New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-10
GENERAL NOTES.

4 man and VIE IN ROCK lslahu, lii.' now
NOR h,u 80 years OF have been married 81 years
- habits " life are uniform and selfcomplacent
:. ,o,,b they expected 70 live always. They occupy
- alone have servants. rise AT o'clock, dine AT
70 IL lake T. and retire with the setting sun
II Hnl late years they nave .eloi usS ~ u, tA.ep'
- tbs morning AMI Mrs Litleheld thai Is the nahe'
a,tSony and Mercyl never in bed when day breaks
The state of Maine, which produces one
IA NJ the ships built In the United states. reports
marked decline that business In 1888 the total ton
= mounted 20 2l5.9Oi tons. which was the highest
,.r reached. In 1874 TIM amount was 1872 DIS ions.
srd .ur. then the two wears have witnessed great
I'D during the past yeur the decline mas resehed 1919
tns While sumo Of the ship0uiiding districts are
,r,g no preparations FOR work IN 1871 u Is believed
nj I'M the whole the business Will somewhat ex-
eers thlt of the wear past
The old South Church Preservation COM
,,.s IL unrenting lahOrs 10 the historic
npe from H. threatened destruction Last Saturday
r.r,ins Sas held. when appeal to subscribers wac
,r. lt-i The appeal saws that S15OOO0 has been
mr. missed FOR the preservation Of the building. provided
ti thc further ~ 100000 is contributed before
Ia IL Jag % April next, and concludes rs follows
ia d. ,n ancient Landmark. ore OF last and most
historic Remove 10 not It's presence dgnliies our cry
=. ans auderS admire elsewhere. Its absence
r4 r-rruach and disgust the stranger who comes
taem"
The emancipation of Brazilian slaves is pro-
rrr.ins ID a slow hut continuous manner according 10
-,cnt ,tatstics In the Province Of Goyaz the S9OS
.sy- registered in 1872 had on the 3lst Of December
ISIS become reduced 7.ssS ny S57 deaths, DID, liberia
tons and 436 removals. AT the same date there eX-
isrd qZl reeborn children OF slaves In the Province 81
PerA1UuCo, during the same four years tle IOo,zOi
slaves Diminished 3s-6 by deaths aud lOi9 by enanc
pat Prom sept -, - l. 70 the emu I IL
s number OF children Of slaves born free under the
Lw l,7l was l2,3l2 OF whom 2sO2 dled, iea S
$50 L. the Province OF san Palio there dled, ifo
A,ri s-2. 90 the END " $50. OF the 1915 saves
registered 1901. and $40 were emancipatod n III
oil ne u parishes she reebOrn births were loI|o OF
whom q. -sl had died
The hunting of wild b0ars in the VOsges
must be one OF the exciting ana exasperatng OF
sports Judging from recent story. company OF anna
tours we're shooting sparrows when they suddenly
,sm, across lue old boar and tried 10 Xiii nun VIVID
grapeshot but with poor But the wounds EN-
RACED the animal and he proceeded 10 carry the war into
AFRICA scattering the hunters about him right and LETT
H. then darted across river near oy ana .lslleu
ur1. The good people Of the town all turned out with
pchforks and crowbars, aud TIE gendarines were se
ir 0ui the boar objected 20 meeting such crmidabie
army. and ~ once Jumped straight thIougn lhe Wlhuo"
OF cottage. where he smashed the furniture an es-
cap.i hy a back window into another wood SpOrtsnen,
vii ayers and gendarmes were thus left to stare At each
Ocr aud wait for the one who had the courage le MN
IL speak
Boston boy was lately picked up IN San
francisco whose career has been quite adventurous He
had heard school about the bic trees OF California so
the story told and day went 10 the family treasury
and helped himself ~ $40 IN money. He paid $3.50 OF
the sun for ticket across the continent and reached
homesick and dsheartencd hat found work about the
city Tor several DAYS and finally taken IN charge by
charitable people and placed IN an lnddhtfla SCHOOL
srrriu parents his good friends wrote them
ABOUT him and In reply that the parents had
Died leaving ~2OOOO and cOntdng the child aud money
10 the ~ guardian. Last FRIDAY the youthful
uayeer without having seen any big trees was placed
On board steamer bound for New Work His name is
Charles Barrett and nis age about II years
The recent storm proves to have been very
general throughout the country In parts OF the
West Il was followed by extremely cold weather II Is
narrated that on Wednesday last the Janitor OF school
house In Dayton Ohio, when going out 70 build his fires,
lust before daybreak met horse and sleigh, which sud
denly stopped ia the road before him In the seat sat
man n an upright position. and was both speechiess aud
without motion He held the reins IN his hand. but gave
no answer 10 loud calls. The jantOr approached the
object, and touching 70 found the body OF man
ie tcuy SIM ne caItd ior nelp s9tl 'Ie iunu I
taken into the schOOhouse. A IRE was bullt, ana
while they debating whether u was best Ia CAL
coroner noise came ioIth rom Deheah we DaHe'
stored sud the man gave an account OF himself de SAID
be- had been dance the night previous, and aiter
taking home his lady. returning home himself when
suddenly he fell asleep be thought in his own bed He
lei yery comforfable and knew nothing until
awakened before the IRE.
Dr.. j. NJ. Toner of Washington has compiled
list OF theaters churches and other public buildings
which destroyed by nre within the memory of
He goes back 20 the year 54s b. c., when the Tenn
pc al Delphi burned. and the year 356, when the
aspiring youth " fired the Ephesian Dome The table
d ludes the following nOtaDe COnndgralous With the
ds u and the number OF lives lost IN
cases Church Of St. sophia, COnstantinople. 532
D., 81. Pauls London. 1857; 81 PauPs and 90 other
churches. London. 1866 Drury Laue Theater. London.
lf1- the Flemish rneater, Amsterdam l772, 200 hvesi
1f'ty Church. NewYork 1873; the saragossa Theater,
Us. 900 lives the thcater al Montpelier 1883, 300
lives London Bridge, 1872 5000 hyes Chestnut street
Hater. Philadelphia. 1920 Park Tbeater, New-lOrk,
ls2l Bowery Theater New York, 1873 theaer IN can
tou China, I-45. $500 lives; Nl6los Iheater' New
York l-46 Church ~ Santiago Chill, 1868, over ZOOO
hvcs; NbiOs Garden, New-YOrk, 1872; Saragossa
4er l--2 500 lives and the Fifth Avenue Ileater,
tivlIrl 1873 The latest report gave the number OF
tc loss by the Brooklyn Tneater fire as 2S4