New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-15

os .eem 70 cast their bread on the waters by giving
~ norton OF the money which they had intended 10
-, a. tbe races She would 1t. she told tnem' IN
-viing comforts for her poor pensioners during '"o
3ter which threatened 70 be very severe one anu
e., would as II were, oner hostages to fortune o'
go responded literally to her appeal Ire
-, who made the most generous contribution 10
80 fund was inspired. on the following day, to
Inv ~, est of bis money on mare whose Sunees Mvlo
rdicu o.'s "a and the neglected mare won the race,
w. 6o princely return, and proving lha' enar'y
never ,aleth.
French nObleman starved TO death IN
,--o,ror fortnight ago. Monsieur lie Comte de
L'i.- a,1.l,l WIS as proud as he poor He re-
-, r, morning a loaf of bread from the agent OF
,,.t benevolent society. He never asked for bread
s altogether too wel-ored 60 beg; but he feh INTO
en- rab. Of srolng into the agents Office at certain
tolr and when parcel was put under ms arm "ouu
r. very eraciously and return To his cellar. He ap-
,,rfl ILL and was very thin and cmaciated OCCASION
an, ne visited a rich English gentleman. and was not
g., for some dlvs but lie always turned mp after the
,se OF a week or two and apparently as poor as
ever bat never owned IT, sudiousv keeping his pace Oh
residence 20 himself He thoroughly sober man,
and a most courfly gentleman. a charwoman stopped
H1, ir tre street one morning and ID him that he
looked I'M Yes YES. said the Count. drawing himself
m f, arfstocratic height " must and consult my
,tvs.r-,r" Tbe next morning he was found dead IL
nm6uidy cellar.
San Francisco knows how to muzzle mob.
The nceulary aita0rs who have been threatening the
lives az Chinese woramen and hnding the passions OF
the dangerous classes Of the city, have been arrested ana
,ard or 20 Jail before the very eyes Of the raboie that
was giving ear 10 them. on the afternoon after Danlel
Kcarucv's Grafton was abridged by the police crowd
OF wornngmen gathered In horticultural Han ana
clamorld for speech self-cousututed leader named
Day mcuac.d them with haraucue' but the ponce
sprare upon the platform ana led him away capuVe'
while the crowd stamped aud shouted rOarcd ana hssed
no. nu6h Vn1f
incs and slaughter against the Chinese, until the ponce
dragged hn from tie platform. zealoi ID the crown
spranr 90 his feet and called for the remo' u III 'No
police. hut soon found himself travelling to"1Iu 'He
station house with armed escort ON the loH""IHs
evcnipc a troug Of worangmen fangto set possession
Of nam halted iu front of the County Ja "lere rear
ney confined and ioved for nm IuriI .e'oeIs el
treated thcu either o. dspeise OF 90 chi-t t.,
tl.ir mons ration aud finally they SET ont for the MIMI
where they held an orderly meeting under tne surETH
tire vs. ana there signs of yacilnton OF COM
promise on zinc part of Tie municipal authorities
II is only a week since election day, and yet
tie excuanseabe already Illustrates the oounde's re-
Sources Of American journalism. bookasent IN Conn-
ell Bluffs Iowa. has encountered in the p0sotce an u-
mate Of deaf and dumb institution, and talked 10 him
for am hour showing him all the pictures and urging tue
cas of the work upon his calm and deliberate consd-
Grafton before the tacuw and though'fu looking gen
tleuan opens with the sign alphabet In Iowa City q
graduate, VI iaw-scloo who received terrible injuries
q
para yz u from the neck down, writes beautiful hand
bv holding the pen between his teeth. An engineer n
Virginia New proposes 90 warm every house and COOK
every breakfast n The town by conducting and d'lrouJ-
ng pipes Che heat generated iu the suoerauean pas
saees OF the mines. A young lady clyde, n y buys
bottle NJ lager and drinks the slrropud9usiy be-
fore retiring and when her mother usakiuE the aroma
Of lager for that audanum. sets surgeon 40 work with
q s0mach-pump. Jumps ont Of b'd with AisA bounce
liz 7 ID. |.I.
L-s 'ls -,. ,~t ,..-r- i've rr,,rs down Jer
throat ss gently that they cruak fur du hour & rcicl
iuc their lodgings. And a. FOR Dear, iatic1Ee ava
o5r stori-s-vny, Han Coiumbial Tie American press
holds Dad, own.
The romance of a Fortuny is now the gossip
o. Philadelphia. The " Council House in Granada WAS
purchased in Europe by Henry C.. Gibson, and was eI-
hibted last surng the Academy oil Fine Arts AZ the
close OF The rms painting, wt1 others belonging
t. Mr. GIBSON was taken his house. but unpacked.
as ne WIS preparing leave the city for 40 extended
tour. on IBIS return Ae discovered that something was
wrong and tlat the panel picture copy. and not
Tie original The curator ~ the Academy was instructed
% leave nothing uud .ue FOR te recovery Of the picture
rs suspicious tcu upon student who had admired the
Forturr and been amos. insane about IT, Alter long
and elau. search Tire curator found this student sketch
ing at Niagara, and was soon on intimate terms
with lm. Mr. Bartlett himself assumed lie role
Of kl.pt1maniac. AID Iod tile student that he lad
stolen picture belonging 90 q collector n the West
Tic uu-I,peccug student exchanged condolences with
Dis frie-d and ackuowle ieei that Doc bad substituted
cory .or % genuine Flrtu.v at Philadelphia The two
friend. made ar appointment for tue uey- dav. SIR.
Bart 90. took WITH him tine copy az the pa c.-p1n1ng,
and entering tIt students ruIu removed flH cover
in- I.- klrrtomauiie was dJZed THE 0ri-na was in
ne room. ANA here was tle colF which hr had made
lu-r.. lr Bartlett pointed b -tO a. Aln. anna -tlL'C
the .ro .ictlre Tho stlf ut drew @u'f-. lu n.nte
lc ou usa 70 the curator WITH tle real tOrulF under
lI aru rushed out aus soon on the cars jog Pnd-
depla I.c picture about L. by % llcle 900 size. To
l. supposed thar tle copy ,tutd for DO ou tls
last u r of flc Exhibition Whatever Dee the merits
thc painting, thing is certain: the curator is
drsr-C.4ss amateur detective.