New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-25
GENERAL NOTES.

A Memphis editor seEtentiOusly remarks
that live man IS OF more value than million dead
| from yellow fever. That ID flight.
| The OSregO Times appears in an enlarged
form and "A new dress, which IS unusually attractive
This well-conduced Journal deserves the appreciation
| aud popularity which 1t mas evidently Won
There is peace in store for bald-headed men.
The patent y-dlsperser ~ a wire frame made
to fl the head Of any Inside the frame is set
of wheels and springs similar TO those in a clock; then
there FIVE fans which, when set at work. reyolyo
rapidly, not only causing cool breeze out driving away
the flies.
A CHASTITY incident in the voyage of Rus
sian transport ship with 700 NihIst prisoners for sag
haa is related by Paris paper. The ship over
crowded that 200 OF the prisoners died the voyage
and $50 more landed in dying state. It is
serted that the prisoners packed like cattle In the
hold of the ship
An earthquake has been worrying the sem
sItye nature o. a wife and for The space OF
years. It was in Memphis, Tenn; the church
crowded with wedding guests; the bridal pair stood
before the altar. At the critical moment, when the mn-
lister saying pronounce you and WIFE," the
church suddenly shaken by an earthquake. Women
shrleked, men rushed to the DOORS bridesmaids and
groomsmen 1ed riotousy from the chance and the bride
tainted IN the Of her husband When she regained
under the pressure and stimulus OF his
kisses she murmurcd his that it terrible omen
Alter the wedding settled melancholy took the pace
Of the Joyous spirits which had been her greatest charm
The distracted husband did his divert herr he
took her to theatres aud parties and on long journeys,
but she would not De comortcd' Mheh asAed "Aat was
the matter sne invariably replied, =" That terrible
ODen She has never recovered from the shock OF that
unhappy wedding day Last week she Attempted 20
commit suicide by taking good deal OF srychnne but
failed swallow quite enough At last accounts sho
was san complaining OF That hocrid earthquake.
a clergyman in South Washington has won
big prize at lottery. The first investment brought
him nothing, did the second. the thid nor many
more. Still his conviction that he would be able to build
a church IN this way became so stODgtlat ne continued
month after month to buy tickets and to pray FOR good
luck. Finally fortune began 70 smile upon him. lie
drew a 20 prize. He was now confident tina; he was
ated to win. and instead OF taking the money on bis
prize he went one dollar better, requesting the New
York agents Ol the lottery send tickets for the
next drawing One Of these tickets has carried OF
prize Of $4,000. see m harm IN it., he remarks TO
a reporter OF The Washington SiGr fee. as though
mad been moved by tue DIVINE spirit, ana il thought
there was any wrong about the matter, or that my
action would offend jehovah would take cent Of
the money. On the contrary there II nothing wrong
about buying a lottery ticket. snpy pays dol
lar for the chance OF lettering Dis condition. and II he
loses that Is the end OI it, and II he ~ there no DIS
RSg gSt do s5 dea of oSa 0' ne 6a the
site for the church which he intends to bulG.
A Union officer of rank in the late war
volunteers critical remarks on the late Prince I'M
peria and the manner OF death. The Prince The
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its behavior and his death the forfeit paid for lis
own stupidity. In "a broader way the entire British
Army responsible for the gross ignorance and cre-
essness which could have permitted such expedition
in the first place, and for the utter lack OF prudent m
structou which left It possible for party OF officers
ana soldiers behave stIpdy after they had ridden
into danger. VINO heard o! scouting party Of only
six men going into country 50 dangerous that tho
killed are eft bury themselye,-aud going too with.
ont loading their oarbnes! And then when they bad
gone into known danger, they lie down IN grass SO high
that man on horseback Is invisible and lie dOwn with
ont single prscauton and worst OF al unsaddle their
horses! One hardly blame Lieutenant Carey The
Prince gave the order to mount II was quite possible
that neither could the other and Carey would nat
uraIly take for granted that she Prince was on hls
horse Even after the surprise N the mems Guns
had been ready stand might have been maie for
moment until everything Was fixed Tor night. Bus
think OF il! scouting party OF SIX men. m place of
known danger, lying down without watch WIN car
bIufs empty. and horses uuslddledl IL was Simply
stupId-siperlatyely and crimiu8iiy stupid.