New-York tribune., 1876-12-15
GENERAL NOTES.


aAn eminent statstican estimates that there are 4OO
600 wards of rag earpetlng in use In Vermont" The
Black Hills dentists pull teeth with sxsh93ceG and
tisica ia EewEngand journalism; airy ana ingenious Is
the western mind
Cant, Flanagan, Head Center of San Fran
o says that the Irish patriots and Fenans Of the Pa
,ac coast will not invade British Columbia Their OBJ
, a the liberation dear old island cay" says
Judge COoBey, what do we want OF soiiorsSaken ken
conntry where nothing grows but ice and canned sal
%on So the waT-c,Oud has blown over
Some of the theatrical benefits in aid of the
rooklyn sufferers have, 1t is said, been pecuniary fail
res Perhaps it would be well for managers to devote
the proceeds of performance without previously
naming the evening People so to theaters TO be amused
Tt when the desire for amusement is brought into 1uG
taposon with eshened memories Of the recent horror
stimulate the sale OF tickets.
The Gentle ladies at Salt Lake did their
hest to cast Delegate Cannon adrt OH Salt River on cleo
tion day. They went TO the polls and argued with the
wives Of the saints "why, Mrs Black, I'm astonshedl
How can you vote for Cannonf Has ne not Tour wives
and can he all he ought tot Take TINS ticket
and vote for Basn who does not believe in ihe whole
brute brutal brute But Cannon was elected in spite
OF this splutter oi opposition.
An American lady who had been visiting
friends in Canada crossed the st. Lawrence at cape Nln
cent last week, and courteousy invited the customs
officer to examine her baggage "There is nothing out
wearing apparel in the trunks" she remarked with
pretty smile The officer unlocked the argesI ,rnI & anu
Of dress materials pounced upon ao%en r, Do1e ~ -,
French brandy. 10 W you 9 oa rsnIeS the iadv they
are my husbands night caps"
Weigh pig; give him three pals of swill,
and then weigh him again; he will weigh no more than
he did at first This has been a very popular theory in
the agricultural districts, but 1t was most succ>lny
refuted at Clinton, Mass, on Thanksgiving Day. At
family reunion there were four cold sons, one solid
daughter three average daughters-in;aw medium
sized son-naw and enough grandchildren 10 swell tne
ia md a1 Il.
weight OF this family before dinner was le62 pounds
Tes n the Weight Of the dinner actually
eaten 35l4 pounds the average gam per stomach
Snner Eaten, WAS 4ia pounds; the minimum gain 4
pound. Toe pig theory Is hereby discontinued until
further notice.
Mr.. ]. T. Ford has come to the front IN
defense of the Grand Opera House, Baltimore, and
American theaters in general He regards the Brooklyn
fire "A "the destruction OF house stnted OF many OF us
rehttu conveniences to utilize space for business
purposes" He seuds his compliments 10 the pulpit
To the gOdly men," he says who spoke with charity
about the calamity in their sunday are due
fhs reYerenee belonging to ministerial character and
capacity To the clerical PecksnH who owet upon tAe
innate sayagery the poor boys OF the gallery can
cplT say he otes the pulpit by bearing false witness
against his neighbOc Eor65 years no NE sad Dee oss
tie Brooklyn disaster although the paygoers IN that
period would aggregate over n attendance
nan-trap during panc il is danger difficult to meas
ure and possible to occur wherever people may co
gregate."
The Minnesota papers never tire of telling
narrowing tales about the Missouri nghtriders, who
were hunted down after the murder of Haywood, the
brave cashier Quantrelps band once encountered
party Of 80 ayhawers and captured 15 of Them After
supper Cole Younger began to play with an Enfield re
which he had captured during the skrmish 1t was the
frat Of that pattern that he had One OF his
com1anIons remarked that he had heard 1t would
Kin at the distance OF mile. Another SAID II lhe
new gun will XIII ut mile distant, the ball at short range
VIII 20 through 10 men," Younger exclaimed "Ihat mat
is easy to demonstrated The 10 prisoners were then
paeed in line one behind another and Younger took the
gun measured of 15 PAGES, wheeled about looked calmly
into the faces OF the doomed men, and nfed Tie nrs
eeeOpd and thIrd man dropped without grOan NUT
tering contemptuous condemnation Of the new rfle
Younger continued his experiments seven Times e1s ss
lay in a heap on the grass
The good ship King Cenrie, which set sail
last June from Liverpool TO Bombay, encountered ter
ribe gale on the Cape of Good Hope. tremendous sea
broke over the ship bursting the main hateh washing
sway the hatchhouses and boats smashing IN the front
the cabin and destroying the captains and officers
stores and clothing young lad, one Of the crew. was
carried overheard and II was impossible to rescue him.
The gale lasted for nearly five days and though the YES
tie damage as the waves continually sweeping her
decks At length the chief officer suggested throwing Oh
and into each two gallons Of fine oil were poured the
bags being punctured @ sg d y6s vcssi Tbe effect WsS
magcal the waves longer broke over tue poop anu
dss Of the snip SSe seyI Sa saee and around the poop
In the wake of the vessel was a largo circuit Of calm
Win Greater ease and the ship was relieved from the
tremendous shock she had previously received IRON 'hS
heavy seas.
He was beautiful Baron, with golden eye
brOws and eyeashes, reddish yellow mustache ana Inn
peral ueatytrmned sOrre hair, blue eyes that over
flowed at times with sentimental dew, and very nice
Rame-Aryid de Werner Nevertheless he was convicted
on Dec in San Francisco of the small indiscreton OF
embezzemeRt At tbs close Of the trial he took re-
porter by the and poured into that once his SorroWs
and bis wrongs lie came OF most excellent STOCK. hS
father was a French nObleman; his mother was a
svedei he himself was born In Ine e5 - IN in
say, Paris. He educated at 81. Cyr ana serVeu ~
Psrs and receiving the Cross Of the Legion of Honor
DE wac rich; he had large estate no ~
died and he los ali his propefty although there lit
cation now going about it in the french courts to
IN debt but he spoke five languages lie began 70
write articles for the De'r Aondes draw topograPh,, ,,.
cal maps, 70 paint pictures, 70 correspond WIFI hS
his creditors and to write caustic rhymes about them to
be his better selfand that self Frcnchman Alas 10
agheth now ID the county jail.
1t takes a wholesale slaughter like that OF
the Brooklyn Theater to make impression upon an
average City Father In nearly all the prominent cities
the Aldermen bestirrng themselves with preamble
resolution and ordnance In Chicago for instance on
Dec H. resolutions offered enjoinng that all the
sters and places of amusement with seating capacity
Mover 1000 people, shall employ three nreinen anu
The propetors or essees shall procure such apparatus
as the FIRE marshal shall direct and moreover, sha
establish teleRrapbIc communication between their build
mgs and the nearest 1reengine house. An ,d ~
wac also introduced providing that III ai % sy y
public use such rs theatcrs, churches and Scno0s
aeie are galleries used separate entrance DC Oi, %
s1t ne stairway be at least 10 1eet wlue 'sS a sts
aefs have where there parquet or lower 0Or SEATS
e1alwsy corridor at least 10 feet III Tldtn InH
&c way al the foot or end OF the i1gss and a pr Bic
toe rear at IeSs St vSe &c Carpenters builders,
,fealer M