New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-24
GENERAL NOTES.

Some fishermen recently brought MP an edupo
bronze foot from the bottom of the Egean Sea- They
were fishing for sponges, and according to their story
came horse and not being able 70
raise it, broke off of its feet Archeol0gsts are very
an to have them ont out the spot where the horse
lies; but this they profess TO be unable 10 DO
One of the unique public resorts Of London
is Wansead Park, the outskirts OF the city This
park CONSISTS Of one hundred and eighty -four acres
There In it large lake. in which are several islands
The whole park is simply gigantic heronry. At this
time Of the year. when the herons are Matching their
Young the park Is visited daily by large numbers OF the
Citizens, OF whom the birds have very little fear
A CRYSTAL Palace is soon to be built in the
park of St. Cloud Paris This park celebrated for
its picturesque beauty and the ruins OF its magnificent
chateau, which was destroyed IN the Commune. nha,
been decided to pull down what remains Of the chateau
and TO erect building similar to the Crystal Palace In
London 1t will contain art galleries museums OF curl
osities, reading rooms gymnasiums, panorama and
cosmop0tan theatre whsre a ne Garc Se 1r
duced The building VIII cover eighteen acres Oh
ground.
The Bessemer Steel Works in Bethlehem,
PENN nave made departure in mining operations,
having bought tract in Cuba containing large deposits
of very pure uniform specular ore which they pro-
nose to mine and import into this country The mines
are only fifteen miles from the port of Santiago and as
labor il cheap and the Spanish Government has with.
drawn the export duty IL is estimated that the ore can
be mpOr ell at little above the cost or mining III fen'
syvanla The ron-wOrkers Bethlehem should not fal
If courage in experimenting would insure Success lhey
have only lately est iDllshed Drancn Oh eF lpunuI AZ
Alabama where the ore, fuel and cheap a0of are al 70
be found together
The indiscreet Irishmen who have been pro-
testing against opening the Ncw-York and Brooklyn
Bridge on day that happens to be the birthday OF queen
Victoria might they knew enough console themselves
with the reflection that the day also witnessed IN
teresting events in the history of Ireland ON Mays ~
l70s the Irish flag wa unfured and the standard oil re-
volt raised against English rule in Ireland On the same
day also an engagement took place between Irish rebels
and English soldiers Mans about twenty miles from
Dublin IN which fifty Engshnen were Killed mo
Net- York Tablet therefore, suggests that IL VIII be III
order for the Irish patriots whose feelings are outragdy
the ceremonies OF to-day regard them as CONNER 0a.
tive these acts OF rebellion wnen irish Ntior nv i
defeat ed the armed power OF the saxon oppressOr
The Memphis Araldnche sounds note OF
warning in regard to the possibility OF vlsitat OK
yellow-feyer during the coming summer IL urges IN
the citizens OF Memphis to guard against the enra "
this scourge from the South. II quarantine Is o. my
avail it says against the introduction OF = low
fever then IL should be established without della ma
made rigid when deemed necessary. II does moi IA
to be generally understood that the Marine Hospital 'er-
vice is not authorized cIpend any money on qaan-
tine nor indeed expend nickel until the FEVER stu-
ay appears or breaks out ~ point; then military
Gordon will Ne established around the plagne-stncEen
Mace and made to stamp out the dIe",ot
disease To await its coming end then nave Tue tno
Hospital to work would be the rum or Mel-
nhs An ounce OF prevention Is worth pound OF cure.
Memphis keep the fever out by means OF qirah
tiIe-todo otherwise wonl 0e suicidal