New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-14
GENERAL NOTES.

Herr Fuchss report in Der NaturforscI..
states that 2 earthquakes known TO have oceur,0
during the year 391, OF which SO were In winter ~ .
autumn, 56 in spring and 81 in summer. - :"
The first indications that the lecturing Inn,
Of Mrs, Jesse James and her children would be an,
cal failure happily borne out by subsequent arr
rences At st. Louis last week tho indecent show drs
only So 1t is to be devoutly hoped that this IL ca.
in which the prophet viii be as utterly without homo,
elsewhere as in her own country and among her or,
kinsfolk and acquaintance.
Strange ideas Of the uses 10 which sacred
ediGce may be applied evidently entertained BY Tia
Rev John Campbell, minister in the Island Of Iona ,
petition lately presented u the General Assembly Of tho
Established Church sets forth that he had Used thu
building at one time pigsty at another a. 40 in.
closure for his CATTLE and the grounds about it every
winter a staek-yar. one Sunday, during the WHIT,
OF 1880 the people who assembled to attend the seryics
found that door of the church closed the LOBBY
being stored with corn or straw.
The public parks in London, maintained By
the Metropolitan Board OF Works. not including thu
royal parks and few open spaces the outskirts Of
the metropolis contain 1,6762 acres. distributed fol-
lows: Fnsbury Park, Is acres Southwark Park. So;
gardens on the Victoria, Albert and Chelsea Embark.
ments and IN Leicestersquare, IA; Blackheath 276;
Hampstead Heath, 24O; Shepherds Bush Common, 9;
London Fields, 81; Hackney Downs. so; Well Stree.
Common 30; North Mil Field, %; South Mil Field,
52; waste land Al Dalston-ane and Groyest Hackney,
Il footing Beck Common. IA; footing Grayeney
Common 63; Chaplain Common, 30; BOstau Heath,
50; Ilumstead Common, 10; STANDARDIZATION
Green, 4; NORWOOD scrubs, 1871
The hospital for sick and HON eless animals
Bombay stands ia the OF the native quarter Of
the city 1t several acres low stone buildings
incosng a large courtyard The single condition for
admission Is that the animal shall remain until IL dies
The pious Hlndoos believe that all life is sacred and
sin committed, and many evil conscience is purged by
sending unhappy beast to the hospital Much II
the food consumed by the dumb pensioners ia contrib
uted in the way sacrifices AMI nkoferings Even
lice, heas ana unmentiOnabe ye ruin ma refuge IN
apart for their accOmmOd ati0n dcyOut pilgrims
and hired ocggara supplying their necessities.
Two friends named Ferris and Parker, Of
Denver COL feeling somewhat oppressed by the heat
day ast week. went into drug store and asked tho
immaculate clerk for small doses OF buchu. Having
swallowed the same they started for home. They had
proceeded far when Ferris began to twit Parker
upon The extraordinary and unbec Omag hue which his
face had assumed under the influence Of the heat You
haven't much to boast Of" retored Parker; yours
about "a red as fellows face could get without break
ing ont" The two friends then halted and exchanged
more elaborate criticisms upon the appea OF each
others countenances, a. result Of which they con-
cuded 70 make the quickest trip 10 the drug store
record There the obligng clerk forthwith discovered
that ne had given them bcadOnna instead OF buchu
-can happened be IN the s1Op at tue time ana "
his assistance a couple of valuable lives were saved
The clerk was good enough 10 say That De Was m4cn
pleased at their recovery.