New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-31
GENERAL NOTES.

Ninety death sentences have been passed
In France since 1879, but only of them have been
carried out. 1t is in such lets, almost al
countries where the death penalty exists that the op.
ponets of capital punishment find OF their strongest
arguments
The latest official statistics of the japanese
Statistical Bureau show that the total number OF pe-
lain and pottery factories in Japan 322, and that they
give employment to 1904 persons OF whom $50 arc
women. The single Province OF Dwarf contain, 20
fewer than these factories, leaving only 81 b
divided among the other twenty three provinces In
which such work Is carried ON.
The question Of mixed marriages has been
occupying the serious attention OF the German press of
some time past The indications are, that notwithand.
ing tho opposition of the priesthood, they will finally
allowed The parish priests of bavaria have hither
demanded the bride and bridegroom of different
religions written promise that their children shOuldA
brought ZIP as Catholics. The Administrative Tribunal
OF Munich has now decided that such conventions srs
Illegal inasmuch as they form part OF the marriage con
tract and all contracts have TO be entered into before
a notary.
A novel experiment to test the endurance
OF tho officers of the Cavalry Brigade OF the Imperial
Guard stationed at Warsaw performed fortnight
ago. Ten officers chosen by lot, aud their COMMANDED
General stroukoff rode 1873 miles on a course laid og
around the MokatOR Plain, adjoining Warsaw, betSeea
the hours Of O. 80 n. and 80 p. m. They changed
their horses often they wished In most cases nYe
o
day They weighed before starting and at the e,9
OF tho trial NIL were found TO have lost except GenA
StToukOf, the average loss being about four pouleS
Neither tho their horses appeared to DO muea
fatigued.
A society for physical Research has
recently been established in London, and one ofts
officers writes to Tie Pail Mall Gazette explaining hasN
object Is to inquire into the obscure phenomena sI~
on the outskirts Of knowledge. ~should aT oiyo1
readers he says be able and Inclined TO send US an So
count, put the track Of any phenomena OF us
kind which may have come under the cog1ilan0e"
themselves their friends. they would greatly oonss1
and would Oso as think wemay fairly say - s ~
deTing real aid 10 the progress OF knOwedge " -
ton where such aid II much needed. Notnls sht
any case, be printed published leher Win or w."
namesl except with the full consent OF tne pei'''
concerned"
A Memphis magistrate had before him ono
morning last week young man who at q mas'ea %.
the night before had figured George Wsshins'oH~
whom however, his resemblance was so entirely '0Pe
fetal that he became drunk end abusive before tne it
was over. The magistrate pronounced sentence N -.
following homely but emphatic language; Nc" "a
had got drunk private citizen, and had eussSa
ripped around as such, should have fined you W.
inasmuch as You appeared at the masked bali aha
United the offence he pors0nsting the chatas.sv
George Washng ton the reverend father OF bis eoan
will have to gently stick you for S2O. Won Z, INV
patriotism business brought into diSropule' ~
The Washington Evening Star repeats WIN
many details the assertion, which has been 0'eA.s
tradicted but never dsproved that the BODY OF ou'
WAS removed from the jail to the Army Medieai h1.
on the night of July and that the bones have Deen
fully prepared for articulation. The star sds' -.
Is but little doubt that Dr. Hicks will eyentuA4V -,
ally present them TO the Surgeon-Generai OF VIC
tho Museum OF course IL would be preferable 'Ds'
Hicks should, as the executor OF the paper Puip",v
be the will OF Guiteau, present them IN tns' Va
but II Mr. Reed should refuse TO swear that Gultesa
OF sound and dsposug mind. capable Sl m."SSrfI
valid deed Instrument, the paper canno.
as legal will Having II, however IN ~ - yefbd
has nine points OF the law In bis favor AZ errascns
gift OF the prisoner, with the consent OF NY
atves, VIII doubtless make up the other point