New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-26
GENERAL NOTES.

Coeducation notes: Vassar College consumes
5000 pounds of rare, rare beef and 500 pounds Of
young, young lamb every week. An Amherst granger
offered young lady bushel OF pOtatocs II she would
wheel them through the village at hour when thu
students were loafing She came TO time wheeled the
pota ocs home and asked the granger 10 let her know
when he had more to dispose OF in that way.
Tourists are subjected to many minor an
noyances In Italy. young English LADY, who lodged in
one OF the most fashionable quarters OF Rome was so i'm
prudent on returning to her room from an excursion N
to shake the skrt OF her dress OF the bedroom win
dow in order to throw OF the dust For this offence she
was visited by policeman and informed that she had
committed contrayention" for which she was Iabls
to fine. Instead OF giving him franc or two she con-
tested her liability and had TO fec lawyer and appoar
before the Courts. Before the ended she had
to pay several hundred francs for offence that com
united every hour ia the day Ia nearly every street In
Rome.
The adventures of a Western gentleman.
who engaged horse ut Newport livery stable, and
owing to the fact that the small boy with blue trowsers
red suspenders dirty shirt and straw hat. had
double gave his wife drive behind the fastest horse on
the road, recently rccted in this column. Tho
paragraph has caught the eye Of the gentleman himself
who hatens TO vouch Tor its correctness follows:
" Mr.. Editor; am the man. Ny wife the woman.
Your account of the Newport ride IA good but no pen
can do the subject justice The horse was Fulano in
style, and Dexter in speed never had such ride be-
fore, aud never expect to have the like again. But tho
small boy had suspenders IL was with great din.
Guilty that he could keep his brooches on. Otherwise
your account IL correct" Thanks kind SIR for this cor.
roborave testimony In Difference TO your reonest the
suspenders herewith Withdrawn although you Will
perceive the propriety OF the boys keeping them In
public.
The new Boston monument is condemned by
The American architect and Building Gers as common
place says that architecture submit equal
divisions in height without becoming mechanical; and
the four blocks at the base OF the shaft render necessary
bold variation from the usual base OF the column in
this order but the variation attempted in the OF the
Attic base is insufficient and umid The four figures
planted the angle butresses VI the plinih very
unhapply placed From every accidental point Of sight
the spraws ts base. II neither compact
orpyramidaln effect is, perhaps in the placing tho
statues that this composition most to need study
OF the architect These figures good in modelling
to be 40 nartiscay disposed They simply sacrificed
n Is also matter regret that the original %
the design was altered IN respect 70 The material OF the
statues These are Of bronze, and the two materials
bronze and granite, cannot be combined with success
They arc 'u9lg ant"gDnstlc IN color, ana an Net
Of unity cannot be obtained WIN any SUCH comninaton
unless enc the other material is much more subor
din1tcd tngn ~ this composition.
Gen. James II. Wilson's recent article upon
the capture OF jefferson Davis called forth long letter
from John H. Reagan of Texas which he denied that
the fugitive President attempted TO In diguisc
and alleged that the only foundation for the story
the fact that Mrs Davis threw waterproof over her
husbands shoulders when he emerged nom his tent
Julian c. Dickinson, who Adjutant Of the 4th Michi
gan Cavalry took part in The arrest OF Mr. Davis sends
to The Detroit Tribune point blank contradiction OF Mr.
Reagans He says that after the camp had been
surrounded Private Andrew Bee, OF Company L. pointed
him three persons dressed IN female apparel and
called out "Adjutan there goes man dressed in
woman's clothes" The Adjutant started after them,
calling out halt" repeatedly, and reached them just
several troopers charge Of Corporal Munger dashed
up bringing their carbnes ready for Tie fugtycs
halted Mrs Davis threw her arms around her husbands
shoulders and the dy close to him formed shield which
was respected Davis had n black dress, and though
did fin fairly at the waist. IL c1verd his form 10
the boots the boots betrayed his Disguise. Dltck
shawl covered his head aud shoulders. HIS identity was
confirmed by the removal OF the shawl from his face.
The Adjutant promptly directed him TO retire to his
quarters and ordered Corporal Munger TO place the men
with him and keen careful guard. The Adiutant GER
tanly has the advantage over Mr. Davss Postmasteg-
General in this spnndence. One saw the COnfed-
crate before he had chance TO unmask Ia the tent tho
other did not.