New-York tribune., 1880-10-02
GENERAL NOTES.

There are said to be 10000 builalocs be-
tween the end tue Northern Pacific t7lc, aud Dead
wood d. T., driven within the hmt, o. cyilzIron NY
the Indians.
The complete though not official census of
Yrs 10 ports pppula ion of BOB 33j, "a. in,rclse
Of 27f172 within the o. cidc, orabout % 9er cen.
Tie An Interchange, which appears in an
enlarged form, and with otacr cyldeuc ot urosrcs-
gives interesting reduction, by the Day procs Of
a Photograph Of NJ. BonnaPs now portrait of Joan
Tay Johnston, painted at tic orderO the trustees f)
III. Metropolitan Museum. OF course portrait Iuaot
De Judged t.om Photographic eyd nee ike t4i,; Bat
mi. show, cuou- 10 inspire The D,' '.e NaeD fl.
portrait comes the complaints aDou; the selection o.. an
artist Will die ont
The 1O0-ton gun at Woolwich was stcl
by one dischtrS. on pt -mJcr - lu the r-sel-.
large number of atcias and 9th Wis TOYS. TIi. -
weapou, which, to exact wei IOl tons, l. 81 ict
long with a diameter the breach u te"r iH .,
tapeglug Off 10 > feet inches AT tlc uiuZZe. Nhe
tonc' I'd the gun rose above thc paripc aud
swung around 10 TIE opposite point OF IN" compass.
The en- rge wa 10 counts 81 pebble % Wie til tue
pr'l ctle weigh Il 2O-l pou I-' was = "'H9 DID OK.
amcter, aud nearly three feet long LIS HIS. u iics
OF tests perfectly sal s.aciOry.
Chicago has become a great fruit market
within a few years the inter OCEAN Tho volume
of business is represented by none; y4'ue OF aboGt
SG.O00,OOO annually. This includes from $4,000 10
$4,000 credited 10 California fruits, anl about
S22jO0O to West India traits. Tn y,ar, ago two ot
three ear loais oi California fruits up he .lpry
for the season. Members of Chrag, finn resi- ut \
that the possibilities the trade. ant D. r
fcced arrangements made this cry th- supply de-
pot for large part 0 the country The receipts OF Ie
one firm are now about 80 car-iolis anBuay. TIE
distributed from ths city points far north
as WINNIE, as far south As New-Orea1s, ami ~ =
east as B on Tns year tne trade N tropical flit
increased nearly 80 cent ami the trade Calt
ionia sprciaties IN almost the same proportion"
The World, of Hartford, Conn.,, a Demo-
troubled existence three days. In his yalcdciory
the editor Who has retired 10 weekly journalism, saws
1--WE parts in'hp In journalism. and ior
any GOOD we have done thc Democrats make no
charge and for any damage have done tne Repubi-
cans hope be forgiven; 1T has not been serious
eithcrCase Our ambition to run daily newspaper has
been sat the present We have mad the expert
anybody the Hi hears tonight any particularly
sonorous snoring. they know ex-edifor
Of de'unct city daily putting N square nights sleep
more"
AS Congress, at its last session, made no
appropriation for beginning the plan of Improvement
recommended by the Ml,sissippi River Commission
the estimates first submitted have been again sent for.
ward They amount to Sl,OO0.OOO for works OF bank
protection and channel Improvement, points cmbrao.
ing 900 miles OF the lyigaton below Cairo
namely near New Madrid. Plum Point. Memphis.
Helena. ChOctaw Benz. and Lake Providence. The
snOls at these localities have only nyo to six feet OF
water them at low river stage. An estimate Of
81 100000 submitted for closing the breaks IN the
present eyees, about half enough repair all existing
breaks between Cairo and Red River. The commission
estimated tat 100000 could be advantageOusly ex.
pended during the next fiscal year continuing tho
surveys and examinations contemplated IN the law
under which the commission is organized. General q.
A. Gilmore the president OF the commission. has
lee ed 81. Paul MIMI the place tor the meet.
Ing held October q, for the purpose eXamin.
log the river at low sage between that point and 50