New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-11-21
GENERAL NOTES.

A romantic young couple living in Lisbon
n. H.. went out Tor drive, and in returning car
red by their runaway horse into the river II was so
dark that they dared turn around The horse swan
across with them, but the the deepest part
eucrclcd their necks though they stood upon the bug
seat The opposite bank being steep for the horse
climb the couple got ashore the shafts
cued the hotse by cutting hun loose.
Ii. C. Long, of Delaware, who recently
married for fun, has done the thing again in serious
way IL 1875 when he was only eighteen years old he
was walking in Philadelphia With Miss Lucy Robinson
a young Mlss Of fifteen, when he proposed that they
should married She agreed, and In minutes the
Joke carried into fleet. He took her to tho house
at which she visiting. and they did meet again
for year more. They subsequently became aware
that The iOcuidr marriage was binding, and both
formed other attachments. IA divorce was applied for
aud granted.
big SAM" the fire alarm bell in Phiadel-
pha, was garrulous oil Wednesday night Tue bell hat
just completed the stroke of 10 IL started OF ON
squirt" and for hve minutes kept up a continuous
ringing such usually sounded for a general alarm
OF fire. The strokes tho rate two a second
making in all about 600 strokes The alarm OF Are from
box 81 had struck only short time previous aud wien
the bell began to strike rapidly persons ran t.
The box at Lee and Lightsts.. imagining there WIS a
serious confagraon. The OF the trouble was the
breaking Of the eccentric which draws the bar tha reg
uates the strokes OF the bell into position There being
nothing To REGULATE the machinery then. bell con.
10.
consequently no hours struck on Big Sam after 10
O'Clock.
An Irish correspondent of The Pal Mall
Gazette sums up The arguments OF the Irish aors Ia he
proposition nxiiy OF tenure at fair Fxiy of
tenure be contends. the small tenant practically enjoys
At this moment, but who settle VIVA: fair rent may
mean Not the landlord. the tenants Not any con.
cevAbe knot Of Government yaluers. landlord.
Not the County Court Judges whose decisions In land
cases up to the present have Inspired either party
with the confidence which Is desirable The demand
for sorry reduction OF kitty OF tenure nj
the oack Off Is proposition which al. IN. reel,
prociy tpardon the HiDornicsml side II the
tenants of property which the rents have be N
raised within fifteen years demand "A reduction IN, =
nave their side but Why the tenants h'.s
the aglcu ural rr,sprrty late year. and now a.
tie landlord 10 share In the bAckSwIng tue utuun
Is coinirehrns'De To- any bua q tenant farmer.
Ex-Postmaster Brown, of Woonsocket. falls
on his knees before the creditors whom lac has
aud begs for mercy after thu edifyng manners my
long and heretofore honorable association with you my
public services always 50 kindly recognized and re-
warded. move me In my present position To express IN
you The humiliation which faults have brought To
myself and the crushed hearts OF fau y For them
especially. do ask that Will let bear the
burden OF my own WRONG dgng. They have n no way
shared my CUNT While ackuOwcdging my fault can
oner exenuatiOn. IL hat You aud all men had
right To- believe would never be guilty OF aud yot
honor. you will kindly recall former life and pubic