New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-14
GENERAL NOTES.


The British market is satisfied with Ameri-
.sn beef. aud is now calling for American mutton.
A Cbinaman who was arrested in San Fran
...e ON Dec on a charge Of burglary, made most
absurd attempt commit suicide. He turned on the gas
in his cell and putting his to the burner haed Tue
contents The attendants took him out doors ana askea
him what he had trying TO do. "Me hkee de quotn
All Quong.
The eccentric Cronin will please take notice
that in Sharpe agt Dawes the Queens Bench decision
has been reversed appeal The lower court held tha
one director quorum and could take the cha ana
pass several resolutions, including call OF IS od yer
share upon the capital of the company and ending WITH
mics thai his action was not valid and that share
holder cannot and attain the dignity OF quorum
Among the young women at the high school
in Portland Me- poor lass who worked III boaiu
ine.house She rose at O'Clock every morning, got
breakfast put the kitchen in order and then went TO
schools returning in the afternoon she cleared te lno
table, cooked the supper and ana oer %
where the matrOn ascertaned that she wore ohy 9ne
Pettieoat underneath her n SSCo se has rea
tives She still shows pluck she says she VIII 20 DacA
to the clearinghouse and high school
At a recent seance in London, after an over
ture with banjo bell and tambourine three spirits APP
peared upon the aud announced themselves as the
APOSTLE Paul. Tom Paine and little Indian girl There
were detectives in the audience and they Rugged inc
three ghosts like bears until the nights were tuTnSu OH
white shirt There is one thing OF which SpIr1taistS
lose sight. What consolation can weary world derve
nom contemplating hereafter IN which the pauses arc
filled with tambOurinej angles and Paul, VINO was 1he
apostle Of well as OF Christianity mas
nothing better do than TO 20 skylarklng WIN lO
Paine and little Indian grlsl is not utter annhilation
pieasanter destiny than such mummery as thatf
The early riser who is in the habit OF saying
pleasant word about the lark may well bear in mind
tha Mechanically fate OF a London cab-washer who
Gently taken 10 ST. Marys Hospital He had lost the use
If his upper extremtes while his voice reduced to
awhisper On being questioned, he stated that he ns9
ally finished bis work just as the pubc houses Opened
AZ always had the very first glass Of beer gin that was
served in the mOrnng-that is to say, the liquor WntR
had remained an night in the draw-ppe in contact Win
the lead His gums showed the welknown blue line IN
dcatve OF lead poisoning, and there were Othef snl
having been procured and tasted gave 1490th OF gram
Der fluid ounce He was ultimately cured oy the use Vi
fodide OF potassium and galyalic baths
The Cardiff Giant was carpet-bagger. Ills
carpetbag has been discovered the village Of Man
Inns Ny II ia Of stone, with o smooth handle. The
body of the bag dstended, showing that the owner
vaspot light traveller The theOryis that in coming over
the hills from the direction of Cbttenango the giant
dropped his bag while descending the east mn mo
Maniius Village; that the bag while there became
petried by the action OF lime water or SOME 3.nSr
iias Village while building a stone wa where this
centennial bag was lately found picked u np' anu t
wall where it remained until found few days ago by
Messrs Flint while they were d ssg ''
There ia music at midnight in Dubuque,
Iowa household The master Of house has several
IIghtngered daughters, and they have piano He Yves
awakened in the watches OF the night by oian tones III
the paror put his ear 20 the stoveppehOe ana re
cognized bis daughters piano He went down stars
aud WA surprised TO find the instrument closed and the
musc sim in the air. 1t ceased, however, as soon as ne
fairly entered the ROOM lie examined tne uooIs %
INT he satised himself that OF the girls had Deen
PLAYING tricks He bad hardly reacbed MS peuslue
fore the music began again. more beautiful than before
Ha descended TO the parlOr and examined the premises
more thoroughly, but with better success he clou
The piano and locked IL, and seated hmse upon sCI'
defsTmned TO watch the intruder, but saw no one
Anon the piano sounded and the most enchanting mus
was produced The girls came oO"h anu "oi0 'i''"-
Mystery. Spirits. Houpla!
The most expensive dinner served on Thanks
Giving Day eaten at San Francisco II the ingenious
HaesLeter be veracOus. rich citizen, who mao mao"
Sfotune az poultry dealer, wished 10 Send une VF
key to his daughter and her young husband ana at inc
same time to inclose little souvenir He placed cor
ttscats n, 100 shares OF Consolidated Virginia mining
stock in rich morocco poeketbOok, hiding his gift inside
Of the royal bird, the heart AS nc J9inea nc
eve Grace was SAID and the keen carving knife CLEFT
the breast OF the fowl tastes n.,e dsI the
fond parent IN cut and cut until the last vestge OF
the stuhing, which smelt like collection OF eesdtS
pocketbOok The India rubber band had dsSoYed anu "a
OpcBed with the heat the sweet juices OF the l9Iky mao
nttie by e reduced the crisp certificate To boiled pup
With loud shrek the father fell under the table lie g
had forgotten to take the number OF Ine anu
French crime is, after all, the cOarsest In
the world One Of the murder tried at the recent
ASHES Of viane brought to the bar Penhouet ana
his daughter Jeanne the wife of LORE, the murdered
man The father and daughter first tried to poison
LORE they failed In their attempt Penhouet sno'
him In q wood There we're several shocking Scenes IN
court Atone the prisoner Jeanne jumper w anu
her father: you the assassnl You know ~
Have you not the heart TO confess It, II merely ior 9
sake Of my three childrcnf Oh, II could get ~ gVu -
would strangle yOu-wreteh and murderer 10 u -
Penhouet replied "Oh, my daughter. my daughy,Sr.
and feigned tears "Therc Is no daughter herc! OK
claimed the young woman you are the asssslu -,
Co VIII judge you, monster and coward tnat you o ~
The examination Of the poor wife Of Penbouet was m9St
hearendng; she Wept bitterly, and addressing he
husband said: Jean, thou art wretchl III wac thou
lnat Killed himl Thou well deserYest oealni 1nou nast
dshonOred Jeanne thou hast made my nc marty r
dom thou the author Of all our shame and misery
Thou hast reduced ne and my children to lnennicly
curse tbee curse thee r. The prisoner asked tne 1age
70 allow him to kiss his wife Never, never! e VA
claimed the woman thou art too vale %ret th anu
murderer" PenhOuet was condemned 70 deatn anu anu
Jeanne 10 hard labor for life On being conducted pacK
prison the two culprits INDUCED In toe most shoeAHg
language and Jeanne asked favor to DO ao"eu W
He her faher executed