New-York tribune., 1871-07-29
GENERAL NOTES.

In Boston, they call founding hospitals
asyuns for anonymous infants ami In Chicago they
style hom institutions for babies born the European
plan.
The Auburn State Prison now has over
IO) inmates nearly more It said than it has had
a season years The fashionable season
there for incarceration is'sated to be the winter
Rocky Mountain jim, noted character in
the far West who has had all sorts Of adventures and
fights with bears and Indians, attacked few days
since near Hot SPRING. Middle Park, by fierce CHINA
with s fought the savage beast for half hour but
was 50 terfiEy hanged anu ene%ep up tutI Mnt ~
ranger for 30 years.
Rothe, editor Of the V0lkgfrcgnd, and jacob,
editor OF The Courier while discussing the Sunday law,
In Cincinnati their lager grew 80 warm, IL IS said
that they passed violent words and strong blows and
were only separated after they had torn each others
clothes and blICked each others eyes in hlghH puE
listc manner They both ashamed Of their folly now
and do not know whether n the Sunday law, the
assisted by the other two
HaVerhill, Mass, has been giving a picnic
excursion TO the whoesae shoe manufacturer OF the
United States" which to have been real success
All the large cities represented from NewYork to
bOuntul collation., with speeches by Gov. Clafin
and others, ami shooting match at which an immense
pair OF shoes, whose number yarOuslY estimated
from ~ 20 o. was awarded ~ Mr. L. Cummings OF Toledo
as the best shot.
Louise Holden, in the lecturel Our Humor-
lsts, deHNcIe1 not lOnS Since III BIOOklyn auudlns
to tho English wit sydney Smith, expresses a wish
which many will echo she says, al" has been noticed
that ~ the most needed reforms of the present
century IN England are directly raceabe to this diUe
pit or witty divine he really laughed John Bull out Of
OF hi3 most cherl shed stupditie5 of legislation.
Would that an American sydney smith might arse,
capable laughing Brother Jon than out of OF has
legislative foliiesl'
A New-OrleaD3 paper gives a ludicrous
account OF challenge sent many years ago in Misss
sippi by Robert ]. Walker TO Dr. VIM. ~ Gwin, before
.fth oft hnp IN though
not caring 10 sht accepted and chose tomahawks and
afterward gave ont that be pTacteed daily win great
practice. and the Doctor. learning Of his purpose, eX-
hbted himself gTOte,quey That they both burst INTO
laughter. and became fast friends.
Harriet Tinnin n cOOred woman, renowned
for her kind heart and charities throughout
California died Jackson Valley recently, In her 63d
year. She born a slave in Arkansas hut her hus-
band purchased her and his freedom and, going TO
tue new n o o m daed. se a6 e bo3 advantrcr
and rough miners which caused them always to be
spoken Ot with reverence and affection: They were
known there as Aunt Harriet ana Uncle P0mpey,"
and the man who would do aught to harm them could
not have lived an hour.
The Angel Of Health in the shape of pill
and saye man. made his appearance in Portland, Me-,
last week, with healing in hi cGrpct-bag He sells by
sample lot Of hygenc wares, sends for them to New
York receives them and then dsDOses OF the whole
sOTment 10 Boston firm for cash. pockets the proceeds,
buys house three horses, two carriages andi goes into
site life with prostitute at FreepOrt While he is
thus in the seventh heaven OF delight his employers
on from this city look after tner pills and salye.
Rather than 70 Jail he gives up his house and MS
horses and his carriages and sends the woman 20 ply
her craft elsewhere Ihe true punishment would nave
been TO make the dishonest fellow swallow ole busAe OF
tue pills.
1t is wonderful what a teapot tempest gossps
can raise in a small town. popular excitement at
Franklin PENN convinced everybody that, because "A
Mrs Flagg was missing Mr. Flags her husband, person
OF bad character have murdered her. Whereupon
after time and much talk, Mr Fagg was arrested,
handcufed and taken 70 Jail He told his capOrs that
his wife safe and well at home, and, upon going
there behold the murdered woman. who said she had
been away, had heard OF the excitement aud thought
that she had better come baCkl The tea-Hble discus
sons have changed their character and the Frank
linites would ike 10 know why she went away and
where she has BEEN Upon these points the unreasonable
lady declines to furnish the slightest Information