New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-05
GENERAL NOTES.

Harvey Eaton, n veteran farmer, age sixty.
seven went few days ago 10 harvest Held where
his sounaw at work and asked bin TO at and
for a lew minutes. The young man did as REQUESTED,
and preaenty Mr. Eaton said, 81 believe III try ny
hand AT that cradle and II handle IT ~ used
to- He got I'D aud made q few vigorous swings aud
heu soppnc mt his hand n his side ard said. can't
get my wind ike could when was young The old
man suddenly dropped the implement ana staggered
pa dead.
The population Of Minnesota Is now esH.
mated at 7sOO82. The rapid. though not perhaps
the heaviest gro WITH Of population IN the state has been
on line along the western frontier from Polk County
10 Jackson. The entire since 1870 HIS been
3iO3G6, or a little over II per cent; since 1875.
1872 665 or a little more than 80 cent. OF course
the most interesting political result Of the census will
be the effect upon tie representation OF Minnesota 10
Congress II The population OF the United states about
500OOOOO as Is supposed ana thc huhuei % CO geas.
men remains about the "a at present the unit OF
repre- seHtat VIII be nom I5OODO To IOoOOOoi popu-
iation. VITA the former unt Minnesota would he rep.
resented by five members or Two more thah al present.
Seth Green says that the sO-caled shad
which have been dying in large numbers IN Lake On.
tarO belong to another branch OF the same family of
fishes and perish from starvation. They travel ~ such
large schools that there Is NOT food enough foi all in
any one locality and the consequence Is that those
which are at the head OF school pick all the food
while those IN the starve 10 death. He has picked
up and examined hundreds Of them They are bus little
more than skin AMI bones, and have nothing whatever
IN their stomachs. Tle same tsh nave also appeared
I'm Cayuga lake bat large ~ those OF Lake
Ontario. During a recent visit 10 the former lake be
observed school feeding He followed IN their wake
as he bad dOne before I'm Lake Ontario and picked up
several not yet dead, and round they wer- dying Iom
starvation They have made their appearance IN both
and Ciyuga Lakes, aud u u my aiery low
fhey get there Ia order 81 these lakes from Lake
ON IrO-that u.s. u they come that waf-fherr arc
several dams Wncl 10 Wn-d seem lnpIH i1i" Tor en-
TO get over. IN. only siDe explanation 4. than there
tIet De an
Ontario to these waters rough which they can pas.
An extraordinary scene in parish church
IT. described BY me Scotsman. During the singing NJ no
hymn preceding the sermon an elderly man attracted
general notice by his strange demetnor. Taking np
position the minister's pew, he waited patiently unu
The conclusion ~ tlo hymn but sooner had the MINI
ter risen 10 announce text than the man rose and
taking from bis pocket paDer dressed the MIN Ter
by name, and read long statement pnr0otug 10 d. IN
inlerdci f0rDddug certain LAWYERS aud ohefsm IRVINE
from proceeding with me sale OF certain property Inc
document occupied about fl minutes In reading and
miuuely descr0 d the situation OF tie property down
to the square yards % measured; bu as be apparently
did not cons der the statement sufficiently explanatory
he took an extremely long hantke c4le from me locket
and began practical Approximation or tie measure
ment When the man had fms al, the minister ASKED
some OF the 3iceDesrcrs remove Linn, which as &C.
cordng.y done wit or any disturbance taking place
The intruder stated t1't what IA htd cone Wa i pur
sua.c. OF q ccc4,,lt neal law, cllin& Ic'lr ID
q am g
were hIe ltou to uc asp s5e,seu Df ie-at acuou
The polio iit TNaId conveyed him home.
The PhHad.lp Lia Record states that there is
now IN course OF coustrIc ion no the Sou'hwr IRON
Fonudry an engine upon which great d'al is sta6ed
relative 10 the failure % the electric light Of
Professor iisou In making his numerous experiments
with The gnt ne found great dlcliiy m procuring an
en2lne that would run The dYuauO-eiec.rc machine
vita sufficient speed aud stea illness to produce good
light Up 10 this time mons could DE found. AMI the
desired revolutions have been made up IN maniDIa
ton Of betting THIS has proved decided Il sajsfac-
tory because tie belt, make the light unsteady and
therefore unit for the purpose designed some time
ago the Southwark Company, which manufactures
highpressure en-iue-tae P0rterAlitn-rcc.iF an
order from Nj Edison to manufacture 2D engine mat
would make 600 revolutions per minute Ills !, 10 90
of lOO-hogse power Last week, and before tae list
engine was well under way another order WIS rectF
for 2O-hOrse power engine. The highest number ot
revolutions heretofore attained by any one OF The
PDrtpr-Alen engines has pccu 800 REVOLUTIONS per
minute Tue result of the eXparime VIII DE waited iOr
auxously by euene builders al tur country and
should PniiaIe pit mechanics provide iLst thc tlHs
needfu there Will be BIZ boom IL Southwark 10 supply
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