New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-08-30
GENERAL NOTES.

There is drinking shop IN Paris to every
80 inhabitants.
The water in the upper Hudson is lower
than it has been in many years.
The lady who has the smallest feet in
America is the wife Of cousin Of Sing Lee, proprietor
NJ San Francisco vash-house Her foot is ga inches
long inches broad in the middle, and inch at the
sippers embroidered Ia silver correspondent OF me
EouiSriHe C0urieTJornoi carries tape measure and
has had her foot In his lap.
IN the seni-centennial anniversary of the
SyiIev disaster at Crawford Notch, White Mountains
Aug 2 orator of the occasion was moved to say
Had the Pilgrims landed the banks of the Mississippi
rhurchos and school-houses" The Pilgrims would have
built churches and schoohouses wherever they landed
be OF church and school were IN their Souls anu
not in the air they breathed.
ga day in Paris is better than half year
In stupid America" There is good deal OF such tax
xInong UNDERGONE and Overdone Americans who nave
traveled-ay, travelled. prosaic Engishman, some
what lacking in imagination recently enjoyed the IN,
sstmable privilege of day in Paris what dld ne do'
He sat In front OF OF Sir Richard Waaces free foun
taDs from in the morning 70 IA caE for Sater
There walters with wine bottles soldiers WIN cans
women with jugs bonnes with chliIen' e' oii '0'"i'
l733.
A dastardly attempt was made on Sunday
morning to wreck train the Rensselaer, and Saratoga
Railroad The engineer had sharp eye and stopped the
train before the distractions were reached Two ties
ana several rails had been laid across the track by
tramps The Social Science Convention which Is soon to
meet at Saratoga will undoubtedly drag the tramp into
s discussions. How would IL do TO charter some OF the
pdhulks in Buffalo harbor freight them with tranps %h4
have tried to railroad trains and cut them adrt
In the rapids above Niagara Falsf One OF the nrst
steamboats, that Commodore Vanderot puIt went over
properly balasted with tramps caught az arson ana
murder would over with very pretty curVe-there
Is no doubt about 1t.
Young farmer became enamOred OF
,good-choppers daughter in the bottoms Of Ray, No.
and the happy day named All the young people OF
the neghborhood gathered at the wedding feast 10 days
sgo Suddenly there great scandal colorod cler
xyman book in hand his place in the center OF the
COON 90 unite the young couple in the holy bonds The
neighbors expostulated Why had that Niger been
rallied The bridegroom retorted that ne had rlght
70 employ whom he pleased and the prde thongnt 80 700
The despsed minister proceeded with the ceremony win
all the dignity he could muster But the community waS
~ mSdni,St hand OF white gentlemen visited
he sequestered cabin, dragged the bridegroom OUT Vi
bed and nogged him merees% " and inssOsbs so
Ciety breathes more freely now IN lexington ~ na
has black skim and white man has Wmte-n'er'
possibly.
The Men Century for Women properly resents
the strictures which have been passed upon women
correspondents as the pests Of journalism 1t says IL
Is not sex that marks tue dividing line between the good
and bad journalist but high principle and fine breeding
TO repeat private Conversations TO peep through crew
ices and listen at keyholes to blazOn abroad family
matters which do not concern the public; to retail
twadde and small talk about the dress and manners OF
6men and women who placed by accident IN conspc
ous positions 10 indulge in Jests anu stories Whos
kOin ia an indicate innuendO or nppancy that VIII
Wound one, is impossible 10 gent men, ana equally
40 10 ladies'" The original jenkins was undoubtedly
man and he has many well AZ large Ianly oi
daugbtera In England public affairs are discussed IN
xhe 1aror and oaingroOIn well in the clubhouse
and snokng-rOOm women know what Is gong on ~
Eervia in Parliament and In the law courts AeI
can women as rule know little and care less about pnD
bic AFFAIRS and naturally when they write I9r Ine LIVE
are exceptions. Some OF the best WORK III american
Journalism is done by intelligent, conscientious, and
noble women. Place aux DANES!
Chinese opponents are we'll managed. None
but the lazy deserve the fair there is neither ladder mol
kres 10 be scaled; and the old gentleman Is easily per
suaded that whatever is, Is right There was Ho the
aazest wight HangchOw, who lived by odd jobs and
never could get regular employment One night while
he was drinking tea in waysde inn he boosted that he
would never do another days work unless he could find
a rich emplOyer with pretty daughters. An old screw
namea Tsiang, who overheard the remark, was so en-
RACED by It that he engaged all tue aoortrs VINO were
5odging. Poor HO went to sleep In Tsang6 backyard
and very mournful he. Suddenly great bundle OF
clothes was thrown ont Of window. Thinking there
vere thieves In the house. and not being In mood tC
1roteot the farmers household he put the bundle on MI
Back and rudged down the road with IT, soon ne neaIt
steps behind him. Tho Infatuated farBeFf Not 50. u
aide without SAYING q word or looking up at him. Or
they went through the dark night mile upon mile ant
Gust as the day breaking they reached tne Viag
Hun Then she looked at him and shreked III was no
The young cousin who had woOed her to pack up be
clothes and meet him at midnight. IL was only poor
aazy BO "Well, WELL" she said; there Is no help 10
they were the old gentleman behaved nicely; dowry
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