New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-05
GENERAL NOTES.

cotine obtained apparently by the action of alec,
ss to have used for favornG the miscellaneous
,aer5ai ont OF which cigars are manufactured
Short work has been made OF couple OF re-
.ec,able thieves at Pottsvle Penn. Joseph F. Denser
% cashier OF the Pennsylvania National Bank Will re-
"a, t,r tine two years and two months next coming IN
a. Eastern Penitentnry for the reason that in order 10
80 ce,tan expensive tastes and undue appetites. he
sned himself 10 -. 600 Of the money OF his banK lbs
Is great modification to ms 1amlly' Wnfn Is rs 80
~, The other hght-hngered person is Henry D. BoOs,
Who was secretary OF the Citizens Building and Loan
soc,t,on al Shenandoah from which he stole - 1000
ge had been held in the highest esteem as such heh
onvctcd and will PROBABLY 70 Will DenSler 10 the penn
Tertiary 49,
The Woosung railway in China was reOpened
q, Dec / On the following Monday there was not al
one Of the stations and the railway was closed Temporal
ny As the train approached the station the natives
IL -, stoues across the track and attempted 10 take
mn some Of the rails Hundreds of them rushed across the
feds carrying flags bambOos, and Gongs ana threateneu
10 smash the tram ana attack inc p,, and tho
eu1ue-lriver made dash Tor the OBSTRUCTION anu wv
train went il in safety The rSieauer s1oOu HIll
tie tran and the conductor sezed MN anu TN TN iit
into a before ne had tlne 10 can Or Ieir, ~ 20
rbance arose from the Jealousy OF TWO rFal Ehs vi
coolies who we're employed on the rOad ana Ao' NUN
hostility 10 the company.
In letter from Edinburgh, Scotland, dated
Ian 90 the Secretary OF the Geological society Of En-
burrh in announcing the election OF Prof T. v Hayden
as Foreign Corresponding Fellow, takes occasion to say
With regard to Prof Diapers defense OF the American
Government and learned societies from the uniOlhueu
charge that they do not make sufficient efforts toward
IN advancement of science glad 10 take tins Oh,
iortnulty of stating that. in the opinion OF myself anu
INV scientific friends in TINS city. no Government ID Tue
World cGuals that OF the United safes in the beray
importance. and. may add magnihcence or lis IONA
Tei in tbe beraity of the British Government, even
u British societies. SINKS into insignhcancc.
An English hardware agent who mas Deen
irving to mp trade in Canada sends 10 me nan
chester guardian a doleful lines which may please
Americans in the trade - have just returned from
,-i throurh the lower provinces. find that the whole
country is overrun by American travellers soliciting
orders for their manufactures at almost any price 10 sc
one sale feel in my own mind tnat very IdiSe
proportion OF the hardware trade Is altogether oSl 10
England. For instance, OF Blri1in shah anu III r,
hampton wares they nave secured many W o o, -
nes-oomev door locks, Uort!se locks cheSt anu IN
locks. cupboard locks. QUITS anu niiSei , to"t bolly
wares From all can learn they are IL position 10 IT,
tam the hold they nave got 49,
4 stone-dresser was charged at the Swaffham
Quarter Sessions England. Jan II. with obtaining
* from SOPHIA Read laborer's vile. by false pretenses
Tho woman being very III. the prisoner undertook 10
cure her nv means Of a charm On his rst visit he put
ap.cnliar looking leaf her hand and repeated some
strange words The girl had saved 80 out OF her wages
80 h thor cave the money 10 the stone-dresser with
a number OF eartBenwaTe chimney ornaments when ne
ASKED He returned few Gays aiterWarG, put' as
her daughter very weak, Mrs Read refused TO allow
him no see her Three weeks aterward the young woman
died The prisoner defense sand H. had been sent 10
the bonse y man in the neIghborhcod, and that he had
on several occasions curCd persons who had been gwen
M y docfor He was sentenced two years mpri SON
menj This species of English superstition Is similar 10
YOod0uis.a among the negroes OF virginia
1t is said that lazy folks take the most pains.
