New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-23
GENERAL NOTES.

Jacoues HeTne, age 97, is the Oldest veteran
a. +be Hotel des Invalides Paris. He lost both and
one leg at the battle Of Waterloo
study chair once owned by Bishop Berke-
lev and given to friend by the bishop upon his depart
e for England in 1871 is in the possession of Trim
ity College Hartford, aud Is used by its president on
Commencement day.
Alfred Johnson, the daring fisherman who
recently crossed the Atlantic in dory aptly named
aCepenuial" has visited at the docks in Liverpool
vessel in London after his departure from Liverpool
The eight men who attempted to rob the
NbrtLfeld Bank in Minnesota fortnight ago gained so
cents by thcf venture They lost in their flight property
(ortb 81 GOD three Ia been killed. three are prisoners,
Nebraska S1S ask l'0 ''''' ''s'' ~
The japanese do not get weary of the en-
seayor - transform japan into some likeness of an
American or European state. They now have a COM
mission this country visiting the schools, mUding to
learn the best methods OF educating children Another
oommss also now ia this country is ascertanng the
boards health TO protect the health OF their lnDaOahts
The iron palmetto tree at Columbia, S. C.,
has be repaired well that il IS said it would even
stand the Of being placed in grove of the growing
..es The leaves and trunk have been repainted in
coors true 10 nature and the illusion is still further
heightened by means of fine wire draped ABOUT the trunk
In Imitation of long gray moss The monument is now
the tender sprouts which constitute "the cabbage
having been added TO the top.
The manufacturers OF L All IlNeE sOlu OVO'VNO
peces Of prints during the week ending Saturday Sept
I6 They state that they have some difficulty uflling
orders az once and If the extraordinary demand for
this class Of goods does not they viii be COM
PEELED TO advance the price Ice per yard me operaos
will soon share in the gains OF Their employers, the
Board OF 1e Of the city having decided 10 restore 70
the operatives on Oct. the 10 per cent FeuucOoh III
their wages made IN August.
The attendance at the Interstate Exposition
IN Chicago on Saturday last amounted to 10000 persons
In the Art Gallery backwOodsman innocenty SAID to
companion as they were standing before large painting
otberps OF the Appan Way and the CANADIAN Aqueduct
near Rome that Ii the best OF chicago
ist after the fire that he had seen The companion
after looking painting entitled the Battle OF LOOK
ont Mountain" said that Ii pity the picture Ead
heen splasIed over with mud near the bottom hsyng
actually deceived by the representation on hud Oh
TIE uniforms OF soldiers and the Hanks OF the horses
At last Mr.. Bret HaIte has discovered that
in bringing Matchmaking against the dramatic
critics Of New-York, while refusing to name the guilty
persons he was occupying unteDable position Ac-
ecrdipgly be founders forward more in circular
letter TO the city papers Of which the following is the
pth: 81 have been told that my charges were too gen
eral to admit Of that legal redress proposed to the
crties let no make them more SPECIFIC 10y charging
me Netr- York World with allowing critic VINO de-
manded money from actor to afterward wIlie Ino
criticism for their columns Let me lrInI nc
ING Them IL seems to tbis charge, false 10
acrionabe aud that The World could readily bring scn
acton arainst me One such suit would DO as good as
dozen ia disclose the facts Al least 10 would enable the
public TO something OF tne truth OF my gen
eral charges than the publication by tne press o,
Interviews OF reporters with actors ana managels
vond enable me 10 be tried by a court WHEREOF inc
fudge jury and witnesses were not composed en,tB ol
the parties accused This Is tardy ana NOT SO uevt m
a frank statement OF the name OF the man accused
voud have heen But 1t is specific enough 10 lead TO
something. 7he World has the floor.