New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-28
GENERAL NOTES.
all the sickening slush that has been

After all the sickening slusli that has been
said and written about Frank the cdt-throat. it
remained for citizen OF Cincinnati, who lately visited
Missor ON business TO hold him up actually as nj bic
example to rising generation He would do CREDIT
writes that individual to The Cincinnati inquirer in
the parors of many richest city society gather
ngs and his easy and pleasant style could well be aped
by many OF our Young men What grand reform rin
would set in II our city boodlums would seek 10 copy
the many good qualities in the character OF Frank james,
According to The hdWaiidn Gasette, the h0r-
rbe OF eprosy which has always been prevalent
in the Sandwich Islands, is increasing rather than di-
minshng This Ia because the sanitary authorities OF
the Government very incompetent The time
method of dealing with the disease is place all
those afflicted with it island by themselves, ar
rangements being made TO supply them with necessaries
from time to The disease is incurable. and once
afflicted with IL the victim bids farewell TO health and
hope The the aspect OF the dead the hands
become afflicted with running sores, the skin bisters
and falls of in fakes and tie blood Ia corrupted OF
course those who removed TO the lepers island are
permanently separated from friends and relatives Is
therefore thing TO find the ties of kindred
proving stronger the dread of the oathsome pest
Families will every 10 conceal the fact that
one their members has been stricken and THIS very
greatly adds 10 difficulty OF carrying out the sanitary
regulations for preventing the spread OF the
eoptaRion. II is disease which may be communicated
very easily by the touch or by use OF any article that has
heen handled by one OF the afflicted. Many Ore ners at
Honolulu will not have their clothes washed by natives,
4.
non II is charged that the enforcement OF tne regua-
tons segregation OF the never very einciens
aud at times apses INTO inc neest prctese VI cniorce
ment-
Mr.. John Richie, jr., who has been p0a>i in
charge at the Harvard Observatory OF the metz 6r-
national system receiving aud distributing asronom-
ical intelligence has issued circular describing tho
pans which he has adopted Astronomical win DO
received direct by cable from the European Union
Station KEEL and by prompt kilograms from American
dscoyerers and Will communicated by the Associated
Press aud by special circulars aud also by special
TO all obseryatories institutions newspapers
and individuals requesting them These dispatches viii
bs prepaid but annual bills covering their cost viii DO
SAINT TO all receivers American announcements should
he sent at once by telegraph prepaid TO the Harvard
observatory; on request payment for first
meuts true discoveries will be refunded In order
that messages in the verDacuar may be little liable
mia axe or msinterpreta0n as poss bic, the following
form will be ADOPTED In announcement messages sent
mt by the Harvard Observatory. and ID especially
requested that form be adopted by discoveries
In th, ir announcement dispatches TO tue Observatory
Telcgram-Comet Swift eleventh May fifteen ascen-
sou zero nfy nine north fourteen thirtysix Plus six
south four tenth. Trans .aton-Comet discovered By
Swift, May lid. 15h. en-. Washington Mean Time. in
RA. Oa 59m Declination : l4O SO. Daily motion:
RIA. + 6m. Declinaton A.. Tenth ma nj nde. In
eovery Of asteroids 50 the discovery OF 49, OBJ
yernacuar but class and DO sent safely only
others desiring hem viii be OBJ gei to provide theu
selves with meas OF decipuer l.! tue sanr To tsoss
possessing the eece ObSe per Code al messages sent
whether Of classes ana or not. will be In cipIer.
In accepting Congressman Belzhoover's
charges against the Signal Service Office as statements
of facts newspapers have aea into the OF
surprising that General Hazen took steps to bring
Howgate defaultcr. to justice. IL appears fIom n
letter sent the House by Secretary Lincoln or
seven days before Mr. BezhOover's charges pub
licy made. that General Iazen who informed the
War Department on August @. 1884, that Howgate who
had resigned the previous fall because he had been
made Chic Signal Onicer had defrauded the Govern
of large OF money and 1t upon his sworn
statement that Howgate was arrested In Michigan
week later 1t evidence furnished by General
Hazen Grand Jury indicted the excaptain and
when Howgate escaped from the custody of careless
deputy marshal he immediately al dressed TO the Attor-
an earnest request to take all proper means
IN arrest the fugitive. He informed that every
effort WINS being made. when these efforts had failed,
General HaZen successfully urged upon the Attorney
General the propriety Of pherG "n nom no m
this DEPARTMENT." Secretary Lincoln says IN closing his
letter. why the trial OF Howgae was not had IN the pc:
rod bet geen arrnment and his escape. The Chief
Signal officer had caused the evidence against hh to leo
prepared before the arragnInent He was
ot All times ready and anxious 10 give the necessary
sstance at the trial am advised that the Chief signal
Officer repeatedly urged speedy trial and expressed his
regret to the special Sosei sepoyea py me peps
trial calendar The Chief Signal officer has cireu-
lated t sh I,ea ssa S p"J Ia" irc9n
stances coming to his knowledge which might possibly
be of This Department has funds which can DC
used In taking measures probably necessary 10 secure mo
capture Howgate One of the growing
out Mr.. Belzhoover's CHARGES is statement at
erai Myer in his grave" General Myer died year,
lacking few days, before the discovery was made.