New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-08
GENERAL NOTES.

A raQman so drunk that be could not walk
straight performed the surprising feat OF climbing to the
top OF seepe in Lewiston Me-. last Saturday by means
Of ladders which the painters had left unglarded while
they were at dinner. The performance seemed to afford
him an agreeable eXhlarGton but to the people In the
street below it was painful IN the extreme He swayed
from side to side occasionally stopping TO shout and
wave his hat while he held on with one hand. Having
satisfied his ambition by touching the cross at the top
of the steeple, he began the still more peros descent
When he was part way down two men went up 70 neg
him. and having by their assistance, reached the eoana
In safety, he staggered OF with deirOus howl OF t'
ultatiOn.
Some years ago an English listiDtrOduced
into one of his stories native OF indosan who having
gone to England for sacred purpose ana returned ou@
East was condemned to wander homeless and iiendeS
for the rest Of his life having forever lost caste o ~
versng the sea- The Incident. though OF course imaginary
had sufficient foundation for artistic purposes Ia conen
porary customs A young Indian prince having passea
through course of study in England In order 10 quM'
himself for practice as barrister, has lately retunew
his native country He had thereby lost caste ana
commanded therefore, by the native priesthood 70 es.
the five products OF the in order TO REGAIN ns
position. This he has DONE and Is once more iiI"'N
During the trial of case in the Criminal Coai'
at Baltimore last Saturday the defence producta
witness German boy named Charles NogeL Wn0 10 10
been In this country only few months and cannot
English He positively refused either to DO sworn "
affirm or even when the Judge suggested II through
Interpreter to hold mp his hand and promise 10 zen ~
truth lie explained that he was acting uhGef
advice of his aunt who had told him not to allow nl'
70 be made witness as boy could not TESTIFY ~ sc,
many until he sixteen years Od ine 49, nv were
considerably embarrassed he said that " Wv ify on
sworn or would affirm he would compel L',h " he all
main of contempt but under the circumstance conr.
not know how TO meet the difficulty tinaIy 'i'
adjourned the case one week without GeoisioiL
One of the curious trades of Pas, llIusuS'.
described by contributor to he Ao"tteT $3.50
visit" he writes 10 the neighborhood or inc '"
d'Eau YOU will see IN some OF the a,Dacen' o." N.
notice Poissons rouges on location posted UP tgst
windows OF the bird-seers shops. one u"y, 80,
was studying this notice. rather exercised Is " ina
ing bonnie appeared with small, zinc pa't -, ana
proprietor OF the shop dipped into tank al ~, -, N.
drew Ii thence filed with dozen gold-nsh' Isssa
bonnie had taken her departure. stepped H. az, ,t-
the dealer the meaning Of the episode naI 3 =" hr-
messed lie said the woman had been 10 ,nV TO- masters
Ing dozen gold ish for the niue poiu erns 10 nc
garden every saturday evening. ~ sse - hny the
Temarked that II would he much cheaper tgerelspo
fish altogether No doubt Bnt, you when the pump
works and Us it breaks down pretty oi'eh '"'
be always dying. - tiara
News comes from Sierra Leone that a.,
delay OF Ave years punishment has been ' C.,rra
most atrooious crime In 1877 two agents oi ,.,nE
Missionary Society, ct ontsha on tue Ne0,' 60. tied
John and John Williams by naIne' All" me t,oa hen
two native girls together hack 70 oaoA' Ntf rounds
with barbarous cruelty rubbed pepper mo Ne'' ,ops
and left them lying on the ground under - ar
sun One OF them died and the other initaou ,..uty
yiyed Williams and lis wife were seh'e ~, yesrsi
years penal servltude John to eighteen ard as
penal servtude and Mrs John to two !e@' az, sen
ment with bard labor The trial has creator are
sation throughout the colony and the soH' ,hs lOsf
warmly approved Tho explanation sven Was the e
delay Is that although tie death Oh british sne
ieots mostly natives OF sierra Leone % s met with
every attempt 20 ind out tue truth o, 'n Sc we're ~
tho orpatest difficulties, many peopie ,ors or less
position 10 give evidence being thense g. ton
Implicated In the affair But ioI inc nave seen the ss
M ALI II Is satisfaction 70 know tua, .,ss they are
ex missionaries have a(. )ted European '"
natives VI Africa.