New-York tribune., 1876-09-28
GENERAL NOTES.

"AbolitiOn of Poverty, Ignorance, and Wick
edness" Is the great reform which The Aodhoerat,,a
paper inst issued In the backwOOds Of Mnnesoa-prcu-
iscs 10 do lis best to bring about
The Ridgway Library Building in Philadel-
phIa built from fund left for that purpose by the
eccentric Mr. Rush. win be Of the eostlest structures
for the protection OF books in the world IL Will cost
100000.
The bell cast for Independence Hall, Phil
adelpha having proved indstuCt In tone II has been
taken down and sent TO the founders In Troy, NY II
viii be reoast a once and Is hopeJ VII I've ready 10
be placed In position before Nov 10, the day when the
Centennial Exhibition closes
Considerable gold dust has been brought out
OF the Black His and sold to the banks at Cheyenne
The placer mines near Deadwood would seem now to be
the most profitable Western dispatch stating that three
men had Just arrived from that place ct Cheyenne,
bringing with them 100000 In gold aust obtained since
April last
Shanty Town-the name given to the multi
ude OF wooden used restaurants and shows
near the Centennial Exhibition buldings-is IN ruins
e 6uGngs hy ,bS GgsS Gish p6ce from fear that il
they should catch re the flames might be oom unicated
to the Exhibition buildings.
The "Texas feverp has appeared among
cattle OF the farmers living Toano, Illinois, and all
the animals attacked by the disease have died. The dis
ease is suspected TO have been communicated TO the cat
Tie by drove of Texas cattle unloaded from train Tor
one day by railway GomPahs Gn any no!
Savannah suffers from yellow fever as If
Il were tho plague. member Of a relief association
mus describes their works ave are feeding $4,000 per
sous and nursing about 1000 The supplies Of pro-
visions and money sent have enabled US 10 meet ln
mediate wants. but shall need all the aid you can give
MS for the next IN 80, until frost TO keep people
from absolutely rOttng In their houses or on the Streets
Washington and Lee University Mt Lexing-
tom Va received its charter in 1882, was endowed by
Washington received $25 900 from the Cincinnati So
eiey in sO3 aud had Gen. f. Lee for its President at
the time OF his death. call for meeting at Philadel
pba on Oct 10 10 take measures for securing larger EN-
dowment for the eOllege'has been ssued ana mas ap
pended TO Il the signatures OF Chief-Justee waite
Charles Francis Adams, Robert o. winthrop, William f.
Eyars and large number OF Senators aud Representa-
tives Of Congress.
Tokens Of reviving business come from all
parts OF the country The Cincinnati Commercial Of
Sept 20 says: "within few weeks there has been
Frightening Of business prospects in Cincinnati that 1t Is
cheering TO witness Our business men are In better
sprits than for some years They feel that we have
touched bottom and again getting up in the world
Coincidence is being rapidly restored Values have
ceased to shrink and there general tendency 10 slght
advances Country merchants Eaylng SOLD out fro Top
10 bottom and cleaned the corners are coming IN Tor
fresh stocks Our reporters yesterday interviewed
con derabe number OF our most prominent men IN pus
uess affairs, and the general expression was tht there
was q marked and happy change Tor the Detter'"2