New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-28
GENERAL NOTES.

Nearly one thousand pOcket-bOoks were
stolen during the progress OF the recent revival at
Chicago.
The will of the Rev. Thomas p. Hunt, tenn
perance advocate, which was fled at Wkesbarre, Pen'
On Dec IL contains bequest of the budOzlng order
He leaves to one Of his descendants the heavy cane
which DO carried during the war WINE ne wa m
OF Union regiment with explicit directions 'nat 10
& worthy resident of Oswcgo, n. Y, made
bargain with farmer for the delivery of Christmas
tree. The appeared ut the back door one evening
with fine tree and paid good price for H. On tins
following morning the householder III passing through
his fron ward noticed that beautiful evergreen WEIGH
led been the PRIDE Of his lawn had disappeared lie had
bought ms OWN tree
Ono of the most thoughtful communications
presented 10 the State Board Of Health ~ IFS session IN
Savannah Ga. last week was that OF Cen H. C. wayne.
He suggested that one OF the exciting Of hC recent
scoprgc in That city the excess OF shadt-ees. He
called the attention OF the board to the fact that view
If lie city from the bclr. Of tho Exchange, III Whlch
tbsy wore sitting would show only here ana there some
ran builGuC risng above the tree tops ana suggested
that lie density OF the shade had been inscsDy bni
rdy increasing over the city from to until
The healthgying and VNlfyng eject OF inc suns rays
excluded
The vicar of a popular parish in the north
NJ Iondou has compromised his conscience ON tine
burials question rather nRenIously. Recently he Ill
formed the parents OF young lady who were members
of BAPTIST church that he regretted not being able to
read the burial service over the remains OF tGit dS
a
looming grave, and the lntornenLi were poth 10 Eho
at the same fy s t6o service over the
body Of pauper, adding that no one wOGd hOoe hs
sisters and bodies" that he r:de any departure
from usual practice on such occa'lohs' Inc coIO
mise was accepted -
There was remarkable sale of Chinese
enamel work IN London on Dec H. magnificent pair
NJ white elephants with elaborate tapiIngs, bearing
largo vases in turquoise enamel on their backs toe tsks
gilt and the whole very beautifully worked in cloissonne
enamel and git various parts, ono slightly damaged
a psir Of longncckcd bottles, orIlsmentsd with
arabesquos on TURQUOISE Er3ahdi anolcs and
bird rho top, a22 pair OF bottles vim nov n3,y-
with birds and lotus plants on white grounS i9 hcGes
high SIS. pair Of very large pilgrim bottle, WIN
n"Tnrots on black and turquoise, GAS pair OF large
bekers OrDamented III brilliant colors, on turquoise
| ground, 43l'
The war of words over the proposed new
upcipal building of Brooklyn s ended alter twelve
month OF talk work IL just begun The project gre" out
of the necessity bringing tho scattered offices of the
various city officials under one roof and In February
astan appropriation Of 100000 exclusive OF the cost
Of the land was voted for the purpose The foundations
of the building are lad the lot on JoralenQns di-
Tectly west OF and adjoining thc Courthouse 10 VIII be
100 by $50 feet fonr stories h,gh Oh DrGk Win u
tho French Renaissance style, vain lttie decoration
Inon The first floor will be the offices OF the Collector OF
~ Register of Arrears aud Register or Water Rates
Te ecOnd and third floors VIII DO occupied Dy tbe 70
Loo ua
a. for tLe Boards Of City Works. Hedlt and Assess-
San Francisco clergyman espied street
car ON Dec IS less than half block distant ana quick
a his mare in the hope OF Oyertakng II at the corner;
but fine driver instead of stopping there, whipped his
borses and sent the car bowling along the track az high
snecd The clergyman broke into run no swung Els
arms shouted and made oil manner OF motions TO at
tract the attention ~ the driver grOup O iocrs Mo
bad watched the fight Of the white cravat SCI W wy S
of stop thief" and dozen men Joined IN inc JasS,
headed by Jealous policeman Inc runaway ololtyI
nan JSos soon in the hands OF the officer Inc crown
LIED unon him 10 surrender the plumber WIZ mIElou
"tnnsLnppt and Indignation the preacher asserted a.
& @ minister of the gospel and not thief ana tDat
he had been making desperate eHOrt 10 catcn uo C'
An acquaintance stepped forward ana ldehtinGu mn,
"a M the farce canie 10 end. From first 10 last ne
nt,er awure nor lost his temper nor cOnlnlued any
breach whatsoever OF tho pfOPficueSoA ihSVoi"i O
verso let honor crown his name.
Alexander Delmar the statlsnclan OF the
Irpifed States Monetary Commission, arrived at san
Uopcisco on Dec Is, after making an examination OF
4h Nevada silver mines and the Comstock lode He had
Ioctod information on the following points; The his
,orv f the mines; the extent, plans and mechanical
oans used in working the mines; the localities whence
H. ore has been and being extracted the NUMBER OF
SvItb and depth OF each shute or chimney the depm
from Inc surface at which each appeared inc cupca
eYoayafed and the number Of tons OF ore eAuactou
from eaeh: the value OF gd and silver respectively OK
tyeced FROM each chimney tho yleld Vi ehon mno run
| fo time IN gold and silver respectively, as shown "
t boo,s az the mining companies; the present condi
lion Of the lowest bottom workings In each anu All oi
i'm sntnes-and Reaeraly all information which can
throw igt on the past history OF the mines their pres