New-York tribune., 1877-03-09
GENERAL NOTES.

Mr.. George P. ROwell has purchased the
premises No 10 sprucest opposite The Trib-
une Building and will remove his advertising agency
there shortly.
While Mr.. Beecher was lecturing in Mime
apos last Friday evening" very large and sepossessed
gray cat seen walking deliberately down one of the
asles Of the church toward the rOstum She ascended
very famiary rubbed herself against his legs. to the
great anpsemen Of the apdienSe Mr. BeeeaGr Wpy
now am beginning to feel at home"
The Baltimore american gives a striking
"reminiscences of the old slave days in describing the fue
raj of Uncle Samuel Green whose remains were laid to
rest in the South Cemetery last Saturday In 1888 Uncle
Sam was a freedman in Dorchester County and had
learned 10 read. One day his cabin was ransacked by
officers, and copy Of Uncle Toms Cabin was found
in a drawer. Uncle Sam was arrested true bill was
found against him. and indictment for having in
his possession scdous and ncendiary documents cacu
lated TO disturb the public peace he was brought to irla
The Old man tried 10 show that there was nothing hurt
fu III the Volume but he was found guilty. anu seh'enecu
to five years i'll the Penitentary His wife, Aunt Eiza
survives hm, and bears witness to hs viricf 1,s 1cs
sab, he good ole man to and his souls III gOy
suah It's clad in coat of snin gold ana mes IN ore
man, but that thar souls sirighty ana clipper sh5h
around dc throne and praisin the Lam of Goodness as
any piccaninny's."
Vcrpanck Colvin killed his panther in the
AdIondacks after this manner: While exploring win
his ridesall snow shocsthe country to the south
west Of the Raquete Lake region day toward even
ing fresh tracks Of this mountain lion were met with
Just where the party proposed to make their camp for
the nght-n the snow. Looking around they behcid a
Of saughtcr-a dead deer Killed by lhe panIher
and taking the trail of the beast they joined i'll the pr-
suit Half an hour later he was discovered stahulne
9 oS 90 @ or % aa feet % from H his T pr Without taxing OF
his snOwshOes Mr. Colyin raised ms rlhe ana VI "C1
instant sent bullet through the creatures bral fai
ing from his stronghold, the panther was precipated
the cliffs. distance OF 16O fet STRIKING the r0chs
canpeJ The panther was wrapped in the skiu of o
the deer which he had Killed. ana al'er""ru ui""h on
the snow to the settlements
The Charity Commissioners of Kings County
evidently have small faith the charity that "beareh
all things eudureth all things During their session on
Wednesday afternoon they adopted report III relation
to the death OF Miss Octava Waiter patient In the
Lunaic Asylum and went Of their way to denouncc
the action of Supervisor Dcmas Strong VINO had de-
mandcd an inNestigatOn We nave pee, eniiEtn; , H.
they say burst OF wrath, with cAttaYasance Nv tS
man when lie intriguing to saddle thousands OF GG
festive halls by kidgloved soldiers We nave been ac
heaven of violating law the administration of oar
trust, while they, with law ana order on thcr ms, ney
indictment by the Grand jury for OnenseS Wlch nave
vcT VISOR strong E see himself as others sec hm the
not hcsitated to manufacture facts and figures
With an impudence enlarged and growing by
immunity from punishment" Law business , Is running
low just nOw Why not give some oi the old lawyers oi
Brooklyn a chance to work up libel Smtf
The legislators of Minnesota are learning the
rhetorical art of impassioned nvectiye. The Hon.
Gilman had the floor Thursday evening of
last week. and took occasion to hurl back the
1aunting lie that he had ever acted In TIE IN
terest Of any client corporation, or railroad
"whoever says 1 am a railroad attorney is liar
and a coward" Tie Hon. Calender of Wabashaw mum
bled in his seat and the Hon. Gilman resented the am
bguOus and inaricuate uttcrance Rising nud tower-
ing until he was as tall ana lean ana ,nh ~ = ,,c
he yOlcyed and thundcred: mean it, Slr turning to
the mumbliuc Calender; g liar an1 coward. Ioilt @
apology from the Hon Gilman; the same from Inc H"n
Callondcr; adjOurnmcnt handshaling; hutteilh@ OF
the wings of the white angel of peace and rattgoi
classes in the lobby cupboard In the LEGISLATIVE balls ..
Minnesota there Is secret cupboard ana ten HONORABLE
statesmen have private keys TO the same
A wear ago Bradford, Penn, had small
tavern and a few scattering farm HOUSES Now 1t has
$500 inhabitants and hundreds of strangers are turned
away from the hotels every night. Petroleum has
wrought the The oil belt seems to be about two
miles wide and wells have been suk in the ravne CT
the Tunlngwant Creek Land within % miles Of the
town in every direction is held at fictitious valuation
and the oil excitement has extended into CGttaraugus
and Allegany coVnties, New-York. One MudgcIt, OF
salamanca, several years ago sold Mexican County
farmer cabinet organ and took in payment 60 acres OF
wild land which he sold for 8 an acre OIL has been
found it and is now worth $1,000 an acre House
holders IN Bradford and other towns lease tme % 9IVr
M 5 wG Tse @ar TO noI sS 20 "a G to e o G
draw princely royalty.
Emil Schwerdtfeger, one of the most brilliant
and promising young of the present Senior Class at
Cornell University committed suicide at Ithaca on Mon
day morning last by shooting himself in the lead with
small pocket pistol Seine of the circumstances attend
ing the act particularly sad and dcplorble. The
young man returned from the intercollegiate liter
ary contest in this city weeks ago, hay-
ing secured the $500 prize for the best
animation in Latin, hut with his health broken down
by the hard labor of preparation. He subsequently
became SO unwcll that finally he obliged to give
his place his class, and tins, cOuDled with impaired
cyrsight have led TO the fatal act Soon after
retiring last Sunday might members O the amy OF
Prof Norris with whom Mr.. Schwcrdtfcscr lvcd, heard
The report OF pistol in his TOUn ana on going there he
was found sitting hfcless in chair by
his table, with the pistol in his hand. On
the table beside him kind of informal will freshly
written, in which he explained the cause OF the sui
eide as constant sickness and the conviction tat he
would never be any better IN this world" He disposed
of his personal pIOeI to his various university friends
and ROdIigucs Of this city, who wa> stndihg him
TO the univ yrsy. During his Freshman year Mr..
chwardfcscr received the prize offered by the London
Pathological society for the best on the English
Verb and he has been regarded alWOSt prodigy Ill
the university community for his linguistic talents.
MUSIC.