New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-16
GENERAL NOTES.

Oueen Victoria has commissioned Mr.. Linton
to paint picture of the royal wedding ceremony
in ST. Georges Chapel. When finished 1t will be added
TO the collection Of pictures Of events of her Majestys
reign hanging In the private royal apartments al Wind
The Memphis Aralancho says that Judge
Lynchs heavy docket is north of Mason and
Dixons line January last be has executed sixteen
alleged criminals in the Southern states nineteen in the
Northern States, and six in the frontier States. In
Kansas Ohio Indiana. Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and
posed to mete out Justice Judge Lynch has condemned
eight persons during The period mentioned"
Upon the suppOsitiOn that the upper air cur
rents such that balloon starting from the United
States and kept at altitude of about 1000 feet would
eventually reach Europe, Mr. King, the aeronaut, pur-
poses to construct balloon with capacity Of 100000
cubic Of gas, and attach 10 rope 5000 feet long
lie argues this balloon coudnot ascend much higher
than 900 feet on account OF the weight OF the rope
fall much below that altitude the rope being buOyed up
by the ocean. BY this simple contrNdnce ne opposes
that a elevation could be maintained ana that
the eastward air current would wait MS Mrhip 10 Eu-
rope.
CALIFORNIA; Tichborne claimant, whose pre-
lenses were set forth about year ago and who had
been silent long thatit was generally supposed he
had zone into some other business has appeared again
in san Francisco with more proofs" 1t appears
that his identity has been established TO his own entire
satisfoction by three persons, two and
The claimants enterprising lawyer having introduced
his client to people, they ali promptly recognized
him without even glancng at the strawberry mark
which every respectable person always has with him
such occasions Sir Roger TichhOrne, whose has
been Ferris for several years past Is about starting for
Paris visit Father Leiebyre his former spiritual adj
wiser.
In a private letter to General Carnahan, of
Indianapolis the American Minister at Constantinoplc
describes "A wonderful exhibition OF horsemanship
which he recently witnessed General Wallace writes
L was invited few days ago by the Sultan 10 60 with
him and witness drill OF his household troops. The old
18th could his infantry but the performance Of his
Circassian cavalry was something extraordinary. As
sample Four companies magnhcently mounted were
I'm line buge call, and the right company dashed
through to the front full speed Another call, there
was beautiful feat. Each man reached ont with his
right hand caught the rein close to the Bit pulled
hard and threw his horse Dat on its left sdc dsmount
ing as II went down. Then the ground behind tho
HORSE he began frng "a skirnlsher tmtI can me
compauy rose up with their horses ana rctreated ht ul
speed reforming az they went As L hnd never even
heard OF such thing you can iinleho my aslohlsh-
ment."
The difficulty, in taking instantaneous pho
tographs Of bringing the object into tho field Of the
camera has been partly overcome by Photographic
gun the invention OF NJ Marcy, french naturalist
The Engineer says that this instrument sis neither
more nor than very large revolver with stock to
nut to the shoulder. The barrel is elescopethat
say it contains the lenses OF camera there are six
teen apertures which take tho place OF the chambers
The photographer puts In sensitized plato behind
these apertures and performing operation analogous
to cooking the weapon, he is ready for the field On
seeing dying bird lie takes aim and pulls the trigger.