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

| The verdict of the religious press OF tba
week in respect to Tanners triumph seems to be tia,
Christianity stand it, aud tina: there vacancy for
| the next fool VINO wants 10 be talked about
| young lady at Seaside Park Beach spread
her uDbrelaa very large one-tbe other day. planted
firmly in the sand retired quarter OF the beach ana
disappeared from pablc When she reappeared from
behind the umbrella had changed her dress for
bathing suit-a pretty one-and soon was tripping
smilingly into the surf
There are five men to one woman in Lead
vile Col At silver C the ratio II seven To one =,
Ptkin, seventeen TO The older cities IN Colorado
such as Denver Colorado Springs. Pueblo, Georgetown
Boulder Central and Golden, show fair proportion ~
women.
young lady with n valise met q Young cler.
gyman with a vaIise Hudson River train, and ate,
chatting with him far Hudson got OUT, and bro.
ceeded 10 her dressmakers. When she gOt there and
opened the valise she found a soed shirt aud ml.el
laneOus articles belonging to genteman's WARDROBE
She had taken the good mans yalisc and left him in
possession OF her own. containing SIX and SATIN.
ANY chicken can do what Tanner has done
An Albanian LIVING in Albany missed a fine young
chicken from his poultryyard month ago. On Tues
day morning, his wife having refuse taken
ont OF yard old bucket which had not been In uss
tor time, overturned. Underneath the bucket
was the young fowl II had been caught In tie trap and
had been without food and water over tweny0u dsys
The chicken looked emacated and seemed depressed IN
Splits Iulsc norma, Hoiindl, rpnygm0-
graphic racings weak and IRE guar muscular presur,
undetermined. The icathercd faster was given feed
judcous quantities. and mas already recovered IT. gen.
erai sIrightnes5.
The early domestic bird has caught some
worm.eaten wads of money in Bangor, Me- Miss Olive
Morrill, stepped out the from: soop at to
other morning sweep the steps, like the good creature
she Is. Her broom turned a little bunch OF dry
leaves ndcr which were two rolls OF bills, silver
quarter aud silver pencil; one roll contained $50 in
bills mainly Of old state banks In Massachusetts,. There
WERE however two - bills The OLD Eastern Bangor;
one go note of the Confederate Bank e Richmond,
Va % cent scrip OF the corporation OF Winchcser
Va on - note on the Exchange Bank Philadelphia;
Tn peso el Banco Nacionll. Rio de la Plata; } caas
veaze % cents, salt Lake CITY; 80 cents, Monroe,
L.. and United states scrip two Scent two 5eent and
one IO-.en Beside these there was half dollar VITA
~ and ~ bill OF the old Continental money. An
traOrdnary treasure-,ove.
The pluck of American sailors Is strkngly
illustrated by incident related In The Boston iran
script While an excursion was making from the Kim
ball House to the schoOlship Portsmouth, lying IN
Northeast Harbor Mount Desert portion Of the party
consisting of Mrs Colonel Thomas Z. Barker. Master
Willie Barker, and Miss Jennie G. Cakes. OF Maiden
Mass, while attempting TO board the ship from XIII
were sized, the boat tuning completely over, and
there seemed little chance for moment or two OF tia
lives OF those thrown from it into the sea being saved
As the danger perceived. without the least
II
iumped from the guns ana the buiwarks and CALAMITY
swan the rescue. with some difficulty saving the IN
fortunate ones and handing them TO the erOus
hospitality OF the officers. Ihc gallant ars no rescued
the party NJ. Croi- captain after guard Charles
iInutaN 50ais gain's mate; Henry Ovens, seaman;
William Tieruey sautn {. ". Ryan and Joseph Rich
ards
The Christian AdrOcdte las employed spe-
cia correspondent to make an Investigation OF the
Whittakcr at West Point and publishes his review
of the evidence. The correspondent attaches grca,
weight the pert testimony concerning handwnt-
ing The editor accepts this opinion with serious rescya-
tons. He regards this ~ tlc most uncertain Of all
classes OF expert testimony He refers TO famous tI
IN which one Of the most noted bankers IN New York
swore that he wrote his own name ON paper submitted
10 his nspectlon In open court, when, IN reality, tho
expert had written il. In def ming minister. against
whom the strongest evidence let er. the editor
took four OF hi, letters TO wrtnC-master and said,
Write another letter III imitation Of that handwrt-
ing" Though the style very peculiar, he produced
ia ten minutes q letter which submitted 20 the
court with the four geDuie with thlS remark, Gen
teueu. mere Eve letters four genuine. one splrl.
Gus. Can select the spurious T. No one succeeded
They shown to others aud genuine letter WAS
usually pointed out The spurious. The editor l. I'm
pressed with the critical acumen OF General Buffers
summary OF he case: ., il Is clear enough tia.
he BIT his on.