New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-23
GENERAL NOTES.

On the last Saturday in January three Bel
r.sns went into a wood the vLlAssO' me TO cut
some underbsn and surprised clever Wild boals They
headed IF the animals very ceSeriy and Grove them
back toward large pond when al the Ilihe a Iiulei
Inc VIII bears took refuge IN some fts- when .uh v
the pond hut the whole population 81 the FI"sr uicu
out grmed with clubs and guns, and great battle lO4-
lowcU only two VI the bOars escaped
The rough and ready sheriff Of Faribault IL
apric eharacte. in Minnesota. fortnight ago tai
and line looking tr,1up called at his house aud an
nounced himself as Jesse James. He had been hunted
long enough no said; he wanted 10 70 " jan anu ger
somT sleep believe you S%rd D FL brjnl a
rope quics and will string tins rascal 80 hlg maj
plea OF guilty never will BiE' lGe s'tIlH TOOK a
step toward the back room the tramp sirhns LOT ~, S
"a Hoped down tho street Ike rae horse Inc
sheriff Wa the man VINO laughed
T,e rev rules at the Boston Public Library
reduce the for which books may he drawn out from
four to three weeks and renewal necessary al the
end OF the first week Books which have net been i'll the
library six months cannot be kept longer than week
TIE new regulations will undoubtedly enlarge the circle
OF readers ani quicken the circulation o. nov Volumes
The rapid transit OF books rom band 10 mana nas' now
ever, It's dlsd' autasea IL pfOulOIee LaSs VI
ana suptiAtlhl STUDY AlocIC..l S, 80 q;
knO" very htile about great mary tnin-S Iir !"
good deal about few things, lnd tAe ccuaths HoIa
res are largely responsible for the tendency.
A California schOOlmaster who was out OF
employment and fast losing his sight walked into
shooting gallery in san Francisco Feb l3 aud taking
each time Apparently annoyed At bis POOR shooting lie
strobe half way down the gallery and tried again with
the result. and then TO the ANA znsIt OF an pres
ent placed the pistol TO his ear ana pued he Ileser
Before the bYsiaDders could prevent nm ~ put LIS
Mazze OF the revolver il his mouth aAd nied aRalh
Upon his person found the following hoIe ~Itten
IN pencil a scrap Of letter paper. Thomas blGg-
Lib disappointed and weary Of lie' eyeslsht u'Vefs
tdllng, Will soon b. blind"
" Shall the Episcopal Church be democratic =
This the title paper read By the Rev j. H. "ard
flup in
dav and led 70 an earnest discussion Of the relations
o. Church " no masses His MAN Thought Was thdt
The middle classes made " understand tha' nc
Church was thor spiritual home. ClergymeD, DC SAID
must step out OF their parish routine; and ihey nave
every Incentive this iii the hopeless parss OI te
ana direct approaches to the truth and IN N SrHt
breakdown Of old beliefs without the deeadenIc o. Il
felgiOB spirit" Free preaching, reVlYais, siNcc5 ~
4uouc naiis, street sermons, temperance Ht"', IN
sgiseou'ses on political, social ana ioeti ifTyfs
slli'0rs we're startled by these tehGhdht SUI
Tie Church Congress last Fall The Episcopal Church
ae always been the most conservative lel-iols bo ~
this county and is not likely TO make radical De
Paiiure from is wol-wOrn methods without edreiu e.
MUTATION and much hesitation.
An economical system of street-ightlnS has
been brought 10 the attention of the Boston Aldermen
outside Of ordinary street lantern near ID" Top u!
placed cylinder-shaped tank. filed with hnd "heA Is
led through pipe extending 10 the interior 81 tie Ian
brn and terminating in gas buigot. by means o. u
chemical process the fu!d, its passage thoneh lbs
burner, Is converted into gas which, OH being hSl'H
gYes bright, steady fame resembling the Best cGii
sas The tanks are Of capacity sufficient 10 Lst
IOufs, and the expense per EOur IS sad 10 - 'Lch
hess than gas The tanks usually filed during
inc day, aud in the evening. when The lighter COMES
around lie brushes Of the Dust from the lantern Whlle
te Lgt Is started, thus insnrng clean lanterns every
sy one man being able u care Tor ana Ig not leWSi
than 80 lamps This system bas been introduced IN
hatham, Hyde Park. Pawtucket Quincy, Na,srlo%n'
Portland Bangor Taunton. MedfOFd Norwich, MeTlden,
Bridgeport, Newton. New-HaveB, Worcester Cincinnati,
Canton, Xena, Dayton, COyingtOn, and other places
company offers 20 take LOCO lamps ad gnt them aI TIE
rate Of S3S 30 year. Boston would save 9%VoVO on
suburbs.
Whatever Is new in other lands is centuries
ole In the Celestial Empire The Chinese mediums. time
ss Of mind have been writing messages after the man