New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-09
GENEBAL NOTES.

At the performance of the oratorO OF
D." Elijah" in Boston this week. a majority Of the aud.
epce got angry and vigorously hissed the vanas VINO
put ou their great coats and waterpoois and with
soue king boot accompaniment left the hall during the
final chorus.
4 Parisian Snowman whose daughter was
laely married. endowed her most cIaractorsucaly. lie
gave her for her portion elephant who knew how 10
dance dog that could reckon accounts two canaries
sk.niu at card play ing. and camel so pous that it
east
Poor Mr.. Brown, in indianapolis, while
waiting in the Criminal Court 70 be called as Juror had
his pocket picked. Aferward. to add to his suferings
the defendants counsel objected to him juror the
GROUND that having been recently the victim of thief
he coudn't DE an impartial juror a OF larceny
This didn't make poor Mr.. Brown feel better at all
The CIc1elaad Leader has the distinction of
introducing newspaper use at the West the Campbell
web press and foder-a machine understood to resemble
in some particulars closely the new Hoe machine as to
give some promise lively suits for infringement Of
tens and the like II prints cuts pastcs and folds
the rate 10000 an hour and seems t. do good work
Thursday last must have been a day when
collls were under the influence Of a malignant star
1t P,ttston, Penn, was Killed IN one OF the Penn
svlvania COmpany's mipes another was fatally Injured
hv the fall Of a mine roof; in Mount Pleasant slope
minor WAS fatally injured at Pleasant Valley the thigh
of fourth was broken; at Carbondae still another was
badly hurt at Tupp's slope a man Wa injured, ana at
hut IL seems equally that all these injuries were in
fcted by the fall OF the roofs OF mines.
About Is miles from Virginia City lives
female hermit at the edge Of 2l-me desert, her name
Nelson her age 40 years. There she has existed
for ten years Wncn needs the bare necessares OF
life food and clothing she visits small tradngplace
I'm the Carson River, and once twice during her
clusion she las visited Virginia City. Further partcu
lars are not given the i'm guauve reader SUP
Nv tbem-ber love uurequcd her lover unfaithfu
I.arl u
may suggest ltseH'
London mapmaker sued another for I'M
lawfully Offering for sale fraudulent imitation of his
man of the seat of The defense that all maps
of the same place would be similar. II they correct
The complainant produced in court about May Is the
utbograuhc artist who had drawn the map which
alleged 10 have prated and had inserted the
of Kiphm fictitious place, and had also designedy put
Gambia in the place. These errors were repro
duced the prated map and the map sIcaler was CON
for the mapmaker to advertise the wOrthessness OF his
work
The great mansion of Mr. Albert Grant in
Konsineton was 10 be sold the 9th 1t
ia said TO have e25OOO0, and the grounds cover
seven full acres An elaborate OF the place has
been published in The London Times. There Is pOrticO
supported by huge mOnolths Of red marble; stone
caryatds the roof OF the central hail. which il
surrounded by futed pillars of white marble The star
cases and skirtngs are Of MARBLE the windows Of
dome Of glass; then there bathrooms, ooncertrooms,
dr.wingrooms picture galleries. marble terrace over
looks tne landscape gardens, with their miniature lake.
and swiss chalet 10 reminds of COleTdgc', VERSES;
g In Xanadu did KubIa Khan, stately plcasuredome
decree"
Brave enough to shoot himself, but too
CHM ~ 10 shoot straight stranger III Omaha hotel
made preuarations for death June B. He called in
man who was passing by and dictated letters TO his
mother and sister in Canada and 10 friend Leaven-
worth He then invited his amanuensS to step into the
baoom and when their glasses were charged he struck
an attitude and exclaimed This is my last drink in this
l,f.D "In this hfew There evidently lurking
home I'm his heart that there might be ap-room some
where i'm the world 10 Taking the drink and
1aucng tepdery at a Of decanters behind the Dar,
he fired his revolver nve times and bit himself once.
The amauuenss the landlord aud al The loaiers rushed
mn and with one accord asked him why he had done H.
fs pOaolvs business" said the stranger But u was
moi the last drink iu this life brandy Was poured
down his throat and ne revived he Hau lhhiCtou "hJ
slight Ound ia the loren al
Judge Brown of Baltimore has decided that
John Chnaman can testify the courts. He held that
the State Constitution in requiring that witness should
believe IN the existence OF God, ana admit his moral
accountability for his acts did not exclude witnesses
who believed in Supreme Being that worked IN ana
through though they might not have faith IN the
God Of the Christians. He added that there was no
reason 10 suppose tat the Chinese believed that there
WAS no Cod and that they not accountable for their
acts either in this world the next He therefore con
cluded 10 allow q couple Of Chinese aundrymen TO