New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-15
GENERAL NOTES.

Public Heath is a new aspirant for pOpu-
lar favor certainly makes its appearance when the
health Of the public is attracting more than ordinary
attention. 1t is be ssued weekly and to advocate
mainly those sanitary Improvements on when Rood
health largely depends It's lists OF contributors and co.
operators contain many prominent names IN M iene
and sanitary engineering and 10 hrst number gives
promise Of a useful and vigorous lfe
Two jealous rivals, James Sampson and
Wilson Meyers, of Baltimorr, becoming deeply enam-
Ored of young maid, concluded 10 shoot II out" They
accordingly their seconds and proceeded to
grove in the vicinity of Towsontown on Thursday aud
with scven-shooors proceeded to slaughter each OTTER
SIMPSONS pistol, however, did OFF, and the fire
from Mcyers's weapon only slightly burned his enemys
face win powder there being no uail ID IL lhe Oe
ngerents were langulshing III jan before morning.
Lovely woman keeps her CATERS dry at the
Three weeks she looked from her seat
on drag the box she anxious 20 reach ana saw
hat the racecourso which she must cross was very
muddy Her siken-clad ankles and delicate little shoes
proved that she WIS Ilqupped for yenturng through
the mud which covered the horses hoofs. Choosing
dry place this heroine jumped from the drag took he
straw envelopes from couple Of clampagLe bottles
across the course without miuung ihe ilttle SHOES
A country lass, who believed in her lover,
and could not understand why her family coud not lke
him too has oeen killed by her brother In the town OF
Ellington III. Miss Matilda Robbins, the murdered
I had or some time been receiving attentions from
protest of her parents and especially her brother she
nersted in allowing Richards call on her. however,
and an engagement was announced. Her Oro@AeF
warned her that Richards should never marry her. aud
tried tn persuade her TO break the engagement On ner
wed uug day hec brother went 10 nor ahd ihiur JoeI
a,ppai she refused 10 br ak hcl word, ana ne Ihen
Grew pistol ana shot her, hnng heI !Dst'htS men
he placed tn revolver az ms head ana hted lhncuusa
wound from VIII en- be died IN half an hour'
The number of lady gamblers in London IS
increasing steadily correspondent o. The standard
states tHa there is more gambling among women al tAe
ureseut time than been the ease since puDc gaming
tables were put down by Act Of Parliament The harm
sess bet of a few pair Of goves at race meetings IS
noyv considered far beneath the notice OF dasbing
marion or fast maiden There are not few female
"nIuurers on the turf who put the pot on as tlo
idotic iargou OF the racecourse has IT, win as uch
eaoerpess as the most dlssipBted subattern al inc
Raleigh who stands win heap OF money ut Ascot or
Al Goodvood, with the alternative of running his oh
father the country rector II lac loses ana allowing AIS
sisters portions 10 be swallowed up In paying ms
d,bs OF honor" II the female punger be unmarried
she mas recourse probably to some acsommonal,,g
dressmal-r or, worse stu, she accepts pccumdY HelP
from some male friends, ana perhaps puts nefseH lor
ufe in tAe power OF man VINO VIII one Jay MAKE AeF
nav dearly for her iudI,eIeuOh'
with respect to the cost of Mr.. Edis0n's
eecrr, light system The Daily GeUs Gondonl remarks
that no calculations on paper can be worth much, al
tboura his Investigations VIII no doubt help on the maj
soutop Iui 1T the mass Of details" that must De
rapued with before that solution can even be hoped
gor and the mass Of details not yet even fuly ap-
urecIated alone grapplrd WITH one OF the most I'M
norapt OF these Is undoubtedly Tie exclusion oI any
th, ike costly or complicated material or apparatus
fr,n, the actual lamps that are to be used The
generating machinery may De complicated, ana In way
costlv but the actual lamps or candles or Whatever
they arc TO be called. must be simple anu
oneap Mr. Edison himself, however, is confident
- sucoe-s He writes from Menlo Park to The
ha laG obstacle
e,o5 l,y the high price of platinum, and that tue
t,vns instead OF costing several collars apiece rs az
ms cam now be made OF an 8liOy OF PLATINUM WIN ~
ill., AZ ne cost ~ the fraction Of dollar. lie
r.nos tba ne can produce the spiral coil TOT III
~ NJ o Gnd patnum are inIuced only by the de-
sire : al further TO reduce th'S cost
The amenities of Texas life are illustrated
h, an Incident related by The virginia Ney Enterprise
Tyo comrades who htd not seen each other Tor long
t,mo met on opposite sizes of stream and exchanged
yr.e,iups Tney were evidently delighted to meet each
otber and their only regret appeared 10 be that was
for them TO shake hands, the nyer not beng
ford le on OF Its sWiitnes' ana thr edcheFo
nature of its channel viii the nearest bdge was uNe
mites above. say. SAINT! erred Bronch0, It's a itue
rongh for old friends aud neIghOors 10 meet away Out
here thousands or miles from home ana leh nav W
mart in this way Got yer pistol with yerF II heyP
.ried sam: callers carry ner" "GoOdl That's some
comort ef we can't get this var stream 70 snake
hands wby thar's uOtnn' to prevent us from tGAih
shot at each other Just ride up 20 your left thar rou
or TWO Thar now list one good Old neghbory nome
sbotl" The men rode ASIDE and bang baugi went theI
pi.tos Yer smashed tne pumme OF my saodie, ceu
broncho; Eyer see the shed little lst a. yer
turned loose, or YOU might pumped me good. lou
don, better Bill you got into the flesh OF NY le avn
bout hall inch. Good morning to yon save JounSS
IN YER and tell folks home We met ana hau lou
snciabe time togetusr" "Tnauk yer ANA the -mt 70
YOU; nut I'll give 'em good account oi YOU oaH
fbcu turned his friend and, with tears IN hs eges
SAID "God bless him! Ii great comfort 10 lnee an
ali friend and neighbor like him away ont here lh tbls
WInIeuess place. kinder, more ACCOMMODATING HlII
agreeable gontlem never lived. wOudhl a-lhisSo"
SEEM hun Tor 500"