New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-24
GENERAL NOTES.

The state apartments at Hampton Court
Palace are again open to the general public, but rss
view OF them the fire revealed many signs OF the
peril they had been in. Tho tapestry dried though
not rehung and looked the its satura-
ton La the closet OF George H.. the Kings closet
and the private chamber OF George H., the oak
paneDg had been removed let the walls dry. The
painted ceiling IN the Queens bedroom fine work Of
u I, was drying satisfactorily.
A woman about sixty years old, who lives
In South Providence, r. l., INDUCES a whl1h would
be singular In anybody but which, considering her age
and sex, is truly astonishing may be seen, in all
sorts of weather. riding the front platform of tho
horse-car which runs to her neighborhood. chatting
with the driver discussing the good bad points Of the
horses and manifestng tho iyeest interest In every
thing affecting the of the car. Moreover sne
eghts with perfect facility while the car is IN NOTION
aud presses great indignation IL the driver stops
the car to allow her TO get OH
The Mayor of the small ROumanian COM
mune Of vaduesu found such difficulty in collecting
taxes that he driven to despair, from which, how
ever, he presently emerged with an inspiration One
day. when the all at work in the heds, he de-
scended with twenty suboTdinates upon their homes
and carried OFF their wives to his lookup. When the
men returned from the fields az night and discovered
the desolaton which had been wrought they repaired
with accord the pubic house, either to drown
their celebrate their delVerance But few
days afterward reflection having brought them 70 their
seses they paG the taxes and recovered their wives
While q company or Italians were enjoying
light repast OF macaroni and cOngenial yands
last Saturday evening In Mrs. Luccarinis boarding
house. Philadelphia, they startled by screams in
an adjoining she'd and, rushing out wlat tho
matter found their laniady in the embrace OF large
brown bear, companion stood close by In full ap
prevail Mira Luccsrini, forgetting that she had given
accommodation TO these treasures Of two wandering
that very afternoon mad gone the sned for
scuttle COAL with the result above mentioned The
boarders fed ncontinenty and the bears, taking pos
session OF the supporroom cleared the table In snort
order and with compeIest satisfaction. When the
showmen returned they were received with ELUSIVE
welcome when they would nave been glad to escape.
However they succeeded In getting the bears back
the sned, whence they led them sadly away the next
morning, after the payment Of suitable damages.
1t appears from q statistical table in the
nest issue OF the General Annual Return OF Brit
sh Army that England now furnishes, compared
with Scotland and Ireland, mucn larger contingent
than formerly. In 1865 furtnest date TO wnicD the
Annual Return goes back, England furnished l06s10
soldiers Scotland oil and Ireland 55,5S3 Tue Irish
contingent was therefore, little taaR one-naf Of
the English. ana the scotch something less than q
sixth. Until 1872 these proportions did not greatly
vary but apparently under the influence OF the short
service system. steady change then set In both the
Scotch and Irish supplies diminishing, while the English
supply increased This tendency has continued
since with the result that in 1882 England credited
with furnishing Ia 434 soldiers, Scotland 1878 anu
Ireland 945. Here proportion borne by the Irish
contingent the Ei2lisd II between q third and
fourth while Scotland supplied less than ninth OF the
number raised south OF the Tweed.