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

A Chicago alderman recently made q dis
agreeable discovery IN Quincy. He met two bummers
rusticating the free Of two OF his
colleagues. When he returned to his home he made in
auiries at tue railroad Offices and ascertalned that
tain aldermen had obtained as many as ten fifteen
passes one perpatetc city father had secured pass
New Orleans and return, and then had given 1t TO
friend; and subsequently the return pass nad been ad
vcrtiSed for sale IN that clty These disclosures induced
the nqusitlve alderman 10 oiera resolution last Mon.
day. in favor OF the abolition of municipal perqustes II
his kind, and great was the commouon among his
brethren.
On the banks of the Missouri ver. near
Omaha, lads tonnd last sunday small glass bottle
which had been washed ashore by the high water. II
was tightly corked and contained small wad Of paper
with the following lines written with a pencil: WHO
dnds this the bottle may know am gone to the other
shore, and if il not for H. s. should have been
happy and still living She caused IT, [ hope God VIII
forgive her, for cannot jumped OF OF the bank by
the saw-mill. Good byr.-George Garks" Aacki poor
Garks; TO drown himself in dirty riverl AlacKi
poor IL -, To drive man INTO The dark waters Dy her
1bminablc cOquetry But the coroner thinks that
body to pitied and that small glass botte and
a fe has been wasted. lie declares that no floating
bodies been IN the river since June 20 the date
the memorandun, and suspects thai Garks L making
Oye to another girl IN the oticr shofe WHICH nap
pens to be Iowa bank.
The streets of Erzerum are compared By a cor
respondent Of The London Standard to OF wrigging
ees No squares goodlookng houses. offer anywhere
means Of setting oneself right everywhere nothing but
ON which may frequently be seen mufllel-up women,
children at play aud lambs friskinc about Children
and lambs sometimes fan through the chimney into the
house in which meu, horses, cows aud sheep live
together. In bad weather the chimneys are covered
with lat stones and then the smoke hls tile room
stable whichever chooses 10 call It. small part OF
this room devoid OF light air, in which fire made Of
dnp aud ycut burns, is separated by araing.
u,re ,ateram as sts On Iuy. IA king his chibOuque
m aryeh and receives guests. The preparation Of food
,p, little trouble; penny day suices 20 satisfy the
n,.te and stomach, even IN ~ca thi families \ tue
broad and cheese ptruaYS cucumber, under favorable
circumstances pian, feast days piece of mut n.
- ieh The Armenian women roast particularly wel-tLa,
/, the whole bilt OF iare.
4 sentimental young gentleman in Calves
ton WAS pa,ng his addresses 10 pretty daughter Ola
cholerlc Frenchman, aud drifting gently into tho
! smooth haven OF wedloel Suddenly he across
spng A Jealous rival told the young lady that her
aanocd lover had called her father "a snappsh, snar
ne equity old frcg-eator" and had described her as "a
nrt Of the first water with temper equal to that OK
Beelzehubs spinster aunt" The young lady angry
She told her father and he also wroth The doors
we're closed upon the lover the old gentleman even
threatened 10 brain him. A few weeks afterward the
young lady discovered that lover had been gned
and forthwith he summoned with prayers, pr
| and tears lie called evening aud every thing