New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-11-05
GENERAL NOTES.

An, | lady in Philadelphia attempted last
week 10 swallow 1915 IN greenbacks at single gnlp
sne had taken from the pocket OF her brother
naw had called police officers to arrest her
when they undertook 10 search her she struggled so
violently that they were compelled to desist. When
she was arraIgned In the Central Station her shryeed
fowls were observed to be inflated, and something ike
green paste was oozlng between her lips. The officers
pred open her jaws and ascertaned that her mouth was
filled with greenDack pup
The undertaking of the Harpers to print an
Illustrated paper tor young persons Is an admirable one
People can trust Harpers put nothing In juvenile
publication which they need fear To let their children
read and when the demoralizing tendency OF moot OF
juvenile literature OF the day Is considered TINS
is a great gain The first number Of HGrpers Young
PeoDle Is lust out full pictures and
las carefully prepared text They wIll doubtless I'm,
prove upon IN future and heads Of families Will
come 20 regard II as positive relief
General Hooker was extremely fond of that
curious toy village Garden City. He used to say that
there was only healthier place of residence In the
United states-a small town on the California coast He
had resided at the hotel In Garden City for several
years. and regarded the growing town with afecuonste
interest admiration for the cathedral which now
approaching completion was unbounded. He used TO
say when driving across the broad Hampstead plain
toward church. which is central object within
radius OF ten miles like IL and the otener
look at II. have the churches IN Europe
but somehow prefer this beautiful spire anything
there Is over there" Praise extravagant rs this
would initiate the conceit OF many architects but Mr.
Harrison modest man who accepts even such glow
tributes as the Generals very quietly win smile
OF gentle self appreciation.
1t is not every day that an angel Is enter
tanned unawares In a gaming saloon. Twenty-three
years ago man named Todd while playing cards In
gambling saloon IN Centrals, Ill.,. accosted by
young Frenchman from New Orleans. who had lost all
his money and had friends Todd lent the stranger
$500 The Frenchman returned 10 the table. won
aod m NJ nd benefactOr.
rolled on. and Todd lost all his money Que day last
week he received letter nom woman IN Kansas my
Mo-. stating that while passing through that state on
she met the wife OF the man 20 whom be ien'
the $500 she mad recently returned from faris'
where she had gone with her husband TO ger se,g
LARGE estate Ieit him by rich uncle that r VA ast
100000 To ID. /. Todd. the man who had peir'snuea
him when he almost IN the act Oi taxing his own
life
A night torpedo fight at Portsmouth Is the
latest experiment English naval warfare Within
view of thousands people lined the shores Of the
solent. programme OF mimic warfare was gone
through the purpose OF asceraluing the possibility
OF attacking under OF darkness, fort Which, IN
addition 20 being heavily armed, had field OF torpedo
mines immediately IN Its front. for Its defence. Fort
Monckton was occupied by three mounted ned-pieces
aud companies OF infantry armed with the Martini
Henry Rifle The torpedo mine field extended over
surface 500 square yards with boom running dae
! north and south. protected With network aud divers
mpedimenta which would be likely To catch the screws
| OF the enemy's launches. This dangerous field com
prsed thirytwo electric contact mines and fortynine
others to be fired from Fort Monckton. The fort had
two electric lights The operations Of the attack were
limited to destroying the electric cables. breaking
booms and distractions, aud running lines OF counter
mines; the operations OF the defence being limited 70
capturing putting out OF action the attacking vessels
| At0 o'clock the experiments began. The boom Was
soon forced after a boat or two placed out Oh
action, but the navy held Its IL had several TO
verses for boat after boat declared beaten bus
boom having been forced great encourages
ment as could have been desired few Of the rockets
| had certainly gone on, showing that the army were
winning: but No. 20 boat Of the Vernon began 70
steal about and cut mne after mine. and the others
| followed suit tremendous shock was felt as tns
| boom was forced. movement which was clevofv
executed resulted IN great victory Tor the nsSn