New-York tribune., 1879-10-01
GENER4L NOTES.

Admirable portraits of Nr. Cornell have been
made by Mr tolardus. Tue n,Nt Governor ol AeW-
York looks mcommonly VOL 20 tc rce paoto-rap's.
During the recent trial of Il case in New
Haven Conn, "a Judge was driven 90 remtik: " lhe
shcriH wl kindly request thc geifciaeno of Che jury
The official dog-Iulier Of Boston, Alfred
Watts. sometimes calei DR. Waits reports rai lon
July o september y, OF this year, ao suatclsd 20
canines from Juy o December -, ia.t Yeir le de~
sroyel 80 the year prey'ont 'i7i to.al 90 Also,
600 eats were ila-stcird py the -iiar I'D ia.i'I
The current number of The IigHbF ana
sanitary Eaoinccr Nach VIII De- issued to uorro0 IN
uouncos tnai the of 5000 w he given bs tae U-o
prieors Of tha, journal IN prizes for thc best ou de-
signs Tor model -clOohou q. Tht awards VIII bcmalo
by a committee OF experts to De- named hereafter lud
i..as. Is terms o. '4' competition VIII DC ''''' =" '''
A touching incident of tie plague in tho
South is recorded m ato Memphis papers J.. D.. Nlr-
sAall and Jane, bis wiic. were taken DO 20 nearly te
same unc aud both d,cd within q hali Aogr of each
other. Durns .rIliness they would allow neither
d.cor nor 10 attend them. ana ali medicine was
refused They were prepared Tor burial az the same
time and taken 90 the cemetery together sin-le
carr.age followed the hears. ont II cont iiLea 10
graves without friend TO follow thrn.
An elderly gentleman lately committed sui
eide IN England by throwing himself b-orc The rihcrn
Express ran There found 40 hi- iod sins great
variety Of models-Ouc az iymg machine, another oi
locomotive To be- worked by el'ctrcitYi and thu de-
ceased nad also attempted solve the problem Of ier
petual motion and also maze ar-sln which should
superseie powder guns. BHi the most curious thing
which the suicide LETT behind bm wonder uly
clever conIIyauce capable O4 bong Transformed INTO
bed. chair table. or box, ana 'Gur.b seieeabc IN
either shape.
A bridegroom and his best man met with
a very unexpected ana extraordinary adventure near
Baltimore one night Lass week. while gou- %
rage To the hone of the bride that 10 be- but
not They were dressed for the wedding and after set
ting the bride, Intended 20 return 20 Baltimore ~h re
the marriage service was - take place. There had
been some opposition the proposed match chiefly ny
The girls brofher-n-law. and ah eorc. nt had been
planned ID crcumvent HIM. Whon tAc carriage had
gone some distance along road Ou-ida o the ciy. 1t
was su iienly stopped by party II men armed Win
uu. and royolycrs which had been carefully lci un-
loaded t. prevent any acciiont. Going % The door
OF the carsnge weapons pointed by the at the
woul,-be bridegroom, who ordered To ~ out aud
walk away with them Placed another carriage, he
Wa driven oI with hs best man cft remaining n tho
rst Carriage The gr. disappointed at tue failure or
her lover TO arrive and fearing that something had hap
peuea o him. seized the nj ght an opportunity 10
20 La baltimore There she probably learned OF tho
kidnappnc and thnking IL OF 10 good 10 return home
,roeee,led at once by rail Ia Nartinshurg. W. Va,
he Young man. after having been IN custody through
me night. was released. He soon learned wher" the
r was and tells his fronds that the marriage Will vet
OF and prove happy me- u hs- since l,ahtd ot
the gir's broner-n had heard iu some way of
tho intended cOpemenL