New-York tribune., 1879-11-10
GENEKfL NOTES.

GENERAL NOTES.
SanlueI p. Allen, the Editor of The LiriRJ-
si3,i R,,nbcan announces himself candidate 'or
Clerk Of the Assembly. Mr.. Allen has served seven
years A. Clerk. md nas always discharged tho
duties OF Csc Office wiih eiftclcj'
4 Boston Official has amused himself by
walking rom Roxbury TO tie C'nlral PARK IN ths
c,ty Distance 22O miles; time. days Starting carly
In tie morning he halted nc ~ ford for the night On
ne xt day he reached ThomI son, and on the follow
Iug night slept at tavern IN Niimante IL was not
until o3O p NJ on the fourth day that the walk
sumed. and Hebron the next stopping place. The
nrxt night was passed scsletown, and the sixth at
New Haven Thence the route led through Brdg port.
stanford, Greenwich, Rye. New-hochec ana W'ss
Ers la Central PARK. TIE traveller made no tHOrt 10
walk rapidly. his main Oh, Ct being hcathfu exercise
4 crazy telegraph operator at Torch, Ono,
at the close OF nights dcbauch on sunday last Jumped
uron q ocom ,tiye whcn attached to four coal hop
pei, ana started at the rate OF twenty-five miles an
hour. lie down the road about five miles when no
met the passenger train coming West Into that he ran
M u sgeed wrecking both locomotives aud throwing
them with the baggage car, on the track The pas
seuper cas fortunately kept the iIacS and no one was
minr,d TIA. engineer and fireman. OF the passenger
tram jumped of tie engine when they We're almost
tngr ner ana escaped serious injury. Tue unstic
found Wing upon his back IN the wreck, somewhat IL
jured. but not seriously.
Some of the Michigan people are exciting
themselves over what they call tie discovery that
the whole peninsula which contains that State Is aaoat
on an under ground sea, Of which surrounding lakes arc
the visible portions In proof OF this extraordinary
theory II Is held uniathomabe lakes abound In all
parts of Michigan with incts, but without any per-
cepblc outlet that fishes have been imported
10 sock some of these lakes aud have shortly been
found IN Others aud that some akcs nave sprunS.
aieak and disappearing, as II me bottom ha1
dropped out Absurd theories seem TO be Ieshed thefe-
away.
The South has disgusting specimen OK
greatest living curiosity" bearing tine respectable
IL. al he IN
mud, aud literally lives in mud like pig, buried upto
the neck when he can get the delightful opportunity.
During all the cold Of last Winter he remained
I'm his mud bed with the frozen on top al about
him. H. says when lie ran away from bis master ana
fook To the swamps to escape the bioodhounds be was
compelled 10 remain there over Winter ana the mud
KEEP. hm from freezing aud cured him OF disease 50 ne
has lived IN mud-hOles ever since. rs saniiiriuH
beaIe blne glass
An evidence Of the revival of business
pecuiarly gratifying To those whO remember the great
service rendered the country during the by the house
OF jay Cooke Co.. the fact that the administration Oh
their estate resulted In paying dollar for dollar
Of the entire Indebtedness. This remarkable result
largely the advance in the values OF Northern
Pacific and other stocks and bonds which constituted
large part OF the firms The exact amount ale
ready divided cash and securities At present values
foots up 81 072 for each 81 900 OF indebtedness and
the and committee Of creditors who have the
matter in cnarge estimate that the further dividends 10
he paid VIII bring the total allowance 10 eacn cfttoE
up 70 81 22 for each II 900 of Indebtedness The SET
eraent OF this business conducted throughout
i'm accord tnce with the suggestions made by the rm
short tine after the failure The present verdict o. he
antIcpaons of GOLDEN future for the Northwest as
peoe supposed he was VII tue CRASH came hls "niy
honor and good faith OF The firm in the SETTLEMENT and
jccts of gratlhed comment IN all quarters
There is nothing that cannot be made the
subject OF n wager In Leadvile driven to
their wits end for matters 70 bet The Herald Of that
braud-aew city tells Of young men who discussed
the question hanging fortnight the mouth Oh
a shaft insisted that ny holding the head over ior
ward with the knot directly behind. respiration could
be maintained for quarter Of hour The others rid
culed the idea. am bet you s. can LET YOU haul me
up the shaft" said the young man, with rope around
my neck, and III come out alive" The
idea was fascinating. the bet was formally made
the money put up. the young athlete suspended under
the bucket by neck aDd the engine started The dis
tance was seyenty-hve feet. The progress seemed
to hm very slow for about second and then he be
came unconscious. His companions were In the bucket
watching the experiment They pui on STEAM
but by tho time the inanimate form reached
the surface II presented a horrible appearance.
At first It was thought that the young man WAS dead,
hut a careful examination of the body convinced miner
pS5%e With The Additional isamenee Of naaor forced
the throat, mad the effect or restoring conscious
man by the will kill him If he hangs long enough
But he won his S5.
The Russian revolutionary journals must
make cnyerts wherever they read when they relate
revolving instances of tyranny such this: Kabatt.
schrnkO an inurm old man, summoned before the
Burgomaser and asked II he mad brought balance of
certain taxes that due. lie begged for time. As
soon have earned something" be added A" Will
pay all. - Wait. you Old dog" shouted the BurgO-
master. 81 will ind way of squeezing the money from
you" In the twnkling of eye. two officials seized
the irom bling old man. bound him strong post the
courtyard, and fastened his with ropes his back
the Burgomaster looking ON. Now. old beast" he
cried TO the old man. who bdrcheadcd and notion
less "wl yOu pay your axesi" "Chrlst Is my Witness"
was the reply. | have not q single cJpccS." Then
YOU VIII where you are" set me ree for the
love of God; my wife and children are famishing al
home" "Pay what Is due" " Have compassion on my
age am the laughing-stoc OF the mob" Let tnrm
laugh, cd tme - d" | am fainting" groaned the poor
wretch. My lads, give him shower bath" The
officials obeyed by pouring two OF cold Satcr upon
the fanting man. which restored him 90 consciousness
" Now unbiui him." commanded the yrant. and take
hm a walk through the Streets" This having been
done. thr Burgomaser ordered h.m be- fastened 10
the public pillOty, whore he kept for the whole
night the old mans children "A gir OF thirteen.
gg,d her almost 10 death, ana ultimately tlrew Der
into prison The RAIN then began 10 tall heavily. Wild
III lOrtngut the OLD man was In his grave.
MUSfC AND THE DRAMA.