New-York tribune., 1877-03-15
GENER4L NOTES.

The new comic paper, Puck, makes an excel
lent ,.it Mr KePp.er Is man Of genius ana II Ms
ARTIST, frts can backed by equal literary excellence
IL Will be strange they 90 not only earn bui command
success foc the new venture
There will be IN exhibition Of grdsshOppeT-
klere Al Harlan Miun next Saturday. Every inventor
who has q working model Of an insect exteruHnatihE
machine Is expected to give the state authorizes d"
chance 10 see it operation. The day selected Is the
birthday of Patrick Of blessed memory, who drove the
snakes Int Of Ireland without the aid OI IdDoI-SaF4
machinery.
Suits have been begun in the United States
Circuit Court. Richmond, Va, against ex-Gov william
smith; Col :. c. Davis. formerly Clerk oi the state
Senate; W Thomas, formerly second Auditor Judge
T. H. Ftzhugh, and other oicais, who received certain
sums ia CON from the treasury on the eve OF the
evacuation " the clry IN 1868. Thr United states al-
thOrues contend THAT the Gov erHucni was ehleu 10 al
the assets ui the Confederate state or Virginia
The custom of feasting at a funeral sill pre-
walls in lehln Berks Bucks. and Northampton coun-
ties Peuusyiyania When Il rich farmer dies prcpaIa-
tons ol ,ho feast begin on grand scale. oxen are
killed and tine lated calf brought to the bloc fowls
are slaughtered ny the hundred aud immense supplies OF
bread an. p trv az provided On tine day or the Iu-
neral banqur,iug from dawn 20 niEhtiail some
times a. 900 mOufhtts dtchl county h'l''
10 eat tle BAKED meats.
Gen. Sheridan returned to Chicago on Mon
day from Cie yeune where he has been ia consultation
with Gen Crook relative to the campaign against tho
Sioux lie said tnat sitting Bull with his band OF 90
lodges gone above the head waters Of the Missouri
River Crazy Horse had, through some mysterious DIS
pensaton Il Divine Providence become imhurd with
little common sense aud gathering up his seat
tered followers for purpose OF surrenderng his arms
and ponies. Gen. sheridan thought that there |odd
not be- ia a military SENSE active campai-n 10 the
troops aid bee simply engaged III a N-Jfojs ponce
duty through Indian country, bringing III Inc si:i
Cling bands VINO have been roaming around tAe b'c"
Hills IN search ut plIndcr ana food
New OIk has forgotten already that there
ever wac an ls,Ae OF law and fact between Becchcr
aud one Tltou, Dut Chicago has reentv- nose for a
bad smell Mr. Eyartss promotion 10 Cabinet seat
gives The Tribune Ol that city chance to rake over the
diving ebers of scandal aud 10 bring 10 light this
little spark news which, II says mas never before Deeh
seen III print, When the preacher called TO retain tIe
lawyer, MI Eyarts without hesitation replied: can
not be of any Use 10 you, Mr. Beecher. have never
taken part OF tins Character and could not do
it unless perfectly certain of your innocence Al
these words Mr.. BeeCher and III his mpuisve way
brought his hand down the lawyers shoulders a. Il IT.
were Plymouth !esh. 3" You arr Just the man want
said a.. Inc ne n morning began mcMordDlt meeting
between emotional, electric preacher ana Jhc cool
balance. I,.,,3, LAWYER A the end two hours NJ
Eya.ts aid .. am satisfied OF your innocence AI.
BeecEer. viii ,ake the case
Who siys that there is no romance, that
nothing ever happens, tn. prosac country In Loa-
lana negroes VINO loved tie same woman, have r.
Gently fought duel horseback and Killed each other
"A bankers wife Kansas city, No, presented
foundinp u her husband his heir, and champagne
eOrks popped every angle But In few days hiS meat
was teaIs. The mother Of twins who had parted wlih
one Of hcn came forward clam the one she mad sod
the rich lad and the bankers wife had to confess
that the child was not her own....A young man Ia Du-
buquc 10 a. went on Saturday week to country dance,
and did not return ms nome until the church bells
ringing next morning HIS father toId hm he
20 10 meeting, and he Went Before the minister
bal finished tie opening prayer the yonig reVe!sf was
sound asleep and dreaming o! the dance. An oid LAY
Ubo IN iu he'd d.,
whercupOu he seized Eer wrist aud shoNItu Al JON
hand, AM circle 10 the eft SWING the g1 with Tie blue
dress on - The runaway 1Ir and her lover were rid
in past Casey Station, Tenn when TIE stern parent -
lOped ~ thc front on mule rId pulled her ot oi lhe
WAGON. Putting her the mules back and taking las
place 3cl er. lac "AIstied To ms stecd odIy' u you
love mt slide on" whispered the lover MrESIhS odI
OF her itu,r'. grasp she did slide. Then the lover
fought with the unnatural parent ara tflhhpheu O'eI
Ln, and tAe mule ran away Win Tie TWO SPOONS
The report which Agent Chamberlain OF the
Internal Revenue Service las made OF the capture '
Harrison Barker Loted bushwhackcr the arrest Jf 90
disteIs, ana the destruction Of Il dstlleres III Noih
ern Geo ga, OF thrilling interest one sunday morn
ing the officers entered the woods about two miles nom
Barkers house. and tying their horses 20 the trees pro
oeeded siealthy on foot AT last the guide whispered
"There's Li, house" Lieut.. Miller stationed his men
around the house with loaded carbines, while Deputy
Marshal Fndey advanced 10 tine door and Knocked Inc
knocking was repeated several times before any response
came. The dery satisfied them that they had basged
TIER game. Search made but Barker could not pe
found his wife saying that ne was not al hohei ouV
Pncey was not 10 be put off, SO with lighted candle lie
climbed INTO the loft OF the house, while Lieut. Mler
kept secure guard below and there, IN bed prOtrduus
between Two snuck mattresses discovered the crown
Of mans head, while on the upper mattress iay
woman apparently ASLEEP who, being disturbed, Dc
came ind gnant aud excited. Endley's sharp eye
fixed upJn the head between the mattresses, ana
well he knew whose il was. He approached the bed,
and, tapping the head with his pistol, SAID BARKER
want you. ny name is Findey the man you nave SHOT
al many times and the one you have Doasted you
would kill on sight Get out OF there. No" j. your
chance" Like whipped dog, out cTawled Barker ana
surrendered