New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-23
GENERAL NOTES.

Alich farmer and his wife living near Walnut
Ill., ILL., afier dwelling together in unity for forty years
and becoming reponsble for no fewer than thirteen chill
dren suddenly to the surprising conclusion that
their tompers were Incompatible, and accordingly sepa-
rated The wife then brought suit for divorce, which
came on for trial last week at Mt. Vernon The lawyers
on both sides during the dinner entered into
most cretabr agreement to reconcile the aged couple
if it were possible and the Judge cordially offered to
assist them During the afternoon session each made
conciatory speech, affirming that his client
ccptible those kindly sentiments which adOrn hui
mainly, and he Judge followed with pathetic admOni-
ton At his point the husband Strengthened himself in
his chair and looked toward his wife; IN turn threw
magnetic at him. tGey 30 h rose. caspcd hands,
received the congralnatO's OF the CONT ana III Two
minutes Mr. and Mrs. ThOIuns A. Moore driving to-
ward Walnut III at pace Wnlcn ahtOnlShed be FANNY
horse.
The negotiations between a stock company
desrous OF erecting and operating crystal palace at
St Coud and the french Government have been con
cluded and the work viii be begun shortly The State Is to
grant to the company portion OF the park OF 81 Cloud
for period of trtysix years. which may be pro onged
IL required for twelve years The rent is TO amount
TO about 900 year plus sort OF royalty on the en-
trance money during the first twelve years Of the lease,
and similar royalty on the gross profits of the under
taking during the rest OF the term The palace Itself
will be rather than 1000 feet long, 100 feet high.
and about eighty foct broad but the central dome viii
be moro than 300 feet high 1t will be built OF glass with
and metal framework ana Deng paceu on an thl'
hence will be visible from Pars. Near IT, on the site OF
ruined chateau, tao company Is TO De required 10
erect "A large ornamental building, with gallery and
terrace containing 4" retrospective museum" what
that may be.
A series Of condolences observed in
Boston horse-car q few days ago is thus described
by The Journal "seven young ladies' perceived
in the car OF whom not had both gloves
on and none wholly bare-handed OF these four
hal gloves their right hans and three their left.
nd i'm uugOyed
above the other All OF the bare hands had din
mond rings upon them and whenever any attentions
were needed by the hair raiment Of the ladies' in
every instance the ungoved hand employed 20 be-
stow them and in the necessary movements the stones
flashed and glttered very much. And when, ~ hap
pened in process Of time young ladies left the
car ono after the other four OF them waved their left
hands to conductor direct him TO stop. and the
other three atated their right hands and again the
rings sparked quite cOpi0uhy. All OF when Was very
curious and interesting To the scientific mlhd
The construction of the canal from the Gulf
OF epano to the Gulf OF Egno separating the Pcop0n-
nessus from tho Greek mainland began with impos
inr demonstration q few weeks ago. Thirteen large
steamships some OF them belonging to the Greek and
Russian nayies others the property OF great trading
companies conveyed the spectators to Kalamazoo Tho
King OF Greece his family tho Grand Duke Cons,an
tine and more than 5000 invited guests, chiefly
Athena took part in the proceedings King George dug
tho rst sods with a silver spade which had been made
for tho solomnity and them into barrow and the
Primo Minister Trcoupis. the representative OF tho
Crock people, wheeled the barrow along, and h"As'd