New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-14
GENERAL NOTES.

The prOverba freaks of lightning are even
more remarkable in Canada than in the United States
According to Quebec journal the electric fluid lately
killed eat lying IN the lap OF gi, without hJuring the
girl in the least
A husband in Brattlcborough, Vt, who had
published his wife dsoya, prints this honor
able in newspaper Of the town. Having advertised my
wife last week. while under the influence of intoxicating
drink and advice OF others, hereby give notice that
ton, and is hereby reracted That is candid at least,
and quite after the Southern fashion OF arranging per
sonal difficulties between gentlemen"
Meara, who was lynchcd recently at Onarga,
Illinois, for whipping his to DEATH is discovered to
have committed other crimes scarcely less atrocOus
Some years ago boy adopted by him mysteriousy dis.
appeared. and there is doubt that he was muir
dered Still later another lad, working for the same man,
was unaccountaby missing and the daughter of Meara
now states that her father killed him Win and she
can tell where he was buried. g,tigaous in
progress. and Is possible that s further crimes may
DC uneaIthed against him.
A curious observer states that the California
anteating woodpeckcr, in storing s provisions for Win
ter digs small round hole in the bark of the pine or
oak, ana into these inserts acorn so tightly wcdged
IN rs to be with difficulty extracted The bark of the
pine tree when thus filed presents at short distance
the appearance of being studded with brasscade nails
slowed away in large quantities IN this manner, the
acors nor only supply the wants OF the woodpecknr, hut
The squirrels, mice and jays avail Ives likewise Of
Inc nuts OF prorlent Labor.
Piety has had a victory over the drama at
COatcsye, PA. That thriving village possessing the
ater the townha fitted up for dramatic purposes
manager engaged, and of four weeks continu
ance commenced. Upon this all the pupits, hardly in
anything else agreeing, opened their batteries upon the
Ihcsplau enterprise. Prcsbyterians. McthOdsts, Ban
lists, all manner of orthodox lists" aud "Ians" held
forth against the awful wckedness of theltrcas the
very sunday before the opening and with such effect
that IN SIX days the poor manager decampcd broken
spirited and povcrty-s, .cben Crummles.
The champion mean man, or, in popular
phrase, the meanest in New England" has been
unearthed Pi;sfcld Mass. He is over 30 years old
and worth goo driven all his four boys from
home by pihchng stingness and when OF them was
grievousy hurt recently, refused to bring him home
When the boys mother brought him, the refused
them admission to the house aud turned his only daughter
out Of doors beside because she 10 visit her diving
brother She then bought trunk which she packed
Te Old man found she had paid for the trunk and
did so out of his pocket aud then sent an ocer 10
the town where she Was, to attach the trunk aud bring IL
10 Pittsfeld
1.-THE old Governors House. at Salem, Mass.
Is spoken of as again on its travels" The Boston
Transcript says: Originally set up at Stage Point
Gloucester by Conants party in 1921 IL was on their
removal To Naumkeag shaken and nOated up and being
erected where has since stood has served as a ednce
for Governors Roger Conant and John Endicott tho
latter receiving ana entertaining under IT. venerable
rOoftree his successor John Winthrop on his arriva
with venison pasty and good ale and also as tavern
ana stage mouse Tor many many generations. IL IL now
hONihs cht litt, ana The lrOccst cApasf ia vtf
Ellis ana quaint old 0rlthWork Laid between ID heavy