New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-08
GENERAL NOTES.

a lively young tarantula was posted in Ari-
IONA not long ago. The venomous spider placed IN
a tin yeast can with puBoured ends and addressed TO
the practical joker's lady friend ia San Rafael Cal In
addition the address the wrapper bore the danger
signal; "Caution live tarantula" and the recipient
was advised to use ammonia and drink lots OF whiskey
The package attracted the attention OF clerks IN san
Francisco who drowned the taraniua. and special
referred the matter 20 the Post once
ae RI outrage and violation OF law The Arizona post
mast ? excused his action by saying that nrstclass
pOSi. paid by The sender, ana nc had no llst TO
iuyeslgat the contents
A newly married couple recently made
bridal trip 20 HemlOck Lake. IN Western New-York.
Wnea the ceremony the father OF the bride
hsrnessed no twoseated wagon, ard with MS wife,
the pair bridal cakes and profender started for the
classic wRters-a journey OF dozen or more
miles. Meanwhile the frowning elements gave
portents OF q coming storm-but all antici-
paed good shelter and warm reception at
a hotel hsf way down the lake. Alack! the house
closed aud entertainment was 10 be had for either
man or beast. fog settling down upon he lake,
night coming and the clouds began to give forh
rain The only thing to be done to sock shelter
under the cherry trees, and thther the party drove.
Soon the down In torrents and the party had
to make tho best OF the situation under the cherry
Irees Tho horses unhiiched while the occupants
Of the wagon sped out Their BASKET OF cakes aud cold
meats under De leo OF the cherry trees The Rain con-
tnued pourin torrents and the bridal par sat out
the night, h1nd-iahaud, In tho wagon. The Old people
found quarters as damp aud dismal IN tho hulk OF
stranded vessel.
A New-York lady writes TO THE TRIBUNE
from teenthst 5eeing quite recently IN your
journal General Note to tho effect that lad and her
sick husband had been most brually ted by per
son keeping clearinghouse In Ashevic, ". c.
10 tat place asking II 1t possible that any Southern
heart was hard. or Southern manners so brutal The
following IA the answer received: The VI. &. Hunt
referred to In recent pAragra ph In THE TRIBUNE
having behaved IN a most brutal and dsgNceful
ala ,..I Il.
house in Asbevuic, n. C.. is not Southern He
belongs TO Ohio, snd has been living in Asho yl, ouy
since the He is Republican In politics, anu was.
at ono period postmaster III Asheye. 1t is understood
here that he was attached 10 the Federal Army AS
a sutler, or In some other non-o0mbatant capacity.
Mr. Adams's III treatment, therefore, was from OF
bis own people and political associates. aud not from
any one Of Asheve's citizens; aud from them he
has since xporienced only the most kind attention.
presume he would take pleasure IN stating this did
his feeble permit him 10 do or II tho matter
brought his attention, for he and bis wife evil
dently raht-thiuking pegsons" In the paragraph
ferred 10 the boadll gnonso keeper characterized
IA brute and not az southerner. He has published in
an Ashe,c Journal bis version OF the dsgraceful
inyaid family been his hoaso three weeks he de-
manded $40 more tam bad Deen originally Dfrgaincd
dem.ud for pay and IN threatening 10 retain the
inyalids baggage n Tho money We're not paid he was
guilty extortlOu according 20 his Own story, 10 say
not hing OF his nEumanity IN turning dangerously sick
out into n driving storm
The contrasts OF past and present home
life IN Paris are admirably drawn by "a writer In the
CoushtiOnnsL He remarks that 10 Is characteristic
sign o. the contemporary Partisan that he cannot stay
at nome OF evening" Great or small rich OF poor he
must go out and in all Formerly thea
Tres balls or evening walks the exception for the
Parsians. After dinner they stayed at nome q rule
they kissed tho children. who said Good night on
leaving the dinlns-room and went To bed Sho mother
sometimes did not think IL beneath her TO put them IL
he'd herself sac would then untl about ten emDroider
or work tapestry by the light OF the lamp that stood
the round table. Husband and wife would to-
aether about the small events the household. the
great ovonts OF the day tue husband might per-
chance read evening paper aloud In that way the
evening passed according to the entente
moro or less cordioic-Of the spOuses Those were
modest and quiet evenings which friendly visit would
Interrupt from timc 10 time AT eleven. at the latest
tho friends separated aud the lamp turned ont.
Nowadays the quiet of home have disappeared
People 20 every evening AMI cannot content them
selves with cigars OF moderate price. IAty 20 aud
900 an the pieces, never miss saturday night at
Tue circus. "A Friday az tie Besselcyre concert, or
Thursday AZ the DippOtrOmc. From time % time they
m ~ the cate, Chanfan sfhe Ambassadeurs the Her
loco the Acazar, CT inti Qaan They every where,
ia fact evening except az honie, ana that Is why
Dubc estab ahnenls swarm IN Paris. why the Keepers
81 cafe. become monaircs. aud why the great oifY Is
he city night par excelienee-tho astonsnment aud
ioy OF foreigners, VINO cannot help asking, When do
the PaI1sians slcepf