New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-28
GENERAL NOTES.


A. aas and bride paths of preserves, with the view OF
,nducing unwary wayfarers to knock them over The
sanekeePer P0uneeS ON 1s t n s ia,d b,ob The
due time obtains inc n' Vi '"e ""o 'il'''D
An Austrian consular agent has published an
uut Of a new cotton plant in Egypt. IL bears on an
.-,ee from As TO 80 pods, whereas the usual plant
r,,-es from 25 to 49, For sowing. smaller quantity
svnney seed is required. The only drawback to the
or rsnt is that t requires more water, ana that the
sol Is thereby Impoverished
The railway superintendents of roads run
into Boston have refused sell tickets at half price
sons in the rural districts DESTROYS Of hearing Mr..
=, sy nre,ch and NJ sankey sing The objection made
,tse plan was at lamentabie ana funny. 1t was
~ tickets under guise OF going 10 The tabernacle ana
ro1.d then go to their places OF business
The Anderson School of Natural History, in
massachusetts, seems have found some difficulty in
inding itself up. This, however, has been alayed by
m opiuion Of the Attorney General He says that he
s ne reason why the trustees may not be authorized
b. rrcouyey the property to the donor Inc aTath OF
tbo institution than might have been anticipated
The School Committee of Boston have made
Asplorabc bunder. male infant eight years Old has
hecu exhibited in that city. de has wonderful
memory and speaks great number OF pieces" This
phenomenon Is to be exhibited to the children Of abe
scbcols under the auspices of the committee. When
this poor ovcrcrammed mOrSel OF humanity dies AS nc
bJos teachers and all attend his funeral As an awful
warning against the attempt to put quart into pint
measure
Boston has had well-marked case of kleptO-
mania Mrs Sarah A Davis. elegantly attired aud hav
ing the appearance Of lady OF wealth. been detected
IN stealing expensive silver fruit dish, two silver
cream pitchers, and a pitcher She not in
want. being woman of SOME property. She has been
there only it would be 50 cruel to put her there
where would I've dreadully illtreated and have
M opportunity of stenlng silver dishes. When rrested
shr pleaded ner inability TO resist the temptation TO
seal TIE court however, hound her over for trial III
suu gf :
cruel send the poor woman TO che House OF Correction
for SIX months.
NJ. HerOld's bill for REFRESHING dueling in
France which under consideration the Senate
makes il a msdemeanOr punishable by period Of i'm
prisouueut ranging from a month TO year and "a fine
hanging nom 500 to 5000 When wound is inflicted
the penalty will he Imprisonment for from three months
% three years and fine OF from $40 to $500 II the
wounds result fatally, the minimum period o. mpElSOn-
rneu viii be year, and the maximum five years and
the Of the fine FROM 500 TO $1,000 Any provo
cation go duel insult having that object IN view
viii render the person guilty Of It 10 from six DAYS 10
three mouths Imprisonment and fine OF from so TO
$50: the punishment II applicable 10 those
Who make any accusation in public charging man with
Tn sG,,ord- fare nearly badly the principals.
An ingenious person named Frank P. jan
uaoue Of Washington, d. C., inspired probably by sym
paby for the short-sghted persons who are
compelled who affect glasses has Invented
sselfaoIs;ng "nOseclamp," which not only relieves
The skin a. the OF the unpleasant contact with bone
elam.s IL ordinary glasses, besides avoiding
dangerous pressure upon the optic nerves put also
avoids entirely the Use OF the profanity provoking gru
chain generally in The invention IS so simple thtt
the wonder that No optician has ever thought on IL Dc
fore. lu place or the usud p'Ihanelit nos
ha rubber tOrOiSe-shel, one OF SOFT rubber Is
substituted and this is hung in the middle on a hnee
when permits Il 10 adlust ltsrl 10 any angie VI any pa
OF Toe pidg OF the nose NHcH once placed IL canhVt
mp, !, tan that Of ordinary frames. The fra nes
ca applied 10 any ordinary ey glass by any Opicah
The City of Kingston, Ulster County, sug-
gess centennial celebration OF the organization OF the
Government Of this state George Clinton was installed
IN Office ~ that place on July 80 l777. Two months
sfterward Vaughn while on Ais way to reinforce
Gen Burg. yne at Saratoga, DELAYED his march suii-
cut to burn the village of Kingston driving the Leg
isature tpn IN session. POughGccpse, and tne women
mertins held IN the City Hall on Feb % committee
appoint d. consisting Of MAYOR lIndSley' judge
r. Westhruok. Thos. Cornell Cen Geo n. se9rle, M
consider Plan "uu report at subsequent
m, ing meeting OF tie committee was hoid on Fen.
~, and il resolved to ask r STATE 20 nne WIN Ihe
cit in celebrating TINS anniversary. committee was
tu3c
Perkins. a San Francisco broker, in whose
adventures The cal takes great delight, bought two Of
Prof Bells telephones and made connections between
bis Office and his parOr. He thought 1t would DE a
pleasant thing TO converse with bis wife when business
was slack. 10 inform her when he would go 10 dinner
and to how often mis- Youngest son fell down the
cellar stars during the day. One morning he was cOu
versng BY wire with his wife about new bonnet when
Gbroker came in TO ask about stocks. De Jele
phoLed" 10 his wife that he busy ana without sever
iBg connection the instrument turned 70 the broker
anu ID negotiations for the purchase or julia Lazy
Byron stocks. Mrs Perkins at the other end OF
line listened inently and finally caught her usDaucs
wOr1s I'll take Julia at $50" Her suspicious were
aroused there was woman ~ the ease she burst mo
animated soOquy, which the ialtniui telephone car
RED ~ OF her husband and MS customer - ~
Julia OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 10 ycars--WhcTt~
my ruDbrrs Just wait TIL get mold OF him. These
word tOgc Their with miscellaneous tokens OF CONFUSION
racket denoted active preparations TOT 6Orlc upon
Office. Perkins broke of the stock negotiations and
went me I'D
subsequently, removed
London, the new conservative weekly, has
not baG time 10 organize its American department IL
ssys There is d general impression that the Amer
leans have neither tine longevity the endurance Of
the native Anglo-saxon They work like steamengines
body and brain high pressure, while they are young
and course make then fortunes much sooner than We
do the strain put upon their early is oomuch
many die comparatively early" Bear witness
ver4oas szchan se-tabe the longevity of Americans
The coored valet who brushed MariOn's boots in Tie
twamps OF the CarOnaa aud pucicd potatoes iOr jim
Ndru there potatoes 10 peel died III tennessee LAST
Simmer the advanced % 10 Han dozen MtFi-
err farmers mad fought in the French WAL the Rev
9lujou, tue War OF l1l2, at IlIpccanOc Jht h'A'dl
War and tie renan nvasOus, retired lrOm aclion ids
autumn after service IN the batje OF ne ranging oui
lOJ u l3j Yeas fewer. In Connecticut the
bessed realm OF steady habits, there are more centena
rams ~ the than be found anywhere ese
90 tie OF planet But LOHdOB admits tlat JheIt
are Old people in The United states. IL says " MI
ana M pCOnuUT, who represents the DclbOc ac CLAIMS
over So II IL years be taken hOm MT ENaIts
axe and I from sir O'C0nOr's, and the snpeIudO
po elced from tie dtters name the paragraph VIII DOT
Ger UPON accuracy. Doubtless It II 100 much " expect
anew paper to DE- exact as we'll as sprsAty'