New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-24
GENERAL MOTIFS.

A Chinaman rushed into the Office of a mag
istratc I'm Sacramento few days ago and demanded
warrant for the arrest OF Il" Mclean man WHO had
struck him In the eye. He did not knO" his a,sI!ants
name but WAS sure that he could identify him. and ac-
cordngy the convenient legal fiction employed and
warrant was Issued for the arrest Of John Doe and
placed in a constables hands In few moments the
Chinaman had found and recognized his enemy, who
seized by the constable but the prisoner, with
fling show OF indignation protested that his namo was
sons Of regret at the mistake III understood that
the constable is now looking FOR more congenn employ
mcnt.
The emotional language Of bees is one OF tho
mufaroiis facts in insect life with which sir John
Lubbock has made the world familiar. "A tired bee"
he says. huns on and therefore vbrates its wings
ONLY $50 times in second bee humming 4 will.
on the other hand increase its vibrations to 440 per
second. This difference is probably involuntary. but
the change of tone is evidently under the command OF
the WILL aud thus offers another point of similarity To
true voice bee in pursuit OF honey huns connu-
ally and contentedy A. but II it is excited or angry 1t
produces n different note. Thus them" concludes Sir
John, the sounds OF insects do not merely serve 10
song but also serve like any true language to express
the feelings"
A party of Cornell studc nts, with that pecul
lar hnor which used to be tolerated the special mark
and prerogatye of undergraduates, destroyed bridge
belonging TO the university Halloween. Twelve Of
reprimanded and put probation and one has been let
oil with "A simple reprimand. Moreover the trustees
har presented them with bill for damages amounting
TO 500. and OF them will be allowed to return
until the whole amount has been paid. This Is another
illustration OF the enlarged view which college authori
ties are taking OF their and students responsibility
In respect public order and priv ate rights Certainly
the students themselves have reason to complain for
they are always demanding to be treated like men
and II IL the credit OF The Cornell that II orday
approves the course just taken at Ithaca.
A sneak thief has stolen from a repairing jew ell
lers shop In Chicago the unique ornament which gave
to Mr.. John Parks OF that city, his uppcllation OF
Diamond John" When he heard OF his loss Mr. Parks
was inconsolabe but retained sufficient composure TO
give the following description of his lost treasure for
which he considers 81 800 price at all: II is
bination watch and soarfpn In size was about
inch In length and three quarters OF inch wide rather
obong in shape. Tho balance wheel encrusted with
thiryt three small diamonds OF exceeding 1neness Its
working was visible through hnelycut crystal which
protected from the dust Beneath was the dial also
nm exquisite piece OF work around the outer OF tho
whole were rot twenty-slx larger diamonds OF great
purity and beauty. The OrnamenC was made for me In
Paris by special order. The weight of the diamonds
would aggregate about i've carats."
When the unofficial bulletin of the Census
Bureau covering tho manufacturing interests of Phla
delpha appeared about two years ago. Mr. Lorin Blod
get statistican Of that city at convinced
that In respect to number and valuation the agures