New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-01
GENERAL NOTES.

During the last few years tho habit OF
opium eating has been making terrible progress In Den
mark The Nationditidede states that there are
only here families in which the consumption
of this drug and morphine Is not haDtual Win one or
more Of the adult members
A new industry has recently sprung up in
Sweden In most parts OF that country enormous guam
rites Of banched and beached are found that
grew ages ago. These old MOSES are now gathered ana
made into paper which is found to be very fine in
quality mandatory of paper from this material has
begun operations housekeeping, aud Is turning out
paper in ali degrees excecncy from tissue TO sheets
threequartcrs OF an Inca In thickness inese iasef o
harder than wood.
The venerable English Constitution Il suffer-
ing another strain In abolition OF the timehonored
Office Of tubman the Exchequer. On taking posses
sion OF the new.Law Courts, 1t was Thought Dy those
high IN authority the experiment of aboshing that
functionary might safely made, and thus far the En-
pire s,in exists. The OF the officer rose many
ago. because he charge OF the tub at the bar
OF the Court which was the OF capacity In ex
else cases. while his colleague the postman, took ns
name the post which was The measure OF length
These officers mad privilege Of moving the Court IN
precedence OF Attorney General except In " tho
Queens business"
The thirty-third annual statement Of the
United States Life Insurance Company of this city Is
made public to-day. The company has had successful
year. adding largely It's business and assets The latter
now amount to SIS 46 and there clear surplus
over every liability OF $685. The prosperity OF the
company is no doubt largely due TO the liberal policy,
which provides against litigation After three annual
payments have made the company agrees that 10
will not contest claim for any whatever IL also
pays claims Immediately upon the receipt OF proofs OF
DEATH Last winter the charter OF ts- company was
amended by the Legislature that all the pronts 80 10
the policy holders ~
There is town in England called Kilburn,
and there ara in that town q number Of religious tenn
perance people who statistics They were satisfied
ia their own minds the public houses were not as
well paroniZed on Sunday as the Churches out tney
thought they would make IL clear 10 every one else oy
taking Of all who went 10 either or these places
on cert night. The result hardly bore out their an-
topations There thirty1ye public houses In the
town which on the evening in question visited by
1891 people lille the twenty-five churches Of all vare-
lies were patronzed by 500 people And TIE Maehes.
Ter Ernmiaer commenting this showing says that
The nuble houses provide something attractive
than the average church. which is why they are better
p8trouzed.
The Duchess OF Gallera, not long ago, pre-
scented to tue Pope tho usufuct OF two extensive Italian
estates which leads The Cork Examiner tell how she
obtained her great fortune Ihe late duke her husband.
posse sed fortune OF 300O0O.O00 ranes, or about
100000 )00 and had an only son, who, as boy, was
rec 70 n all the sO-called noble passions" When
scarcely twenty the young noblemsn retired to the
neghborhood Of Nice applied for the post OF schools
master in a small village and obtained H. his ihther
allowed him yearly from 800 600 TO 100000 francs but
the Young man all the money 10 Paris where IL was
divided ne anonymous gift among the poor The no.
HE teacher lived absolutely aud entirely his salary
and discharged his duties most conscieDtiousy After
three years OF work the French Ministry OF Instruction
named him Officer de academic" The young noble
declined the honor very polite letter. declaring that
had never been heard that schOolmaster had merted
so high distinction three years work. and that as
he could see ony respect for his name he was una
bic TO accept It, being resolved to owe everything to m'
self few years ago his ia, her died. aad the whole of
HE coossnl fortune descended 10 the son. The young
duke went at once 10 Paris drew mp VIII naming his
mother heiress all his immense wealth. and sec
oud deed comforting upon her during lifetime the free
and absolute administration OF the Galel0 property
these formaitos lac returned To his village nnd
as before applied himself TO teaching the b e. The
dOwager duchess probably the richest lady In the world
has Iclvestubshcd large hospital I'm which tho care
OF tho sick is ntrusted 70 u religious ORDER