New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-07
GENERAL NOTES.

GENERAL NOTES.
There is nothing like pulpit novelty. An In
diana clergyman lately delivered his sermon In rhyme
Well. this is new Device The DanielsOnville
Comm temperance organizations buy up bad bills
against rumsellers then attach the alcoholic stock
In trade.
A well-dressed, able.bOdied man astOnished
people in Safest, Boston, New Years day BY walk
ing up and down with largo pscsrd on his hat bearing
the inscription, II want work"
A pleasing resumption Of specie payments
took place at Stockton, Nc. last week when Mr. and
Mrs. Ntteed the occasion of their golden wedding
received containing $500 In eagles and halfeages
One weeks proceeds or his fuIO bonk has
Mike Mcdonald Of Chicago given to the poor Of that
aggravated the feelings of ell rightmnded peupers.
1t is pleasant to relate that one horse-car
company I'm Providence, I'D hos been Obliged to pay
$500 for nturiug Old gentleman. The driver was in
such hurry that he could MT wait Tor the old gentle
There is a haunted gnst-mill in Lancaster,
Mass When the evening shades prevail ghost comes
up through scutte. An offer Of 500 has been made
TO any consenng to sleep night ID the MIL, thus
far with no takers
Moses Tenney, age SO, paralyzed and totally
blind IL under for killing his wife, age u.s. The.
old wretch smothered the IN bed where she was
found with her mouth wide open and her husband SIT
ting up beside her,
Somebody with turn for statistics has COM
pued that man Of average oquacty talks three hours
per dien at the OF words per minute or enough
In hour to FIJI 20 octave pages In one week 6 pages
In one year 81 volumes.
A nice little baby was found the other night
on the door step Of Father Hughes the Catholic priest
at Port Jerys There was far gons on iot me benefit
and rallied there bemR20 chances at l0cents piece
The Bangor Library Association is in trou-
be 1t has fine collection Of books. but 1t owes $500
and cannot raise the money ana an action Is Imminent
at which Bangor Association Will hnd out tine OH
ference between the buying ana the Seung prices VI
books
A San Francisco church having lost the
goblet used tho communion service the sexton ap
piled to one of the neiehbors for the loan OF beaker
the found that it had been awarded at county
fair for the best stallion"
Some anonymous person having presented
$1,000 to a Liverpool tEng) hospital the governors
refuse to receive the money until the donor shall give
his name. They are very particular but how 40 they
know that 1t is MT case OF conscience, or thati Is
the charitable mans money TO gfvef
Whitehall was to have phantom party on
New-Years evening. Everybody was to 20 as ghost,
and among the to be were the
witches Macbeth Hamlet ST. BanauU and nd the Witch
Of the ladies Of the Presbyterian Society.
Here is an odd Christmas story! Three
weeks ago smiling pauper asked for admission to the
Chicago bridewe Being asked his name he gave 1t as
enough but a.. Ct Ghr,stnas dawn ne died died Santa
Alas! here is another culinary peril. AS il
the kerosepe-kindlng danger were not enough The
porcelan-lined pan In which Mrs. wiswel of Bangor
few das s 5as s The The
bottom OF the pan pa, mSsnse the damage save 70 the
pam nothing
BY decision of the Boston School Com
mittee no under the Of Is years will hereafter
be admitted To the High School Heretofore the rule
an,sino fha
without regard age and thus precociOus
girls have stimulated 10 overstudy, Injurious both
to their ply steal aud mental health.
Whales have been pretty nearly extermi-
mated and so that noble animal, the buffalo, promises
soon to be- "We are all buffalo," says Greeley Tribune
NJ last month Teams come in loaded with meat. which
sells readily at cents pound some OF II bringing eny
4 Greeley rs becoming point ior tne ssle Oh Duna nav.
2,OOO THIS season.
A child 10 years old was almost buried alive
I'm st. Joseph recently. She told her mother that her
dead sister had appeared to her. and while thus talking
she sunk away as In death While the hearse with the
coffin was on It's way to the grave, aery was hearo
which the mother believed came from the child Tue
coffin was opened and the child found 10 be alive She
was taken home aud recovered her strength rapidly
very determined man must be Dewitt G.
Carter Of Osspee He was missing and mourned for
irretrieysby lost BUTT was all right. He vas only
gong for large deer Two days and nights he followed
the animal his poor dog got ano @ I'M
down steep LEDGE but still pressing on at last came up
with the deer In swamp, ana with knife dispatched
her.
This is the character given of Mr.. w. w.
sorrs Treasurer of Concord, N H., savings bank who
has stolen $4,000 from the institution which trusted
him: In attendance upon his duties be was prompt,
un wesrisd and dinRent In social fe his department
not 10 appearance angle eItravagsnt habit" Quite
fallen angel All this has come OF dsposiuon 70
obliGe his friends"
Among the attractive exhibitions in San
Francisco has been that of.e bear boy This ursine
youth walks on all fours when he walks. and sQusts
bis hind feet when squss Near the termination OF
the spine he has scar caused as the Keeper afrm by
of hair down his back. This has been removed, and
nothing marks OF glue are now visible to the naked
eye.
Everything else is insured-why not fidelity
and trustworthnessi In Boston tointstOck company
will be established provided the Legislature grants
charter for the purpose OF guaranteeing the pecunay
responsibility aud honesty OF persons occupying posi
great relief to gentlemen Of property who bored
become bondsmen, and who say Yes" when they
should say 3" No"
Perfect, who was hung for the murder of
hs wife at Joliet tho 10Th ult hopeful as well
noeticaI in bis last dying speech aud cone salon. He
sa,d: OF shall die without Death has ceased to
bs terrible believe shall meet my wife 10 glory,
and that we shall walk tue streets OF the NewJerusa.
,na .rsets NJ chicago" He added ITO the ministry
I feel grateful" We should think 30.
Here is the pleasant holiday heading which
Va And above "the Jelegrspho" In Western news
naper "Christmss Crime! How Peace Earth is
Observed by some People Bloody Doings by Gang
Of Roughs in Newark b. LOUIS Man Beats his
Room Hatchet Murder In Boston Pistol Tragedy IN
.sotham Two suicides In East Riveri Tragedy on
staten sSIaHu islandr Nice CHRISTMAS reading.
The women in Fredonia are giving the grog
merchants no peace They visit In force the temples Of
R,cchus and read q thrilling protest against his bust