New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-26
GENERAL NOTES.

The mellowest Of the Latin poets did not
esoin Ia sing the virtues aud idosyncracies of the
dor-thereforc shall despse the narration of
canine epic from the land OF gold In Sacramento, vii
liam Cotter, man after Mr.. Bergh's own heart,
IN enc Of his daily walks, rescued a NANCY
various pleasing processes transformed him into
the sleek sombsDco of aris,ocrdtic coach under
tion sprung up-a friendship marked and dcmoEStra-
tive the part OF tire brute that the whole neighorhood
became Interested In this state Of affairs, another
canine ouicast was adopted by CHtter and upon the a
pearanco " himself aud this latter protego the first dog
display ell all the symptoms Of woman's jealousy, audi
f. auoT-inrn PROTECTOR and tore his udef lin completely
Ell; thea. evidently grieVCd the mischief sought ny
awuinC and whining. to undo the effects Of It's feructy
What with hghwaymen and bears, travel in
California is not the most delightful pastme in the
world. Recently three men camping on; in Middle can
fornia, to fighttul death in this way strayhg
OF from the camp in search of supposed 10 he near
by. two o' them upon the animal lying ID INC
bushes, apparently asleep. They approached 10 ause
her. when bear, hitherto concealed 10y the Gov" sprung
savaccy az them and fIghtfuly laceattd INC aCe ana
breast of the foremost. Selling tbe sre"nu uiSr,
aiier Che first had fallen helpless ny bi Hod be
victim had strength 10 drag himself mo the bushes
and c there I'm rescued Tie third man, left az camp.
followed their trail til he 10 the cow when the
literally tearing him 10 pieces. The poor fellow in the
buslss saw IN. approach Of his companion, and had not
died soon fr discovery The bear has been recognized
requcping that vicinity about ten years, as from
his peculiar track Is known hat ne mas lost toes from
one of his feet.
Mrs Shelley's fearful creation, Frankcnstein,
will presently take its place among the possibilities, If
science and surgery continue to advance. An instance
of surgical skin record at Canton. H., which sur
passos the Intricate achievements Of the French
schools Some years ago, girl near Canton was At
tackled will ulcer which destroyed the whole face,
and rendered her object of lUthespuc horror. When
the had stopped the eyes forehead and general
frontal bones were completely bare ana DEAN seemed
the only resource for fearful deturmy. Tine nm
bapIv victim firmly contemplated suicide and only the
kindly interest of "a DF. Wright prevented her. This
phy slcan set about cure, and with The aid OF den
list first supplied teeth ann tho missing upper jaw.
WHOM those bad been firmly grown together he began
the work OF making entire new face FIRST an upper
lip was made 10y taking piece Of the neck; the udis
cas-, part Of the forehead was drawn down and formed
the nose and other parts Of the pl siognomi restored
the same way This was Of COURSE work Of time, each
step hN ing 10 be- taken separately and then len unIuo-
tested til The parts grew together The long ana dc lcdS
can enter any company and give indication OF ever
having suffered from terrible dcformiy
The Aldermen of Louisville, Initiated past
patience 10y sundry mpcrnences which had been offered
20 The wives and daughters their municipal selves
upon the public streets determined TO Dc rid At once and
for ever of the scampishucs OF corner loacr" With
ths praise worthy aim IN view they hastily Let ny lcga
tmnderb0 pOuderOus enough tO bring down the whole
s0ciu edihtc Of Louisville ~ fragments ahoui thtH
astousled heads, and 10 involve the entire population
anarchy and ruin The simple old scutlruen actually
ia sa1o az, N ladies in .hc s2ec,, F1unaciy for
IOui-vile che has Mayor who whatever else
sense enough know thut to iIuprSon for looking
with admiration upon handsome, wcll-behaved woman
moreover tue Louisville girls are ravishugly pretty.
ne Oresaw that the result of tins aldcrnSihc comp dcGt
would Dee thc lmnurlhS oi the thllrt mae lHPu'uOu III
the lookup He not only vetoed the BIZ; he even ad
tie audacity Ia say I" uc N,crabe 9tcIr O inc clt!,
IN addltloh that II me ordinance mao Uconr Jaw; II
was altogether possible that some OF their honorable
selycs would have fallen victims to is sweeping
prohibitions. OF all stupid old boys aldermen were
always the most deiiciousiy absurd