New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-30
GENERAL NOTES.

number OF physicians and other citizens OF
Boston have united in circular addressed TO tho
teachers Of that city, urging them TO all their inau
ence and authority TO suppress tho use OF tobacco
among the children in their schools. There IA no donbt
that this habit is becoming more and more prevalent
among children to whom il Il equally certain TO be in
1urons The makers OF cheap cigarettes largely re-
spons0le for this un ortuDate cOndi ion OF affairs which
Is attracting much anxious consideration ON bath
sides Of the Atlantic.
AS absurd a story as was ever Drinted bos
been pnt into circulation by the Senelie D MN and
reproduced In full. though contradcted by tba
Fd'vuAa, an official Italian newspaper The story "a
that the Italian nation has been for years was,i,o a.,
worship upon sham Garibadi, the real hero having
been killed at Aspromonte Various circumstance are
mentioned in support OF this fanofu tale for nsaoco
the supposed fact that the genuine Garbad had small
har DIS and feet md wrote clumsiy and with difficulty
Whereas the mpersonator Of the dead hero had laye
ana unshapeV hands but welded the pen OF a ready
writer ''
Inc following account of sad accident at
Peterhoh which, though improved Is not improbable.
comes from st. Petersburg: The Emperor was walking
IN the PARK fortnight ago. and becoming Interested In
tne operations on some workmen beckoned TO one Of
them to approach intending to ask him some questions
The man threw down his tools and ran toward the En-
peror When only step or two from His Majesty tho
man fell dead at his feet shot by sentinel who had M,
seen the EmperOrs signal and who had received INNER
alive orders to fire on any stranger approaching him.
@s car t S said hgsd a 70 lift up the body and
workmans wife and children. WV
The natural conclusion, on reading in tho
papers three weeks that George Foulty OF BeefoD
tane ONO, had fired bullet into his brain directly
through the centre OF his forehead that this was the
last OF George Foulty Blt that young man seems N
nave been strangely organized far from DIVING m
the spot he did not lose conscousness no. ba o
since suffered any PAIN although ii has be en- something
4 4 nuisance TO Keep iping away the which
as TO say that Georges faculties have Improved sin@s
the bullet entered his head He is now in comforfable
tors puzzle. 80 "O"
A dispute having arisen over the question
OF who Is entitled TO poshumous honors as the frat
dead Rebel MI s. b. Wight, one OF the staff of the 1874
Georgia Regiment, afrms that the first soldier who
died in the service Of the Concderacy was an Augusta
tailor In the LIST Georgia Volunteers The knight OF the
goose not killed in battle kicked TO death By
mule, but died from the bite Of TT snake which be
had placed in his bosom as joke posing it to be OF
harmless nature whilst going with the snake
in his BOSOM" writes Mr. Wight, crowd OF his fellow.
soldiers gathered around. and in spirit OF brayado
ne TOOK III out ana provoked the reptile until t hit him OF
the back Of mis- hand, from which died very soon
The snake wac killed, taken to Augusta preserved
In alcohol Being in That city few months afterwar
saw the reptile which was two feet long and about the
SIZE or chllds finger. All the members OF the LIST
Georgia Regiment will rccoieot this circumstance"
Necessity has at last overcome the reluctance
OF Parisian 10 cOuntenance system OF municipal rapid
transit The project OF elevated railroads has been
abandoned and the construction of suberranean line
seems to be practically agreed on. NM. siben and
SOule the promoters, propose To form central line
from Saint Cloud to the Lyons terminus, from which
would branch large circle and smaller inner cir
cle, with additional branch lines various termni
In the south the railway would pass through the prnc
pie business quarter ntersect the bouevards at the
Place de fOpera but turn in the north also to the term
nus OF the Eastern Company II present plans arc
followed ont, the stations OF the proposed railway viii
be very numerous aud close TO each other and they
Will be 80 constructed contain cOmmOdou waiting
rooms above ground communicating with the platforms
by means of r0omy and handsome staiTcases central
station To be erected at tire Place de Ia BOurse The
length Of the railway, with all Its branches, is to DO
nearly twenty four miles The cost OF construction IL
estimated at $3O00OOOO The will be lOcents for
any distance, first class and cents second class Two
cent tickets will be issued TO wOrkmen.