Morris tribune., 1882-06-29
Facts and Fancies.

The clerk at the Albany IN. W peni-
tentiary in an interview, the other day,
said: All our life men are peculiarly
well behaved. They obey the rules, are
generally pleasant, and seem to want to
retain the good will of their keepers.
Still, give them good chance to escape
and they will 60 like flash-but they
would have to see their way clear be-
fore they would make an attempt; they
wouldn't take many chances. While, OF
course, we do not like to see men come
here for life, looking at it in sympa-
thetic point of view, yet if we had one
thousand just such men as these life men
are, looking at it from prison stand
point, we would have perfect para
disc.
They think good deal of editors
down in Mississippi. There was an edi-
torial convention at Natchez, and the
scribes. A bridge gave way, precipitat-
ing the editors and warriors into the wa
ter, thereby giving the former splendid
opportunities for fine writing and gra-
tuitous bath.
The houses that are being built now in
Paris are not such as the coming gener-
alton will find "stufy," ''too small"
"old-tashioned," and so no criticisms
which with us are commonly passed
with us OH the creations of the last %
years; they are houses intended to last
practically for all time. Built of solid
stone and iron throughout, with founda-
tions they resemble Roman work, on the
traditions of which, by the way, they
are built by the sturdy southern work
men. Commercially, also, these invest
ments prove successful, and household
market is at preminm.
A remarkable collection of surgical in
struments has been discovered at Pom
peii and removed to the Naples museum.
1t evidently belonged to one practition-
| er or establishment, and is as large an
equipment as the modern surgeon is
usually supplied with. One of the most
| interesting Instruments is Il long rod
with metallic plate fixed at one end at
an angle of 135 deg. 1t was at first
| thought to be a cautery for internal op-
| erations, but its remarkable resemblance
| to the modern laryngeal mirror. suggests
| the possibility that it was employed in a
similar manner in ancient times.
On the Goth of the present month
Queen Victoria will have reigned just
forty-five years. The reigns of only
three other English sovereigns have
exceeded hers in length. They are that
| of Henry I'LL, which lasted Sc years;
that of Edward Ill, which numbered
so, and that of George Ill, which was
| the longest of all-60 years. Victoria in
age has been surpassed by eleven soyer-
eigrs since the Norman conquest. They
are HenryG., who lived to be 81 years
Henry Ill, who died at IS; Edward l.,
67; Edward Ill, IS; Elizabeth, So
James H., So; George l., 81; George II.
II; George Ill, 80; George w., 6S, and
William w., u.
The New York legislature which re-
Gently adjourned did little to commend
itself to the good opinion of the people
of the state. One act passed by it how
ever, is worthy of mention and com
mendation. Under the law of tha
state it was possible for landlords to ar
bitrarily evict tenents, and that they tool
advantage of it is shown by the fact tina
the evictions in New York last year ex
ceeded those in all Ireland by over -,
900. The new law compels landlords t.
give five davs' notice before turning ou
tenants, any time except May l, whicl
is considered q general moving day
when tenants are supposed to leave un
less they have made new arrangement
for an extension of lease.
The new bell "Great Paul." for s:
Pauls, London, is monster. The weigh
of the headstock alone is nearly thre
tons, the clapper over four hundred
weight: the crown staple to which tn
ranner is attached about as mich more
and the clapper bolt, by which the tw
sections Of the clapper are fastene'
through the headstock, not far from an
other two hundred weight. To thes
must be added the weight of the iro
straps and bolts by which the "cannons
of the bell are fastened in the headstock
and total weight of nearly four tons
! made up, in addition to the sixteen ton
fourteen hundred weight two quarter
nineteen pounds which Great Paul bring
to scale.