To man well housed, well fed and well clothed II Ger
tslny appears that the tramps have nara uhe Oh II
One of them who has lately mad railway ride Tor MOTH
ng certainly entitled TO something moderately AKIN 10
plty He boarded train at Omaha and having neither
money nor ticket recommend nm TO Inc soOd = dC3
of the conductor he was ejecte, put on di0pleu anu
LEFT behind. Thus made wary, ne ehscohctt ll7rL ~
tbr fr-box of a stationary engine on nat car when
was going through 10 san Francisco Soihe11N sL u
door, and the poor tramp vas q pl NJ, ~ r,ClaT
s lie could Just about lie nad only Ie" C.dcheIs
ms pocket he had nOlhins 10 ulA IN iSn5i Of a
Dc rode 900 miles then lac arIestct NY @ ;+'
conductor by scratching the inside OF e e-he WIN
hrs nncer nails They released him more dead tan awe
ana probably more IN love with pedesrlAhls4 IMAM ever
The London press has had much TO say
about the cOarseness Of American humOr ana mas been
dr,aduy shocked by such hOaxes as the sending oil
forged dispatch 10 the Stock Exchange announcing the
death Of a great railroad hnancier. But the EngAsh
themselves are fast becoming nation OF practical oker
Within few weeks the British Admiralty mas Deeh maze
the victim Of a stupendOus hoax fictitious dispatch
was received by the Port Admiral at Cork ordering the
gunbOat Goshawk 70 proceed to Gibraltar al once ne
vessel sailed within - hours ana "Oul1 nav sonc '
fu length VI her FOOLS errand II storm had not IN
PEELED her take refuge IN Galway Bay "hctc us
patches were received from the AunafH VI Aoo5 v
weeks ago marriage broken on IN BlrinAShau ny
means OF a bogus telegram a young hebrew cOuPles
went 10 the synagogue 10 Dc mairleu III tllG pI,
aI.e circle Of acquaIntdDCes Inc preliminary IUID'4
iles completed and they were Oy waiting I1i IHC
r.yi,tr g4V. q
messenger arrived with the following uSPa'cn pH i
London stop marriage at once Ills WE sihd tLII-
dren are London" The bride, nearly sWoO!l- lIo
excitement, demanded an explanation. Inc Dtlueerooh
protested that he innocent and mat me eh vas
grOuudps The brides friends rciuscu ID acIu1 HIh
and the marriage was indefinitely postponed. IL was
subsequently aScertaGed that The address Gvcn y te
sender Of the telegram fictitious ana tAat the 3ilu
groom had been made the victim or EcdIlIchs Ao'A
American may broad and coarse Dut Is LhSiish
VII pure and undehed
Weather notes for women Dear little deer
dying in the Adirondacks......A lady III soufh Troy
fingered at he gate with the gentleman who La walked
home with her from church. aad while they were taking
stole the ouy quarter which he had, so that he c0ud not
pay his streetcar fare and had 10 walk hOme-a distance
Of two miles..A young man III tae feather trade IN
Cleveland gave his sweetheart sleigh1de behhd MS
employers horae and on returning 10 the barn after
two hours drive found that an old hen had been sitting
the reach al the way The old hen evidently Aad
considered herself DE t0p but had enjoyed the
ride much as the young lady had .-A mai'-caIIIer
between Hereford and PrtoD Nd after receiving the
leather postal pouch at POst-Oct ana utposlHS At
" EIs sleigh drove to farmers house, Gunpei e Dds
on tie paTlDr 1OOr, put The farmers tcf III nt
drove " and down the road, and nNay rttuIeu 10 '
house for little Irritation before Tue nit. Inc posi-
Slastcr lad seen them on the ROAD anu Ioi'o LIZA
bone. H. suddenly entered the p FLOR ana sidlDIel
over he mailbag The carrier arraigLcd llc next
day for Ce,era. The United states mail u 'ces.
lcf TOmsua plan FOR clearing TIE -lit"44h7 ii
BoIe holes ia the lee III them WITH petroleum SCI IL on
IRE ant vail till the SLOW MtIis a ECAiH my a..
tempted % cross the river az =. Ions on ne zee Last
Sunday in order 10 sec 'he bridge ie zee sNo
way aud found tie water very cold a gentleman
Who was with her sDrang 10 Ltr rescue, but tIc ice
CaCkcc ana be could not rcacn her, rAod'iHE 3" nv
keep Lcr mead above water hc 10 TIC shore 10 ctt
Two smal lOs. and finally drew her cut ai'ef sHc H"
Oeen "a tie water i've minutes.
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