New-York tribune., 1880-01-13
GENERAL NO7ES.

GENERAL NOTES
The long-lost calculating machine has been
vocoyered Leibniz invented and ed it during
ria STAY in Paris 1872 II could add subtract. divide
and multiply and was the wonder of the time This ma
chine became the property ofthe Hanover Public Library
hut long sgo disappeared from it, treasures Al
that was known about It's disappearance that had
once been seat 10 maker G0tunecn to
be repaed II has now turned up again ~ the Go'in-
zen library aud through the efforts Of the Librarian has
again come INTO The possession of the library
Mrs. Scott-Siddons has thrown the modest
members Of the faculty of Asburg University, Green
castle md into pauic. She recently delivered read
ings in The town. aud complimcnted her audience by aI
pearlng II handsome party dress. The next morning
al prayers the lady puocy and severely criticised
for her offence. II IS maintained by the officers the
college that by appearing in such costume. She grossly
insulted al who present. and this opinion adj
vanced 10 students In the chapel exercises The
students on The otber hand IKE IN way IN which tbe
lady array ed hcrseand indignant AT the ijuclous
course OF the professors especially as she was brought
there by member Of the faculty. aud gave her Ttadi
for the benefit OF the university.
Something like a Minnesota Winter is
making the OF the Continent. The journals are
filed with information, curious Europeans, concern
ing the phenomenon In the Austrian TyTol and in
Carintha the Thermometer tFarenheO has registered
from 10 TO 200 below The has compelled the
grls mills TO shut down, and the rivers sleigh
ing on the ice has been vel pastime. From twelve to
sxteen inches OF the fields about Innsbruck
speculative resident Rabler Lake is cutting
and transporting the precious commodity over into
Italy On the Rhine poor Lorcle fuds her rocky seat
too cold for "combing her golden hair with golden
comb" aud dynamite is used TO clear away the ice
barriers the base of the cliff The Partisan caricatur
ist has his gbe OF the weather, by portrayng Poor
Atlas the day OF general thaw." Snow water is Civ
Ing the fabulous prop the world shower bath. He
stands up 10 hts ankles in the universal food and COM
forts his Sneezing nose with handherchict
Il L, !. 4
of Valley View Station in the West. The proprietor
recently undertook to put some wood in the cooking
range and received such electric shock that he
dropped the litter and staggered back with Cxcams-
tOn of surprise. His wife then attempted to take stew
pan from the re. and fell TO the floor About this time
the hired hands in dinner, but il found
Impossible to take anything OF the stove. Charley Pal
the driver, attempted 10 manipulate coffee
pot from the and sprang two feet in the air with
yell Of pain. Con D'nse thought it would be the
easiest thing iH the world to tho pot of cabbage
when he landed in the OF the and made
no further attempts. The stew pans finally
moved from the stove by Mr. Curtis. VINO encascd his
hands in sacepskf gloves. Many theories were ad-
vanced t. account fog the presence OF much clcc
trciy Mr. Curtis finally obs we'd TART the current
strongest during the rreY alene alsh wlrd', od ms
windmill. which about fifty ieet tiod The house The
Is Sfsstcftd TO tue Windmill wLm the winiimin ctori
there j. cl cctrcy in the stove. but ater makes
.
On the range.
The insanity of the young lady in Lyons,
n Y. who killed her father aud subsequently siot he'll
self, induced by crooked love pn3ir. Her lover
Eugene R.ues, formerly re..1m- OF that Village
1t would seem that although >ne respected him always
long Hiss Hovey d.d look fayoraoiy upou
Dis suit giving as reason that did not love him
well enough marry him; hut be very persistent
aud won take nothing but ycs as en answer 60 his
proposal OF narriag. Under tins Stress she finally
gave reiU Giant consent; br' er Ae had gone away
repentcd. For and mi. nscy upor her
mnd-tAe thought lh t 5Y having -iven au aii rma
five answer which LATER she falt must
call, sle hal dOnc hin irrepl-a5ie injury AGor
many attempts she wgore lIm letter annul.lug ie c
gagement-s'Qmc frankly her reasons for such a STEP
and returning the engagement ing hc bad placed upon
her iuger a parting Soon after tai, be taken IL
he went S0Hti IN hope that change Of climate would
be beneficial 20 him. and be died Louisiana in Noycm-
ber last On bearing oil his DEAN, Miss ,yey. already
iii weak. nervous condition at epraug The
cusion that she tae i. Da aud night ihis
idea haunted her. One Of her s, visions (Which
she appeared TO regard a direct revelation from
heaycu) This: She stood q. .-ht upon ~ cul-
hence, overlooking rushing. Icy Dark clouds
obscured the moon, and the alr was damp aid cniiy
on SIZE deScl5ei IN tue semi sness boat, with
sinc occupant. floating wth tcilic rpidy rd au
Immense cataract. The maa's face she could not
bui be was st culalluE vi dy, m!urng SUccuI
FROM the that mpcuGed LlIu Oi went tit boa
faster ana faster grew its speed; wilder ana
Epairiugl st we're the gestures Of the unhappy man
brhk OF tie awful cataract INTO the eceihiug waters be-
low. the occupant turned and recognized The fe;
tmes OF her lOveT-while a voice rang Out from ihe
e.ORds. Another soul lost lost-lnt charged 10 YOU.