New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-29
GENERAL NOTES.

The Mobile and Ohio Railroad has sold all its
pine lands comprising about 100000 In Alabama
and Mississippi, TO Land and Lumber Company. tits
said to have been the largest transaction VI the kind On
record in the South.
Inside the Garfield vault in Lake View Gene
terry, Cleveland, is a tall silver which Mrs. Garfield
keeps filed with fresh flowers On the casket lies Nine.
Modeskss offering of mmorelles Near by is sheaf Of
wheat and at the foot the large fan that was
laid the casket at Elberon On the fence outside
hangs box III which visitors drop contributions 10 tho
monument fund, amounting 10 about ~ 90 day.
With the primitive Breton folk June IL is
still held to be the longest day of the year. The weather
every months determined by that OF the correspond
ing of the first twelve days OF the year. And any
thing goes wrong about this meteorological ngemen,
there plenty or saints to set il right St. Valentin
and St. Marina have charge of the Winds Mikai gives
fine days Million keeps hail and drouth away; Norma
and Perm send ran sylvester wards of unmey frosts;
and Kler and Barba perform duty ghtning-conduc-
In fact saints to do pretty much everything
Rival makes piecrust light Krisna and Anton fatten
pigs aud Jill cures them OF measles Tuen and Benzi
put rabid dogs I'd flight and Isdore and eiye respect
lively are the foes OF moes and wolves Goner PergaL
and jam Darchem spend their time hunting up things
that get lost Poor PEER Peter is one OF the hardest
worked for he has TO I'LL beehlyes with honey and nets
in odd moments cure rheumatism and lnmbago
The Japanese Government has recently estab-
shed special bureau whose function is to publish
newspaper known The O6cia Gazette under the
pieces and direction OF the government General Yama-
gata lately Minister War, is superintendent Of the
Bureau and has under him several secretaries who
pose the editorial stat Officials OF high rank in each de-
partment of the government instructed TO become
porters and correspondents. Among the items which
appear in the paper imperial DEGREES, reports
OF judicial proceedings naval and military affairs edu
catOnal matters diplomatic relations and consular
transactions, besides general current official news Tho
Postmaster General at Toxic has sole charge OF the sale
of the paper The object D this publication Is TO dissent
mate knowledge OF government affairs well as tho
policy of the Cabinet among the people, That the gov
publicly declares the policy ii holds through
this paper may perhaps he regarded step toward
more liberal administration.
The four hundredth anniversary OF the dis
covery OF America, only nine years in the fu-
ture, is looked for ward to with great interest in
Spain King Alfonso is OF opinion that his own
try should take the lead in the festivities and that they
should be held at either Madrid Granada, Hueya or
Barcelona all OF which towns in way connected
with the life OF Columbus. The KING has pied dyed his
word to do what possible make its celebration de-
cded success expresses the hope that the ceebra
ton will be one worthy Of the great deeds II the dseOy
erer OF the New World Seno Castears view 20 tho
nature OF the celebration differs from that OF the King
He would have Spain, Portugal Italy France, England,
United States Join to make the festival one OF tho
most brilliant held In the history OF the world
Vessels each OF these nations, beautifully equipped
should he proposes the Sd OF August 1892 depart
from Paos for San Salvador I'm imitation OF the OF
Columbus As CASTELAR, Is TO address the British Athe
neum next year the subject OF Columbus ne VIII
have opportunity TO interest that nation In the scnene
for which nc himself shows much enthusiasm.