New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-19
GENERAL NOTES.

A physicians cat in WolcOttville, Conn.,, has
adopted rat Some weeks she lost her kittens. and
q few days after she was seen playing with q half.
grown rat and further observation revealed that she
had taken charge OF its education. The rat played with
the cat, came at her CALL and followed her about like
kitten. One night the doctor took the rat from
her, put in basket covered the basket with sieve,
and placed hat-iron the sieve. But during the
night the cat charged on the basket and carried on her
pet and probably hid II in the barn where she got IT,
There Is nothing better known than the
fact that II an odd thing happens 1t lie pretty
happen again, and perhaps, IN tOleraby quick success
sion, q good many times. The Whitaker case has
already begun bear this kind Of fruit AT Milton. NJ
Y, the morning of the 18th inst, young man was
found tied hand and foot the roof OF drug store He
insisted that he had been chloroormed and did not know
how he got there As he jumping from roof to
roof and was only slightly tied, and moreover as the
drug chop robbed the sagacous believe that he was
OF this sort may be looked for about this tme
Philadelphia has petrifed policeman. The
officers was recently opened In the Phllanthropi0
Cemetery and four brought the box TO the surface
The box not decayed, and the coffin inside was as
bright the day OF the burial The silver plate
furnished when the lid was removed The body
was pered and in almost perfect state OF preser,
walton. The clothing somewhat mouidy, and what
was flesh had changed to hard stony substance
resembling yellowish marble. The eyes gone the
lips had partly disappeared and there was no hair
the head, but Ctherwise the BODY was perfect. IL
weighed almost 500 pounds Mrs. Blan ord died In Feb
ruary last, and was buried her husband who
inferred in June 1874 her body was undergoing the
natural process OF decay Blanford connected with
the police force of Philadelphia for period Of foryone
years, and powerfully built man. He died at the
age OF seventy years. The petracton OF the body Is
attributed TO the action OF some unknown mineral spring
In proximity to the place where It was buried
A Connecticut woman is convinced that she
has been cured by a piece OF cement from the Irish
miracle-wOrking chapel at Knock. Mary Ellen Mona
mara daughter Of respectable aborer at Norwich had
been for I'VE years afflicted with epieptic dts. which
had completely paralyzed her lower limbs. She IL
twelve years old, and her limbs not larger than
those OF child Of eight. She had not walked
step in five years Her father has cousins in Ireland
in Knock Parish, the of recent luminous appar
lions Of the Blessed Virgin and the Saints. They wrote
to him, telling OF the wondrous cures that were be-
ing effected In that county, aud Mr. Mcnamara half be-
lieving. asked them TO send him or the cement
from the chapel short time ago the cement was APP
piled the back Of the girls neck Toe effect is thus
told by the chid First felt pain in the back OF the
neck. and II kept growing worse until finally 1t all left
me, aud felt better. Then my folks took me up aud
put feet, and found that could walk. |"
" Did you take any other medicine g. she was asked,
and the child replied "Oh, no; none az ALL" On
Thursday last she walked to the city with companion
without aid, and Friday she walked over TO the cir
Gus grounds, and aft r the exhibition back home.