New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-18
GENERAL NOTES.
Brook Farm has been purchased for Gene

Brook Farm has been purchased LOT Gene
terry.
The Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western
Railway Company declines to discount a corpse It's
new time card announces that the rate for CORPSE
when in good condition and with some person in
charge" will be equivalent 10 full frstcass fare.
Western editors need expect no tavors aer death The
corparatlous draw the Inc somewhere between NUT
tsitB cdpit and n m0riunni corpus
The Ak was laid to the trunk of the oldest
tree in Albany last Friday Tradition with uncertain
voice WHISPERS that 1886 Philip LIVINGSTON one OF
the igners of the Declaration of Independence saved
the life of tie historic elm by staying the hand OF
sailor who threatening TO cut II down with his pocket
knife The rosts of a century and lali had been D. W.
eress TO kill the old elm but at last, Peart had to he
widened ring of Spectators stood behind The wood
chopper and choice chips and sect n OF tine tree were
sold relics at prices ranging from ten cents 10 doar
and half
The legendary achievements of Lady Godiya
were celebrated at Coventry June L. Tho procession
which started IRON ST. Marys Hall at midday embraced
the City Guard in the ancient corporation armor repre-
srutatyes of the different friendly societies, and various
legendary and historic personages sueh as 81 George
Robin Hood, Maid Marian Fnar Tuck, and the Black
Prince aud Earl LeOfrc, whose strange caprice eNaoo
from his wife the act which was COMMUNICATED Inc
Lady Godiva WAS pelsonated by n Young equesirieune
from the Amphithe"t,F. She was attired III nahnsr
That could hardly have given Otense. She wore oyr
lee ana SKIRT 81 T bir s slS 70 Iaoy oiva
Barbarians of trade who deface natural
scenery with advertisements would do well to be more
cautious hereafter plying their paint brushes IN tn
State Gov Robinson signed on Friday bill when was
prepared by Senator Gerard and passed by the last Lag
islature making the persons who would be Dehe'eu 7"
such an advertisement legally responsible Tor uh'S'
they can prove that IL has been painted without tAe
authority A heavy fine and imprisonment X the pen
aty for every iniracOn the law. In case The owner
of the property defaced does not make complaint 'n'
oyerseers OF the poor of county authorized 10 aAo
one andf any fine obtained 10 use 1t Tor the ponss
OF the poor. Shocks TO the sensib tes trVos ,Se
adv, rtisements as senator Gerard WEI, 81 G ou, Of
senate i'm advocating his BILL greatly lessen the 'aiue u
property at some summer resorts.
The Class-Day Grafton at Brown UNIVERSITY
last Friday was delivered by Imam T. Page, coiorea
student who chose as his text "nellcctuai Prospects
in America" His speech was an excellent one ana I'D
delivery wins exceedingly graceful. Stronger than av
of the arguments which introduced TO show that u0
intellectual prospects OF the United States arc orgne"
ing was his presence on that platform IL proven 'D~'
a colored lad can hold his in large college CLASS
and that the students in OF the Oldest American "
verstes are not ashamed 10 confer the hlshee' lo
imam a negro classmate. The appointments for CiSts
D,y al Brown are made by the Faculty pu' W Wv
students and the most popular well As the aoles'
spooker generally has the Grafton. Mr.. Page was so
nttcd 10 0e tie strongest man for tie pace nis who
was the only thing AGAINST MN bs @ c,nseut
are evidently manly set OF fellows, wouiu nU o"
10 have the color line drawn IN fhell cnSs pol''os
Simon Frazer of Albany walked down Town
last saturday. had his photograph taken apu '''"
retur ed without being fatigued Ii was inc 0"O
huudredth anniversary OF his birth He was Doin
Inverness Scotland and only six months Ola WIG.
his parents immigIatcd TO Canada During The wal u
1870 he WAS dae into the British army, ana 81" wa"
Gybtug there was at Ogensburg. Besides the dahs's
war rc1ls by land aud perils by sea have aueh 10 '
lot once be started down the ST. Lawrence "l'h nv
raf OF lumber laden with -four which he WIS m''h0'Hs
to sell IN Quebec but while he was running 1910 49,
near that city gale struck the raft with snch Niov
thot IL went 10 pieces The n0Gr and lun'oer were ~
and IN, lumberman made MS way to the shore on NV
loe All his earnings had been swept away nc des''uo
mako a new start In New-Jersey. While ne WAS hu''"s
c,lvert near hts new home the premature c!s'haiho
q blost hurled hun 10 feet in tho air hroso MS reg ""D
,,urea him SO severely that he could do no WORK 'o
- subsequently ne found employment NJ Catsan.
INNS TOR accidents. Three times ho was hoIh' no
s,si ipirc by accidents, but In each case ne Iv0v'
ereI On his first trip down the river on We to ,s
comn,erce Tie boiler bnrst but he escaped Nithou.
scratch The boiler reparcd another sl".t IN.
ada he stepped on board, and Immediately te ~ 10
sr,s sbaTt broke During his residence IN Ao3i Inca
his physicians pronounced IL an utterly n'pe'''