New-York tribune., 1876-12-04
GENERAL NOTES.

Progress is making tremendous strides III the
BLACK Hills Men wear collars in Custer CITY, and there
is a canary bird at DeadwOod
There were $40 deaths in Savannah from
yellow fever during the four months ending Nov 26
The total number OF deaths during that period was lo4
"a ghasty record.
The streets of San Francisco have always
been remarkably free from beggars. one-armed and
onelegged soldiers have recently appeared with Their
hand-Organs and defcImed children low play upon pup
lie sympathy.
A Young man in Troy. N. Y, dreamt last
week that he was destined 20 become gambler 1t
made 90 deep an impression upon HIN that he went down
20 his fathers in the morning, built tre In the
swept out the office wrote etter 20 lne IaI' ,
coat and shot himself He blundered IN his ann ana ~
left to wrestle with his destiny rs best lie can
The defeat of Princeton at football last
Thursday was due primarily to the splendid play OF the
Yale team but secondarly the adoption OF the Rugby
rules Under the rules OF the College Association Prince,
ton retained the championship for several years anu tS
team had had very little practice under the new regua,
ticns A good deal OF pluck was shown, however. and
perhaps the EewJersey boys VIII nave Dcer icA eA'
time
Diogenes has a. rival in Shreveport, La, who
raiyjces in the higlhayored Of Citron. short
time AGO two.story house containing all ms worldly
goods was burned to the ground Behind the house there
was a large wooden cistcrn with brck ionnus'lol;
Gtted nm the cisern as his future home, putting in bed
a char, a table aud washsand lie Is now c9hi9ft ~ Ei
cistcrn as the old philosopher III Ms tub.
There will be sweetmeats and confectionery
in the future life. II has been demonstrated at Council
Bluffs, Iowa. family Of spritualists were recently
sitting in dark room and holding communion with the
Inhabitants OF other world suddenly the spirit OF
irtle c1rl whom tDe family had known and who had
been excessively fond OF candy, appeared before tIe
and plaeed the band OF the head OF Tie hOuhehoua
stieE Of candy IL real candy confecuOntd by some
hoov who understood all the sweetness OF the tauc
When it was held the hand however, vital neat nodded
II into red red When the pressure was Wlthda"h
it was candy again.
A liberal education doesn't cost much Ill
Japan A professor, whose rooms are described WIN
geographical eXactness being over Smiths provision
store in one Of the Japanese ports, adyerses IN TIC
local ress that he is dey0tng himself especially to the
t,,o,is, lanc,,ace but Is willing TO teach German
Frcnch Greek, Latin, Hebrew, etc. ana mathemhtios,
LonkkeepinE political economy, ana various OtHtI
scieucps The small Of 81 per month u we 'u'O
&C. ,d the cortse is open 10 Europeans and japanese
with 80 commemorative curriculum as this ahu hoIC
over with the cost Of instruction reduced 70
il Is rather strange that the unapprecduvc
will persist in sending their sons thOusauS VI ' " "
educated in American colleges!
Pulpit electioneering evOkes craze OF oppo-
sition from the English pen. " Churchmnh "i''eS 70
Tb. London Helcs that at St. Michaers aud All Angels
Church Iondonheds the vicar exhorted his hearers 10
attend parish meeting and elect certain candidates 10
.sts ON the School Board He protests Warmly against
tbs Innovation. Another correspondents TcIhl,s ts az
- tban me OF The churches in the district the Oncla-
fiu ccrgyneu read from the communion tble hoict,
vbicb after denouncng the past polcY Oi te lohupl
school Board, SET forth the adYaDts 10 w
the ra ai.payers from the election OF cerialn
devoted to defrdylhs lhc cec "a
enses OF these candidates These correspondents cei
tainly make out a strong case