New-York tribune., 1879-01-29
GENERAL NOTES.

The bicycle mania does not seem IN the least
to nave diminished in England, company for the manu-
faclure oi these machines having just been organized
with capital Of $4,000. Here the passion for self
propulsion seems have pretty much abated. lat in
England, highways and III byNays' in town ana
country these centauriue carriages. n thcy may DO
called 80, are constantly 10 be encountered.
Several changes which are marked improve
ments have been made in the twenty-ninh annual issue
oi Ihe BanEerS linaaac and Register TIE abstracts
Of commercial laws have been extended, the dHidaLds
of all the Dtnks OF NcwIork and Boston, together with
the market prices OF the stock shown and in the
index the leading titles thai are needed or constant rae re-
manual IL edited by Benjamin homans
The Rev. Charles Howard Malcom's appeal
in TuE TRIgUSE IN behalf OF Gavin Farbank, the AoN'
ZIONIST who was imprisoned in kentucky for seventeen
wears FOR helping slaves TO escape, has called
forth an interesting letter from John g. Fee ol Betea
in that state lie writes 10 me LOusriHe CCm~eFcd
that late IN 1919 visited Mr Farbank in prison and
became convinced that the Abotonist preacher wasa
humble consceutiuus GOI-fearng man Mr.. MalClm'
b. il remb red Is anxious 20 raise $500 20 as 10 ave
ths aged clergyman. whO Is now III extreme pO''Ty''
home IN winch 10 dic
\ wonderful pctriicd prehistoric man ha
bo,n found in a cave near Eureka. New. His lower ex
re,niti,s have been broken on and now on exhib
ton at Jack Prrry saloon" liug the frequ'nteTs oi
that festive resort with awe aud admiration and sWe
ling doubtless the receipts of the bar The believers ~
the Cardiff Giant such scientific gri" thnt hosi
peoule will be little backward in expressing heir con
ndcnce in IhIs prehistoric fellow and ast VI
cost gre at deal to bring him To The East " y 9ae
presume that his continuance IN Jack fetFl saooA
Hlli bc found more plCi;able than ! domestic toNr
The tate Seth Adams, of Boston, may OF
may not have been person himself bn' he '
a large sum Of money-oyer half million OF doliar'-N
found an asylum tor indlseut. deblitated, ner'o"
neonle not INSANE" 4 handsome place mas veeh pw
chased in West RONbury, capable OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
about dozen patients The character OF these seei'
little indefinite OF drbated people there are enough
of the INDECENT, suicency; but II II hard 10 upp'
nervousness exactly. The trustees mean to do thei
hest 10 carry the knd wishes OF the testioi' V
there il q feeling that the scheme may prove " oman, m,
a. Boston newspaper expresses II, thOuGn iif ppiG
IL not quite embarrassing as that OF tlr au} Proe
A handsome SUM tO Harvard Nollegt 10 iVu"" ''
sorshIp OF the Philosophy OF the Heart
The Sdf,u9lIy Rerier critic III noticing areeeh'
novel which assumes to be study OF American 'n"'"
ter hetrays undue familiarity with the HABITS oI sN'
nf the yonng ladies this side OF the ocean lie w
sists that the false note which the whole stoN IeP
il. struck IN the ezinnng when the author intro
yirl of eighteen summers" perfectly beauNI". 20
| wanting IN that expression of cAeertnlness anu
so,,c,,ac, which youth aud beauty rarely lacA-'
uudercurrent of dihiIeuce. and above ALL thit louH
! s.ftn,., which wOman's face can rarely disl@"
with, and never without loss ) u giri whose -.
anrearance betOkened cold gravity Of Disposition 49,
! calm and undeniable seltconseiousnesS ; Siri a.
! sa,s TO the man about 10 make her an oner "h' :,
| nas,iug blush oerspreads for an instant her le''u
! :" "sneak Mr. Alison" This sartonic critic eahhO' -
agtpe anything more unnatural and less American -,
| tl,s opening scene OF the proposal. Truly h'"
wear lies before you" says Miss Forest, when h'f "
tells her ,of his intention to go 10 Europe Tor ~.
! She would probably have said In real life " MY % n
youW have an elegant time out thereg' Her 'a'e"
greeting: "Pray accept from me my best wi'ne' - "
pleasant journey and a safe return would nave ~,
| Well, hope youl have gooi time anyhow SnH -.
be real clad to see you back again" And lnsIeaa hs
| stately Speak. Mr.. Alison" which abswe,non 10
| Young mans Miss Forest may addres. Iu.. ar,er.
van lane Forest, born German bllt pfen =" - h,r
lean would have tiited herself further Daek ~ nis--
| roc kingcbalr perhaps would Lave bitten he u out
| many OF them do-and tnen would have chhvvs fh
shriliy Well. guess you can n YOU want o ,ho.t
| Safurday EcrieU has made many hisi@A's ,,,n.
| Amercan affairs m general that lis translation W
ladies' talk must DO taken with grave rcseiVspou
The bridegroOm's HAIR was white WIN W.
frosts of sixty-fye years. and the bride was 'e'?
| and old aud wInkled. Fourteen years they hi" a.,
engaged she waiting in NewJersey for him 10 coz, n
her. aud he bidmg his time In Iowa untii he oou'
his farm aud go East. At last sho grew weary oi VS.
ing aud deliberately resolved TO 20 West ana s,,
| being married without delay. The bridegroom N ,.,
At hotel IN Dubuque. and conducted her To "''A'