New-York tribune., 1876-08-12
GENERAL NOTES.

There have been few changes in the old
fort near Amsterdam, n. since Sir William johnson
left II hundred years ago The massive walls show no
signs OF decay. tine quaint panel ceilings are sun es
and aniles deer and st hang IN the spacious
hall.
Nearly million volumes were drawn out of
the Boston Pubno Library and its branches last year. and
only 100 were missing when the annual report pre-
lion speaks well for the orderly habits of the Hub
and the excellent management OF the library.
The trustees of Cornell University have
agreed to advance S0G to tbs boat club in the form Of
temporary loan and tine bill for the boat used at Sara
toga las been paid by liberal undergraduate. The crew
talking OF challenging the university eight OF
Cambridge 10 in English waters next year. In
that Corael will send university 10 any
American regatta
The Rev. Dexter Moody of Troy has famous
genealogical powdeihorn, with inscriptions giving the
date of the arrival Of Mr. John Noodle" in Massachu
sets 1888 and unbrOken line of the birthdays OF
descendants down present time, SurmOuntng the
family record is shield with crown ana mpposiih
over IT, and the motto Deus NObiScum underneath
monument with these inscriptions upon It's front WIZ
be erected in the cemetery at Norm adiey, Mas
Ii the Minister to England conld qniF N.Y. ehaCu 3 d
horn like TINS ne would have saved his medium ices hnu
not made himself ridiculous.
There is not a sleepier town i'll Canada than
Windsor opposite Detroit but there Is one ad there VINO
has hs eyes open and his wits about him early in the
morning. Three dcsperadoes drove up 10 banking
Office last Monday and while one OF them held tho horse
the others went in to get grecnbacks r Canacl bank
note. Wine the clerk. John +. Holton was innibg the
cash drawer orc Of his csiomsrs Ms qii'HpiSl TO 5p ZIP
passage and wHen revolver was pouied inii at ms ms
nep Tua,G1 ~ "i ,i i NV vcr n1s urd y bysiders
in the street and finally captured.
The agent of the Fall River Cotton Manu-
factureis who TO South America several months
ago open market for American fabrics send3 home
encouraging reports of the Success of his nceoa-
tion. and Is sDgune that largo trade can be eStah-
list. 4 Vl,p goods
from tie United states to The six principal states d.
Rij.In shipped Them nearly $I9, ,OOOCDJ ana FIauco
witur q fraction of S3OOO,OOo. II American pfihi-
cloths can be exported to England ana sold at small
pr fit, Manufacturers certainly ind market III
south Auer!ca.
BENJAMIN Tappan, who died in Essex County,
Mass wcea ago. met with an interesting adventure IN
1871 Mc sailed on the schooner Nancy from Manchcs-
ter to Salem fr cargo OF supplies Under cover OF
dense cS the vessel returned rs far as ManchcSGr na
Dor, when -Uidsnly the sky cleared aud three British
iiicacs closed in upon her. ana sent Gri boats 10 cnfc
her The Niucy bad good pair 81 heels ana tired 10
use fhr hut the bFrc2 died cut, the boats gained ui0n
her and the g e" We c9meSu TO m @ i 10 gcycr Z"
sc an alarm aud returned with force OF volunteers
m tim. 10 give c enemy. WEO had SET fire 10 the vessel
and were pushing oil in their boats, rafting vollcy'
A new way TO pay old debts has been de
yI5eG III sua Black HSshoot the creditor and be exon
Grated by The coroner jury Miner Moore owed Miner
Shaupcn $50. ana WAS either unwilling or unable TO
lion. ilp le indebtedness. Miner shannon duuncd him
cTCfly ana finally asked MN II nc
was hce.cd." ln'r Moore said he would hcel III 4!
short time ana ~ few minutes ItjhHtd from camp
with r1lir 20 ind his antagonist similarly armed Arc
Won Icady2' asked sinner shannon. Atef a long pause
1rs were raised ID Inidcr and discharged SuitanH-
OuslN Iac creditor u DEAL ana Inc "a Dto' Wa com
mpndcd ny au accommodating cOTCncT's jury mo dc
ended oa-and hat it was case ofjusfabic homicide
John T.. Daily, G. p. Huntington, John z.
Hovt George g. Lake d. d. T. Marshall, A. j. Johnson,
sas Herring. and II other contributors 10 tie fund
raised IN 1872 the musical education of Miss Emma
A. Abbott have taken pains 10 deny miserable fiction
which - now going the rounds of the country news
papcrs Ir card 20 the public they say: "No person
in London ,Lcre has been authorized by Us u say
fnat we are dissatisfied with Miss AbhOitS conIsc. Her
marriage Nr. T.. l. WctEtTcl of NcW-N ork, Is matter
Which concerns one hut the parties themselves Iht
since hiss Abbot 5 she has hVet urnn the
bounty friends alleged. believe u be IN
susccDinle OF any proof whatever We pronounce ths
chayre "gjus lIrc and gNCd woman Who is not here
W defend hcr5al4 false ana malicious.
An Iowa editor who has been studying the
census returns gives his imagination full play "ouppos
ing our for the future be 100 per cent per cach
20 years in 1876 will have population larger than
the present population Of the United states But sup
posing we have only hali that population 100 years
hence where VII nn her mighty commercial and manu-
featuring cities with their 100000 pouuatlon each
There may hc tie child born now INuS III Iowa VINO
will live 10 60" g population oi 20,OOOOOO WlIhln oul
borders" 1l":c i TOO much buncplnoc III PRINT hho'
the dcy .lOIWcUt of Che country. The current OI lhlh
grafton Gi 10; sci IN dni tine Republic was iily years
old and now that u has rounded The century he uic
has chhrd In all probability, immigration VIII be as
EoSy during he thrd half century aS II WIS duiMS lw
frat: and even II il he not, Interstate mSrdibn VIII
feet Iowa aud the surplus population OF The STATE WI
be drained Ch iii U the Far West Just rs ONO, ne
Middle Stst,s and &cw-EnglInd have contributed To MI
UP iowa. ..--.---------