New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-11
GENERAL NOTES.

| There is farm of 5000 acres in Bexar
County. Texas, which to youngsters eyes must present
spectacle Of delight which show earth can equal
1t is devoted to tho raising of Shetland and spotted
ponies for the special benefit of children with ndugen
parents The dImnutivo horses roam over the prairie
with the docility and cOntentment Of sheep and are
always the best terms with each other and with the
| human family.
| In several provincial districts OF Finland
religious sect has appeared based upon the fundamen
tai principle Of "female supremacy and male subec-
ton" Husbands and lovers bind themselves by oath to
whatever yoke their partners choose place upon
Them and, furthermore to make unreserved confession
once week of all delnquencies. woman who has
been chosen by her sister rulers to exercise unlimited
| authority within the community aots the penalties
which are promptly inflicted by robust and resolute
matrons
In describing in yesterdays TRIBUNE the pre-
parations for the Webster celebration in Narshned to-
morrow. occasional correspondent fell into an error
respecting feature of the exercises 1t OF course
the paper ustifyng the position taken in the famous
Seventh of March Speech which is be read at Marsh
| field. That paper which prepared for the consid-
Grafton of MI FilmOres Cabinet has lately been found
| among other documents connected with Websters
career and IS considered by the saunches defenders
his memory "A complete NmdcatOn OF the statesmans
| wisdom and far-slghtednesS. ="
1t is customary among the Piutes when
| chief dies to kill the medicine man who attended
him, and the shiefs squaw may consider her
self fortunate If she is not likewise butchered upon
u
| ing within the operation OF this exemplary
| rule, the young wife of the aged Winncmucca was
charged with wichcraft and with threatening to burn
white mans house. 1t was therefore prophesed several
weeks that she would not stand ghost of a chance
in her lord should up his at Camp Bidwel
where he lying at the point OF death II is now re
ported by The Nerdda Stiter that the Pute braves
having belh council ana determined not to wait for
by former husband to the summit of n convenient b1
and there stoned them TO death
The extension of the Albert Memorial Museum
In Exeter England OF which the cornerstone was re
Gently laid will contain library reading room and art
gallery and ultimately lecture-room and library for
the science classes to be added Members of the
NewYOrk State Bar Association, who hone to welcome
"a their guest next summer the Lord ChefJustice of
England will be interested To hear that he made coni
tai speech at the laying OF the corner stone He was
called TO propose the toast Prosperity TO the Albert
Museum, which, he said of meant prosperity 10
science art and teaturca light and easy subject for
man to deal with who was totally UNIT TO deal with any
part OF it. born" said Lord Coeridge in the
pro scientific age. and have pretty well forgotten nil
those little bits OF information Of scientific kind which,
IN the practice Of my profession purposes temporary
but in some respects not wholly mnprohtabe it my
duty from time to time TO endeavOr to master" In arr
he confessed himself hopeless Tory. ana literature
lar behind those critics VINO have discovered that Walter
scott Is dull Wordsworth puerile, Milton pOmpous and
COwpor commonplace.
One of the most characteristic incidents
connected with the surrender OF Frank James last
week was the reception which he held at the McCarty
House In jefferson City, Mo- on Thursday evening. AS
1t known that the distinguished outlaw was
IN the hotel the citizens gathered without distinction OF
color previous condition OF servitude do him
honor correspondent, rising to the real dignity of
the occasion, thus describes the II ey were no TO
be denied In their desire TO have close view OF the man.
and 1t was arranged that Mr. James should hold leyee
In the hotel parlor II began ut six o'clock and lasted
until nine during which hours thousands OF men, women
and children awaited themselves VI the opportunity