New-York tribune., 1879-12-21
GENERAL NOTES.

A fox chase for the benefit of st. Ferdi-
nand's Churoh took place lately in Floris@nt Valley.
Mo. Great numbers of dogs were entered and fee OF
twenty -hve cents paid for each
In the Superior Court at Evansville, Ind. a
suit mas been commenced by Rose Cowan for dlysroe
from Patrick Cowan. Rose is seventy-eght years old
The respondent hale man OF eightythree. She saws
thar he abandoned her-he says tnat she kicked him
A Boston newsboy. named Goldthwaite, was
murderonsy assaulted early morning last week by
VINO only thr tfet kicked and otherwise
maiireated him. hut afterwsrd rebbed him Of all ms
little money-about 81 50. Fears entertained that
he will not recover.
a mighty hunter is Charles B. Fish, OF Wa
terDury VI Durins the two months he has caught
in paps tweny-seven foxes ard seventy skunks. ana
has received for the same about 500 besides gathering
Sl9 worth oi spruce gum. $40 for his skunks OH.
making $40 for Gis two months work.
The first number of a new military and
naval newspaper b. s-ue' weekly in Washington.
aud called The Army and Nary Register. has been Is
sued 1t il OF The Army and Nary Gazette
which discontinued in July Last. IL seems TO be
carefully made up. ana among other things coutalns
full iiEes The proc edinSs IN Congress aEecfng botb
services.
A dog belonging to Mrs Hart, of Lawrence.
H. has Tor time been kept al ottawa. Last week
his oown 10 fhaf place ana Lad the dog
brousi The fr4in but day two after tae doc.
which Of the Newfoundland breed. went 10 iho D.
when 10. bn q, gr-car was opened he jumped and
llsei be driven out Arrived at Ottawa, he walked
from the cor. ana proceeded n me most uneVneernei
manner 10 bs O.d quaIicrS.
AprOpos of the recent SEVENTEEN birthday
~ OIver v naell Holmes inspector Of the Holmes
mansion wiifes But inside controlling character
is shown al once. Family portraits line the nall, claw
footed chairs and black mahogany tables and oeve-
ecgcd mirrors and stately upright cabinets hIngs the
Au,0crai iurHished his OF family IN describing
hin his first public breaki8=D MI the paTlOrs. Tle
portraits iucludr the member Of the council,
by sim ler. and the Aufocrats Catalogue, the
great merehan -unce, by Copey, fun length, sitting IN
M armchair in velvet cap ant hOwered robe, with
globe by show OF his commercial trans
acuons letters with red seals lying around,
one directed conspicuousy The Honorable, etc, etc.
Observation-Disclosures. by tho artist, brown satin.
lace very ine hands suDeTlatve. grand old lady, tsh,
bul imposing. par Of Ssuarts, and through the
hsI- In Snort. hen rh AuLoerai gave the word his
dea OF a man OF family, he very picture OF him
self HIS iDrary srudy up hint OF STAIRS and
wlrn spacious bay-wndOw We looks the bay. From
these windows overaangg bay win his glass. the
Doctor has a sweeping view OF BeScon Hi North bos-
Len. Char essOn. SOmerville. BunAcr Hh Cambridge
pnrr Old Cambridge, BTOOkne, Brighton. Mount
Auburn. WatcrJOwn. Naltnam, and Arlington Heights
aua winding rom the niils, TIE snuouS valley OF
the Charles In this Ofiv study with this airy outlook,
our pet and phllOso l. completely isolated from
the world uerDi AMI yet lOogs Out INTO u on every
side He il like "a wfchman on the wall. who sees taG
signs and wonders without ana the cOmmou0n OF the
people within