New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-18
GENERAL NOTES.

This is Boston's record of the light fingered
during the last years Amount per month stolen, on
an average 81 900, or nearly 100000 In all For the
month ending June 90 The plumber or the rognes reacn
only Oj: but 10 must be remembered that FISK prayed
there IN June.
Australia wishing to impress California, is
TO send to the next Fair pyramid Of COLONIZATION
representing the yearly product Of one mine This mass
will be % feet at the base and feet high. melted by
this the California press calls for pyramid represent
ing the s2GoOC0OO0 in gold annually dug from tie mines
Of that state.
The Springfield Republican propounds this
conundrum Is it any for poor people to hear
the music Of Bcethovenor of Ro5sn Verdi for that
matter-peTformed by band in the open airthan for
rich people to hear the same music played on an organ
in church, II there is intrinsic siniulness IN openaf
music suggest the propricty OF getting up SUNDAY
law against the birds They the most hardened desc
orators OF the Sabbath IN this particular line that we
know Of"
DR.. Anthony Minter, who died in Shelbina,
No. on the % inst, left will. bequeathng $4,000 to his
wife and Children and providing for the distribution Of
the rest of his estate this assets not known to
exceed about sli O0 curiosity felt to know
how the provisions of the viii were to he carried out
memorandum telling where in tine garden number "
pots would be found, containing money On dgHnS At
the places indicated, 5000 in gold coin was found 1t
had been buried there during the Rebellion.
At New-Albany, Indiana, the other day, two
lads at work raiing hay upon belligcrent reptile.
whose presence first made known to one Of them by
bite on his arm. Looking down, the boy the coils of
wrggng monster in the grass and felt his jaws press
by the neck, and with the assistance Of his com
panOn succeeded in lOosing the creature Even then
all danger not the snake srang a. the face OF
the boy and finally escaped The boys clothes where
the serpent hit quite thick and the fangs failed to
penetrate to the flesh.
David Craytor in 1866 committed some out
rage upon cOOred people near Evansville, Ind, for
which he was attacked by four coored men, and driven
into the river where he was supposed 10 have been
drowned, aud the negroes tried and sentenced for
his taking Of. Craytpr, however, escaped II seems
he diyed under steamboat and, coming up M the other
side was taken board OF another boat lying short
distance off and carefully sccrcteG uuu the siedi-
boat put Off H. had heard of the conviction OF the col
ored but never m -ed his voice To save lheh rom
tho penalty OF committing granddaughter.
The New England Editors and their wives,
sisters and sveeihears, indulgng Themselves in
pleasure excursion. The party from Maine numbered
90 that from NewHampshire over so, that Of Vermont
about the same and that OF Massachusetts 200 The ride
up the valley OF White River down that Of the Wnoosk
and then Just touching the Lamoe and speeding away
ST. Adams, keeny appreciated by those who had
never before enjoyed Vermont scenery and many pleas
strangers and yet brother tOiers in the vineyard
From St Adams the party bound to Montreal, and
thence TO Newport on Lake Memphremagog.
Mr.. Fulger, meditative Buffalonian, who
had faith in his ability to navigate the upper air. set
about making himself wings for the aerial experiment.
Time and study have been lavshy expended, and the
other day he had completed the desired wings and
solved to visit the heavens just Detroit He called
the newspaper reporters to witness his flight heaven
ward and promised To send kilograms from great
distance in hour or two. When select audience was
assembled the flyer fastened upon his shoulders two
wings each about seven feet in length and three feet
eight inches at the brOadest part taperng thence down
ward like eagles wing. AT the lower part OF the
wing piece Of cork about six inches square, from
this eight STRIPS OF rattan not quite as large around
as a lead pencil ran the whole length, bound
together at certain places with light wires AT the butt
each rattan fastened to the cork with small screw
The wings made to fasten directly under the arms
stout cords running up the shoulders 10 hold them
They were covered with oil skin ilament, and the
weight OF the two just two pounds and half. On
the upper side Of each wing, where the hands could
handy grasp hem strip OF stout rubber fastened
and the flying TO be done by the grasping these
handles and working the wings up and down. the hands
first pushing ana then pulling. When expectation had
reached its highest pitch the aeronaut mounted barn,
spread his wings, and struck upward. but the wings
somehow got tangled and he cOmmuned with the stars
the green sward for few moments by standing on
his head