New-York tribune., 1876-10-24
GENERAL NOTES.

The Spectdtor pours balm upon the ruheu
soul Of the British by informing MN 'na' IL 10 Ho
the Doryphora decenlineaa, but the Doryphora Ju"0
that has arrived IN England from America NOT 10 pu.
too fine point upon II, It's not the pOtdo D ho is
allied speeies-s sort of highOned first cOusih' WHO Is
above potato dleI .,, Tho
II ia unite natural for the editors among the
Nevada silver mines deep for the wei OF hnGSn
rndeAled They are boring now Ihe SHpeT o'W A"'''
sroIds the Virginia City papers for using the eAp'oS
. u over tho head" 10 says: IL is quite unStAHnau
-, logcal and uOnssnsiCal One can never receive an
tnry over the head inasmuch there Is 30 t oI que
over the summit OF the crown" ihe OO9 ny 80 iis
w. tGs critics1n az senseleSs and mpudent ana cans
In the stand its fighting editor, VINO tesI'S WI Zen
kEoeIa. that the rail crushed the hat but ala h0t
touch the head that the owner OF the nat lay % SET
for an hour or two ana had terrlDie htHu"'H0 INV ~
day Which was 70 ho demonstrated =.
In October. 1859, the British steamship
Connaugbt spraRg leak about $50 miles from Do9'ou
and the water extingushed the engine nfeS ouGUo"9
the flames burst out Of the hold and oOl human o-'
were face TO face with death Capt JOhh wilson o. ~;
vessel bore down to help her, made last 10 the
and took of every man II was tne % nra'Sst i Ui sbe
might have rolled and carried the pilS VI t
flames were eating ihs way & Government gave
him watch and chain; the steamship cOmpah! Tl2OUi
Boston silver service lie Is an ou man no" ~ u" iie ar
Hew-OTleaDs in great destitutlOn.
There is q current impression that the Call
tornia scaawag vein American literature has beeh
worked out 1t is mistake. Bright little nuggets are
scattered through the Rocky Mountain ana CahorhlA
,as as thick "a pins in brides toilet cushion Here ls
no;ng niece OF genre fresh from The cold MI Neps
SBlukcnborry got letter from his brother III te East
and handed II TO his wife to read rs the as l
canned his ewes pAnfuy. Among other tnngS, te SOOd
LADY read: You would not know Dad now, BTutus the
od boys hair white as snow, ana ne Is so uea t9I
Conversation with hm is quite impossible. lie gives an
his time 10 reading and playing checkers ne was 80
day before yesterday, aud you will be glad 10 heal lat
he has stopped Grugng.' 'TueTc, BrJltus there's an
sYampe for YOU Your father given up the vice Of
The wine cup; THERE'S example" Yes, Marl4F, sald
Hariar so it s just wait till Pm 70. aud IN dolDie dis
count the old man Ton minutes afterward "hen bnK
epberry cualked his at the Fashion saloon MS iieus
observed Ave sireaks " red upon his gracCess cheA
The sweetest little bear story of this blessed
Indian Summer comes from Atlanta, Ga. Early last
week a negro while walking through meadow SUD
denly realized that he very tired, ana stlalsht"ay
determined to take nap. so he got behind haysack
near feuee-to give air OF reality 10 the story II may
be stated that the fence belonged TO Mrs CoUsn' VINO
lives not more than miles from Diltul-thd was
soon sound asleep He not only slept Dnt siorcJ a9
snOred with such vehemence as To frghteh cOioIeu
brother WHO passed that way The sound was utterly
unlike ANYTHING thAtte slunteer had ever heard lie
recOnnOitered the baystack at safe distance ana saw
what he thought WIS . bears head, but which was IN
reality the No 10 brOgans Of the sleeper He ran OF lor
his gun and sum'Donod another negro TO the casr me
two pOrtsmeB cranned their guns wlth Dlfdshol anu
holding an iDtPiiehed position behind TWO uces took
am AZ the bear shouted and when the brosans moved
sightly fired ncryOuSly but only too accurately. Inc
bear not only gTOwld but swOre, aud SWOl6 win even
greater volume than he had snOred. The birdshut Ia
the bear thick as earaway seed IN Christmas
ooOkey.
The latest files of The London Times and
The Pail Mall Gazette contain several very attractive let
ters on American wateringplaces Tae correspondent
Of the former journal noticed many English and foW
French traits atIOng Branch He spent sunday at one
OF the cottages and after attending service in Protest
ant Episcopal chapel. surprised 10 hear the ladies
sccept an in vtaton bathe the surf "The cottage
vt which visiting" he says, had two neat illte
bathing huts OF its OWL for ladies', one Tor gentle
the side OF the grand promenade but not AS at
Cape May the aide. The bashful bdther ms not
slowly To steal his way through crowd of wcl-hled
carriages and ashiOnab dressed lOunSes, but though
he break ia full view OF them, c can hc down
the steps the beach, and into the sen M 40 Tune
On this occasion the beach as crowded with hdthers
and lOOkers-On, aud full OF movement and merlmen
as II the scene had been laid at Biarrz. by TIE way.
should have said that our host had taken MS, not mo
France but into French America. For the freedom en-
1Oytd by the young ladies' Of the party rs unfrench
the sunday bathing Of both sexes in company
English. The American has phiOs0phcaly picked ont OF
each old system just what part happens Ia sut him, and
terpose TO the French loyity OF Long Branch had
within seG-60tA days Journey the ultra-British
seriousness OF Ocean Grove with its fine beach given up
10 praying and singing instead Of bathing and s great
yearly campmeetng Just at that moment in full play.
II have had odd effect to drive from beach
10 the other. as II from ROyast into Roundhead
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