New-York tribune., 1872-02-12
GENERAL NOTES.

Is there any such thing as honest gambling 7
any such thing As playing the square II would
seem not at least to anything like the extent which
creenhorns and pigeons suppose Tie other day, the
no,ce in Boston seized number of deal-boxes used in
hell TOR playing faro, and they were all found to De
cards mi ght be- pushed the Will Of the dealer
so the superior knowledge which long practice gives %
1D tnsiopsi gamblers s not considered enough-t'ie
be skinned by supplementary swihdIes Ike
this!
J. Percy Painter is a Free-Will Baptist clergy:
man in springfield. lie carried his free-will TO the
extent of marrying a Springfield ,swhile he had
already Lawful wife living In Winchester. Mr. Painter
Is no longer Free Baptist he locked up IN spring
field jail, and may stay there some time so tnal WIZ
ordinary wedlocked men he has no domestic Iecty AZ
all Bgamy is the absurdest ana least Prontape eIie
which sinner can commit ane yet, tnough a aiios' %
certain of detection and punishment seems 10 Dc upon
the increase in all parts Of the country
The growth of Denver, Col, is really some
thing remarkable The official census in June, ls7O
showed less than 5000 inhabitants. real estate firm IN
that CITY recently had census made at their own eX
pense with a view TO publication alOhR WIN JIM
statistical matter They hnd tnat tne p1o,ed In
IS months. The number OF buildings erected IN ls WE
7ss valued at s23ss76 The amount OF onsie, % fs
Denver during last year, Is reekoned at more 'n"n
sl4 100000.
Verify the ways of highly moral men are
sometimes highly curious Charles H. Berry, at Natck
Mass directed his servant girl to 60 to Sunday
and she refusing 70 do upon tne estaDIlsnco io'
plea that she had nothing TO wear very propapy
true one the sanity Berry did most unmercuiy nUs
the said small servant What queery miscellaneous
character q man like that must have He was holy
enough to wish the girl TO be rengousy edueaiea, anu
he Was diabocay enough TO hOg her Tor e1hlDltlng
decent and meritorous pride HIS neighoors
his excellence and as token OF their esteem nave pre
sented him with large and handsome cowhue'
Here ia a man who has never been photo
Qraphed-Mr Muller. the founder OF the orphan hone
in Bristol England. He is celebrity in his way ana
constantly receiving applications for his photograph
from aa mirpg parties who do not, however admire hi
enough to send the money for the picture when ney
desre He now merely writes back that he never does
such things, and thus avoids great deal OF
These are his financial reasons his moral reason 10
he ia simply engaged In the Lords WORK ne mas
nothing worthy of fcommendatien ne Is put me ~ ,,e
servants photograph should be in the hands on sye
BODY" while the Lord might bo forgotten mT. M'0'
appears 10 be- O sensible man as well az good one
The Western States are flooded with ac-
of stage such extent that persons
taking places coaches for overland travel ancipa,o
with sort Of grim pleasure, the time when they may DO
able To relate 10 an admlring audience the story OF
highway robbery, In which they were concerned pu.,
manner hand over, any person they may nap
pen 10 meet the neighborhood where aroboery hAS
eommtffed any little articles Of value they may naso
| about them In 4enoma County, Cal recently, poy,
not over IA years Of age by presenting stake q ne
driver of stage accommodated with the treasure
hoy and the terror stricken passengers seemed gnite
relieved when this youthful hghwayman, with diennsu
| magnanimty aIowed them to 20 on This desperate
charaetsr has ben arrested. and comparative safely nas
| been secured IN Sonoma County