New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-07-19
GENERAL NOTES.

Another appropriate title for q newspaper!
The inmates OF Insane Asylum at Tuscaloosa tAla
have named the little Journal which they print The Me-
teor. This reminds one OF Shakespeare's line: "And
certain stars shot ady their spheres The motto
OF The Meteor is Lucus non tncehdo Wmch Is also
modest and appropriate |
A correspondent of The Laurence (Kansas)
Standard mentions the assduity with which people
drink in Texas. Everybody fires up and at all hours.
Denson city OF 1000 inhabitants and 1t has IS GIN
mills The experience of citizen OF Lawrence, noted
for uprghtness and recttude, - given lie recently
visited Houston business, 10 facilitate which he was
continually forced TO smile he came SO near to Kill
ing himself that he left for Lawrence discouraged and
dsconsoate and stronger temperance man than ever
A pretty boy in Billtown became so intimate
with one of fathers horses that he received bad
kick in the face. The doctor sewed up his lip, bandaged
his eyes, and poulticed his cheeks After few days
spent In bed, the lad called for a looknggass One
glance was sufficient. Father" he mildly cried,
do you think shall ever be as pretty again I" mo-
my son. responded the Governor, you'll never DO az
pretty again, but you'll know darned sight more y
knowledge is costly in this world, but that which IS
kicked into us is not apt 20 be the least valuable.
We have another instance of the frigbtful
brutality OF British crime gang Of Rarrotters in Lam
BETH under the leadership OF sweet youth calling him
self The Black Prince" resorted TO new method OF
relieving victim Of his diamond ring. One OF them
seized the finger and hammered It with heavy instru.
nent, which broke the bone was then twisted round
until 1t came out the socket Here the operation
interrupted and the ruians decamped with only gold
watch chain. The poor man was carried home In an
almost insensibe condition His eyesight much
Injured and fingers Of his hand remained useless.
There has been an excitement about spirit
photographs in Leavenworth An artist in such things
has communicated to The Commercial the way in which
he made one for Mr. Harms OF his deceased mother.
Here is HIS statement: al first took picture
Of Mr. Harris and painted his whIskers out. Then
cut the face OF old adys photograph and pasted
Harrs's face In. made negative OF this and then
transparent positive next held this positive before
sensitive plate in dark room, aud the ghost picture
was made" II ought 10 be said that Mr.. Harms IL
ardeut dIsbeever and that kissel manufactured the
picture ~ order.
A miss of twelve, daughter of Mr.. ROotes of
Rolling Prairie Ind. horse crazy" any man Of
our acquaintance is strangely affected that she
imanes herself the very ANIMAL and eats grass and
stamps and kicks Then she viii get up in the night,
harness her fathers team and drive miles until
she is OveTtakeu and brought back What Is In
convenient, she the Deghbors teams In the
way. An attempt made TO send her 20 lunatic
YUM, but the committing Justice could Mt that
Miss RoOtes any crazieF than many horsey" men
who allowed to at large, and refused 10 commit
he