New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-10
GENERAL NOTES.

The Dshebel Naibo, an isolated mountain in
Algeria 500 high is slowly sinking into the earth
Already there deep hollow around It's foot The dis
trct OF Bona has before witnessed similar proof
OF the instability of the eaths crust The Lake Fezzara
did not exist the time of the Romans but the con-
trary the site occupied by town whose ruins have
been found at the bottom OF the lake
The most crushing objection thus far re-
corded to the scheme for converting the Sahara into
sea has Just dropped from the pen OF stastiean who
calculates that n canal 100 feet wide and twenty-five
feet Deep with flow OF four miles hour. would re-
qlire several thousand years to Hood the desert
The patrons of certain Philadelphia bar
declare that its proprietor possesses the most accom-
pshed certainly the most patriotic canary In existence;
and tho bird Justify this euogum by hopping
about It's cage and waving the American flag while it
sings Yankee Doodle" The canary Was instructed I'm
this feat by who sacrificed himself in its behalf
by playing Yankee Doodle upon a hsnd-organ eyery
time his pupil had mastered the melody
About the time the Greedy Relief Expedition
starts fer the corvette Lya will be sent out by
tho Danish Government 10 take soussrss On The west
coast OF Greenland aud make observations during the
oman season which purpose she has corps OF scion
tho aboard. she viii rsmsis In Davis strait all
simmer until driven out by the ice. Csmmandsr Nor
ans whs OF TIE most experienced Arctic
anticipates pleasure the opportunity 10 give help
ing the Greedy Expedition The Lylls has eight
gUns aud a crew OF eighty sailors.
The Baltimore American modestly desig-
mates the festival which be given IN that city begin
ming May only the most brilliant artistic event
in the history OF Baltimore but In the history OF music In
America" Mr.. Thomas Is To be the conductor, and the
Wagner to Sing thoy ale In nearly every other
large city In tie country. Tho orst days progrsinme.
COMPOSED OF Rossinis stabst Mater and uametiks
Christian TrilOgy to DO repeated on the second day
The contrast between the stabat Mater and tho
'Irtlogy will be very beautiful" the sOuew has
ambiguous American The Choral Symphony will also
bo gwen or course BaltinOres first festival could not
fail To be most brilliant event In the history OF
America, tho world FOR that matter.
A CaFist general by the name OF Segarra. re-
siding Paris lately prosecuted former private SEQ
reyary for blaokmai but the case suddenly coua'Sca
through the inability of the prosecutor 10 identity HIN
self The Judge discovered that tho general had tui-
pered with certificate OF baptism changing the date
of hs birth and Inserting tho particle implying hoo''y
before his nane aud thereupon the prisoner WAS sos
free and general transferred 20 the dock APP
peared that seor segrr had made these slight changes
I'm the record through vanity and TO commend himself 70
| a rich young Peruvian whom he subsequently mar
ried su went int the witness box and swore that she
narrted him for love- and that such minor considera
lions a. ago and rank had nc influence upon herr but