New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-24
GENERAL NOTES.
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The growing popularity of cigarettes among
Ycnchmcn is shown by the statistics recently published
by the Government In 1869. IL tons were sold IN
France: IN $40 COO The OF tobacco may be
urclcan and IMMORAL but it is certainly patriotic habit
ss the enormous Government receipts from the SAFE anu
manufacture Of the article make manifest
The exchange menagerie business is in bad
0oy drum-nsh weighing 100 pounds has been caught
nj St. Augustine Fla; black eagle, feet inches from
tp 10 tip las been captured Princess Anne Md
seal has been seen from the Norwich, Conn, railroad
bridge and sagacous spaniel in Shreveport La has
been taught 10 artcuate several words. This is very
slm exhibition for the American exchange table Not
single aitesnake tale, nor even toad story III 'e press
Of the Far West!
Tile Pail Mall Gazette, after quoting The
TRDrSF's remarks on the decline of onzns" in New
York rs evced by the peace and quiet reserved for two
grand dukes and baron during their stay III the
city, says "Americans justly bear the reputation OF
being the most hOspabe nation on ear'h. NOR ls ther
hospitality by means confined to eminent or mus
tros visitors Travellers without any claim 10 dstinc,
ton meet as a rule with kindly welcome il tnc Ohttu
sgtes which they may look ior IN VAN III ONE cU'
Gies which might be named on thls sac % lhe Adh,c'
Movoux the Frenchman, who confessed that
he threw his little daughter into well al BagneauX and
baAed the detectives for more than month"; was ar
rested in Pans on March under strange circumstances
woman who had bought his photograph from curiosity
Thought that she recognized him reading newspaper IN
a sho, ,rin1ovv or the Rue St Paul. She mentioned her
fndIw WoyaUx, having once been his feow-cerk. Two
Policemen were summoned and the man was arrested
Seven steam street-carS We're placed upon lne
Market Street Railway, philadelphia, on Wednesday
smaU boiler pcased in walnut is placed in front OF the
and by an ingenious contryance the whole power OF
the engine is concentrated on the brakes lhe triai
trips we're very successful the cars being stopped IN
few seconds even when going at hgh speed ana the
heavy grades near the MaIketst bridge not causing us
much trohe "a had been anticipated. The engines were
noseless very little steam escaped; horses were not
frightened Steam are soon 10 ne pltceu vi 'no
street railway between Albany and west Troy.
Three HOLSTERS were placed by Mr.. Barker OF
the Rothesay Aquarium III a tank IN when houuuer
had been left buried in the single where II died. one OF
the HOLSTERS discovered the founder ana dragging IL
from its resting place retired with IL 10 cofncr
OF the tank Shortly afterward the houhuer was
missing Upon the approach OF his TWO COM
rsdes the big lobster had buried the nouhder
beneath a heap of shingle which he mounted
guard Five times within two hours was the nouliuer
uDearthed and often did the WHY ola LOBSTER reDy
Il with his huge claws each time ascending the PIE anu
turning bold front his companions me RAJ Iatt
q-,s poius tbe moral of this scottish tale very nap
ply: "Ths story shows cOnclnslNey What a sasV
amount Of Quenehed Intelligence may SOhetiues He ooN
eeaed III a salad"
The Saratoga Monument Association have
already adopted design for monument but arc pre-
from carrying out their plans from the want Oh
funds The Legislature OF the state haue III 1914 an
appropriation Of $4,000 toward the erec'l'h Oh 'iS
monument, but under sucn cOiultlons lha HO "S"" N
b. derived from il without additional legislation IL the
restrictions under which this appropriation was made
were removed by the present Legislature ana thls
reappropriated in suoh manner that NJ least
portion it could be expended this Fan III laying INC
Cornerstone. the PROJECT would become an assured sue
cess petition 10 the legislature to grant suen aiu s
WILL the laying Of the cornerstone on lne ~
preaching centennial anniversary OF Ihe SURRENDER ns
been prepared signed by members OF the assoeatio
and by argenumber Of prominent men III saratoga anu
Washington counties.
The day of hundred years" is evidently
in the calendar for with one consent the centena
ans Of the land have peggng out during the past
fortnight. Adam shoup Pennsylvania by brth' ana
veteran OF the war OF 1872 died at Brighton Call on
the 9th nst falling only days short of his century
About the same time Nelson Gede, coored IDIOT VINO
had gone five months beyond his century, was frozen 70
death IN swamp GAINESVILLE, Ohio. Within tort
signt ye centenarians have died In Western fewforK
and another southern tier, the youngest being loA
and the oldest 40 years. Meanwhile, the CONNECTICUT
seatenanans be in excellent health and spirits