New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-15
GENERAL NOTES.

H,2ca net.
The Fair for Dumb Animals in Boston re-
alized 10000.
During 1874 there were es7 deaths from
scarlet fever In Cincinnati.
A Western fioriculturist has discovered that
"rsraniums will drive away snakes"
The Hon. George Bancroft is said TO De an
honorary member OF 20 European clubs
The christening robe of Gen. Sickless oapy,
baptized in Paris recently, cost 5000 tgod)
Seven young women have graduated M u
AZ the Boston University School OF Medicine.
Over 1000 school children were recently
yacciuated in three days in New Haven, Conn
A baby with % toes has been born II Stock
ton. Mo. what q character for cOrns ne will be
A Colorado audience presented musical
prodisyD with "a gold fiddle an inch long. and ~.
The Heather Chinee in California call
Brother Hammond. the reviyaIst, Muchee-Jumpee.
At Terre Haute, Ind, is shown silver
penny GO years old and coined temp Edward CT En-
gland.
The private library of the Rev. DR.. Walker.
which beaueahed to Harvard College Is valued a.
At intervals in the streets of Kansas City
are poles bearing clear OF this place
No bottom"
A girl in Florida has been chIistened
Neuralgia after bottle Of patent medicine much ap-
proved by her mother.
In Brockport, n Y, the Crusaders have in
stnted seveuty-two suits against dozen or liquor
dealers for selling without license
Smart boys Boston boys are. Two OF them
lately made 81 in one day ~ clearing sidewalks from
snow. They approx OF big sn0S-storms'
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Parker-he SO and she 80
years oldceebrated their diamond wedding t6oIh annr
yersaryl at South Woodstock, W., last week
Six Milwaukee women, with babies, met the
other day, aud agreed 10 vote which was the hand-
soonest infant. Eich child got one VOTE
The snow-birds in Kansas are making
good living by eating the OF the grasshoppers'
been thrown out Of the ground " the trust
Sweet Auburn must be nice place when
wspaper that no lady IN" hn2 OF WI
able to revolver should trust herself in the streets
there at night.
Justiniano Roxas of Santa Cruz CAL, Is l37
years Old Has always eatea whatever he could get 70
eat drunk whatever he liked, and smoked Ike cDm-
| ney ali his life.
The new house of Leland Stanford OF the
Pacific Railway. Ia San Francisco, Is To be I'D rect
SQUARE and this Will make II the largest private ies
dence in California
| An eccentric character in Butler County, n.y.,
began TO count billions about 40 years ago. ana mas
been counting ever His only ambition Is W nnish
| the JOB aud DIE happy.
| All lovers of dried apple pies will have an
increased respect Buffalo when the. ieara that 1t ~
! the leading distributing point for tAs Ieathsr-Oes
! pardOn-tauneG irWt.
The fences of the United States are said to
be worth 81 s9oOOcoo, and, is added, that II costs
sos 100000 annually to Keep them in repair There Is
uothing more interesting than s;dtstrs
Mrs. Mary Colin of Nantucket, who died
this Winter age OF - left children over ~
years old, grandchildren over 80, great grandchildren
| over 81 years old. ana several < <. <. children.
Large numbers of young Holsters having
been discovered in the sand Swim Rock, New
| Haven the knowing hod 1t TO be an indication
Of a plentiful supply OF that nah FOE seven years "
come.
1t is an open secret in the West that the
farmers are lowering between nope and despair Tue
(ntense cold Winter has been the death-Dlow to the
| grasshopper and the chinch ald potato bug
Jack Frost has gone into the medium bul-
ness One cold morning. recently, he painted on the
paror window the picture OF Wisconsin mans aunt IN
The Of gyiag nm sometllnG; ieH utlS later NC
received the Intelligence VI ner death ana his accession
| 10 her properly
The Celestial is at the wash-tub in Boston.
tew of them have started Laundry and astonish the
natives by the deKieri,y with wnch they blow the
water their mouths TO dampen the clean ciothes
and the cuteHess which prompts them "a hhe Ian
| kee TO collect their bllls.
man died of smallpox at Canajoharie last
Fall and his clothes buried TO prevent Infection
but lately through Of ecouomY. the brother OF
The deceased dislnerred ana wore then Ine rua s
man IN che pesthouse aud the clothes VIII PROV
ably be buried again
He is neat natty, and ninety three drives
through a drenching Winter syracuse to trans
act business pertaining farm OF 300 acres which ne
ruins himself when visit TO his native Town ID
Massachusetts, after 65 years absence Is walted upon
| Inv a committee who wished he Informed accurately
upon historical matters relating 10 the pace
FLOWS your arm 7" is now the salutahon IN
New Haven. In the course OF lew weeks every man.
woman aud child in that place will be properly vac
cinated and until that happy contamination Is reaehed
children who are not fortunate enough 70 have had
their scratched be known 81 the sener ar o,
depression which Il the Out ward expression S 'ne
Consciousness which says you are not IN the ry
II must have been a woman who compiled
The tabe OF figures TO that the rage man who
the barber for shaving in 40 years the
sum OF eGO g.. For how It be possible Tor man.
recOguizn MS fact, TO lounge ~ mat Olssn oD'on
gnicn comes OF the gentle strokes Ot thr razor au nOt
nave a paug regret when he thinks OF the money h1
If spending Tor this, while his VIE Is w"ntins q DC"
dress =.
II is surprising how useful man can be II
he tries and thae TOO in a small Toe Rev
Hosea F. Ba ou Of Wilmington W., is 70 years old hs
has heeu a. years in the ministry. He has attended
1880 funerals. preaching sermons at most OF tnem
Aside his religious dulles MI bai.ou lag oren v
II years town cerK for IA wears justice o. the poaoe
! tor TWO terms a member OF tne Vermont legislature
once delegate to Constntolii cOhFehtioH' anu i"'
| n wears q superintendent OF SCHOOLS.
| 4 moor woman bound for San Francisco on
Uuiou Pacific trniu was obliged leave that train on
the a It ult and became mother at Pdpihon station
on the al. The conductor at once telegraphed from
| Paplion He weighs IL pounds. ana ms name Is
George Washington" All the passengers IN The eoaeH.
mon hesrlns Tue announcement three cheers for
George Washington Then they clipped III and oought
little hagrtet aui sent 10 the yOath, bluulne hn
also follow the example Of HE iustrious namesake.
What is "a dramatic entertainment This
nterestinr question recently received judicial banding
in England Robert Ferguson, proprietor OF 'ra'ehns
show, brought before the poee SouIn o, .itS
charged Tia s Wai he da really give was an exhiS
ton OF ropedauc,ng enlyened oy uauy h n.,,og
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