New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-11
GENERAL NOTES.

Judging from the annual statements of the
various companies the past has been unusually
favorable for life Insurance. Here, fornstance.
the CURES Of the NewYork Life which should most
gratifying to all interested in the prosperity Of the COM
pany: amount OF net cash assets January l. 1882,
he dvisbe surplus on the latter at per
Si94S,S41 10 and the estimated surplus by the New
York standard at 4l2 per cent SlOOOO,OOO.
1t is estimator that there are 200, 900 vaga-
bonds and beggaTs In the German Empire, including
thieves, pckpockets and other swindlers, and tho
authorities estimate the annual loss to honest people by
their operations at the enormous sum OF S2500O,000.
Many Of these cyldOers brought before the mags
trates from time TO time. but both judges and ures
accused OF administering mildly the mild laws
OF Germany against vaSabondage The evil has become
great that the Government is UNDERSTOOD 10 be pre-
pairing severe law for bringing scoundre OF the vaga-
bond class 70 justice.
The Woman's Silk Culture Association, of
Philadelphia. is purely phlanthropic society which
hopes by making known the possibilities OF new industry
to increase multitude OF small incomes. Some Of the
results OF its efforts will shown February 81 at St
Georges Hall in Philadelphia, when premiums amount
ing $500 will lie awarded for the best examples OF silk
culture More than thirty competitors from eleven
States viii be represented Tho association has been
somewhat annoyed by being COMPOUNDED with various
acer which may entirely reputable and which II has
desire to antagOnize but for whose rather speculative
estimates OF profit and cost II does not wish 10 De hed
responsible
New Orleans is about TO erect q monument
to the memory OF the remarkable woman HhO. by tho
simple name OF Margaret, known TO every man,
and child in the city and whose death last year
followed by wonderful demonstration Of popular
love and regret Margaret Gafney, born in Baltimore
about 1920 was married at early age to Francis
Haughey and the young couple for the benefit OF his
health further South where he afterward died
His widow removed TO New Orleans where she open ed
dairy for the Sisters OF Charity In 1854 she established
IL bakery her account and from that time for
ward. though she could neither read write, and had
scarcely single antecedent chance OF became
and prosperous and after many years OF tho
most active. selfsacrcing and expensive beneyoepce
died leaving fortune OF 100000 TO various Catholic
Protestant and Hebrew orphan asylums IL Is said that
children OF her brother living IN Baltimore are now pre-
pairing 10 contest her Will
An interesting document containing the Sc
cret history OF French scheme for the conquest Of
Egypt has been found In the British Foreign Ohico
records for 1892 and published in MdemHatI's Nigga
zine The proeot devised by Baron de lott long
ago 1878, and included besides the conquest OF tho
country the construction OF canal from the Mediter
ranean the Red Sea- The sanguine baron estimated
that the conquest could be effected at p cost OF
100000 francs, and that France might reasonably
count upon receiving the same sum monthly in revenue
from her new possession In 1892, Baron de Tot then
fnigt led 10 believe that the scheme had been
revived and that the request the Porte for a station in
the archipelago made with view OF acquiring 4
OF operations Six years aterward the inva
sion by Napoleon who OF had to ell the
documents relating TO the proposed enterprise. Tho
whole account Of the proceeding" says The London
GLOBE, is of unquesonable interest not only mat
ter OF history but also oondensng the ambi
tlous views OF French spectators into definite and
traditional policy and showing how IT may sometimes
be possible 70 argue from past experiences TO present
situations. NJ de Nergennes In 1888. anticipated with
regard Egypt the aiut-hearted policy OF NJ de Frey
cinet In lsS2. The fervent enthusiasm OF NJ de Ia
ali. tha nrigin aft NJ do
oven the element or the canal not beng wauting-and
the Importance in which Crete held then CORE
spends with the Importance Of Cyprus to-day The entire
document is well worth reading the original opening
of the Egyptian question more than a century ago"