New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-16
GENERAL NOTES.

In excavatng the clay on Lord NOrmantOns
English estate near Crowland the workmen have eX-
posed about three OF subterranean Forest ten
feet below the Some Of the trees are In an adj
mrable state of preservation, one gigantic OAK measuI
ing Is yards in length The trees In such cond
ton that the oak be distinguished from the elm,
while kind of fir tree seems to be the most abundant,
the wood Of which hard that the trees be drawn
out of the clay in their entirety OF root and branch
The surrounding clay contains 9ualles Oh we i IT IN
The spot been visited by crowds of people Including
the local scientific societies.
The Paris police returns for 1881 furnish
number OF Interesting facts to the distribution Of
crime between the sexes and among different natona-
ties and occupations. OF the whole number OF persons
convicted 40 900 OF the male and 5000 of the
female sex fthe former three in eight minors,
and the latter only in five was under age The
English colony contributed IS arrests, the Ger
man 277 the Italian 600, and the Belgian nearly 900.
Unfortunately the returns do not show what numerical
PROMOTION these colonies bear another and the
native population About $4,000 of the offences COM
mitted are included under the title "vagabOndage -;
nearly 1000 under the title rebellion" refractory
and dsorderly conduct and $500 thefts of all de-
scrptons The trades which contributed most largely
TO the army OF criminals those OF masons painters
jewellers and seamtresses The butchers furnished 3s7
conycts the bakers only 20l the cab-drvers 100,
wne-selers 1000. domestic servants ZVOO COOKS ZoS,
and proprietor" only 10.
The statistics of the class of 'S2, about to
be graduated at Yale College, have been published in
pamphlet In accordance with the usual custom On Com
mencement Day presumably at noon the average age
Of the class will be - years. months, days hours
% minutes and g seconds you INCEST member is 20
years and month the oldest is 80 years and months;
the taest Is 8 feet Dig inches, and the shortest feet Dig
nebes the heaviest weighs 200 pounds aud the ghtest
two weigh pounds each; tho biggest head Is covered
by a n. hat A. c. Hand bears OF the palm for manly
beauty by votes c. b. SOrrs and b. Johnson received
10 votes each. II their present Intentions are carried
ont 80 will become lawyers II doctors, teachers,
missionaries and 20 business men. The average e1pen
diture for the four years IL S390I No fewer than ~
confess that they drink intoxicating liquids, 67 smoke
81 bet and 10 gamble 81 and II 20 10 the theatre
cupid has discharged his arrows around the campus
with average success for ii OF the class engaged to
be married. one atrOciOus monster has been engaged
live times but is now out OF IA job Not single New
cumstance which many persons VIII think sptaks wen
Tor New-lIayen, considering the propensues indicated
it really Is, in the annual statistics.
General James Craig, of St. Joseph, Mo-,
met a number of his old friends in the rotunda oil the
Planters House in ST. Louis day last week, and thus
is one Of the he told them In my early days OF
law was called into a murder case near Lexington
Ky by a lawyer named Murphy, with whom had pre-
yousll had an acquaintance That was long before the
era OF railroads and made the Journey on horSconcA'
About the time | thought was reaching Murphy
neighborhood In contact with an ola negro man.
who occupied al exalted position on load OF eordwood
Hello sam said I, do you know lawyer In these
parts named Murphy 4 Goly. boss said he, OATS
messa's name He lives just over de hill, in big white
house AT do left VI road But say boss, he amt no
lawyer, You must be mistaken, SAM for the Murphy
want IA certainly engaged In the practice OF law
Don't care, boss massa's name Is Murphy ana dey
calls him Colonel but he amt no lawyer Deciding
that If 1t WAS not the gentleman L desired no oouu
direct me to my destination, | rode on ahead OF the
negro and Just about 10 disappear III Dehu VI io"