New-York tribune., 1876-10-13
GENERAL NOIES.

Elder F. w. Evans is anxious to have II
understood that the man poisoned himself last sun
day at the Newebanon Shakers had seeded from the
NCrtl family and had been spending week with the
Eddy brothers in Vermont
One of the constitutional beliefs of mankind
IA the impression that umbrellas common property
birmingham magistrate has had the bOldncss TO run
counter TO the grain humanity by deciding that it is
felony TO seal umbrella. An EuSlShinan OF more or
less character carried of of these useful protectors
from public house a rainy afternoon iOIliSht aSO
ard pursued by the owner and arrested at ms Goo,
The magistrate sentenced MIN 10 GdN lmPiisV"iV'
The fifth anniversary of the great fire
enables the Cmcago papers TO say something pleasant
about the tunnels hydrant, ciScIs sewers, parks
buildings factories, &C. &C. the smoke and cindeIs, The
mOnsiTOus strides in material prosperity &C. %c. IAe
Philadelphia papers, too, have fallen into The day haDi
OF congdulang their citizens on the successor The
Exhibition These spasms OF sporadic m0d,sty are
among the most interesting municipal studies OI the
period.
When smallpox began its ravages in San
Francisco early the Summer the Incompetence OF the
Health Board painfully manifest The officials
however, have proftOd by experience ana Will be ready
hereafter TO battle with disease Hospital tents have
been introduced at Oakland with great success. The
tents used each about 10 by IL fcc Win I1Ois
about two feet alb We the beach Patients were bathcd
from head 10 foot tCpId water and mYlgOTaed 10y
natural Onics-Jccan breeze aud sunshine Nearly al.
the patents recovered and few Of them have Uee
pitted.
The Chinaman does not love the military.
The Chinese soldiers, rule, are most useless and
corrupt body of men, preying upon the inhabitants
whom il duty protect Tne officers OF guard
station in the northern suburb OF Canton after receiving
for many months a subsidy from gambling dtn, re
Gently endeavOred wiring husmOney out 0l the
gang. They made a rand upon tie den, captured one
the players, and demanded heavy RANSOM lOr hn. Inc
gamblers proceeded 10 the station attacked the soldiers
released the captive, aud retired III TRIUMPH aIteI WOUND
ing several men, An average tbieI can WHIP lree IN
nese soldiers
Four travellers crossed the Niagara recently
By ferry below the Falls and hired coored coachman
TO drive them to the Clifton House. Says one: "Now,
coaehman you have behind you Englishman AN Irish
You rather draw up the hilll "The Yankee" "Why e.
Because a Yankee II he has only dollar in his pocket
will argue about a quarter" The number Of 70 eisn Wis
iOrs at Niagara during the past season mas been uhe
cedentedly large. The hacknen however, have NiO-
lent antpatby Tor Engshmcn, worrying, unpardOn-
ably close. and incontInenty argumentaiivo class
A brawny arm has the Highland lassie. Jane
Gardin. who is in the family OF sydenham
clergyman went into the garden evening IN the md
die Of September TO cut flowers and thinking that she
heard footsteps returned the house for candle She
saw the figure OF a man cTOuchng the ground, and.
ninng away the candle, rushed upon the thief Scream
ing for help and scizng him by the halr sue
10 pin him 10 the ground but the shook her on and,
after kicking her Violently, ran toward the garden wall
The nurse followed him, Knocked on his nat got h0d OF
his ear and pulled bis nose the ruihan nHy dta her
terrible blow and by kicking her IN the RIBS fced her
70 the ground. neghbor with pair OF dogs went TO
thief Why not import OF these pucky Scotch girls
ana make pOllccWOnen OF thcmT
The Sunhower is no longer in bloom. 1t
the spirit Indian maiden and appeared nightly
a the bidding Mrs Bennett and husband partners In
the naturalization business, Boston The discovery Of
pail OF parane and rap-door interrupted the course
Of trade and the partners forced 10 make dcsDe
ate effort demonstrate their power On Tuesday night
the rspdoor naeo up, the curtain rearranged aud
the eXtugushcd. The dusky face OF the SuuhoWer
appeared for moment at the curtain aud then vanished
An mquisitye gentleman quietly ann9hnced ms puIlose
opu the boards IN the vicinity OF the register where
upon Mrs Bennett asked for glass Of water and sank on
came up, and large between the noOr and the
furnace Was revealed. shrcwdlOoking woman OF per
haps 30 years was cngng 10 the furnace IL was the
buDfOwer
A colored household in Atlanta, Ga, took
advantage Of the death OF member Of the family and
invited large circle Of friends attend the wake The
visitors began 10 sfnve at carly hour last Sunday
evening and the stamping, claIping, and singing were
opened with yigOr About 10 o'clock when the buzz Oh
sympathetic devotion had developed into the eXhil-
arating music OF a steam saw-mil there cracking
noise. Bess dc Lord, what am dat T. exclaimed ven
cradle sister Crash succeeded cracke. The SIDE waS
iel out and the floors went down. Thry-Odd mouncrs'
one corpse three chairs three bncess Kerosene lamp,
and table suddenly found themselves in the cellar Tbe
lamp exploded in the transit and the passenger went
through baptism OF fire. There more mourning in
ne cellar than there had been in the second story One
W the seOTched brethren who WAS imDeddcd underneath
Two rather eOrpuleut friends family whispered Glory
aud another was sartn de debbl IN dat meeting,
Tor he had felt OF him." Indeed the corpse the only
ono who maintained cOmposure with any degree II
success.
meek and oily hypOcrite, wearing blue
specaces and looking Ike monk has recently been
playing sharp tricks in French monaseres. GirOd went
70 monastery and declared that he was tired Of the
world aud It's vanites He said he possessed property
Turin worth several thousand pounds which he desired
make over to the community but unfortunately there