New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-23
GENERAL NOTES

The Nihilists and Socialists who make Lon
don their home and the base OF their operations
fortnight in conclaye in Eppng Forest
slider the situation since the suppression OF the Free
and to suggest means OF spreading their sbo.uab.e
doctrines. Among those who are nov living in London
and who presuma by present IT the cOnsutetion
are Prince Krlpo.kln, Tcnszko"sky and Lturnon
The verdict of those who made the trial trip
the Pullman dining cars Oh the Md md Railway
from London to Leicester is that once the Eng.
lisb public indebted t. Yankee ingenuity for an
idea" The LondoI Globe declares that really admra
bic luncheon served, and adds SHOULD Sir Gorgfs
Midas be in want OF new method for showing what
phanthrOpst be IL, be could not do better than hire
special Pullman train the Midland freight it with bis
friends aud take them of 100 miles into the
try. lunchng the down, and dining the retnra
journey Ihs quite feasible, "a yesterdays train did
not leave ST PaBoIas until quarter pact 2 ana wac
back at T. the total distance being close 200 mes"
Some striking manifestations of the sO-called
thoughtreadng faculty have lately been furnisAedin
London By Mr. stuart Cumberland. The experiments
made at the residence of Sir Benjamin FAip s
Porman Square, where many distinguished ladies and
gentleme n had assembled witness them. The Lord
Mayor present, and TO his great astousAment Mr.
Cumberland being blindfoded, told number Of
bank note which he took from his pocket The thought
reader atterward told the OF coin thought of By
Baron de Worms The Right Hon. A j. BeresfOrd Hope
NJ. p, Sir william Fraz r. Bart. NJ F., Mr. Howard VIM
cent, and several other eminent persons, had their
thoughts read to their intense wondcnent the demon
strator being Immediately successful in ali his attempts
with them. But perhaps the extraordinary exhibi
ton dvining ,ners thoughts that of indns
person the thought of by a weknown leader Of
fashion, and handing 10 her rose which he had mentally
expressed should be taken uy him from gentlemns
coat. Mr.. Cumberland prof. to De able To bell tic
OF Others, but after he mad successfully performed
sOme experiments this direction stampede WAC very
naturally Inade among the fair
A few years ago the robbery of house in
which TWO brothers by the name OF Baser lived alone
caused great excitement In Camden y. D. The burglars
bound gagged the brothers and got away with
about $4,000. This occurrence has been recalled "a
singular way by the confession of who, caught 1t
the work. explained thar looking for The proceeds
OF the robbery. Two Philadelphia ferry men noticed
the peculiar movements OF man. who, carrying spade
and lantern, every night for week took a the
foot of MarkeIs and owed up theryer. On Wednesday
ngnt they and reporter OF The Kec0rd whom they lad
let into the siealihy followed skif the Dys-
ferrous unknown, until he landed Pet Us island
creting themselves, they watched hlm dig without
suit for time. and then, determined to solve the
riddle. suddenly confronted him and demanded
PLANTATION. After hesitation lie l0lgDly told the
story Of the burg larry. The thieves he SAID, embarked
the river with the money and fell " quarrel ing
about division OF it, One OF them overheard and
.rtasurc Potty's Island and Garry II OF "A iuulo
lie OF them, but LEARNED the iaets
from cOnyici named George Gibbons duriug bis
fuprlson III sing sing, from which hr has Just been
III this extraordinary revelation. lac money has nOt
been found