New-York tribune., 1876-09-05
GENERAL NOTES.

Mellon sucar-works have been established on
Andres Island Cal delicious sirup is also obtained.
James Whitlock of Kickapoo Township, Kan
sas has an appebedrng pearree which last year bore
nothing but pears
The thriving town of Methuen, Mass, will
celebrate next Thursday with great pomp and circuin
stance its l50th anniversary.
In Paris a Polish gentleman has been SEN
fenced TO three months imprisonment for doging the
footsteps Of French officer aud singing Tue German
Kline
Porcelain tableware formerly in the posses
son OF william Pepperell exhibited at the recent
Maine State fair 1t is Of French pattern, and was
probably part of the plumber OF Louisburg in 1913.
Let it be recorded for the comfort of dis
eousoate virgins wherever they do languish maiden
LADY was married in Haverhil Mass, last week. after
turning her S4th birthday. Tne bridegroom was her
Junior by two years
In San Francisco there is a falling Oft in small
pox cases. there being 80 less in August thar in July
DR. Mearcs stated TO the Board Of Health that the
matter for vaccination which had no write. Dy gho
rant persons. had been productive oil much injury
Joseph Smith, jr., son of the founder of the
Mormon Church. preaching in California. He denies
the headship of Brigham Young He says that he las
from 1000 10 $1,000 personal followers and that me
headquarters OF the reformed church are at flano III
He repudates polygamy and also " blood atoneinent
The latest case of conscience Is that OF
Young man OF Troy who cOnfesses that he has all Sum
mer drinking wine bought for communion purposes
He treated to this By the servant girl OF the person
to whom the wine was intfusted Dul wneh M PLy.ioh Ph
and made clean breast OF IT,
The Chinese of California feel outraged by
the ordinance which requires the sheriff to cut the hair
Of his prisoners uniform length of one inch This
law has proved profitable to the city treasury, the Mon
golian preferring pay his fine rather Than go 10 jan
and steps havo been taken by the INDIGNANT queue
to test the coDsttutiOnahy OF the Ordnhnce
A water nymph, by name Ida Steele, of
Bloomington Ill., has challenged her generally for
ten mile swim down the Mississipp River. Miss Pau
line has accepted the challenge and so has third young
lady and the match 1t lSstated wall certainly come on
at an early day IL is predicted that there VIII not be
steamboats, enough TO contain the CROWDS hat VIA hocA
TO see the sport"
PomerOy, the boy murderer In Boston, whose
has been at last commuted to imprisonment for
LIFE viii be placed in the State Prison in cell by him
self and therein compelled labor for his sup
port The prison 4ow building Will have several OF
these cells, and 10 OF them when nnished omeroy
will be taken and there spend the remainder OF his HE
He has made several ingenious attempts to escape
Joseph Sly, of the Kings Arms and Royal
Hotel England, has for several years devoted him.
sef to the collection and valuable furniture and
ANTIQUITIES Of various kinds win offer Tor sale in Nav
next his collection. including one OF three CLOCKS IN
vented by Dr. Benjamin Franklin II sirlEcS the hour
aud has only wheels On the face Is the nscrlp
tOn " DR.. Benz. Franklin, Philadelphia, Inventor
In ColbOrne, Canada, the wife OF German
farmer last Fall plowed II acres of land This season
sho moved with grass scythe for days. and with a
borserake she also rsked 10 acres OF hay using three
yearod colt broken by hc self She also mas loaded ADd
unoadeo and teamed all the lime and sand required ioI
new house loaded and uDlOaGed all TIC gram aud
MIXED and cared for cows Her name, We grieYc 10
state is not gwen
At meeting of the lOg-owners and lumber
men, held at ST. Pou the LIST inst it was stated that
up to the present time the mills have manufactured
o. 100000 feet of lOgs There remained in tho river
about 81 900 feet of logs, OF which probably not
more than from 60,0O0,O00 to 85O0OOOo can DC manu-
factured before the season clo5es Id ne Do9Is ave
turbed until Oct. L.
Virtuous and decorOus England, thou that
ost provide separate bathing machines for thy sons and
daughters take back to thy bosom this hess Brton ere
he loses his primitive simplicity The American cor
respondent OF The London Times having visited Ocean
Grove has been amazed If not horrhed by the uncon-
strained manners Of American women. In the first place,
ne saw lady publicly doing her hair with the utmost
sono frotfs-whieh must be a new hairwash. But this
was not the worst "Just after my arrival, as was
walking among the tents was considerably amazed,
not to say alarmed very stout female Christian sud
denly popping out from tent just in front OF me with
bon or other ornament ard bUt two garments tie lower
Of which looked very much II 1t belonged by right TO
her husband My first hasty impressOIduo, perhaps,
to the bare feetwas that she beggar woman sum
maray elected from the tent and that she had got ber
self up in this style to excite sslOn-a singhay
weakmEded lusion, 1t struck me- since an not weather
she looked enviaby COOL comfortable and IN one word
jolly. The sea was some 500 or 400 Yards en- bat 1t
seems 70 be practice OF the pilgrims 10 dress and un
dress in their homes instead OF going 10 the expense
Of clearinghouse ana may meet them at distance
from home somotlmcs dry sometimes drippng' Dut al
ways innocent Of shame, Adam and Eve before their
fall From notice IN my hotel which IL about quarter
Of mile from the that the guests are requested mol
90 change their bathing suits In the rooms, II must
fear be Inferred that the practice OF dressng rather
Undressing home for the bath Is less general than 1t
was and that ooan Grove is so tar losing It's primitive
simplicity"