New-York tribune., 1878-09-30
GENERAL NOTES.

Little Henry Kybitz, seven years old, ran
home from school in Cincinnati last Monday and asked
for slice of bread and butter His mother gave him
piece OF bread which there was no butter and ne re-
fused to take It, She told him he could not have any
butter on mis- bread left the house in fit Of suks
On his way out he met his and babe her goodbye
telling her she would never him any He whis-
tied his dog went 20 the bank Of the river and
took of his cothes them telling the dog 10 "Sch ms
Jacket, he Jumped In and was drowned
The pleasing fiction of the bleaching Of
negro family in North Carolina by the of water from
miraculous we calls TO the front the religious editor
Of The Cincinnati Enquirer. This gentleman, who has
longer vacation in the Of year than any other
member OF the staff OF that Journal orthat matter Of
the journalistic profession takes the incident, and
after ayerrng soemny that the color OF negro must be
either inherent" or sdyentitOus." and that "all
races are the the distinctive attributes OF human
nature though they may represent distinct, independ
ent prmordial creations" consoles the religious COM
munity with this closing reflections All that, how
ever does not initiate against the fatherhood OF God"
This is edifying. The Christian ministry may 20 on
preaching the gospel no cooed p oVef mSY
take soap and water without risk OF suoVerng the
Christian religion.
One of John Browns famous carbines has
been shed OF the Potomac Harpers Ferry After
the rife works at the arsenal had been recapured on
October 49, 1859 FIVE OF the insurgents were driven to
the bank Of river They plunged In and waded out TO
rock where they fought 200 Yirglnians who lined the
banks Kag and another Of Browns force were killed
Leeman plunged of the rock and was followed by the
assaiauts He dropped his carbine, aud as Virgnian
waded out to capture him. he held his arms aud ced
Don't shoot" His pursuer hred revolver in his face
and blew out his In the bed Of the river where
Leeman dropped his rifle after leaving the rock, car
bine was found day last week by man who stepped
upon 1t while wading II Is OF the same make AZ Ile guns
which John Brown collected in Chambersburg and with
which he armed his little band Of followers The barrel
IL eOyeed with rust and the wood eaten away Ia places
by the action OF pebbles and water but the lock spring
is as strong Meanwhile, the soul Is msrehingon
Yellow Jack has Haunted his eolOrs from
a ehioken-cOop the OHIO One of the deek-hands who
got of the pestbOat John Porter at Gapolis, squan-
dered his wages and lodged on the upper wharfboat
He implied in vain for assistance and finally went 20
the willows under the bank Of the river, where be fell
sick After lying there unattended for long time he
attracted notice. and physician pronounced II case
of yellow fever The pesthouse had been burned, and
there was no place for the patients aud nothing was
done for him that night In the darkness the poor
wretch deserted by his kind crawled out Of the willows
and took refuge ehcken-cOop on the wharf near the
landing There he found next morning, In shock
ing condition The President OF the Council procured
bedding and blankets and hired two eolored men 70
assist MIN in putting the sick man INTO an express @
wagon. The negroes backed out when everything was
the sIck man nto the wagon and take him TO house at
some distance from the city. Toward evening tne
wretched outcast slipped out OF the world. IDls ne
dent reflects very little credit on the community OF Cal
| ipOs.
Concerning the rape of the mining DOCKS IN
Marquette ex Governor Tilden's lawyer, Mr.. Harand'
remarked soon after his arrest In Detroit: in May
1877 the Governor being President OF the company dis
charged Wetmore as superintendent and shortly after
ward sent man Marquette TO hll the position Then
Wetmore refused to give up the books Of the company
which were 10 his possession. These facts learned
lust before leaving New York, and wondered at tue
time why the company had not repleVined the DOCKS
and without thinking any further Of the matter con-
tba mat ha Michigan
vented IT, on Friday last Mr.. Sherman asked Wetmore
n he would permit the books to be taken TO NewNork
long enough for copies be made Of them there, and
Wetmore promptly answered No. remarked TO Mr.
aeaey that was sorry Wetmore would not let the
books 20 to New-York as could repevn them there
He then Informed that could repievin them here'
and that he would get out the writ said to him
that he must not do it until Mr. Sherman was entirely
through using them In the examination The taxing OF
lose books was not In any manner calculated to Keep
the United states knowing all the facts 10 REFER
enee 20 the Governors income tax, and Mr. sherman
knows IT, He knows that there are books in Newforkm
which are contained everything between the covers OF
the books at Marquette and that they can be had by
serving subpoena upon the secretary OF the company
had nearly finished my examination and as used the
books one by placed them on the floor against my
cnar suddenly the door OF the once opened, 1ss s
whom had before came IN, grabbed up the
books and was gone before could turn arounS % ne
latter returned he said This Is strange pIOeeeuns
thpVh
on Wetmore.' Next morning the officer who took the
books told that he entered the ONCE with cefensu
Sooks and as Wetmore followed him out he read the
writ" Mr. Roger NJ Sherman, 10 Is needless 10 adu us
nrnining Of the hooks was preeoncerted plot
the part OF M Tdens lawyers and set ofaceomphces
Two American girls determined to ascend to
the crater OF VesuVius during the first week OF septem
ber and according TO the statement OF an EngishmaD
who wrote immediately full account Of the matter 70
Tn, Tipss tIondon) narrowly escaped-not falling IN
and finding "there was nothing In h"-but being
sWinded They were informed at the hotel ana also Dy
t1usty guide that there was no danger from the con-
don OF the mountain; but the journey should be per
formed M night as heat OF the day was oppressive
they were advised be on the cone by sunrise gem
tleman who was a stranger TO them and perhaps less
pueky but who proved good company, agreed 70 ao
con,papy them; and the three employed safe courier
who spoke English. The party went TO Pompel In the
afternoon rested from till - o'clock, aud then at mia
nght after cup of strong coffee started out upon wha
they supposed must prove to them delightful eAeur
sion BY 8 A. m ali were at the summit The VINO
howed and blew the sulphurous smoke into their uhs'
and eyes and the hIes ouy partly lighted up tue u ~
ness Then the ten Italian guides asked the i""'
70 descend into the outer crater, IN order 20 eoinp
them 10 pay q fee for an "eAtr'' ineg
c,ned 10 60 Tho courier was appeaieu
for hls influence % induce them 10 50
simply asked them If they wished to 60 and upon 'sn
saving no. told ts men They s became itS 1p NE
more sxasperated, and began quarre1t1hs th 6sntersd
courier He remained good natured ~, S.h y a scene
him. elenched their fists. and then % tf me place.
when brggars description. Fancy tle 80, tcu Jal
'ha nersn,is-ty,o aaes una stranger, VIII n" ,bsss
ans bent on robbng tuem oi n9nfS SnT dSbti.s the
demons before the clare OF this httls hen d ~ bs
| eourier himself The laeirs hau s ees'.s a, wnit
carried no the eOue the chairs a~ ,ha5 serylce-
ing hut were ashed 40 francs each Ivt se ~ IN
nearly R5 for the three and tat IN ss deriyct
conduct OF tne men no pleasure whatever "Ao