New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-11-20
GENERAL NOTES.

There is great complaint OF tlamp5 IN
California.
There is a lawyer in Clinton, Ky, named
syertooth
A man killed LOG blackbnds at one shot,
near Ccntraia, H., lately.
Price of hard wood III the Maine market, %
per corI-Of pine do, 81
A cactus at East Fairfield, Vt, Is reported
with 2l5 buds and blossoms.
Tobacco, equal to the best Havana has been
raised in Fresno County, Cal
The cat of Morgan Hoffman, in Chester
County PENN is 81 years Of age.
Lonesome place, the Jail in Elkton, Cecil
County, Nd. Number of occupants, 1.
Little Alice Nix of Greenville, S. c., on tho
day upon which she years, 6 months, and days
old picked 100 pounds cotton, and the next day los
pounds.
The editor of The State Journal Springfield,
ILL., has been presented cabbage stalk from which
sprout five fugIown heads-not bad things in news
paper office.
Tremendous lawsuit there was at Sank Cen
ter Mimi. Five law yers wresed with it for two wecs
and then an intelligent jury gave the plantiif-three
quarters OF dollar!
A brick wall around grave was all that a
colorcd person Montgomery, Ala could find to steal
ana accordingly he stole it. one year at hard labor viii
reward his enterprise.
IN Nashville, Tenn, young man went into
a restaurant, ordered dozen fried, seated himself az
table drew revolver and blew out his brains without
waiting for his oysters
A party of rowdios in Cherryfield, Me-, last
week bound a school girl years Old TO tree IN the
woods and left her nsens!ble condition. They also
burned the scho0l-hOuse.
The proprietor OF The Uaioatolrp (Ky.) Local
refuses receive the OF subscriptions ia I'd
puu.s. says he draw the line somewhere, and
he draws Il at wild plans.
Mrs. Day of Delaware, before committing
suicide, burned al her dresses, cut up her sheets and
gave away hcrcwelreaying nothing, it is hintad, FOR
the benefit OF q second Wife
At Urban, Ohio, a saloOn-keeper named Full-
weder discovered large vein Of crude petroleum low
ing into his well An examination showed five gallons
on the surface OF the water
Scutchens is the name Of lieutenant on
trial by courtmartali in Atlanta, Ca FIFTEEN the
the Major the prisoner disobeycd scrutchens and
FIFTEEN! Phwbus! what names!
A blundcr Of the press in a Western news
paper makes Mr. sa6och say That he has studied the
history OF opera IN AcWPork for p years. New PORK il
apt 20 make rather a sharp uproar.
The pursuits of literature have their dangers.
For stealing book worth n cents wellcnoueb-of
farmer in Bariholomew County, Indiana, was recently
dsIrduched ana imprisoned one hour IN the county jail
When William Fleming came back to Mon
roe Conn., after absence unexplained Of 1ye years.
and found that his wife had MT married again, he ex
lr,-sed The btorest disappointment and refused 10 be
comforted.
The old Episcopal Church in Burlington,
y j. is TO be restored. II was built 40 years ago
Beneath the venerable pile repose the remains Of the
nonurng Bishop Talbot the first in Episcopal orders in
this country.
In Ogeechee River, Ga, George Gordon owed
Tom Handy but insisting that the debt was
hut nickel rendered him that This being refused
Gordon settled By cutting Tom iiundy's thrOat-and all
Tor i've cents
Peculiarities of Nancy Valentine of Cumber-
land Nd, age 100 years l. Has used spoctacies
p Can thread needle with ease and precision; 3. Does
her own cooking; Knts stockings for sale; and (5J
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In South Aeworth, y. H., Horace Richardson
from OF land has raised this 20 bushels o,
corn 40 bushels tunps 50 bushels of potatoes and
busiel Of beaus The birds did sing and 50 did he, As
he walked Ger that acre.
Games it is charged have been played by
NewYork ruit-growers the Hartford fruitde IL
One shopkeeper who supposed that he had bought
barrel OF choice pears found il half filled with potato,
while another instead Of pears got pumpkins.
DR.. Il. y. Rogers of DeckertOwn, n. j., as
surcs the world that contrary To report he has not
been found dead in his bed with his throat from
70 car" This being the ease, 10 would be supeTtuOus 10
inquire whether 1t was suicide or murder.
a man named Thompson has arrived at ST.
Joseph pretending to have walked from Francisco
le. than 100 days on wagerof 5000 DstaLco about
LOO miles. he was captured by the Indians. and
lost TWO days. He swOre 10 his statement before II.
jos ph justice
Sam Smith, who drives the stage from So
nora 10 Milton and beck made beautiful speech the
other day when stopped by three highwaymen Gen.
tltmen," said SAM have been driver. boy aud man.
going twenty years. I've met gentlemen OF your
kind before and defy any OF 'cm 10 come forward and
say that treated them with contempt Believe
tlemen, when say that have nothing for yOn THIS
morning. very sorry, gentlemen. hut the truth Of
the matter il that wells Fargo * CO.'S boxes young
poor houses This road Just now, and yuu couldn't
squeeze q pcayunc out OF of them 10 save your
sweet necs from the gallOws" The speech caused
yicton, and they let sam 70 lang"
Mr.. Alonzo Potts occupies the honorable and
responsible position Of head clerk IN shop Ia certain
town in Vermont Now in that emporium was ske
used FOR bringing out the ories Of the dry
goods. which Mr. Potts had ordered to b. removed hut
when he came and thought he saw IL sim In It's place,
with that exubeanoe OF spirits which head clerks some
tunes exhibit DO threw his arms about the fascinating
dummy pretending % be overcome by It's exceeding
| beauty. Heavens scream from thu skeleton Mr.
Potts had encireod lovely and living Flee
ng the mart, she narrated the ndi- 10 her huS
band. He went TO Potts. who s0Othcd him With six
pounds OF sweet potatoes. We would not be
charitable, but stern regard FOR historical truth inpels
the query, did Potts really make mistake His nanio
even very suspiciOus These AlonE0s always took
ing for fair mogenes but FOR the husband ~ fhe
embraoedby mistake what shalt we say OF him SIX
| pounds OF sweet potatoes, tndeod!