New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-09-06
GENERAL NOTES.

re duced Is cents In Iowa ana now STANDS at IL 15
Five Kittens all joined together at birth.
have been nine days wonder in NewIondcn. Conn.
The Western editor, with bitter sarcasm.
qualities the top Sc" man who wears the shirts that
open behind"
The women conycts in the Alabama State
Prison at Montgomery made useful IN wedding the
cemetery and park.
Dixon, H., is TO have a new wooden truss
bridge 70 be built the abutments Of the late airy aud
elegant man-trap.
| Ii il stated that the recent corner IN wheat
In Chicago. when about $4,000 changed hands. was
manipulated by some Milwaukee merchants.
Since the late Wawaset disaster the Wash
ag.on papers are advocating the establishment Of
swimming classes In all the public schools.
A Maine tinker has lived on an island in
moosehead Lake for ten years; the summer In dry
goods box, ana In the Winter In hogshead.
A boy in Groveton, n. H., was run over by
cart loaded with sand weighing $500 pounds, and
not injured In the least, save a few scratches.
A woman who claims to be the grand
daughter OF Napoleon has undisputed possession
Of the old Bonaparte Mansion near BordentowD NJ j.
A plucky policeman in st. Louis, who was
covered by burglars revolver merely mentioned that
hanging wasn't played out" and secured his prisoner
A drunken man in Hartford fell from four
story window upon picket fence and the doctor pro
nounced him unhurt. Evidently this mans life wsi
Insured.
Washington has noiseess yellow dog, who,
TO comply with the law, carries muzze in his mouth
whenever he appears the street. and never barks
o'nght."
A locomotive fireman in Syracuse was so
fright ened at finding his engine without enough water
in the boiler that he was paralyzed and died few
hours afterward.
The Springfield authorities are advertising
a coattail and HANDKERCHIEF which accidentally came
into their possession during raid on the gambling
saloons OF that place.
The boys of Murfreesborough, N. c., are now
actively engaged in diving the bottom OF the Me-
herrn River for silver and gold con gold rings and
other valuable articles.
The basement of the City Hall Of Spring
field, Mass full of liquors. seized for violation OF the
law and the authorities obliged TO hire cellars and
unoccuped stores IN which TO keep the fast accumu-
ltting stock.
Travellers will be pleased to learn that the
Superintendent OF the Passumpsic Railway has come
noby to the He has issued order TO the
employed on the road forbdding the careless and i'm
proper handling of baggage. Somebody has probably
been bringing an action against that road Tor Oslo
Gated trunk
The remains of a chief of the Ottawa tribe
of Indians have been found in the road bed the banks
of the Maumee River, Ohio. Several arrow heads,
and tOmahawk OF stone. mammoth breach, pair OF
silver bracelets, and nnumeraDle little trnkes, were
found about the remains; ana IN the vicinity stone
Ratchet and a copper bucket were eXhumed.
Here is warning to ambitious boys! When
ever a circus exhibits in town village, it inoculates
for standing on their heads or hands. Master Pratt
age H. OF Lanesboro Mass died the other day from The
effects OF too much OF this amateur Indulgence He
qnence Of which his bowels became 50 twisted tied
into hard knots that IN ten days the arrangement proved
fatal.
VIII they forever have queer ways of doing
things in Irelandi The PostOfice there complains
Of perfect popular msapprehension OF the purposes
for which post-oice exists Thus, when It was lately
proposed in order that letters might be carried to eer
tam village, that the mail car should set out NJ differ
ent hour the change opposed on the ground That
would be so announcement TO gentlemen gong 70 nsn
in a certain lake an objection which could not have
been made anywhere in the world outside OF the gem
of the sea-"
In Indiana it has been iudicially decided
that the purchase Of ralw ticket is also purchase
Of seat in the Otherwise. suppose. If notice
should be given the purchaser that seat could bo
urni she'd In this the purchaser refused to give
up his ticket until he was furnished with seat MS
request was not needed and IL was IN evidence d9st IL
crowded condition OF the car The PASSENGER was there
which injury he has now recovered $1,000.
Certain ladies in Springfield, VT, have
formed dress association. the members pedgng them.
selves to "a neat sensible style Of costume, and
mot TO change the fashion except when an improve
ment is made" There s nothing specially new about
Quaker asses went about In frghtfu sugarscoop bon-
nets, which they have now had the womanly lnde-
pendence and good taste TO discard. Anything like
uniform costume is dispensing and should De dscour
aged while taste and economy are worthy OF the warm
est encouragement.
Though chivalry is gone, there is still an
age OF champions. Mr.. ThrOpe of Athol. Mass,
nOunces himself the champion BURBERRY picker OF
the world and proudly challenges all other BURBERRY
pickers to compete with him. Recently be picked aud
basketed twenty quarts in hour and II put upon his
mette he brags that he can pick Hour barrel full In
day Considering that there are great many parts OF
the world in which there bueDerres 10 pick. and
also coucedng that most have something better to
do it is safe to predict that there will be no match and
hat nral VIII
berry belt without rival
"a rather too jolly wedding party is reported
in an English newspaper having turned the Church
OF St. Simon, Salford into something like free
andeasy, mauger the remonstraDees OF the Mortified
parson One bridesmaid (beng pretty drunk INDUCED
in loud and Ocose EXPLANATIONS during the reading OF
the service, and gr0Omsman sat with his hat on his
head While the certificates were preparing the merry
hnesmaid led Off dance opposite The yesry door and
apparently was quite as happy as she had )nSs oeen
by the Anglican Church. this was rather peculiar
way OF celebrating IT,
Well. every way the sex is advancing. Here
is Jerusha Bryan OF Queens Run Penn. She went to
neighbOring mountain to engage in tho useful and
honorable business Of picking huckleberres-she with
| other danes and demoiselles A huge panther the
most ungaant attacked her. Her sister buckle
berry pckers lied for safety and for succO but Jerusha
Selling huge pineknot engaged the beast in battle
Long The contest doubtful, but female bravery
triumphed and the panther g feet aud 10 inches
long lay dead at the feet OF Miss Bryan she now the
acknowledged heroine Of the nelhbOro0d but whether
| by tnis exploit she has advanced her matrimonial
| chances is doubtful.
| Cheating is infinitely various and requires
| great deal more ingenuity than honesty does. The
latest thing is the bogus pup dog London gentleman
writes to the newspapers that man the Crystal
Palace offered him puppies for sale. roa Cuba
worth 81 and the other back-and-white japanese
priced at 50. The writer, strOkng the
pes found them strong resemblance To the feline
race particularly about the claws and teeth aud
one of them actually plrred. 1t dawned upon him bst
the puppies Kittens trimmed and cut Ia canine