New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-08
GENERAL NOTES.

The Irish harvest this year is described as
the best known for than generation. The area
planted with oats was very large and The yield has
turned out 10 he al least u per cent IN Of that Of
last season while the ms Obtained II anything.
be-; ter nee IN the market than f. dit last year. wien
the yield was scany The yield 81 wheat mas been In
some parts as much as twelve barrels to the statute
acre; aud the quality both red and white. has been
snrorior to that OF any harvest within living memory.
The green crops, too have. a rile given tie IRISH
farmer flcOn although the potato crop has been
slight disappointment
Fifty passengers were recently added to the
lat Of n South American steamer on voyage nom
Southern port % Panama. new species of snake had
been properly boxed and shipped, being consigned TO
TIE biological Gardens London. On the last night out
ny little iokers brought 20 light from twelve TO
sixteen inches long and inch aud half around, very
az 20 and showing fight; They got out of The box aud
ran over tho decks and cordagc. campaign against
them was organized by the officer duty. no took
very active until he DHtcn in the hlGer The
wounded officer was conveyed shore where
treated him by injecting solution of diluted ammonia
both wei! administering the same inter.
nally with stmuanis. Tue finger was laid open and
freely cauczed with pure nitric ACID Ibe QUIZ 'ok ior
time not chcCrn- Later III the day he was pro-
nounccd out Of danger and returned 20 the vessel
The Albert Medal has been fairly won 10y
secdie Tiudal Faraban ~ Her Malesty's snip
Wild swan. While the vessel of the c0ass Of Mo-
ZIinbiuue fugitive Save DOy hdlbfl
Jumped overheard from stage alongside the snip. was
imme liately seized by shark which DIT of
hs leg the knee. DRAGGING him under n water When
he rose to surface the shark again attacked hin'
tearing remaining leg aud part OF hs thigh On
Farei ,ahs beginning TO rise 10 the surface again,
closely followed BY the shark Flrabanl Jumped frcm tie
netting into water and brought the unfortunate boy
10 the surface did lie leave the water TIL he had
paccd him IN position Of safety The captain OF the
Wild Swan aids that what makes this nore gall mt
decd the iact that FarabIni saw the whole OF the nor
rbe catastrophe from the first seizure Of tie boy aud
that. when he jumped into the water, NOT only tho a
tackng shark but three Others were seen close 10 the
shin, attracted no doubt by the blood
Some of the journals need to establish more
direct means OF communication between their news
rooms and editorial Offices As the Presidents Message
was first received Monday IL spoke or General Grant
as the Commsn der-inC Chief" Of the armies IN the war
for the Union rhereupon The World berated the Pres
dent for loosencss "of language and argued with de-
biliiated satire that he had recommended the crel
ton of the office Of Captaiu-Genera for the
widow OF Abraham Lincoln, as her husbands living
representative. Hours before this aOsurdity WAS
printed the Associated Press transmitted correction
Of what was evidently printers mistake. The phrase
should have read - commander and chief' IL WIS -
tie amusing by the way. 10 ace That The Ercnn0 Post
which apt be very shrill and lofty on ttle points
was quoting and repeating the original bnnder as late
as Yesterday afternoon wthOu; apparently The least
idea that 10 was a builder
The efforts of Lord Beaconsfeld's Home
Secretary to Improve the OF working people IN
London by means OF the Artisans Dwellings Act have
not been successful The Daily AcWs has come 10 10
gard 1t as landlords Relief Act II says that land
only 10 let group OF houses eel >" On" aS Z" po
unfit 10 let and the loca authority be Obliged 10
purchase them from him. incur the expense OF removing
hem and endure the loss witch their removal entails
In this way ratepayer OF London have already put
many hundred thousand pounds into the pockets Oh he
owners OF houses which ought to nave been almost var
ueess On SIX acres which had been cleared ana us
posed OF up the end OF last year tie loss was
S26l 900 These areas have been sold to the Peabody
trustees and the thus lost is practically conlou
ton by The public toward lowering tine rents OF Door
mems Ii is reckoncd that the loss on elght o'e'
plots land thus cleared viii come 20 ooooO2 more
aud A. IA said tnat So 600 900 will be expended DO
all the actually began can dc success
fully completed.
John Bright believes that every young man
should be interested pablo questions aud belong 10
political club. There are people" he remarks. VINO
tell US That all cubs not good things JOE
young men, that they take them from their homes anu
lead them VIII not say into actual dissipation pu o
spending their evenings IN manner thstis nov sp'.
ly profitable. My opinion that that may be sa'u u
the manner In which good many OF Us spend our even
ings, even when we do not 20 u clubs but tno'o
scarcely snytning that can be more useful TO !ouns
man than that he should occupy his mind at some P'
ton OF tue day OF the week with the cous'dera''
pul e questions and that he should try 10 MI "in'
with strong interest in that which No mueh eo"
the welfare of all hts conntrymen. l woud NOV ~
Young man to JON merely that he may hecoh'e -.
Der az party that he engage IN eonets 1
he may partake In the gorifcaIion OF parry or,,,an
Is Ia he should bo partner Ia great Jsy way
his power right and sound principles nav depend
aad eoyernnen-anh II se docs ,n scu ss the pursuit
Of honorable occupation OF so.ne LIE him q
sato1 and many oase a. aspsneenee Which, be.
iieve, men scarcely gain from an' o'H0' "'"