New-York tribune., 1876-08-15
GENERAL NOTES.

The proposed trip Of members of the British
Parliament 10 the Centennial Exhibition has been aban-
dOned.
A Troy widower sleeps every night on his
wfes grave st. Marys Cemetery. 1t does well enough
IN warm weather
Five plstol-shots and murder in the cor
ydcr tho OF justice in the New Orleans civil
courts last Tuesday.
The Lynchburg, Va, papers ask good
natured public to believe that lightning bolt has
written Coils name on basphemer'
|. The ST. LOus ghost, which has made all the
old ladies in North Markets hide their heads under the
bedclothes nryes to be an old maids cat suspended in
Inid-air by means of dozen small balloons, and cx-
tremely vocal.
An echo of "bread OF blood" comes from
St. Louis. The newsboys refuse to sell Tie Dispatch
unless they have at tae rate three for I'VE ocnts
and worrying the publishers and the police with
pranks prOctsSionS, and upr0ar.
Visitors to the Centennial Exhibition may
now assured that they will get their moneys worth
Philadelphia reporter has taken account of stock aud
estimates the value OF the structures The Centennial
grounds and their contents at Sl0i s20j5o.
Alexander Sullivan, clerk of the Chicago
Board OF Educaton, who murdered school teacher last
week. Will not plead temporary insanity. His lawyers
will adopt the theory that the fatal shot fired IN re-
taiaon for The alleged striking of his wife. The widow
of dead has stated that she VIII not profer legal
assistance tie regular prosecutor, bdt WIZ upend Oh
Justice OF the and the regular procedure OF tie
law.
The vote of Colorado in favor or the State
Constitution is announced by the local papers in the fol-
lowing startling fashion: "Sovcreisns assume yonr
rights Colorado youngest, far3st State In the Union
cluster No. IS! No more Government wards in ours:
We can vote IN Congress now. Amt You mighty elau
you're out Oi the wilderness Good by. Wyoming New
Mexico, Arizona, Montana Utah, Dakota, and washing
tOn-we leave pleasant company and JON bigger
and better crowd"
An extraordinary case of hydrOphObla oc-
cured in Augusta, Me-. last week. gentleman from
Portland white smoking with friend in the front yard
of his bOaTainS house remarked that fit coming
on, as he felt the symptoms lie rolling on the
Five persons attempted 20 hold him. but unable 10
do so during his most conyusOns. The poor el-
low remained in this condition "A hours and did not ap
pear 70 DE greatly exhausted When he 20 himself.
lie remarked that the reaction always three
DAYS after the attack H. said that twelve years he
bitten by dog. and ever since has had an attack
Ike this once year Last year be was attacked III jane
Jenkins Shovel, who was hanged 1T Snow
Hill, Del. last Friday made the following speech from
the gallows 81 hope you will meet me in Heaven. God
bless you! was converted the last Thursday night,
and the last Friday morning OF my life got my knees
and asked forgive me, and believe he has done
90. What do want TO stay here for2 Wha: has the
world ever done 70. IDe 7 have homo TO which am
gong far bette tian any home on earth will shout.
said would shout when J got here Ql1cdenbaSn,
Who h9n gcd the previous day at Batavia y. ~,
spoke il similar strain Dear friends, make
quest Of yOu that Won will have feeling for this poor
soul? hope to meet you In better place than this
Oily rock : sOlid'