New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-26
GENERAL NOTES.

A stotue of Christopher Columbus, presented
A. .he nation by Italian residents win be unvailed in tho
Csrtsnnial Exhibition grounds oct IL. The statue cost
$4,000.
The Chinese of San Francisco are soon to
s ,beir houses inspected and fumigated by the Board
Of Health Of that city, The prevalence OF smallpox
rendering this preeauuon necessary
THE West Side Water-wOrks of Chicago have
hat been completed, and all parts of the city are
snundanty supplied with water The cost of the two
siase IS66--was $1,51OCOO
westward the course of. business takes its
wsv H. B. Clahn Co. of this city, dispatch states,
have offered 81 900 per foot for lot the corner Of
sohashoyp and MOnrOe-st Chicago; but the owner OF
tbe land has declined to sell IL at that price.
Az the Saxon troops were on their way home
from a review by tho Emperor William at Pulgar,
near Ieipsic Sept 6, colossal statue representing
pesee standng the triumUha archway at LelpsIc
Was struck by lightning and thrown TO the ground
The construction of pipe through which to
force oil from the oil regions 10 the Atlantic Occaasuch
4 the scheme Of the Pennsylvania Transportation Com
ranv The eompanys officers have signed contracts for
S benr ground for the enterprise at Bradys Bend
Butter County Penn, this week The pipe will extend
70 Philadelphia and 10 Baltimore
The Indian fears that the white man may
rp him OF his last possessioR-the Indian Territory
Gov Oyerton of the Chickasaw tribe, in message TO
me egsature OF that nation sept s. appeals to his
GDsmen to their voices against the prosecution oil
W,
snoia1n Of the Sioux they may he asked by the
Tinted States to surrender their own lands.
Newfoundland fishermen for many years
Awe abandoned the fishing the banks of New
foundlapd 10 French and - American fishermen and
have fshed in shore OF Labrador The shore fishery
Ihoypg sas Of exhaustion ths We; T, some crews went
10 the banks They found their vessels were not adapted
Setenine to build vessels after the model Of those used
b. the American fishermen.
A Maori of New-Zealand was arrested for
theft and brought before two Of the native magis-
trates one Of whom chief of his village, and
tha other OF the village where the theft was com
mted The former with Roman virtue, refused TO take
mart In the hearing of the case the latter promptly
nped the culprt So. The line was pad 10 tue conNcs
magistrate and he descended from The bench There he
forgot himself and bent 80 tie his shoe laces This
action IN court a breach OF Maori etlqueJte Tue
Roman magistrate at once had him arrested for con-
tsnnt on 5t and fined IS Both tribes had had Justice
done, nad lost money, ana all theh "eht MONO
happy.
The World rises to explain. Mr.. Bret Harte
had charged that dramatic writer on that paper had
attempted TO blaekma Mr. Robson and that The World
knew the fact The World denies the receipt of any COM
prnicstou whatever, either from Nr. Robson or Mr..
Hsrte ON the subject and adds I've desire e to be dis
tncty understood that there Is no such person C1td as
for the existence II any such person II actors or
1nsnagers stumble anywhere upon anybody OF versa
IRE World instead Of contracting with him Tor favorable
notices. they had better can n policeman ahd seho L'i
where nc VIII 10 the least harm"
On the bank of the Mississippi River, at
Mitchell H. there are six Indian mounds, of various
Sizes arranged in almost circle one Of the mounds IS
20 feet nigh and exactly four rect square. and Singh
lary its fcIr sides laid OF apparently with some
thought OF the cardinal pouts since the north side faces
the polar st and the other sides tho remaining p0ls
OF fe compass The Rev. Dr. West % 81 Louis is nov
engaged ia Opening the mounds. In the first one opened
b. found five feet the top, surrounded by OLEcd
Clay tho remains of FIRE and charTcd bones Farther
down IN :ha mound there an appearance OF grave
and tie bones Of a man found, among wlicG were
mingled large number Of shell beads WHEN had ap-
parently bren hung about tie neck OF the DOoy'
The Chinaman is such a born trader that he
has been known TO attempt to take advantage OF tie
missionary who sells him portions OF the Bible col
porteir writes from ChDa "You offer Matthew for ten
cash man buys and turns 70 50. No man should be-
come a missionary to the Heather Cbnec who cannot
eountten You count and find eight cash. You call after
the man aud repeat the price that you have repeated Do
tmes-may hap It s all yOu can repeat He Looks dazea
You hand back the money with an emphatic DOhI
wantP With the air OF bankrupt hc az eogth produces
one more cash You again kindly but fllHly Illustrate
on your fingers or otherwise tie theoretical distinction
between nine and ten. He Oycrwhelms you WIN NiO-
lent demon that he has not another cash IN le
world You repeat He repeats. At last, with suille
that Is 'ehtko and bland heca.Uly extracts thc OIbeF
cash from his where II has been all Inc Whle ~
everybody bat you knew, takes his book aud departs