New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-03
GRNER4L NOTES.

The sale of Bibles in Chicago is three times
rs r~ai rs It was year ago
The English sporting papers admit tFat
although MI Sanford the American so-tSman haA M
vet been rewarded for his bold venture o. uap0rn%
go5f looking horses as eau b seen in Newmarket he
has entered two colts Tor the Derby.
Bue light without the glass. A travelling
agent wlo has confined to ms bed in Peoria H.
for several weeks from an attack or rheunatsih put
tissue paper III 'front.' OF the "lhdo" Pabs VI
he room last week, and NIL nashnG IN pine , ,or
"a hours, was able t. make MS olle% ara" Oh Ills oo7'
travel and drum up trade.
The sleepiDg-cars now in use weigh from "a
to "a tons The upper portion OF the car Is MADE very
heavy and strong order to support the upper beFths
Senator Wagner hopes to diminish the eIceasnVs Hre
ton and by introducing simple appliances Tor keelng
liz rI,er brrths in III cv. Inc winch ne has
re- nily ordered viii not we gh more than ~ tons.
Seventeen years ago bachelor IN Troy, n.
Y was Interrupted while he Dending hispantaoOs
and darning needle be left sticking in the cloth
va- driven into lis knee and broken OF piece about
inch and half long remalnlnE IN tne Htsn' Ia
tammat on nad set IN within reasonable nn.e me nc
dent would lave been srong argument ia favor OF
matr rony hut Il only few days ag" that surg
operation was necessary
Warned by the Brooklyn TheateT horror, the
uuu,cpal authorities Of Manchester Eng have made
Thorough Investigation of the means Of egress from the
lot theaicrs ana public halls and offered ceiian sug
geSuous wneh tft managers are willing 10 carry INTO
eff 81 In thrae OF the largest tcacTs the StdfWhNs 'u
passage was leading from the galleries Vere rhouhoeu
unsafe Tts Echo regrets that similar report mas not
beer ordered 1T London, and suggests that II should nc
made sone,odys business before the Surrey Music Han
eatas- phc u repeated
Conversations between newspaper reporters
ami tlayes are not as rule edIfying. but there is
touch OF auran ua ure this bit OF talk from ROLAND.
Chicago cracksnan. vino is now awaiting trial Ut HAIRS"
bur for alleged completely ia bank robbery 81 aul no
hy.,ocrite why Sr. when was az Chambrrsburg en-
gu, ring this job there great st1r 81 religion hefe
Their work IL Phnadcpnia. NY VIE ana were ne
qurrtiy pressed attend church ana the payer meet
inE- I said beT. 60, II You ike, WIN your '.uy
friends cannot wear cloak OF religion W serve 'T
dew "a Eslon Is too sacred iliHg 10 ne ht,,
have tine given away small fortune M chdIltJ'
lie ad taken account Of STOCK Witl 1GiaeIi anu hag
found tSo rodeemug traiiS-respect cr ieIsion quo
gei,Iasy IN giving away q. hIs steailSs anu al
the worst, not hyppcritel
There i. trouble in the Senior Class of Har-
vard College ovrr an election question, ana acOmpfo-
mis- rbuna. mas agreed to- At the close oil IDe
election officers. section Ot Tie CLASS ei'
much offended thoy bad not the representatives,
t. ulcA tnev Thought themselves entitled Conference
oOmu ecs we're appointed various plans were proposed
but al naugh until ~ las following ul'oh .he
heels ~ he Con yressiOnai C0npfOlst DIN
10 .cfer a matters 20 the subComnitioe on Discpl ne
accepted 10y both factions and committees 70 care
for The aent interests now been appOlEteu II
exIcied that the outcome Of the matter VIII BE- such
TO eaocty Obyate future unpieasanlncsss ~ class
elections The feeling hao become 80 intense III ~ case
that already being expressed fsi some
action De taken which would ESTABLISH u''hseI
Gus precedent.
Prof Richard A. Proctor is inclined to be-
leye tae tale which mariners are telling ABOUT
monster sea-ser1,ent which coils about sperm whales
IN d-Ocean. reminds the public that InOnstTOus
euit!eash were thought to be mOnstiOus Hos VII Tue
Alecon In 1861 came upon and captured lis Ciii'
whose weight VI 40 pounds led naturalists TO estimate
thr outlrc weight OF the creature at 1000 ponndS OF
peSr couple of tons IL 1879, again Two HeueI!ncn
Encountered gigantic cutie in Conception BAY Now
fOCId whose arms about 30 feet IN icngJh Uhe
nsheTint off from arm piece - Ictl 4oiEl'
while tn body estimated "a; 90 feet III IcnGth ana
feet IN DIANE that the devil1sh OF Nchf hUsos
the Newfoundland monster The moIinald, again. mas
been satisfactorily Identified with the nanatre' OF
woua-sh" as the Portuguese Gall H. when assuihOS'
aJs Capt ScOresby, "sucD POSITIONS that te hui" aP
pe@f~nce j. very closely Initiated
committee of the San Francisco Chamber OF
COsus, % conference with 20 representa-
tive and business IN regard 70 me eucct o
the double standard the industry aud trade OF the oate
The result was rather confusing One insisted nAt
shver should be accepted by the mercantile community
as the standard the current difference IN value
bstween the metals should be allowed all nenfs IN
gold An importer oonteDded that there should be only
standard aud that sb0niG be gold Another merchant
regarded the double standard evil that must DO
borne The people had driven out the trade dollars and
tney would In time get RID OF the hAlIdolIs OF "ch
there then such gut Another nan sigg std lhat
the value OF silver coin were forced up 10 te dde oo
standard there would be only standard Vi yhae III
the cOuImunItythabO of gOlda ot which IL som" hab
dense " the Ayeiage understanding An embarrassing
poltcian aYerred thas oeiat1r Jouess n'ue pui "Du
stralghtsn every Thing out. wise man walLod uhui
over body Dad pinned Is latin 20 theory anu Ltn
ne threw cold water tie proceedings by innaiing hat
ias aouhe standard vi those evils that haTo TO-