New-York tribune., 1879-06-06
GENERAL NOTES.

They caught on Monday the king OF turtles
In the river below Philadelphia. The monster Is eRh'
feet long and Ave broad and weighs 500 pouhds
Its head is twice the size OF mans, ana It's nppeis
two feet longer than mans arm Great stoTlcs "o
being told Of its violent struggles when au E s
combat at death. Professor Cope, OF the VI
Natural Sciences has obtained possession OF l's she
Ven Fun Tan. of Williston Seminary East
Hampton, writes 70 THE TRIBUNE TO corr CT wh"' ne
considers Joke at his expense. He saws: You give
notice TO the effect that two swes OF winston SEM
i,arV cot two suits OF similar material and cut which
they were sure could not be duplicated, and that Two
Chinese students saw the pieces which they Che swes
left with LEGAL and that the Chnese stuoeh's
procured suits exactly ike them whether the nrst
mart of This statement is true or not the part concerning
the Chinese stu is entirely false Ihey are not
nw are mat they have suits made exactly IKE those
referred indeed are they IKE tne sus oi theH e
low Students
Victor Hugo spent five minutes in Africa at
. recent banquet in Paris given in commemoraton OF
the abolition OF slavery. "In the nineteenth century
acclaimed the poet, the white man has made the negro
man, and the twentieth century Europe VIII make
Africa world" That he treated the subject from po-
etcsl rather than from political point OF view can
readily be undersood The day had come for the vast
comment which alone the five parts OF the w0rd
h.l no history be reformed 10y Europeans lhe meu-
errapean was lake OF civilization, and it the duty
OF Greece aud of Italy, Of France and of SPAN he our
countries occupied its northern shores 10 reco
mat vast territory lay uuredeemed on the opposite
coast England also worthy to take part IN the
great work She ike France one of TIE great free
nations Of the globe and Ike France she had oegun inc
colonization and civilization of Africa The latter heid
,e North and East the the South and the West
America had Joined in the task. and Italy was ready 70
do So This showed the unity OF spirit wheh prFaueu
tbe prOpes Of the world Hugo then described me nag
Hfut scenery the fertility. and the navgabe rivers OF
Central rioa aud concluded by exhOrtng the European
nations TO occupy ths land offered 10 them Dy GOD 10
buld towns 10 roads, TO cultivate the earth 10 ID
troduce trade and commerce, TO preach peace anu co
OF stile but from priuces and priests should ENJOY
the blessings OF fraternity
A Georgian's adventures in recovering his
daughter after fourteen years are recounted
by correspondent OF The Charleston Neios and Courier
During the civil war there lived ut Waynes0oro a
lawyer named Holland, with vile aud daughter. In
April 1863 TIE wife ran away with horse thief, TAX
ipg her daughter with her During the past fourteen
years the father has been searching for his child He
travelled the greater part OF Georgia ana portions
Of Mississippi, Alabama, Florida and South Carolina
but could never Oh ain the slightest clew he tried ad-
ert.pc in the newspapers Offering large rewards for
her recovery but nothing OF but heavy bills and
gieyous disappointment He finally concluded TO stay
NJ home and wIite 10 the officials OF every county
throughout the country After pursuing this plan Tor
long time Information was given by one OF the county
officials Of Marlboro County thai man lived in Browns
yie with woman who answered to the description oil
Hollands wife. On arriving at the cabin the lawyer
pushed open the door, which aar and there sat MS
former wife, surrounded by her tnree children ana MS
own daughter He spoke 20 hs wife famiiafly saying
Howdy. Polly Ann" In great surprise she replied
'Why howdy viii" After shaking hands with her
ho asked pointing handsome young girl II that was
Immai she answered 1t He took the girls hand
and with tears in his eyes, told her he was her aiher tina
she had been taken from him when she ONLY three
years old that had searching for her for the las
fourteen years; that, thank God! ne Dad iOund nef a
last and thai ho had come TO take her 10 comtTia0t
home, and from the poverty and misery In which sht
had beon raised lie asked her f she was Wiling 10 -
with him. She replied she was Upon this the oid
and tue other children set up great lahehta
top and said should They seized hold Oi
her but Holland succeeded IN releasing her and getting
her away from tue house