New-York tribune., 1876-10-25
GENERAL NOIES.

w. Duke of Richmond, the head OF the
,-,.h commission. has informed Mayor stoKley 'hat
6, George, Building will be presented 10 INC C"' "
pnna6eplia by Her Maesty's Government d aiSor OIL @ '
close of the Centeunia EHhlbl lO1; ~ % e cronnd TO
ME Tor the States which have Dulul'ss vi '"0
follow ,,o4od o.
A well-infOrmed business man is 4uo.eu az
Ntvonke. "a estimating that the yield OF Wheat III '
asota this year has not exceeded l5OOOooo Oushels'
and that the quantity Tor fHporS there win not be
,N a. export the farmers having no more than
they need for home use ana ior s'eu'
John Chinaman may be caught steaiing' DuC
robine short Of surgical operation VIII extract inc
eoods from his person and raimen'' san frahc'Sco
oorrsspopdent of The Chicago Tribune gives case IN
o,nt. Chinaman entered cigar store and while ask
% bis way TO certain street. slipped box OF cigars up
his seove A mirror betrayed him. and policeman was
called in "Me honest boy-allee same-Deliy good-no
oieaee" The box was IN neither rght nor lSlt sleoS
the policeman squeezed the bone; Joh smiled no Do1
the right shoulder was agated the poloe@an @ maui s
doniv the rrlsaler something creeping across the
6eny In0 and cIapped his hand upon it another
smile To- the cigars At the polcestation the officers
found two more bOxes-Onc under each arln-plt'
The adventures of the little freq that was
found in the heart of pavngSCne III the streets OF
Memphis Tenn were recently related in this column
Here is a companion picture. week ago saturday
while the workmen at Sawlnin in Acton Ont' were
lumber they were surprised TO see a large toad
non ont Of a hole where he had been imbedded, and
where he had narrowly escaped being cut in two
nv the saw. The toad was completely incaScu III the
wood with OF ngress or egress anu as the loe
was tine urth or fifth from the butt of the tree he must
have been 80 60 feet from the ground Inc Tree was
perfectly sound with the exception Oh decayeu sttah
sbont foot long below the hole The toad was blind
but had not forgotten the art OF lOconiOlloh 10.
crawed out Of the hole quite nimby. When was that
toad freed and how much Of a centeuarian was i'll
Spiritualism caused breach in household
atsap BernadinO in Southern California. Old Mt saw
yer held that humbug fraud, and nonsense Mrs
Sawyer and young Sawyers believed that 1t was the
gospel Of the future There was many an argument
many quarrel, many tear. Finally lecturer came
10 town and unraveed the devious methods Of mediums
and sprtualsts The sawyers attended in body, and
great was the delight OF the head OF the family lie
smiled and chncklcd as the exposures went John,
said he in high glcc, you and mother VIII nave TO come
over 70 my way Of thnkng Jon auntten tlae = my ny
old mans heart running over with unutterDle JOY
When the bogus Katie King stepped forward from tue
cabinet old sawyer sprang from his chair, shouted IL an
ecstasy Of delight, wrung his hands started down me
aisle and suddenly fell on the floor. lie was dead JOY
had killed him Or was IL heart diseasef
Under the stormy title of "Cupid's Cyclone"
The Atlanta Constitution gives glowing and picturesque
account OF two weddings De Kalb County There were
no marriage bells. "when the little French clock an
nouuced that the hour Of eight had arrived every heart
was still" But there wedding journey. Ay! and
Arcadan simplicity! "The day following dawned clear
and bright Ere the suns bright beams had dried the
dripping leaves, the newy-married couple. with their
friends had started spend the day at stone Mountain
They around the north side where they secured
their horses and then walked out the mountain II
was very pleasant place indeed The mountain rose
thousands or feet above them The Shrubby
covered with Towering vines that waved noiseessy IN
the gentle breeze, while the ground carpeted with
beautiful green moss. All around rocky cavcTus
whose sOmber walls sent forth musical response TO
each merry peal O laughter. Even the little birds flew,
tWiterng from branch to branch surprised TO their
silent home invaded by strangers And here in this cool
and calm retreat leave this happy crowd For the
bride and groom wish great success. May 10 more
clouds darken their pathway than necessary tem
DOR the sunshine OF lifc."