New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-20
GENERAL NOTES.

The announcement having been made that
the Collins to have reunion at Nantucket, Mass 1t
is suggested that this last effort at family convention
looks like running the thing into the ground
A bride and bridegroom from Romulus,
Mich. recently attracted some attention In Detroit.
where they went for their matrimonial by the fact
that they had never before had experience IN we'd
lock, and were each over 80
Active measures are taking in Missouri to
erect to the memory Of Gen. Sterling Price,
number OF prominent exRebes have subscribed con-
siderable for the purpose but as they are sl on
paper as yet presumed some time may eaPse peioo
the shaft il raised.
Somehow, albeit the business is q serious one,
there something udicrous IN lame and impotent con-
clusion attempt commit suicide 1t Is to lie noticed
that those whose attempts likely to be fatal not
And those who do not die their last state clearly
SheT da nn himself the railway track at
Columbus determined to be crushed out OF an existence
being duly run over emerged from the collision with
nothing worse than a sprained ankle. Poor man!
James Nicely Ripley, Fairfield Co., Ohio) is
no more most irritating and unsatisfactory old gen.
teman he was for though he is supposed to have left
money to the amount Of $4,000 he resoutely on his
death bed refused throw any light upon its hiding
place. The poor heirs have since been diligently
their toll The only thing remaining for them TO do
providing they can get no Information from medium)
Is dig up Mr. Nicely and inct condign ndiguity
upon his remains No dying has any moral right to
soothc his last moments by such all expensive joke
The Ne,rbern On. c. Republican must be
conducted by gentleman and philanthrOpst, for it
keeps the head Of its columns this notice The editor
will send paper free year. postpaid to and
all industrious and honest persons In this State who de-
sire read it, and arc unable to pay the subscription
price" We fear that this may prove rather an nnwhoe-
some experiment for The Republican Is printed weekly.
and its price Is only d 50 annum, or less than three
cents week. Now an" honest aud industrious" man
who cannot afford to pay this, must have carried his
personal virtues to a poor market
Collectors, of rare and curious things are
doomed not only to dote. but doubt poor OtheO
said that Jealous people do II said that there s reg
ular Of old and In Connecticut
and numismatic amateurs be sure that they
are not cheated 1t " the with autograph gather
And now In Paris Is We are told rogues are selling
sprous Of the siege to strangers and bits or
the Place Vend6me column are as plentiful In the old Gu
rosity market there as chairs which came over In the
French swnders who must be both poor and hungry to
say nothing Of the bad example set them by their bogus
Emperor.
Col. Hardee who was Confederate soldier
during the Rebellion and who still thinks that the war
was "a wicked war; has in these piping times Of peace
turned his attention from the slaughter of the
more commendable killing Of insects obnoxious to vege
tation He recently addressed meeting Of farmers
Florida IandAgency, and claimed to have utilized
conclusion in the perfect humiliation Of the hortcul
Moving of whistle by locomotive railway passing
near him had driven the curcuo to the extreme end OF
ms ms srnn md v way Of eonns bis opinion he
LIMITED two pounds Of powder placed In the hollow OF
hye-oak stump The result was that not only the cur.
destroyed. He adds that conclusion is"s great fer
tiliIsr that 1t destroys "snmacales" and renders
ss he soW
fever How conclusion aieets air: soil. Or trees he
ssys THAT the Yanks were Indebted to King Gunpowder
for their healthfuness during the late wicked war
time without II.