New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-07-31
GENERAL NOTES.

Ten thousand miners in the Black Hills.
The cotton worm has appeared unusually
early in Mississippi.
A Rocky Mountain editor describes the hang
ins Of two mur.orers AZ Canon City by Jud2e Lynchs
eNccu,ioncrs as "necktie" festival
The Commissioner of Agriculture advises the
Georgia farmers to out and destroy with
rollers. AMI nets the first brood OF grasShopers be-
they attain their in growth ANA can take WING
\ Nevada newspaper reporter has made the
remarkable discovery that Blind Tom, the musican has
voracous appetite takes sixteen humps Of sugar in his
and beats lime win his heel. ana pays tunes III tue
air with h, fingers while lie i eating his dinner.
Two wcll-drcsscd thieves took a section OF
sccpinc-car on the Pan Handle Railroad last week and
stepped out NJ Loycland station when the train drew
Cincinnati their drow,y felow-trivelers discovered that
they had been robbed durinS the night. Wallets had
being sGucrZcd dry. Not watch was disturbed; money
tuCir SUIT
The mulatto who brought the latest tidings,
as it wrrc Of Charley Ross, has disappeared. Mr. Ross
host his temper during an interview with him last week
and exclaimed excitodiy: II but made the effort
could have you hung!" The mulato either fright
oued by TN, strong language weary OF repeating s
r. for he failed 10 keep his appointment the day.
ana has not bcu seen since IL is said tnat Nj Ross
cuuviacrd that the mulatto saw tie child after the
abduction,
A depression in the old cemetery mt Cherry
Valley " " marks the spot where q trench dug for
tho DOlrN OF lHr loTlS VIM W.T.
masacrcd by tho Tories aud Indians under Brsnt and
Butlcr IN ITS. Henry V. Swnnerton has made
earnest appeal Ia his t"low-tOwuSmcn for the immediate
ions Of Cherry Valley The design which he ayors is
that Roman altai-tomb the material is native mar
bic or li-ht gray limestone.
The Cambridge crew breakfast on English
waffle, before taking their morning pun on the schuylk
when asked what he thought OF the OF them
sald The river is very handsome bus it's dayiish
crooked. YOU know Now in England have the
Thames and You can pu all the way from Waterloo
Bride" Richmond without turning. THIS giyoS fell
low - chance toilet himsrL out you know" Meanwhile
the Yale New-Iiaven the river twice day
under coaching eye Of Capt Cook They 1.-Two IN the
college boat huu> walk mile To tnclr meals, ana lead
n Jolly life. swimming. sleeping aud reading. They
VIII certainly at Philadelphia and probably at sara
tosa
Bear stories from the Sagucnay have undu!y
stimulated the Imagination of st. John N. b. editor
Two roadmaEcrs he says, fell in with lee bears and
being unarmed drove them up tree with stones One
OF tho amateur sportsmcu mounted guard to keep the
bears IN the tree while his companion or 10 borrow
neighbours gan. lie returned with the gun, but had only
bullet, and when he fired he didn't hit even the tree
much less the bears. Then they loaded the gun with
stones from the roadside ana brought bear EARTH
and while they were stoning him Ia death the 9th 4
dead bear "a tnl-grOwn cub weighing 300 pounds !
'rs pleasing fiction! II this New-lirnnswcA editor
does well with bears. what tremendous snake story
he could tell II he only would
Cen Custer employed several Santoe scouts
when he went to Black Hills in 1874 and was favor
ably impressed with their conduct in the field. In let
ter to the Rev g. d. Inman their missionary he frankly
admitted that these scouts had taught him how much
civilization could do for the Hdans One incident he re-
called with keen pleasure. IL during OF our
resting days IN camp | was seated alone in NV tent
whansuddculy ~ If from thu rocks and that
beautiful region heard tllr familiar air. Old Iundrdd >
roll scOrcOfmuny voices. IhtnfOOwcd the equally
familiar hymn : Rock of Ages and others rot less
known. CayayiHoH ara not noted for their hynnSing
INK qualities aud stepped outside of tent to dScoNer
from whom the IL from group of
Santee Young men, and shall long remember the pleas
Ia. effect produced 10y having these good old hymns
rs then heard them by men, the sons Of who,
bat years ago rOamcd over the country ~ state Of
harbarus widncsS. 80 much for the labOIs Of Chris
tiany and civilization"
The Canadians are borrowing u heap of
trouble about tho Sioux They apprchcnd that Gen
Crook viii drive tho Indians before him. and that the
only refuge for tho outcass viii DO British territory
The American soiiiery may the line in hot pursuit
and the Invasion of tho soil may lead TO ntorna
tional complications The Indians moreover. may not
seek peace and ensue it, but may use neutral territory
as base Of renewed hostility to the Unitod States
and then there will b0 trouble in store for the
DOMINION especially ~ saynscs cannot be supposed u
DO rgidiy governed by the rulcs Of civilized warfare
and tho laws OF nations Then. again, unless the
Dominion shall have Sufficient foreh0ught To anticipate
the contngcn0y-thoy ube long words tho border
and have stores OF provisions at hand worcwh to feed
the refugees they sarvQ aud be rendered desperate
" the bayascs remain on British soil. what shall DO done