $4,000. with which the contractors Booth
Brothers, of this city. agree to complete Ihe u'elot
the monument and partly grade the GROUNDS
1t was lately decided to build mortuary
chapel at Gaipo where thousands OF French soldiers
were buried during the Crmean war; and to transfer
that place the bones Of those who were buried at
Abydos. Accordingly detachment .of soldiers have
been employed in exhuming and collecting the remains
at Abydos but their operations were suddenly stopped
fortnight ago BY the very that they were at WORK
in the British instead OF I'm the French cemetery over
the graves of British and not OF French soldiers I'M.
led 10 further inquiry when it aSceltalned tat Ot
the last fifteen years the Able attacho 70 tue FRENCH
Consulate has been saying masses IN te Bii,isn cene
terry Abydos under the impression that II was 'ue
French cemetery.
A painter on the roof of a San Francisco
house was startled almost into III the other day ana
nearly fell into the the sudden appearance oil
dog at his elbow The animal, which belongs to tho
owner Of the house. is of snguary sociabe DISPOSE
ton and being left alone and perceving that company
was to be found upon the roof proceeded to climb
ladder which furnished the only means OF getting mere
crowd OF persons watched the ascent and are ready 10
swear that ii was accomplished without assistance
Mr. BaInum learn further particulars by addressing
al No. 252O Paclc-st, san Francisco, Mr.. Arthur ",
Moore the proud and happy owner OF the dog pul no
must make up his mind to pay sun price,
American and English birds OF passage VINO
have arranged to spend the coming winter on the
French shore Of the Mediterranean Will ind many IN
pleasant evidences of the great storm which lately sweep
over that lovely region. At MentOno rows OF houses
were carried away At Nice the celebrated PROMENADE
DIES Angais was wrecked and seats were torn up
and the gardens in front of many villas were washed
away. the damage amounting TO $4,000. The tounda-
lions of the new Casino the bed OF the PaOn were
severely tried but bore the unexpected test sdtsao-
tory. Cannes suffered far more heavily than Nice
| The streets were inundated. bathing establishments
were carried away, bridges were wrecked, anu many
lives were The general sense OF GRIEF ana Oss NS
expressed by the announcement tat the theatIe "un
be closed until further orders, owing to great p''
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