New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-31
GENERA NOTES.

An Oshkosh man has tasted for over slA
weeks.
A mock duel has been fought on an Illinois
rolling prairie with pisiols coffee and blank cartridges
The population OF New-York is roughly
estimated at OS0 900 that Of ONO at 3lOO0OO that
of Missouri at Q 400 900; and that OF New-Banpsbire
at 317,31l
The coolest place in the United States now
ia the sigma station the top OF Mount WASHINGTON
On Wednesday ranged between $40 and
400 and on the day following thin 1m OF ice was
formed, the mercury having fllien 10 ol'
The elections for the French Councils Gen.
era Will begin on SUNDAY. Although these election,
take place by restricted suffrage, they nevertheless nd
cate the feeling Of the country and are therefore looked
forward to with curiosity. Only half the Council
ors are to be renewed About four millions OF ectos
will take part in the vote, which Will extend over eeD
hundred cantOns. The r. pubcans already have a ma
FORTY in aftyfve ont OF the niney departments, aud
they expect approaching elections S increase
their influence. Among the Councillors who seek re-
election are Rouher, Pietn, DE- Fourtou. ara several
other leading opponents Of the Republic. The tex Of
Bardoax. bil for the reesiabsbm;nt Of the scra de
hste voting by department Instead OF by distnc)k
puDl she'd The bill article king ne vote
COMPULSORY and IN case Of absten;iOn the eecor j. 10
be temporarily deprived o. his c'li ana P"iea fshS
BY way punishment THIS arr Gle - said to nave IN
Inserted at the suggestion Of ~ Gfeyy, Woo has been
by the increasing number VI aOstentOns al tie
poll.
John and Henrietta had res Olved to be very
romantic and be married The beach 1t Allan c City,
where they could the breakers come in and qaote
poetry 10 eacn other to unlimited extent They
selected the scene Of the nuptias for the sake OF
getting out Of the usual rut, and avoiding what Il
conventional and commonplace. they started for TIE
sad sea waves with Methodist minister ami party
Of friends Aacki the way TO the " deep and dark
blue Henret.a's heart failed heI as she thought OF
the dampuess the crowd. and the "crue crawling
tide" She enteated John to substitute paror IN tho
hotel for the ribbed sand" John said he wond
not be married in hote-it would take the poetry out
ogit Then she proposed that they should be married
then and there on the railway Il was done. TIE
minister pronounced them Mr. and Mrs. john with the
conductor and the brakeman exchanging signals lTomop
po,Ite ENDS of ne car ana Irain-boy whiting 10
Tly the wedding guests with wmRrgreen l0zenses. At
| he journeys end tie whole party went down 10 tao
| beach aud the bride whispered something 10 10
munster about Their white lock5 bowling 10 the SAID,
the priesthood Of the sea" Whereupon al the gentle
men took Il surf bath
The following prediction was made by Tho
Spectator few weeks ago: Ayoob KHAN Will cross Tue
llemuud hat shere Ais army VIII desert him, Canda.
| lar will rise IN nsurreciiOn, and the newly appointed
sovereign viii her submit he executed of-hanii
and the State OF CaudAhaT vii tumble down. Ike any
other house OF cards. Consequently, sheie All must
be supported' and only is British brigade Of all
arms dispatched 70 the Helmund to his assistance, but
| new Reserve Division organized by Sir chard 4 MOLE
has been from Bombay into Aighanistan &c keep
down Candahar So far from retiring from the country
we are increasing great army there, and engaging
IN operations which single aud rIfng reverse would
expand into war; aud which, for all that appears, may
drag Oh for years Ii stay IN force In Canadian We
have IN fact incurred all the risks without any Of the
advantages OF annexation; While, II We do hot stay
there in force shere ALI will be attacked once month
till he IS beaten or killed The Mghans do not want
proud themselves and viii no more surrender Cauoa
bar without hight than we should surrender Cornwall
ANY Amer who may be appointed vii Dee compelled 70
make his first object to reg I'm his lost province and
will every occasion drag tn BRUSH, aSAyOoO Khan
is dragging them into a tedious and obcc'iess war"
Miss Elizabeth Belville died last Sunday at
Delaware Guy, Del, after going without food ior
| thrtysx days. On January % she seized with ~
uncomfortable aversion TO solid food. All efforts 20
make palataOle failed, and until June few oysters
were her daily ration At that date Eer stomach re-
fused to bear even these and she nouTished with
small doses OF water and similar substances
This continued until June 10. when even that Was dis
carded She could absolutely eat nothing. Concentrates
beef tea was mixed with waterces and ice-crcgm bm
she was unable to swallow IT, Her friends tried every
possible plan tempt her appetite, but failed. Then
injections OF morphid were resorted to- and adminir
tered perhaps twice hirtyslx hours. This uO'
for nourishment, but TO ease her condition Not one
ounce of medicine which could be said to give the least
particle Of susenance entered her mouth, and thus for
thirty six days this lived without particle Of
| food Nature could not Withstand the straln aud on
| Sunday night she died all accounts easily Now
soute fast thirty-sIX ana the time since Janu
! airy % spent wi hOut much food would support
| binary circumstances would be about 100 pounds,
weighed wbeO she died 100 ounds and while her frame
had very slightly fallen away her face showed uOt ING
least trace OF the terrible ordeal through which sic hAo
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