New-York tribune., 1873-12-13
GENERAL NOTES.

voice of stoves to Siam and China.
In O POughkeepse foundery, recently mis-
take which cost 5000 was made in casting enormous
gun.
A boy in Centre County, Penn, accidentally
cut the roof Of his mouth with his penkne and bled to
death.
A dog in Detroit, because he had been
worsted in contest with of his species deber
stey laid down railroad track, allowed train
| 10 kill him.
A mixed street riot occurred in Mobile, re-
Gently. between two white and black woman,
three dogs and two goats The women were held at slOS
to keep the peace, two OF the dogs were killed. aud
one OF the goats lost Il leg.
A dam is building across the Kansas River
Lawrence, and 1t is confidently expected that this
will be the pioneer of many more such, and the estao
HshmeDt OF manufactures on Dotn banks OF tbs Deau-
ful river throughout Kansas
The first silk ever manufactured in this
country, it is said, made by young woman IN
Rhode Island who was married in it in 1900 She tended
the silk worns reeled the silk from tue cocoOns, spun
IL, dyed 1t, wove IT, and made the dress
The Salem Custom-house has been thor
oughly renovated. The admirers Of Hawthorne may be
sorry to hear that the building is 10 longer ancient
looking and shabby. 1t is probably better known 10
people VINO never do any business in custom-nOuses
than any similar edlfce in the country.
Here is a woman in an Eastern State whose
nice knowledge puts medical experts to shame.
She was testifying in turkey case, and informed the
iurv that she knew those turkeys by their walk, their
conntenances and their manner Of roostng." For
wonder she said nothing about their voices.
Whoever considers how necessary rapidity
of motion is TO pchpocket Will surprised read of
a female operator upon wallets in Boston, Mary Carol
Oy nane who actually weighs 100 pounds We need not
say however that she Ills an easy prey to the police
and has been four times IN the House OF Correction
The counsel fees in bankruptcy case which
has been on the docket Of the United States Circuit
Court in Milwaukee for long time, recently cut
down by two judges different times s945 and 5000
respectively. The worthy judges Thought the fees ex-
cessiye and the number OF counsel employed TOO
Numerous.
The Graphic balloon was not such failure
as at first sight it seemed The effects OF its Canaan
voyage Europe have not all come TO light for in
Litehfeld, Conn, there a deaf and dumb who,
balloon" for "a starter and has been sAD4y talkne
ever since.
In York County, Me-, there are % applca-
tons divorce before the Supreme Courts and in Cum
berlaud County, Me- 50 couples are praying for sep
araten In one York County the decree of
divorce was aside and the parties were returned to
the marriage state, on the ground that aud Dad Deen
used IN procuring the decree.
A Paris correspondent mentions an amusing
juxtaposon OF signs in that city and in the Rue de
Faubourg ST. Honore. There a doctors Office and
pouerer's shop side by side their sgns overlap
hnSSh lnn ~ fooi NAV read: "Dr b. surgeon and phys
cian," Kills TO order" IL strikes US that Dr. b. is IN
teresed IN having the position of these signs changed
In the nclSnDOInOOu VI lldlhIuCIlJ al M
Penn eleven bears have made their appearance in three
DAYS time. Four OF these killed and the farmers
and BOYS were at last accounts the mountains look
ing for the Others OF the bears killed by
after long struggle amid the shouts of and boys
and the cries Of frightened women and young girls.
A great deal of intoxicating liquor being
sold in Alton Iowa. the undaunted ladies of that place
lately made rad upon the sinful saloons knocking out
the heads of the barrels shverng the decantcrs and
haunts OF Bac.hus. u OF them being deaduy delnor
azed The Mayor did not Interfere until these moral
AmazOns had commenced operations upon the billiard
tables He then nterfercd and persuaded the indignant
wives ana mothers TO 30 nome.
It certainly should be unnecessary for judge
to remark that in his court rich would be treated
no differently from poor man." This is what Judge
Dewey did say the Superior Court in Worcester Mass
inst before sending wealthy John IOrr for eighteen
months to the State Prison for tile crime of receiving
stolen goods. All things considered the crime OF the
r s aggravated one since he Is Ia no need ol
tIere were people who did Mt see this and'who
petitioned 60 have rich John Morri let OF lightly.
About the coolest escape from the grasp of
the law which heard Of occurred recently
in Lowell Mass. Charles DesmOreaux sentenced to
imprs sonment for three months for violation Of the
uouor law walked ont court, went to barbers shop,
relieved OF his wbiskers had MS hr dyed Guar
tered carriage and left the city, nor has tns DISPENSER
OF Illegal beverages since been heard Of The whole IN
cident is quite In keeping with the inefficient half
hearted and generally disrepuabe way in which the
L0uor law administered in every part OF the State.
A oueer divorce case this is, III Fairfield,
Conn The parties had been married 20 years when the
old lady discovered that she and her husband were in
compatible" and so she commenced proceedings for
divorce Then that her distracted and desperate
husband gave $50 not to 90 on with the action What
d,d te cruel woman do hut use this very money 10
on with action still more vigorously so that she OBJ
ained decree Then @ MI WIN ibe tbour N
doubt whether was right TO do So II she hass ANY
money let her lawyer can soon sasy or ulssay her
mind upon that delicate point
Recently, two young men living in Detroit,
anxious 10 hbit their nerve laid awager with third
persog which resued IN some rhe shooting OF an ex-
traordinary character dozen apples procured.
and one Of the gentlemen stood 40 feet distant from the
other VINO shot with rifle each of the dozen apples
in from his fIends head after the manner OF
the late william Tell. Not satisfied with that tue apple
holder procured Onon paste board match box cover
and held il close 10 his head between his finger and
thumb in that position permitted his friend to hre
| three times at IT, each going " plump center
The Rev. Joseph p. Taylor of Brunswick,
| Me- having some trouble from u echo in his church,
eGsctually destroyed 1t in the following manner The
church consists of nave ransept, and chancel. Wires
were the arches Of the roof at two
inches distance from each other at the intersection OF
the trarsept and nave coming down TO the corbes and
also portion OF each or severai arches IN the
nave beginning az the ton. Mr.. Taylor suggests that
the wires need nearer together tnan one foot The
wire small as not 10 he seen from the oor OF the
church, and consequently does not detract from Its
appearance
| The Nice Young Man we have always with
us operating simultaneously upon the male pocket and
the female heart He usually military and not seldom
devort and almost always good looking One of these
ensparers has been operating with great in
someryille Mass, into which quiet place he dropped,
dressed in full military uniform In vestments which the
tender Of the able to resist This Mar
tis Fraud carried with him letter OF recommendation
from the Fourteenthst Methodist Church OF this city.
He claimed to Lieutenant in the regular army and
asserted that he had been wounded IN the M0doc
eeven lines winch, upon surgical grounds We should
| cav was oyerdOIng the matter. However, who could
doubt the yeracty OF the yOnnR mans mingled yarn,
when ne actually delivered o lecture on Life among
| ,na Modocs or Scenes and Incidents In the
/ IInna Iieds This made the lecturer eleven