New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-08
GENERAL NOTES.

Tie Albany almanacS are late roses IN tho
field OF political statistics, for they do not blossom unti
the last days OF February. The manual Issued by The
ARMS contains the vote of NewYOrk State by election
districts biographical sketches OF state officers and
members Of the Legislature. the financial statistics OK
the canals schools aud prisons, ana mion aheous
Information conveniently arranged.
Coffee was served at the polls in Utica last
Tuesday The ladies OF the various CHRISTIAN temper
ance associations labored increasingly in every ward,
serving refre shments to candidates and y0ters-Dow
sandwiches, now biscuits, now cake, now pie, now
crackers and cheese, always coffee ana never whsAcy
or beer AT the various polling places Do cups ot
coffee were handed to politicians and voters durn. tho
eases OF oxication reported by the police This
Is a temperance measure novel as IL Is practical
A dashing bigamiSt was acquitted at Chester,
Penn. Tuesday night, techncaity. His two wives
reced the circumstances under which they were mar
red to him. and prospects of his being sent to tho
peptentiary for indefinite term were bright, when
the question OF jurisdiction was raised by MS counsel
who conended that neither marriage had taken place
in Delaware County. the offence not within the COG.
nizance OF the court In this view OF the law the judge
conceded, and charged the jury accordingly. The dis
rict-attorncy then made persistent attempt TO have
the prisoner committed to the charge OF the authorities
tgomery County To answer Tor his Dsanlous mar
yiare az N0rristown This request refused by tho
court When the question was put TO the jury, DO you
lind the prisoner guilty or h0t gully NV banIs Tue reah re-
murderer, told the CHASTITY story of his crime with
Partisan noncnalance. " said to my wife. Your fato
Is sealed, but | will give you time to pray and, God
bless her she did pray After she had prayed put my
arm around her waist and, taking the knife from my
pocket stuck 1t TO the hilt In her stomach thought
the first blow had killed her, but finding she was not
dead picked her up, kissed her. and said: God bless
you love you; you not dead; pray again. because
am going TO hnish YOU. she placed her arms around
my neck and said. 'Gustave. love you, Oh. God 1t
was the happiest moment OF my HE saw sue VAS
suffering and, as could not stand ana see her suHeI
the knife blade the handle benz Dioheh anu eu
her throat" All these details 70 10 shO" thds man e"t
murder his III the most auectlOnato manner.
A blind man was made Doctor OF Medicine
at Chicago last Tuesday. II. H. Babcock was afflicted
with Inflammation OF the eyes when he was quite young
and eventually lost his sight He resolved to WORK hS
WAY through the world and to study medicine He has
been one of the promising students In the Medica
School and was graduated with high honors His sense
OF touch that by running his fingers over us
book shelves he pick out volume ne wants DelorS
his reader" can find it for him. He has made .
thorough study of anatomy by means of his fingers an"
can dissect with the utmost precision ns sense
OF hearing acute that he can distnEush t
OF Of his classmates on ca,cniis III hH
syllable, aud detects sounds within man NA.ot 49,,
nobody else can hear. lie intends 10 make spocltiy
of throat andl lung Diseases ana 70 eohuho hiseh "
Office practice -
An oil well began to spout last week with
out provocation, In the cellar Of Gillespie in vii.
mingon Del. The OIL according to all the testmony,s
petroeum OF frs rate quality 1t burns bears test
OF 1852 smells rank TO heaven in Western
Pennsylvania. The neighbors are reported to be In
fever of delight The house is beseged by geoiosiss'
SPECTATORS reporters and small boys from morning I'M
til night And Gillespie, who is compelled to ball out
the oil constantly to keep from flooding the house
finds his discovery already white elephant. EVers