New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-06-07
GENERAL NOTES.

GENERAL NOTES.
A druggist in Portland recently killed Gus
| toner by dispensing poison instead OF simple medi
% Az aa we'll AZ that of his victim because the public
interest did not seem to require their publication
This is most extraordinary view or the public interest,"
st. Patrick would find plenty to do in tho
Northwest II he were living. 1t is gravely as
serted that the Wisconsin railway trains seriously
mpeded by thousands OF snakes which crawl from their
retreats in the swamps ana lie IN the sun across mo
warm rails until passing train cuts them to pieces
Two housebreakers now in Jail in st. Louis
have been releasing themselves from irons Of all sorts in
most marvellous way 1t is impossible TO keep either
handouts or ankets them they shed the tghtest-
fitting shackles duck does water ana nave sue
ceeded In completely puzzuhs potn Jaiior anu 'no
people.
A statement is current, undoubtedly eX-
aggeraed Of the condition Of things In st. Louis which
probably originated IN Chicago The purport OF tho
story is that dealer in artificial eyes In ST. Louis ha.
been utterly ruined by competitor who has devised
process for hardening and preserving the unclaimed
natural orbs which are swept out OF the barrooms every
morning.
For several days locksmith and a profess
sional safe manufacturer have been at work at the
binaton lock the safe in the Ogawam, Mass, Bank
The combination changed and forgotten, and the
bank officials unable to force an entrance, even with
the aid OF a burglars tools Perhaps professional
burglar could help them Just now. Hasn't Massachu
setts one the Penitcntary TO obligo the directors
with
A Hartford Comm newspaper records that
a colored man who picking up bones" on one Of
the streets in that city, found an old tnpa IN which
were the and leg OF child" The bone business
uncommOnly good In that city These being folnu
in a pail, the coroner informed and an inquest
ordered But what INT IL was Tor tue eo3red man
II he keeps on he may nnd 1ul grown skclttoh-pcr
haps mast0don.
The skull of the ModOc Chief Enos, who, it
is supposed murdered Capt Benjamin Wright Is on
hbition in San Francisco. 1t was presented to tho
present owner by man named surrett, who tells -
sacre. 1t seems that this chief was not cap
tured and hanged as was generally supposed 6nt was
shot few days alter Tue hanging VI ano'"er inan'
| and buried near Surretts cabin.
| A painful result followed an attempt to
settle weight OF mule in Louisville the other day
Bystanders could not agree in their estimates but each
| made bet on his own. Then man who was reputed
to be good judge OF live stock got behind the mule,
and was measuring his quarters when something NJ the
mule appeared to loosen Just before he died. the man
gave it his opinion that II the mule heaTy be-.
fore he behind, he must weigh not far from 1900
pounds.
| Tall men like short women; short men, if
they like tall women, referred to sprclikc damse
| I'm Burlington Iowa. She Is feet seven and half
inches in stature, and ia still growing Sac IL further
described as good looking" and what Is still better
rich" Yet the SWANS of Iowa look but shyly at TINS
towering virgin for II any OF them could muster
courage propose TO her, how could he, accepted.
chasely salute her without getting upon chair or call
| ing for ladder.
An Irish lease curOusly lapsed at MOnonga-
hea PENN the other day. through the death OF James
Manown, esq, who born In Ireland and came here
when he Is years old He held the lease OF Castle
ford, Ireland which was limited by the lives Of the
James Manown, siXyears old at the time OF Its making
Of William savage, then Ten years Oh ana 81 Prince
Augustus. sixth son OF George the Third. Mr. ManoSn
lived SO years and was the last survivor the estate now
revertng to Richard, Lord Viscount OF Bangor.
Most smokers like meerschaum pipes well
that they would also like to have them little cheaper
Chemistry now undertakes to supply this desderatum,
and TO make meerschaums out Of potatoes peeled.
soaked for about &c hours in water, 10 which eight
per OF sulphurc acid has been added dried hot
sand for several days on plates OF chalk or plaster Of
paris and compressed the time. They
he carved, and will be an excellent Imitation of the
meerschaun."
The citizens of Andover, Mass, celebrated
Decoration Day by dedicatng Memorial Library Hall.
The cost OF the Hall is $4,000 IL Is two stores high:
first being occupied by library OF 5000 volumes and
the second by tablets which contain the names OF So OFF,
and prvates who went from Andover To do battle
for their The ceremonies were PARTICIPATED IA
by the protector OF the plan, Mr. John smth.
SEQ 900 toward building and all the town officials and
societies. Addresses made by several gcntleen,
Including the Rev. Phillips Brooks
A case rivaling Jarndyce V. Jarndyce has Just
been heard IN the Cnancsry Court OF keutuy. AOout
two years ago gentleman died and left his estate worth
5000 TO his grandchildren. His deots Iutcd
as, An administrators, with the will neNcd. APP
pointed; by some means the ease was thrown into the
cours aud attorneys being appointed, Drou ,t finally
before the Chancellor on the Commissioner report, Ia
81 800 The administrator, clerks and suc.i claimed
the entire Residue, leaving the children Tue
Chancellor refused t. contrm the report.
Singular illustrations of the old ad ll,c "out
OF the fryiug-p,n iu;o the fire" sometimes nso Thus
the other day ut Ypslaat, Mich an intoxcE,t ~
man pursued by police officer actually t1r,N himself
Into the river 10 escape arrest he succeeded 10 cyai-
lug the policeman. but dda't escape being drowned.
doubtless TO the great regret of the of tho
law. That lndvi % 10y the way, seems made O ST. rner
stuff than II usual lor the same day hc afrrst'i tho
ten m I'M he
asserting that he kn5w no distinction OF per-o"s.
1t is thought worth noticing, ia New
Hampshire newspaper that IN East Unity, on Tie 18TH OK
last May, Mrs. Huntoon became tho happ' mother OF
frst-bOrn CHILD He born upon his mot"is birth
day ami she was born 90 her fathers birthday. This
has it, parallr an the same family. MI HnDtoons
brother born upon the 2Sth OF April whch MAS MS
mothers birthday, and she was born nlon "er 'aihcrs
birthday "ve vot Of e. AS Jenny Twit,d"r saws ia
the play. People viii have dreamy anu s"iefsu.o
moous about these coincidents, which Jet AT oobiuS