New-York tribune., 1873-12-24
GENERAL NOTES.


In membership 5000
A benevolent father ia Providence, K l..
proposes present each OF his children with three
house lots for Christmas present pretty good
seighload for santa Klaus .....
Mr.. Brigham Young, true to his name, has
ordered his missionaries In Europe over
old maids Female saints 80 years of age he re
CARDS ~ unprohtabe converts
A poor man recently killed his two children
London, being utterly destitute and feeling great
repugnance at the idea OF their being to the work
house. He then gave himself up to the authorities.
These things happen sometimes outside OF
novels Miss Heimantoor hung herself the other day
at Coyingon Va. because her stern father refused to
let her marry young man. who agreed 10 hany h'el
simultaneously, and then, IN the meaaesi manner
backed ont.
The latest medical discovery has been made
at Bloomington, III. It that the OF coal mine Is
cure and preventive Of whooping cough when The the
down into the shaft and kept there until they soP
| wboUping
| Tho destruction of trees in England IS at
tracing discussion. distinguished member ot
Cheshire Board OF Agriculture. at recent meeting
expressed the opinion that the practice of destroying
trees and hedges went on at the present rate mere
would be no shade lcf and the COWS wouId nave "
| carry parasolh'
| A Bedford PENN newspaper tells of giri
who stands half-bushel measure and gracefully
shoulders three bushels OF wheat To doubling eoitof
adjoining county the Newspaper mentions shs .se
that IA brunette five feet three ncnes & @
! that her gravity s 215 pounds. ana tnaI s"o o""
| whip any editor IN Cambria county
| When a man kills himself for love, 1t Is our
opinion that he do 1t ina sentee ana appropriate
way. Lyman Cooley OF Southwick Mass Wcth oi an
unreouited passion took great dose OF corrosive SUD
Innate than which nothing could he coarser or more re-
pnlsiye II proved effectual however and the young
mans suffcrIngs. at least from love, are over
| Between 300 and 400 fishing schOOners are
now hauled up,for the Winter at Gloucester Mass pre-
senting perfect forest masts But 30 tine sohooners
safely moored there last Winter are not there now
many OF them went down with all their crews. .and
" than 80 salwart men in the prime OF life, who
walked these streets last Spring are seen on earth no
| more"
| boy who has been arrested for burglary
| at Grass Lake, Mich. tells queer story about
Brotherhood Of Robbers" OF which he is member.
They regularly organized with grips and passwords,
and with three places OF rendezvous between Detroit
| and Chicago. The "Brotherhood' number o., ana
operate mostly the line Of the Michigan Central
| Railroad.
| For several months a lad in Portland Me-.
has been carrying two-oen piece IN his throat When
the deposit first made, doctor was called who de-
clared that there specie balance In the throat at
all In consequence OF continued pressure, cOnven
iion of doctors held aud persuasive instrument
being introduced the cash has been recovered and tue
| boy is recovering.
| A lady, singularly enough named Massy, died
in Kentucky recently. age 65 years She could not have
been very massy. for she born without legs. and
| moreover without arms Notwithstanding her eX-
tremey limited limb se could sweep moor r UeIm nan
manshp. writing fine hand Mentioa Is also inade VI
! her 4" intellect aud energy"
A day which will be remembered in Beloit,
Wis., is one OF recent date On this to be remembered
OCCASION the the vicinity Of that place resounded
the OF three who lost finger each three
| more who we're nearly drowned, boy and man who
lost leg each, and man who had his shoulder d'o-
Gated by stick In the hands OF an infurated woman,
! supposed 10 have been his wife.
| burly pauper in Iowa is mentioned in a
Council Bluffs newspaper. This unhappy man, sup
ported the public expense has been in the habit OF
sending every day TO brewery for gallon OF beer and
on sundays ne plously allowed himself two gallons;
Wonderful 70 relate the brewer at last refused 70 sell
the poor old another drop and advised him TO lay
out his money To better advantage.
A six-year-Old law suit, for an accidental
policy OF 5000 has Just been decided favor OF the
plaintiff. against Hartford insurance company. The
was that Of VIM. Blair who fell of train into
the Usage River, in Missouri. and whose remains
case through three courts and in each a defeat
last appeal the trial lasted about four days, and
the jury found for the plaintiff Yerdid for the full
amount of the policy, interest and costs.
Paris recently witnessed remarkable sale
OF unclaimed goods left about in the public highways OF
clothing found bodies taken to the MOre, OF great
variety spoil left in their dens by thieves avoiding
the police and Of relics OF French prisoners who died
Germany and whose friends cannot lie found There
thousands Of umbrellas Of course almost as many
and watches. The sale OF the whole collection realized
G0Oo francs.
The Kingston On. y Freeman tells of a won
deruiy clock that keeps perfect time,
has no perceptible works 1t Is simply large square
piece of plate glass. with peg In the center, which
the hands are placed Every thing in and about The
glass open TO the sight and though nothing Is
connected with the hands they not only tell hour
but are loose the pivot, and IL twlrled around any
number times. will settle back to the right place
making allowance for the fow seconds In which they
have boen moving.
A horse with an interesting history, is the
property of gentleman living at Branford Conn., This
animal when three years DID, was purchased from
Southern farmer by Gen Ellis of Hartford VINO then
Colonel of the Iith Connecticut Regiment was ridden
by the colonel at the battle or Antetem and other
gagements. and afterward owned and used In the
vice by LieutCOl Perkins Of the regiment. who
took him to New-Hayen He owned for a time by
Judge H Lynde Harrison OF the NewHaven City Court,
and at present active and servceabe beast.
The Khedive of Egypt is now busily en-
gagged In re0rganizng his army upon solid basis and
with many American officers in command Of the troops
Eight OK officers Of the United States army are
about leave those shores for Egypt where they will
assume tho rank Of Colones Coones OF
Engineers positions the general stan of the army
Their expenses to be paid from NewYork to Egypt
and after the service Of five years the for which
they agreed the Khedve their expenses will be
paa pat ebose 70 SsaS in the service whIs n the Esyp
the officers will be paid 10 gold at the same
rate Of In tho United States army for
similar rank and the terms and date OF payment Will
be promptly carried according the specifications
of agreement Among those who will leave during the
ext ten days Coils Reid. Martin, Rogers. and Bas-
Uuited States service In various parts Of the West and
Southwest IL s also understood that Gen. II. II. Bib
Icy Sibey tent fame has resigned his connection
tion couid ascertained although supposed