New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-29
GENERAL NOTES.

One steamer brought 4O,OOO water melon
into Boston on the 18th inst.
East st. Louis has two gas companies and
the other night had no gas.
A model husband in Delaware thrashed his
wife fearfuly because their baby did MT get the prize
a baby show, and wound up by Offering 10 swop us
baby for pig.
Duncan Ross an old gentleman of Portland
Me-. suit of clothes which he bought SO years ago
married in it four times and considers 1t
pretty good suit yet.
The citizens of Placerville, CAL, recently
mstook a balloon for the comet, and at once held
prayer meeting. When they discovered their mistake
they went upon long and vigorous spree
Here is an ingenious way OF advertising
horse .trot which Will be offensive to nobody: 1.-TWO
welknown animals viii, contend for Local superiority
A Mr.. Wakeman in Vermont started out to
borrow hoe. That implement must be scarce 10 Yer
mont, for Mr.. wakeman has now been gone sixteen
years and his wife Is growing anxious about him.
William Law of Marshalville, Ca, under the
hallucination that he had committed THE U9parion
able SIM felt it to be his duty to fast forty days aud
forty nights and actually starved himself to DEATH
There is only one pond in the country which
produces pink pond lilies 1t is on Cape Cod. The color
is probably caused by popularity Of the water or
SOIL the lilies when ransplaned to other ponds De-
come white.
Austin, Texas, doesn't lodge cOnvicts very
comfortably For Jail it has only sort OF black hole
Il feet by 49, which AZ prisoners have been confined at
one time the average number being 3d. me Grand ma
room dark, and the smell lntolerdDle
There are more college and professional
school graduates n Ltcheld Conn, than IN any other
town the State, 10 comparison to Its SIZE The Leh-
field Sentinel cOmplacenty says There IA not another
town in New England that from its borders
more men aud women who have become noted aud
whose names will live in history"
Record is made of the preternatural sagacity OF
horse in Lockport He roted alone into smithy where
the day before he had been shod. He was me and In
pulling off OF his shoes it found that cruel NAH
wise enough to TO the doctor when IL - necessary.
or to keep away from the doctor when Is unnecessary
An elegant oil portrait of the late Gen.
John Mcneil has been placed in the Hall OF Representa-.
tives Concord, N. Ii. 1t is original painting by
willard of Boston, on canvas by SO inches. and repre-
sens Mcneil in full uniform This valuable 0ft TO
General, Mrs. H. W. Benham OF Boston aud Mrs. + No
Neil Potter, the widow OF the late Hon. Chandler l..
Potter.
They found the regular Conhagration Bible
in the ruins Of the Allegheny fire; open. too &C tho
right place. viz Lamentations w., q: "The Lord has
accomplished His fury; He has poured out His fierce
anger, and hath kndled q fire n Zoo' and hath de,
was badly scorched around the edges. Tue man who
picked it up was prIn,er wandering among the ruins
~ We suppose that it is all perfectly proper
that bill of fare Of clam chowder lunch should
have somewhat monotonous flavor Of clans. This
was the carte of company OF hungry Troians the
g. Clam chowder; 4. Lager; S. Clam chowder; G. Lager
Ii will be observed that the festivities celebrated
at Dry River From this and from the beery provisions
of the infer that thirst had rather tho
better OF hunger on this fluid occasion.
Perhaps the smartest little eight-year old in
the world is Charley Trplett OF Cedar Township Iowa.
This bit OF boy has worked as full hand in the field
this Summer running threehorse double plow, tend
mn his team. and keeping up with the sInartest.
He now drives milk wagon to a cheese factory and
makes himself generally useful in the dairy line More
over Charley Eght-yearsOld Is "a capitalist. with IS
of wheat OF his own and an interest in sundry
own all Iowa before he Is so years old.
There is young woman In Marshall county,
Kansas. said to he heress TO estate OF 5OoOo in
England. The yarn that she was brought to this
country by gypsy, having peen stolen from her
parents-that she is member OF one of the noblest
families In Great Britanthat the old hag who brought
her here confessed TO these facts upon the bed OF
The young has received Tletter from an Engsn
lawyer who asks her TO and take possession
And she going the great grief OF all tho mar
riageable young men OF Kansas
1t must be said that matters are getting to an
alarming extent promscuous at Salt Lake. the salt Oh
which is rapidly losing its The latest novelty 10
the doctrine preached by Mrs. Olsen She an excel
lent too good 10 factor she mas
publicly declared that she would ike 70 nave lnles
husbands0ne to live with and love her snu te o.n.
two 10 helm support her We don't why Mrs. Osens
doctrine is not as good as Brighams Al any rs,e
duces polygamy 10 an apsuruiJ-n auS sum ieN1
was needed.
Nashua Ogle County, ILL.,, has Wild Man.
He inhabits the neghborng woods. and wears dress
which suggests that he has employed the State Prison
talors. He has been rsued by boys who report that
his face covered with pasteboard mask with painted
lions the cheeks and that his feet are envelopeu
rag carpet. He IS wild man OF the tlmld SORT, anu
fees from the small boy from the wrath 70 come
groans aud growls like bear ana clears ,ou'Ioos ,
fence with agility. Sometimes he walks on Ills hahoA
nj 1altO tlpr he 4 "A
Romantic is the story of what happened
upon the extensive farm OF Col J. c. Meyers. little
west of Omaha. He engaged with other harvest hands
good looking, smooth-faced young person OF GYM
metrca build" The Colonel found out that his young
harvester OF the female persuasion. Why 90 YOU
thus yourself ~ said the Colonel, kindly but pa
ternaly. She explained that IT was owing to adverse
circumstances and the difficulty which girls hnd III get
ting work This she said. was not her FIRST appearco
IN the harvest field. Col Meyers was a bothered
Colonel. He was kind but he was moral HIS wVtAmcn
had discovered the secret and he felt compelled 10 pay
this Miss Maud Muller In mans attire ana 70 uscnaso
her. This he did with the utmost polteness ana INC
poor girl departed to Try her luck Ia osn noos '"H
pastures new.
Watkins is q cultivator of barley In WashOe
Valley aud holds grasshoppers In great adherence
The other day the nimble army came across the hills
toward Watkins's Held He heard the invaders sp
proaehinQ: he listened TO the gnashng of mandlbes,
the cashlng Of wins sheahs and the rasping OF tbe
ser,a'ea any scusht He took down hi, Fire Exn-
guisher gave II churn two, strapped II upon MS
back and with smile OF deris0n upon his countenance
he marched out against the enemy when 10 nos ,hs
first ranks be turned the proper screw and drsStea
whole extihRuLhing force upon the invaders Tao Lead
ing hoppers and the little hoppers stood 10 only ior
They turned they fed; the cereals Of Watkins we're
safe, and he slept that night tho sleep Of hAppy RAA
bsadwaa " old Wasaee Valley.