New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-24
GENERAL NOTES.

Four slaves were recently sold in the public
street at Tanger only few yards from the British Lee
CATION European visitors were naturally shocKed ~
the spectace and have been wondering ever since tnat
such traffic should be tolerated within twenty miles Vi
Europe.
The combined efforts of four policemen were
required to carry into the House of Commons on April
10 the petition favor Of closing public houses on Sun
dayone OF the largest documents OF the knd
presented Parliament IL contained o9O33z
upon a continuous roll OF paper which was 4,S32 yards
long and weighed $50 pounds
Scarcely any characteristic of the German
Emperor is more marked than his aversion to capital
punishment. In the period from 1854 to 1878 only
20 out OF 2s capital sentences were carried out and
during the next decade OF i29 criminals condemned to
DEATH H5dcl the wouldbe assassin was the only one
executed During the years 1879 aud $50 only one cap
ital sentence out OF eighteen executed and there
were only four executions in each OF the years 1881 ana
1880 The almost nvariable communication OF the death
sentence has been to penal servitude Tor llte
The Paris Figaro recently astOnished its con-
ndiDg readers with grave account OF English dogs
with handle" "when the dog is quite young" said
the verac6us French journal an incson made in It's
tail near root and the tail then curved double so as
to bring tie tip into thencisOn where speedily adheres
and takes firm In afew days all traces Of the wound
dsappear and the dogs tail then be used as handle
10 carry him through crowds across the street. etc
French dog would rebel against this treatment put
English dogs, being naturally phegmate, submit 10 the
mutIlation without a wink"
A correspondent of The Boston Post, writing
about the remnants OF Indian tribes surviving In Ma ssa
chusetts says at ia believed by those who have an
opportunity know that Indian OF pure aboriginal
blood s now a resident IN the commonwealth they hay-
ing tune to time ntermarried with the whites ana
those OF African descent Counting all those who have
Indian blood In their veins in the state In the vesSes
OF tribes remaining there are to-day not far from 1000
persons embraced in 225 families, and It must be borne
in mind that the numbers contained In these tribes have
been Decreasing for over 200 years. IL Is "a
very significant fact that no tribe now exisung IL III
creasing numerically In the commonwealth.
An excited old lady with green spectacles and
n green veil alighted from omnibus In Boston the
other day. and hurrying up to policeman asked where
abe could find an officer of the Society for the Proven
ton OF Cruelty to Animals, explaining with energetic
shakes OF her umbrella that one OF the horses drawing
the omnibus from which she had just dismounted was
Inning dreadfuy and, Of course suffering fortunes
Ar that moment the omnibus started again. and the
old lady cried: There! tod you he wasn't fit to
work; Just see his painful efforts togo Painful be
dashed!" responded the policeman Ihat morse ~ sn
nacer and there amt nOthin IN the world the matter
with him" The officer was right, Dut the ola lady VIII
never believe It,
The official English of Latin countries ID
queer language, TRANSACTIONS Of public documents
and announcements have frequently shown. wonder
full example was lately furnished by the following
placard which was posted in the streets of sena ITO
stranger, especially Inglish The most ustrious Sir,
Gambinen. while working lwalkngl last week on the
stree. principle, gravely struck on the foot by
piece OF CRYSTAL launched BY stranger in neishoourng
srcat who was hiding side ways The missal has not
been founded but without doubt 1t was happy Dit OF
dynamite which was not exploding short time after
m Englshman with durty grey beard was seen strug
Cling with adde flady in the Liza lpu6lc garden OF
sena but before tue cOnestble of the policy coud re-
ION him vanished recompense Of 800 Lire wlll De
given to could uncover the hdlng place VI
this abomnaDe convict