New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-31
GENERAL NOTES.

An echo from the rural districts: VIII blue
glass cure hamsl
Fifty thousand Russian Mennonites have de-
tcrmued immigate to the Unted States. They have
the alternative os taking NJ leaving the Empire
and prefer to cross the Fourteen thousand OF them
VIII settle IN Kansas early in the s?Tlng
Among the prominent arrivals" at ROches-
ter NJ Y. is the man who barely escaped Ashtabua Just
missed Angola, tram behind the Carrie Rock affair
iidd started 10 the Brooklyn IheaeT that night lsI @
the powder mill 1T 10Y and his way 20 IN Glen
Cove starch factory
The Young men of Troy. n. " are worrying
the great problems Of the day Last Saturday
night after proactcd doha;3 they decided that Con-
grcss not Justified in passing the Compromise BILL
and at the next meeting they VIII EIapple with tins
question Reso'red Tnni il Is iustitaiic 10 marry for
money" For the OF the young ladies' ol Troy the
loca papers odg,t 20 put every member on record by
publishing the vote in f,jlL
Why has there been so little holly berry and
ROD clover in England the past year Mr.. Darwin ex-
plains tAat bees extraordinarily rare in he early
Spring AMI at without bees to carry pollen from the
nal, female plant neither hciiy clover can lie
t":tllzcd TIE spectator e0es hrher II attributes the
inactivity oil the bees Conservative reaction, and sig
geSs that they cxchanen their Queen for an En-
press. altering the lahoT "w' 10 silt me dron4s OF
bJneycomb3g the hives under some impulse OF sanitary
panic and clover ami the holly flowers were sadly
neglected.
Dartmouth, it now appears, will probably
send crew TO the NewL0ndon REGATTA, after all The
burning OF the college hoat-h0use will mako no diff
cnce A meeting Of between 100 and 200 students was
Lcdlist Saturday. and the sentiment was ovcrwhelm-
ngy in favor Of taking part in the races Enthusiastic
Speeches were made III support o. gong lnheatry 10
work. and 1t was reported thai .ho crew had oCcn III
training three weeks aud was III excellent cohhtoh'
dents have remain in town during the spring
vacation and pat together tie Doat-hOise, "tci II IS
found not so seriously damaged as vas at FIRST re-
ported.
Tie officers Of the International Exhibition
Company engaged in preparing the Main Building for
the permanent exhibition meeting the came eHperl-
ence which Director General GOshC~n encountered re
fore the opening of the ennalthat OF the difficulty
Of finding enough space for all who desire 20 display
their products ami manufactures An official bulletin
recently issued. contains llgram OF me MAN IdK'
showing how II is TO DC arranged I2f lne - ne
Main LWdihS VIII De Ted.ced itProuuclnu " NC
Sreat Exhibition. An interesting feature VII De me
rrncrors FOREIGN courts fronting on the main avenue
Thcse ,OGrts nave been reardnsed WITT eieG,
ana additions uae TO to,e htne9.sI2 IN the Nam Nam
Building while some have b'en cXtono,d apI lheI
srchitec,ur effects hightned Al he PRINCIPAL foreign
viii have ornamental Enclosures for their cXhinUs.
A lunatic did bis best TO wreck train at
Waycrlcy, ON the Eric Railway, last saturday night
About threeuarerS of mile east Of the town there If
bridge over creek, and few rods further on there Is
a switch. He forced open the switch by breaking the
lock- piicd the rails out OF place. and left large spikes
standing upright The locomotive baggage car. smoking
car and OF the passenger coaches let tue raeR ht
remained upon tie emhaEtneut Wlrh - &Dont 40 iti
high. Investigation showed that other oCsiIucois Alu
been placed upon the track further along rive persons
arrested on suspicion and AMONG Them was 5ouns
ma j.
confessed his guilt u had iost ~ f'e'@h ttroEh ~
Ig1ous excitement He sGd mat lie had ne ~ fV:'IhS
about the late p p Bliss 1nf nc Ash'annla i'roau Ca
laUity, and lie lad great desire 10 wines snIi
disaster CRAFTY himself. therefore he had e .tryed
Tie switch ana placed other DISTRACTIONS upon tie track
and then seated himself upon fieiSh car 10 ego! "N
scene.
In private letter, which The Albany Jour-
nal publishes Ansa Stone repeats the theory when ne
advanced IN his testimony before the Ohio Legislative
Committee in regard the Pal! Of tie AehtabUa bridge
al
engine left tie track as it struck the bridge, went
through Its deck and carried the train with IT, No WOOD
or iron bridge he says prepared 10 locomotive
acsos' IL ycLsy T inojdrt Mrs Braicy dangh-
ter of Dr. Gray Of Springfield Mass.. who vas on the
train that went down with the bridge ~ As!labnla
writes Chicago that she BAD put her nurse ana
child in lower berth and had taken the berth above
them. Presently she ielt Noient biuHlbSs, ilAH tnt
wheels Of the gong over logs, "sc caused htr chu
70 CIV out in flsl.. THIS continued on cnonGh1 10 en-
Gble her cit IN Der rcrlh and EaS'y 20 pun OFI 1I
article she had thrown on Wien sGe be@a;ne srn
s;De vi gong down down. MT stone nae p, +i cpi
sfnfior Of theSbridgc One thing mast be borne in
mind: he is amateur GriC-e builder lie las punt
aud designed 10 Is miles of railway bridges IN
various parts OF the country
An ingenious Erglshman has recently ad-
vaced the theory that the growth OF Iosas ana plants
stimulated by musical sounds. Whatever may be tIc
merits Of this theory, Injunction suit argued III
london court a fortnight ago indicates that music
does not always promote intellectual Development
Mr. Sanderson COrpe. solicitor 30 The Great Eastern
Railway Company is fond OF music and as oh
vIous OF his neghbors' nerves as was the meicuIia
Mr. swiveler In his chambers. at Lincoln slim ieds
he has a large organ. and twice week he plays fIom
7 10 10 O'Clock the evening. One OF his nelghborS
apped at the Westminster County Court for an inunc
zion 70 restrain him from playing the organ, and also
sought TO recover damages FOR injuries already incurred
the Ilautiff who was engaged in literary pursuits had
rooms over those OF the OT-tn-uiYer ana WAS Unable
to write or think or sleep account Cf the music. IAe
vihraIo: was great. he testified that CHINA. gaSs
nae "a
D.,sdcn plate fell The floor; the ~ ri was llAe
NJ chr app cation OF galvanisn. The Defendant PLAYED
v,ly l:.dy-sOmetmes common airs sdch As OBADIAH
{, ad!ah" aAd Tommy make room Tor yOGf Uncle
Whenever the organ tuned the l&lnth YOU'D sop
dog, and ask how long tho operation Was TO last ana
Would then 90 out for the evening re WUuG DO com
peeled 20 leave his chambers Il the court could not ave
ict De irtOeraHe nuisance was not an acuOlLiDlc
one. and tho plaintIf had to pay the coH'''