New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-13
GENERAL NOTES.

During Miss ClaxtOn's recent performance IN
Auburn, " Y, glowing sparks. as large wanuis
fell upon the stage aud made many timid souls In the
audience Tor about minute, when they were
stamped out.
The motor used in operating the elevators
orbits in the Grand Hotel Paris IS piston worked by
hydraulic pressure. The recent terrible accident was
caused in this way: Tne metallic plate by which tHe
piston is connected with the became detache"' az
the hit an open protected by glass seieeh' KS
cended the accident not discovered the piston
pushing mp as usual; but when the conductor P'"'S'
the valve so as 10 send the car down from INC sV'o'
Ia the first floor the platform dragged mp by the
he,v,- counrerlaanojug weights with increasing spc"d
until dashed against the roof OF the h story mo
I'll Zen" tho ruoT 10 the first floor bearing With ii
Baroness Setback and her fellow-vctims.
A balf-witted Partisan has been making an
an experiment dentistry. lie had ong been suffering
from toothache but obstnaely refused to den
tst and at length, finding the pain uncomfortable took
the following uncommon method Of extraction To the
tooth he attached long string and TO the string a
heavy stone thus armed he proceeded TO the topmost
story OF house he occupied opened the window ahd
hurled tho into the air. The weight of the stone
and the length Of the string produced so violent shoC
fhat not onlv the tooth pulled out but with po-
Oi the jaw. ms neck being 30 p@ihUy tMIeu 'iia'
he tainted Hours cn>ued ere consciousness returned
and when he recovered his senses II was only to 1nd
himself deprived o. The faculty OF speech.
Nabant, Mass, celebrated as one OF the most
charming seaside resorts Is strong IN JOhnsons At
The annual election of town officers. few days since,
two JolnsOns chosen selectmen and assessors;
third of the naine of highways; fourth treas
urer and collector, and JOhnsCns appear the list
Of puje library trustees. The is good solid
ifit - common, and these Nahant JohnsOns Of
GOOD stock beng lnealy desct uded from Of the
frat settlers of Massachusetts Bay. Speaking OF names
one Of the thoroughfarts Of Nahant is called Maois
street lest IN should bother some future antipuaan
,f .lis t1x -
loan prt lackw ards-a whm Of Mr. Tudor. the great
who called LI> y easure grounds " M9c!is.'
The bench show held in this city last Spring
has borne fruit in Boston On March % tie Massachu
setts Kennel Club 10 hold its first annual show OF
dogs IN The building formerly occupied the AQuara
Ga deus, under the rdles adopted by the National
Amerjcai nnei Club. All the dogs belonging to the
Massachusetts, Eonnel Club ana to it. members will be
on exhibition, but none OF them wiz I've entered fos
premlums There two main divisions for entries,
sporting dogs and porting dogs Under the first
are champion classes for either imported dogs
that have won first prizes al bench shows in NewYorl
Chicago ST. Louis or Baltimore, and opon classes for al
others Tie regular prizes amount 10 $500 ana there
are sppejl prizes 10 the value - 900 AYan- emcnts
have been made the express companies for
usual rates. AND vita the railroad companies 10 trans
port eXhni OIs for half iarc.
Ladies' dress is delicate question to dis
cuss the presence Of members of sisteIhOOd
and the Rev sir Einilus Bayloy, Il. d.. must he ne
counted bold for he introduced the subject tho
Female school OF Art, London after the annual prizes
had been awarded. He started out by saying that
women always seemed TO be III extremes, AMI always
contrary sound taste Some year, ago com plants
were made crHolGes. with their exnbemnt clrcuu-
ference Now the elougatOn in another direction.
ard gentlemen ALWAYS In danger OF stepping upon
the ample trans Of the other He thought too,
high heels inconsistent with COOL ast' as
they must be with comfort. Female hcad-ircsses in
present day fairly open tocritcsn. He hoped
the tine wOuld come for their emancipation from
those coterie OF PARIS dressmakeis am cogeS which
dictated the fashions. He did not why, ben lady
found bonnet becoming her, she should no; 20 on
wearing it. He had heard Of a husband who, h1yin;
accompanied his wife TO mi liners and asccria ned
that she quite satisfied with the chOC" OF bonnet
tod her could not 10 better than order dozen al
Ths last incident 10 rdify his far
dltOTe, and Sir Emil stopped short Ii hlgn time