New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-10-09
GENERAL NOTES.

The Mofatt beI-punch bill in the Georgia
Te-slatnfe HIS been i.leG-not because 70 would not
diminish Grn king aud increase the revenue, but because
II " monopoly
The Memphis AraIGnche proposes that the old
town be entirely dcpopulated and destroyed and tia'
new Memphis De built az place known "a Bartlett
eleven miles distant Il suggests that hair dozen
railroad tracks could do all the transporting between
the CITY and the river
In the infected vessel John Welsh. at Mem
phis shut up two dogs. TWO cats. one monkey Two
rabbits three Guiue4-pss. two geese, three chickens
and the animals an escaped infection except dog.
Who had "a sharp attack Of fever with delrum and
coma He recovered however, and the doctors are ia
DOUBT whether the log had yellow fever aisei az
\ Judge IN California, finding it impossible
o. get Clintse witness comprehend the nature If
Christian oath has consented 10 administer The heather
ceremony the &c estas. i've rooster beng heheaded
In presence OF the Court n al about whether Mr.
AhPak should permitted 20 marry Miss >ic Que-and
AL Pax furnished the poultry
The venerable Cato Oakley (cOl0red). Suf-
field Conn pauner. is considered 20 De one hundred
and fourteen years old once he was slave. his last
owner being Eoenezr Davenport. of New-fork. Cato
served folr years the Navy, and during the war ol
l-I.. Hr has. strange Co saw. always been heavy
druker and an incesssnt votary of tobacco In earl,
Dfc he neglected l- political oppoiuniues. II he laa
arf ana tf bis first ballot ult- PEI was ore
LlIarri. aud ei-hf years Old
While ex-Governor Throckmorton was de-
Tending murderer Texas recently, ne wished o. show
The jury tlat tire who Killed by lis client was
armed. though t-e ume of the killing he had 10 APP
Yearauce o. being SD. Taxing If hs coat and standing
before tlo Juror. the Governor asked them tAey
could see any -i-s % arms about him. tn. unanimous
answer BENG tle negative. The lawyer drew pistol
IRON under irn 'li- oi.. % oii 'igi r- -- .--
knife from fhr hlrs of his nec lh'n i'e jurors were
not quite -o unanimous.
Ii the people are heartily sick of walking
lnatche. ss there il s'oI reason to Believe there is
prospect that the mama Will prove sel1l.iied. and
thar the sport w 0r carried unler more toicralie
conditions. or given up ALT gc.ner. The mammoth
o.. e.tr,au exhibition low iu progress promises 90
dwincle to emll enough proportions before DO s over
j started with an immense tcl4 o. human racers nnt
ono after another . u.ru lr"psii- oni, ad '-e i'e
tIout'e.r
A brave woman Is Mr.. w. II. HYDE, Of
De- Mou.s Iowa. Last week tle n ie ot ihe nish-.
Ter husband away. sho awakened from sound
elecp ty AS of flc window. ot neg roon she
got I'D and u tle r-onl'iu could --. man 'r} r. to
clt away tlr shutters n fhr .liud immediately she
wen e.. look - lfcatr llt could fal naue and ob-
tau,I instead $50 beer bottles one oi wicl WAS fun o'
beer Or reading her room again size found the man n
The az ~ climbing iutl THE window. with ODE empty
bott, che s.rl., au ou tne he.l-hli nos Aar enough
o. prevent .im fr.il rencvi-- the effort 20 enter
r..I blow . .rel w.rh fne other and heavier bottle
,r.- .'.e- 70 descend. O. urou his bead. s0 tuai
d. WIS -.. rH Pod h- hau.. iul legs ir nasty
with l- III made were found tae ladder and GA
tie grass.
How 10 place ler few savings where they
w.lld D- SAFE against loss. llri prob. ia tor
woman u len'o = solve. ana in irving On solve
sAe lost a she had. Il banks she longer hat any
ftl, and aztec uirrl casting 0ou- h. finally tt upon
tie novel plan of hiding her money 10 nest ~ the
hen-aou.e apparently under The impression thNt no-
nolvever s-ecI, eggs There s1e acc riin-ir placed
what sh. l4t-fu. SUM of $40 I'd cOn-. afefl.y rlt
tins 10 bcnef.4 lue straw O,'A,ionaiy. when luol-
served a- $40 believed. she made y-it 20 81, hrn-
house. N'.t. VIE ~ii'l'.l tt''t