New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-31
GENERAL NOTES.

brated Mr.. Cough make.
A fine old gentleman, Thomas Danforih OF
Boston Highlands. aged 90 years. gave birthday party
on the 9Oth, and entertained the company by playing
old marches and other ancient tunes the fiddle.
The Methuselah of horses is still living,
hearty fat and active IN South Durham. VI. He ~ the
property OF Mrs. Pinkham in his s2d year Every
fair sunday may DC seen on nus way w churep An
example ~ all old horses
The Boston Homeopathic Medical Society have
appointed committee TO consider the project OF asking
the churches take up collection one sunday 10 me
year for the different hospitals Ihis plan has been very
successful in England
1t is MT SO profitable as it was to he q mem
Der OF the Minnesota Legislature. Free stationery 10
pretty much abolished there, aud no free postage
stamps are to be permitted wbe last year these Die Vi
paper cost the state $500.
Infinite il the variety Of libels. An injured
woman In Fort LARAMIE has sued newspaper for say
ing that she had murdered husbands. when, In
fact the gentle creature had only murdered t~o s"a
broken the ribs OF a tJird.
&TwO cleaver-men in Wilmington, Ohio the
other day receiving permission show what they could
do In cutting up hogs; actually dsmemoesed 100 good
form the same feat In rs minutes.
A clergyman in IIazletOn, Pa. lately married
his Goth couple and deemed the fact Important enough
to be announced IN the local neyspsper He, perhaps.
! No. 1000 might come forward
| Well, this il a dodge worth the attention ot
all oyerseers OF the poor AT Trackee were two unas
who had long been supported by charity; Money
idea Of discovering the buried treasure of Capt Kyd
| a little boy in Dubuque who found $1,000
honestly returned tue money TO the owner received
as reward old silver watch and pair Of sha'ss
This is considered by the Dubuque YOUTH warning, "
they lind money TO cay nothing about u until reward
10 offered.
Young printers are smart enough for any
thing. Master John Brock, usually called Johnny
Brock aged II, and apprentice In tho Office OF Tho
Columbus ga Enquirer, has eloped with and been
matrnoniaDy joined to Miss Mary ogletree, aged 10
| sweet.
| Mr.. George Huntington did not like some
thing which was printed about himself in TIE Middle
bury VtD Register. Whereupon he visited the editor
with an open but speedily retired bathed IA
| He protested himself perfectly satisfied.
| A young lady advertises i'll q MOntezenma Ga.)
newspaper that she is beautiful and accomplished"
ls years DID, with golden hair blue eyes aud fair
plexon" and wants a husband, who must be "tall aud
handsome with black hair eyes and mustahe; OF good
family aud under "a" Address Dew Drop" PRETTY
concludes the charming advertiser.
There are two sisters residing in Boston who
have highly military ancestry for their great grand
father aud grandfather both captains In the Esvo
| luton one by land and Que by Their father, an
otDcer, was wounded at NewO Orleans In the VI ia
| Their sous, 1t may be added the late war.
being killed and the other disabled Both are Widow,
work Tor ing and neither has ever asked for peR
| sion.
The West Brookfeld (Mass.) tax-cOllectOR
last week put in jail for not promptly paying his
poltax o. When the man was released he bungered
and thirsed for and he got It, He discovered
dog upon which he had NOT I3aid the license Fee
plant was made. warrant obtained, constable took
dlsburse So 10 the great comfort OF the poFtaicd
The one thing which the public has GER
tainy found out about Caleb Cushing is that he is
extremely learned-"on OF the most learned men M
the country, sIrr All the newspapers which we take
up have paragraphs reyeTently expltiatng upon Gen
CushDg's learning" IL Is pleasant to see an old man
20 acquiring Information TO the end 10 IL ovn
opinion &. {. knows considerably than he
did before his cruel friend Grant nominated him forCJ
The Dresden housewives have struck, no 10
speak, for cheaper marketing and other cities have fol
owed their example. They recently held meeting and
solemnly pledged themselves not 10 pay more than 80
pound for butter, than 40 cents
pound Tor beeksteaS Tney also advertise for proposals.
TO furnish these aud otner articles at the prices nI.d
upon. Great delight IL felt Al this movement ny tb"
family fathers
The inhabitants of Lynchburg, Va, are very
proud Of the fact that the day elected tive
United both former residents OF Lynch
burg and natives Of the counyThurman, Of Ohio aud
Witlers,Of Virginia On the came day, Gov. Allen OF
Ohio also native OF Lynchbnre was inangurated Gov
Of Ohio Furthermore, the same day, three cit
liens of Lvnchbnrg received complimentary v2.ss ~
burg!
A four-year-old lad in Boston is of an in
curing turn OF mind. few days since he was poe
sesscd by desire know whether his younger sisters
head would go into the family bean-pot. II did 10 In
brautifully but it would out again, ana
sca operation was performed uDon the pot from which
it Will never the instrument used being a ham
The marvellous infant now WISHES 10 Try another
experiment with larger Dean-pot, but strict guard
kept over that utensI.
1t isn't every man who is lucky enough to
have the editor OF newspaper for wife. NJ. Lewis
Walker OF lola KAN enjoys that sweet boon ApPre-
ciang his modesy, she waited for his temporary al
senoe and then brought him in her newspaper Tho
lola Register. candidate for the United states sen
ate, with most touching editorial setting forth bus hon.
esty integrity genius learnlne incorrnpuhinty aua
Walker took this OF thing when lie got home W. arc
not informed.
We trust that the Rev. Mr.. Reynolds OF
Muhlenburg County KY. will now give up preaching
His views Of paternsl relation are peculiar lie has
young aud beautiful daughter ana wanted Der 70
marry a young aud rich man. She declined The Rev.
MT REYNOLDS logged until she consented but upon
the evening fixed for the nuptlas she wrote 10 gense
man In the neghborhood stating her foriorn case she
was rescued neighbors, aud the next day exA
guardian was appointed for her. so that one vi NE
occupations OF the Rev. Mr.. Reynolds Is gone
Mrs. Sarah A. Davis, woman of very re-
spectable connections arraigned the Boston Po-
lice Court recently charged with stealing furs valued ~
ts75 from shop in the city. She Is widow 70 years
old. In court she very sorrOwful and much CON
fused Ii fully appeared that she had no occasion for
sometipes IN doses OF twenty grams, aud naturally
enough does know what she 10 doing She has
indse sent her up for trial ICED do,
under circumstances the viii hardly be pressed
A person of an inquiring and genealogical
turn Of mind writes to The ogden CUtsh) JUNCTION
know II there any such word as "skedaddle, and
40 he wishes further information ~ TO s meaning.
The Junction obligug enough to inform him tsnd aO
tast the word was nrst beginning Of The
civil and first used in describing the rou ~
we doaUa IL ,, sue we're sSS o"sy ss
further Informed that the word has been Adopted
by our best writer's" and its origin tracedo
fha rat