New-York tribune., 1877-07-09
GENERAL NOTES.

Franklin, Nebraska, has had a sensation.
huge swarm of insects making noise Of a tornado,
cuped twenty minutes In flying over the village.
Human nature Is human nature. The prOsecu-
lion OF Charles Bradaugh and Mrs Besant IN London for
nubshiuc an obscene book increased the sale Of
very object naule work from five hundred copies in
year hundred and twenty hVe Thousand IN 'iee
months.
San Francisco has lover of the true old
fashioned sort Being heavily fined by the police court
for kissing his betrothed against her WILL instead OF
breaking the engagement, lie Dearest, you VIII
have to wait now, until borrow money enough 10
pay the minister"
Twenty-Five years ago the Assayer of tho
Philadelphia Mint submitted the deposit dust upon
the roof assay and extracted ounce Of standard
gold from $50 ounces OF dust A few weeks Sgo this
experiment was repeated by direction OF Gov Pollock
and quantity OF dust, amounting to 1872 pounds, WAS
removed This has just been submitted to the usual pro-
cess and has yielded ~ ounces OF standard guid and
96la ounces Of standard silver total OF about $50
When Thomas Grape sailed out of the har-
Dor OF New Bedford few weeks ago IN a tiny boat
bound for Europe he had the proud consciousness Of
beng the greatest the word 1t s unsafe to fore
cast the possibilities human foy for C9apo is to be
ut-Crapoed Another Lputan craft Is on the stocks in
the same harbor it is to be built OF cedar with an OAK
frame and Is 10 nave cehleIDoaru ani lnree
and it Is to round Cape Horn ana possibly cncuma'F
gaze the wOTih
Phladelphia's Oldest inhabitant, Mrs. Susan
Hayne aged 1O5, is to be buried to-day. Her
father was an English captain, and was drowned
when she was three months old. Her husband was
ship caulker and lived green Old Her mother
died of the yellow fever and she hers If attacked by
the same scourgc but recovered. She had twelve chill
dren, ifty-four grandchildren, and one hundred and
twelve great-grandchildren. Ah yes she once saw
General George Washington and Mrs washington alght
a carriage and 20 INTO house IN her native village
The American Pathological Convention is to
hold its ninth annual convention in Baltimore shis week.
After the adjournment of the Asso citation on Friday the
committee spelling reform, consisting Of Prof Whit
ney OF Yale Prof Hademan Of the University OF Penn
sylyaua and j Hammond Trumbul OF Hartford. Conn,
will hold conference In their last annual report they
remark that the first step toward spelling reform is 10
break down by the combined influence OF enlightened
scholars and practical the immense and stub
prejudice which regards the established modes OF
spclug almost rs tuo as hs
sacred character In themselves preferable "a all Others
The agitation Of this question IN England and America
las made thing plain each reormer wants 10
have reform in his own way, and the reforners caunos
agree upon common system
Senator Spencer of Alabama was taken for a
highwayman while was journeying to tho Black Hills,
late in June The Treasury agent who Lett Deadwood IN
the Bismarck stage had been cautioned to take risks.
and any suspicious persons should appear the road
TO get tho drop them" The messenger, the driver
and another man employed by the company. all had
rifles close at hand, when tour esped ga
lopng down a mountain toward the stage. II was a
lonely SPOT and the did not like the appearance
Of the strangers As the four hOsemcn drove up and eapt
from their saddles, they were covered 10y three rusty
| rifles. ''StOp honest menW shouted Tue
strangers Throw up your hands. them" cried the
senger and the squad OF four SLOWLY approached ndcr
cover Of rifles and finally convinced the guardian of
the national treasure tnat they public plum
derers nighriers murderers but only Senator Spencer
! and friends
A correspondent of The Manchester Examiner
found Abdul Kerim. the Turkish CommanderIl'-ChleI
sitting front OF his tent at shuma, smoking long
| amber-mo uthed pipe and watching wrestling naten
On sWard three couples were engaged tnelF
heads bare their bodies creased aud, save wrapping
around the oins, without clothing Whic two oi TAO
wrestlers were making guarded approaches, another
couple locked in embrace that was rs eloSc "'
the oil Oh THEN skins would admit OF and two more,
prone upon the ground, still claspng each othel
| ike wuthing serptnts Now and again an attendahs
sprang forward throw few drops o W',tr on oueO
the couples or with dirty cloth 70 wipo the ptIsprE
tion from their faces and when the round was over on
officer presented TO lhe cOnpe.i."Ls I. ~ p ps's er
| iuChlof.
| Travelling exchange menagerle-sllmmer ex-
hbition: A rooster on farm near Poughkeepse aceF
dentay had one Of s drImslicks cut o butnow SiunS
about on wooden peg manufactured expressly io' " -,
an ingenious young man......A photographer al 0Ou'
| Bluffs was astonished TO see wouan whose poI'i""
he was about to take. cautiously and tendery remSs
from basket snaAe sA feet long ana con ,tye
neck. Ii her own dear tue pet.....A ssvVaNcr
on the shore Railroad struck tw0y ear9Md IN s,
The animal bounded over te an" d les on the
the boiler the fore legs ON ono side ana nc hu I be
other. The fireman went out ON ihe ehss % a yei little
animal until the tram could be stopped Inc hle1 hle1sed
bullock was scratched nothing more A pigeon Trri riy
on the hand OF the clock III the '1MI ~ ,snoon
Church Pittsburgh quarter ofeeven Friday 1 ots1S Se
and held post until It's body was secarty cod
,vren the TIVE hands When IL attempted 70 ny had
not stretch wings, and in few SECONDS was M Ina
TO death The ponderous machinery was Sp ont until
sexton and tho dead bird could not oe aAti Sessd Vs
the hands were unscrowed. "A ialtniu % -, iiieyua
the nearse containing his mistress IIy y. az tbe
| Cemetery, wilmington, De4' """ "-
| grave. . "a
Oliver Perry, the old sailor, who B ANXIOUS W