New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-25
GENERAL NOTES.

The newest bonanza in Colorado is In Jim
town above Sunshine-a startling contrast OF nOntho@
tue The story that for months the miners In gong
TO and from their daily labor Travelled along certain
path wearing the earth away to the rock vein was
tins brought 20 hight A labOrer, three weeks ago.
swunR sledge upon his shoulders and started early in
the morning for his accustomed toll upon the lnOuht
side Resehng the VEN ZEN I ne pToesne POINT and
thereby detached several Fragments PICKING up pht "
these pieces ne was smazed 10 nu b nev mine is IN
be called the Spotted Tall"
There has been a good deal of weather III
ali parts Of the country during the past ten days Al
Lake Tahoe there been about bve lnches OF SNOW"
the Thermometer has not gone lower than lO' oelo"
zero and there has been capital trout fishing At
Boston there has been binding Hash OF Dghtnlng
during thunder storm. At Oakland, Md the snow ha5
bee been h ~ Monrea deep red meteor Of
mense size has flashed along the horizon enttng t%o
has brushed the SKY with s aYg tbe wsk m
has been bad and conductor has bad ample uc 10
punch in the presence OF the passeI0alre'
The London Times has this sober but kindly
comment OF the opening session Of the United States
Congress: The perplexties with which American Pon
tcans are confronted altogether without preceueh
Popuar opinion throughout the Union has unequVocay
declared itself on the side OF order and legality Provo
cations ana aggressions would he sery condemned by
the best portion of the community and that portion no"
most fortunately holds the balance OF political power
me vens%ent mar Sef forces equally matched that
there Il mOmeDtary deadlock anu neither can Eops W
Sn.t GOOD sense the DISTINGUISHED loyalty, the uncom
promised public spirit OF the country d4esS d
thengb thoy rarely claim their proper place IN tne @
tiOna polty erss IKE the present % tne mat N
contest close the loss Of single men OF stOuu y
% would follow any conduct tending to dis
t1rI,ance of order violation OF the law"
Chinese crime is as curious study as French
Nieksdness Two families were living under the same
roof 10 Hankow, and, matter OF course the mousse
was not large enough for them They nnaIiy separS1'
ana oouue moving into another house, ana the Otncr
.pDa remaining where they with their son ana
voun0 Girl To whom he was betrothed. Late In oc'ODF
he mother of this young received AN invitation 70
dine with her former dodgers, but declined On tue
that her husband and son were away G nsn in 6er
house during her absence, and accOrdilgg hne VII ~,
dine with bis wife. short time ater htr
son reiu ned and failing 10 gain admta'ce. ~
through the window The first object mat neh n ms @
DIS bride who ay upon R biz n % and they
searched the house finding man 1iHg on ne ne Warmer
ispplP ~ Sad invited the Young mans mother 10 di,
ner Beside him lay two bundles containing nJn ad ye vi
the jeWelry and clothing Of his wifes guest he , u
DENLY been detected by the girl while ne ~as con-
ing The house. and had killed her in order 10 ~
yieton or robbery then realizing the enorhlD VI NO
erin e. no had cut his own throat
Bisbop Whipple, while on his way to WASH
inRon 10 Mead the cause OF the Indians, haltco az D
more on Dec 10 ong enough 10 sum up the case Oioro
email audience in Sc. Peters Protestant EpiSeCP"
Church He related now he had once taken niue oet
cation Of Indians TO the side OF the toinO OF "ha
Penn and there related them the story OF hS se'c
meBt In Pennsylvania and bs honest treatment VI '"o
Indians. my cheeks blushed," said the b'suol, "n
chief turned his eyes full In my face ana asked anu
where are those Indians nowP for reInemDofe" "i''
the race had received the grateful THANKS Oh INC %
WashnRtOn and the pledge Of Congress never W pS ~
moved from their LANDS" He then a.o
pocy OF the United States with that OF inc Sa" tt
Government, which by keeping ITS pledges aIa EveTy
ing the Indians had made them loyal SUBJECTS. ~
INDIAN war I'M THO country he said, Dad taken root III &
violation OF pledges. The S.oX had been driven W s
wall .When Congress-" said he, made no appToPi.a
ton for the Sioux ordered that Two roads should 20 %
trOu "a their country and Compelled TINS lrIDe u s
no tie Black Hills reservation, who swas on tnS ~
InissOn knew very well that this meant tn. trye
Indiana who true steel must either sase
or ioin tie hostile bands and hope you may never Dsn
~ an when met Indian chiefs sand heard tnef
stones OF the manner ia which they had been nye times
removed and driven place to place. untll sS one
said the Government might just as Wen put them on
wheela"
There was large attendance at st. Jamess