New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-07
GENERAL NOiES.

New Lynde Brook Dam was formally pre-
septed TO the authorities 81 Worcester Mass on Tues
day II was on March 80, 1876 that the Old dam gave
way and flood Of waters descended into the Nai5 oe
low there 10 wreck many IA factory, dWeiiu-' a"u
bridge The construction OF the new Gam ana tAe eoS'
of pumping water meantime has Drought upon WI, ,
cester an expense ct $4,000 The new reservoir WI.
Mold 663 100000 gallons Of water Every Pie';,uio'
has been taken against the waters again 3ieaSins o
Bristol. England, is rich in medieval archi-
lecture and among its oldest churches Is that OF ID WI
burgh The civic Council, having resolved upon tne w
stction OF the body OF this eddoe by mucb eoi' 'Ho
oc,l Archaeological Society collected $1,000 when 'He'
offered fo the redemption OF the tower alone Out 'n0
offer was refused the recommendation oil tho po,o
surveyor who thought that the remaining site OF '"o
church would be deprecated more than IN the
represenfcd IN that sum II the tower Weie ato,od IN
stand Considerable indignation mas prtu Wv, ohsi,
antiquarian circles By what Is REGARDED 10 an '''
nate vandalism , l.,
A droll discussion took place the other DAY
i'm the Town Council OF Musseburgh near Luih'uik"
Balie Smart moved that the Council Sieh" = y" '''
oueens birthday Nothing OF the sort" said Iteasuti
IcKiulay. Oh, you tcetotalers" eNcs'h"" '"'
Provost Ii would be better Tor yOu" was Tie fe'or
If Won were all teeiotaers II YOU want 10 fndae nao
il nj your own expense" After more sharp laiA 'no
Provost said with much dignity, In consequence u o
cooIness ith which the motion ia regarded ana sinCv
cannot observe ' So Gy i i matter drop Your
cnfiuct >" he added addressing the Council " Is r,,'H
cOutcmltiblc." 80 the hYepuund hote VIII h'' ~ -"
stractcd from the borough funds.
The second SO-ton gun was tested at "oo'.
witch. Eng May 25 II Is the first OF the four guns
which will constitute the armament OF the lhueA'D'o'
and is intended To have bore of Is inches Inc o'i
is now only 1ji2 inches, and the charge h''e~u -
being 425 pounds 81 powder and LOO POUNDS P'9eo
tile as Il ultimately will be, 335 pounds oil Po""o'
and a shot OF 1850 pounds. Three rounds ohf VIZ
fired but the results 50 satisfactory "l' u".
form that no more were needed. The nilng OF ' "''
sOtou gun with the enormous charge OF 10 louns -,
powler was heard distinctly at UNbrldge ls' .,,n
- miles The hlg ROdmun gun thlt was e',l 40 NV
last week takes a charge OF 100 pounds anu "''e
- tons .
The case of Prof. Alvergnat. who died Nv
Hartford Conn., last Thursday. carefully cohsu'i
last Tuesday by the Hartford Medical society Di S''
and Dr. Hawley who we're the attending pay
gave their opinions NJ length arguing that tAe case ~
one Of genuine hydrophobia 9ud dozen leading Pn "
clans agreed with them. II has been stated tnA' "
effects followed from number o; letters written 70 io
Ayergnat after he bitten. advising the use OF nu
Gus infallibe remedies End that he was liJhH'"u'
enough 10 read various medical treatses upon h'drofV
bia; but though the Professor and his friends ae" ~
wisely IL seems nov 10 be settled that his disease Wv
what t. knOWD hydrOnhoba, and Was not lh'i'N -
duced by alarm and nncasincss. The conNhaolis -
such ~ invariably characterize hydrophoph ahu Wv"
NJ Their tetanic nor epilopuc.
lydia Sherman was very cunning III PLANNING
and accomplishing her escape from weatcersncld jan
but her sagacity subsequently deserted her Upon I"
irving at Providence ON Wednesday night she ardS
name US Mrs. Brown OF Philadelphia" Mrs Sea-"