New-York tribune., 1883-11-03
GENER.IL NOTES.

There are now seventy Indian, Colonial and
missionary bishops in communion with the See OF Canter
bury. The seyentieth Is the Right Rev. A. W. Poole. who
just consocratedas Missionary Bishop In Japan
Among the most Interested spectators of the ceremony
at Lambeth were number of young japanese gentle
men who are studying In England.
Any one who owns horse whose age and in
mtes such that mercy requires his slaughter
peasuraby celebrate his virtues by banquet at which
the principal dish shall be his heart ganishcd with sage
and onions. Such dish recently set before
pany OF gentlemen at public house in odbury England,
and they pronounced equal To duck although the heart
was forty years old when 1t ceased TO beat.
1t is said that brisk demand for books upon
the subject OF slavery has sprung i'm parts OF tho
South during the last two three years, aud that
volumes which formerly numbered booksellers shelves
and would have been gladly sold for song are fetching
large prices. dealer in secondhand books has thus dis
posed Of 200 copies OF defence OF slavery by prOni-
nent Southern clergyman which he bought Tor cents
apiece.
Berlin contains more than 1.200, 600 inhabi-
tants of whom scarcely more than onesxth are natives
OF the city. The municipal debt Is 100 marks 1921 per
CAPITA about one-sxth that OF Paris This fact is
calculated to make the Parsians happy is the
that the fashionable ladies OF the German
capital are agreeing among themselves since the Alfonso
incident not parOnize Worth his c0nfreres The
Baroness der Assebnrg, who ordered 800 gown
FROM Paris for the festivities which attended the Crown
Princes silver wedding will hereafter employ home tai
ent, and her example Is sure TO be followed
When the last Connecticut Legislature en-
acted Law requiring every dealer in oleomargane 10
post conspcuously in his place OF business the siSo
"Oleomargarine For Sale Here in letters not less than
four inches deep, II doubtless considered the statute
sufficiently explicit. But experience has proved that
bogus has very demoraizng influence upon those
who associate with It, and therefore 1t is surprising
to learn that certain dealers in Hartford have been
caught breaking the law In spirit by the display OF signs
In which tho letters of the prescribed length but
atcnuated that they he only with the aid
magnifying glass. However, the Chief OF Police has
convinced these men that their signs do not follow tho
exact phraseo0gy and spelling of the statute, and they
have promised TO try TO be honest hereafter IL IA
worthy OF note that the idea of these signs TO
have been taken from tho black ballots employed by
New-Hayen Democrats at the last State election.
Two years ago THE TRIBUNE drew attention
to the North Borneo Trading Company Since that time
the affairs OF the company have made considerable prog
ress There now two residences in the territory
Kudat and Eopura to the east and west At the latter,
where the GovernorGenera resides, there is popula-
tion OF 5000, OF whom largo proportion are English.
The town already boasts a hotel containing billiard
table also sawm brick kiln and large number OK
houses club shortly to be started The natives ana
Chinese prefer residences similar to those OF the prehs-
tOc lakedwellers built piles the water Roads
have been commenced, newspaper started, twocent
postage stamp and copper currency issued The COM
paDy has soldiers In uniform, and matters begin to wear