New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-20
GENERAL NOTES.

The London Skating Club built magnificent
$4,000 basin in Regents Park and caused 10 TO bc aoOdd
one cold night; but when they in the morning TO
inspect the cc-prcs0 it The water had 81
leaked away through the sandy bed and LETT u - G! "
before.
A wrought iron chimney 1876 feet high and s
feet inches in diameter has just been erected IN Pits
burgh Another be put up 27j feet high. The nf'i
was riveed together in horizontal position and then
lifted to the pcrpendicular by crane Ihe oher WI %
made upright. The plates will DC r.yeed Oy means Oh
scailOding running mp inside
The Hdrdiidn Gazette notices the arrival al
Honolulu OF a singular export from Togo. japan Hsa
cargo OF dressed buildingstone and brick Tie b1eS'
are made Of sicous sand are very hard. smooth, aud
hreproot They measure ihehes o) -, DE n .,c,
Buiieii wishes japs woud send o. ;he bricks
there, those now used are az very pooi fay so4 A
weak, and by no means hre proof
PHILADELPHIA has more than 80 large shoe
manufacturers. who employ about SEQ workmen di'
bursc nearly 100000 in good times aud sell annually De-
tween 100000 aud 900 worth OF goods The good,
are sent TO ever par OF the eoHiH W. o Scutn.
West though not few OF what are known as custom
made" goods are sent 10 ewhgland Doing htch suP'
to the usual manufacture there
A Door young widow in Berlin, On returning
TO her house after absence recently found hs
note lying on her table:
Mo,- %s E; with 81; Pi;1sa Of '9.i VI. {s' ,. '
pictures pos and shove al yeut tse "
children which qleiy sleeping Lrr he oi aud SAL
little money take thr liberty Of rtriag ~
50 hoping will accept Of them oa's ofuy fs'P'
admiration.
The proprietor of the Nicollct Island Tunnel
near Minneapolis. MINI, in company with two fnends'
lately entered the Tunnel Ia boat and had Penelrs'es
about 500 from the when the asful silence
OF the vault was broken by the continuous crashing "a,
az masses Of the limestone rock whl'A form the IA
Though large fragments struck all about the D"a'
the water dashed INTO fury, ali OF the gelieeh -
lucky enough 10 escape uuhnrt local chiohi,6ss
them NJ being badly scared but whether liity
true not there is tunnel property IN thai N''D'
which may be bought al a reduced price.
The report submitted by the Engintet'ne
Department. on the work OF deepening the passes II
the Mississippi 10 the Gulf OF Mexico, shows th'5 i'
arOutre, the one selected for Improvement mas w.
deepened from II 70 II feet the channel being 10
wide The current however, viii soon reduce - 30.
former condition II the labor upon 10 Is relaxed ne
digging Is done 10y dredgeboat eonsirncted esitsr TO
for tue purpose at "a OF about &jOiOO In uIN
Keen omen Two channels. the bulidug OF Two ~
drcdges = recommended. after which the annua., '
keeping the channels open would DO about sl9V'V"
A tramp walked into pastry cooks shop -
n London suburb and, In the presence OF tho o"D,
walked of with plum-cake When brought beioio ~.
magistrate this was his defonse rm not going 70 ''
I'm Christian land isn't likely am II man Srsss
the Union he has given hla about I'VE ounce ~ thai
and "A little water Cruel ask you, gentlemen, for
enough 10 support hearty mani IL Is NOT "a m and
child Aud besides. man Is slowed away IN index
dirt like beast would prefer To spend ,o sufsr
OF my DAYS In transportation. or woulu Ei,, douf
death than submit Ia lt" The magistrate .irong"
YOU try 10 get worki YOU are healthy an manages
Prisoner Indignantly WORK ira poo, ne il 81
TO earn gs or los. week IN the Summer ui1' sbsn ve
pcctrd 10 keep himself all tho year lhronsa, Ian
we'll know that solne individuals sVeAu A0's '"NN
aday."