New-York tribune., 1872-03-30
GENERAL NOTES.

There is Il story of q Kansas family whose
character for smartness may be considered beautifully
rounded Tho wife gave birh TO fonr children weighing
together 10 pounds. They lvcd little day, ana then
their father sold their bodies to doctor Tor 40 III sod
In Freeborn County, Mimi, colt has been
produced which illustrated tho proverbia phrase Of
"od head young shoulders;" FOR this irSus being
the ordinary size OF such colts had the head of full
rOwn horse and the head appeared TO he Of
almost solid bone. 1t might have added to the wonder
by singing like nightingale. but. unfortunately, 1t was
still-bOIn.
This is a most remarkable Spring. Last
week during storm at somerve, Mass. in addition to
the snow, there came down shower OF grubs three
fourhs OF inch long. tolerably lively, and of dark
green color. OF bottle full OF them sent TO
Dr. Aglssizs Cambridge Museum, but in the absence OF
the Doctor himself his representatives. we believe. were
unable To make either head Or tail OF these celestial VS.
itants.
This is undeniably an uncommon Winter.
What do readers think of drift of in the town
OF Phillips Me- "a great way down east OF course), which
Is between thirty and forty feet deep Teams every day
ascend and descend this Alpine prouberance. One man.
of ingenious turn as TO menSuratlOn reports the
drift TO he las deep as the roof OF barn. and adds
that it thirty straddes from the top down TO the
level" II is not impossible that summer visitors may
have peep at this niyeous mass.
"There must be something wrong some
where" says The Chengo Journal, "for last week, in
this city, there less than $1,000 persons substng
relief ratlons" This is the more mysterious, consd
cring that there has been plenty OF work both for
and women and that the wages PAID have been liberal
Whatever may have been the suffering OF Others il Is
evident that TO largo class of shlftless, lazy handt0
mouth walters upOn Providence tue great confagration
was u real blessing There IA no hep Tor lt-grcat
social disasters always bring this sort to the surface
Boston must have singularly managed Post
Office A gentleman writes to The Courier that having
occasion TO post tooate letter, he entered the mail
ing department. and there found the clerks engaged in
the cdifying amusement of chuckng bundles OF papers
empty mabags and the like, at one OF their number
who clearly intoxicated. and was vanly trying to
sort papers in way at was but credIlabe TO
the management Of the Office" The writer adds that
tins may for OF the lost parcels of which
Boston publishers justly complain
The Massachusetts Society for the Preven-
ton Of Cruelty TO Animals according to its annual report
just issued has done good deal of business during the
last year The whole number Of complaints made at the
various Offices throughout the state 1O;s and of these
COL were made in Boston. The Society has secured lS4
convictions and failed In II cases. OF horses IA have
been killed OF other animals, that the dogs have
had uucommOny good iuck There were 4l cases or
cruelty TO sheep swine and goats and OF reatment
OF fowls. The Society Is prosperous enhisiis TIC alry
endowed, and popular.
A cheerful young explorer in the fields of
practical mechanics and the laws OF force has been
alarming the employees OF the Ohio and Mississippi Rail-
road by making attempts TO throw the trains from
the track at wheatland, Ind The first attempt by
driving spike between the rails and the second by mis-
placing "a switch. This dangerous PRACTICAL expert
nenfe upon being arrested stated that his object was
i" TO see how far locomotive would 90 when thrown
from track at top speed" The railroad authorities
think the best place for this young man is
roundcd by stone walls where he can have piece
of charcoal TO figure Lis puzzle the wall OF his
sanctun.
A singular case Of speedy rctribution is re-
corded in The L0,usre Commercial. Among the ruins
OF the Jefcrsonyille Car Works found body which.
t IL believed was that of the incendiary TO whom the
destruction Of the buildings must be attributed. He en-
tered the structure through small aperture. which
afforded lust space enough 10 admit him. On reaching
the middle of the building he started his fire, which,
famed by The high wind, was too quick Tor hln ana,
while cropping his about, WAS smothered His re-
mains were hardly capable OF Identification, but he Is
supposed to be man discharged from employ ment Dy
the Company several weeks since.
The discovery of the remains of mastodons
in Orange County, this State is not uncommon mat
ter nor are the bones confined to spot The remains
found at otsyile not long sneeiprobaby belonged to
one OF a great herd OF the animals that roamed over
that country Some years found within six
miles Hudson, and t surrounded by the usual
are usually discovered Aside from whatever pleasure
the study Of the mammoth bones may give Ia tue scen-
tinc gentlemen and tho rewards which the finders may
reap displaying thcn 10 is gatying TO know that
remains exhnmed because 10 Is evidence
that the dig for anything they are sure to get
u rich fertilizer.
In the English newspapers Is curious ac-
count OF q recent railway accident Lately, ON the
top one OF the carriages OF train from Manchester to
Buxton tho body OF the engine driver was found dead
At the Coroners inquest scandalous revelations
were made After the train left certain station tho
driver asked the fireman (who had been at his worh ohy
seven nlonths whether he could manago 10 drive tho