New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-05
GENERAL NOTES.

The Youngest official in the Post Office De-
partment IL the postmistress Of sitka Alaska. She b
the fourteen yearsold daughter OF TERRITORIAL oncer
located at the capital OF "OuF Arctic uomain'
The latest recorded collision at sea was be-
tween Phadephia steam collier IN the Bo'to trade
and a whale When of Cape Cod several whales vera
seen sporting at the surface, directly In the course o.
the steamer All disappeared except one wnicn waited
until the collier almost upon IL oeIore dVhg ana
then did not dive deep enough, for shock was fet
which shook the steamer from stem to stern. few
days aerward the captain o. schooner tHat ran INTO
Massachusetts, Bay reported seeing lergs nhals on
peculiar species. for il mad decidedly BUMPED oaes
Several OF the iron plates OF tne null o tue oh SoaDe
were pressed inward by the collsioD'
A Texan was travelling recently in the
county southeast Of San Antonio WINE following me
dry bed Of a creek he small opening AMI placing
his ear TO 1t heard sound like that OF rushing waters
He dug away the sand and found the opening 70 cave
which seemed to widen. Soon he succeeded In making
tho onenng sufficiently large to admit his body and lie
ventured in After proceeding few feet he could dis
tinctly hear the dash over rocks and rush o.
toward some unknown acknowledgements props9y the
Gulf OF Mexico. He proceeded sun Iurtner, ahu whea
only little TWEEN feet below ne surface rescAed
forth his hand into dashlng iNef Oh Puie SOii "ae
This has been a year fruitful IN canine
sagacty. Nashville physician Is accompanied IN hs
profess visits by large dog, which watches over
the horse and buggy One night he left the horse uu
, hitcned and when he returned the horse had dsap
reared but was fonnd hundred feet where
the dog sitting on his launches IN 'front.' OF MIN and
holding hitchren in bis teeth AT another tlme ITO
horse standing unhtcbed near railway track aud
took fright Before he could run far the DOG
had the reins bis teeth and stopped he
runaway. A Canandai2ua mother thought her little
daughter merited a whipping. and as she aimed 70
strike her, the Newfoundland dog OF the family csught
the menaciDg IN hls mouth, but ara not PIE Inc
father coming that moment, out OF curiosity maze
pretence OF Furnishing the child, aud his arm was Ar
rested In the same way
III
residence city of perhaps twelve thousand
inhabitants acted patron of four boat races be-
tween the best crews Yale and Harvard could muster.
All four races proved unnerestng, even as boat races
co. Harvard winning three OF them easily, ana faie
winning tine recent race after mOmenary contest az
the start The soberminded inhabitants OF New-L0ndon
could bear with vexatiOus delay and lack OF spirit In ths
race conduct of many OF these young gentle
men OF sudiOus the night before aud the nigh
after the race has been such to shake NewLondon
confidence in the elevating and humanizng enect OF
college aquatic sports upon quiet townspeope whose
organizations have not been refined aud etheriazed by
residence great seat OF learning The day after the
race The NeWLondO Telegram expresses the local feel
ing as follows: Il Is undoubtedly fact that the peO-
pie OF New-LOndon do not particularly Lanker I0r any
more college races IL Yale ana Harvard shalI uetsr.
mine their take place some other
than the Tnames course New London will doubtless ao.
cep their decision with good grace. The experience OF
years has proved that the in the nature OK
an elephant the hands OF the locality that draws IT,
A nervous reader of The Standard makes
out list of his acoustic experiences in a single day ia
one OF the expensive streets OF the West
End The following the entries: 1905 q. m
Organ. 9:l5-Brass band flor twenty minutes) $50
Organ. I0:IO-Brass band (tbis one not in uniformly
1O:3O-Two organs. 1O:50-Punch and Judy. HOO
Organ (drawn by donkey, and ground by man withous
legsD l12O-BaQpipes. 11:40-Organ. with two babies
attached. 12:2O-0rgan, played by an old soldles
I235-Dtto by blind man. 12:50-Ditto, by dirty
looking Italian ruan, who also hoped about at lner
walls. 1:1O-Organ by a man v no lost one arm while
building the Charng Cross Hotel 1:50-Hurdy-gurdy
and monkey 22O-Organ round the corner, but a. a-
dibe as If in street Alter lunch the unfoitunse
householder went out, and aid not return un alter
O'Clock. HIS diary then reeumedi " o:oO y w.
Brass baud at end at the other, 0OoOrgan,
with two girls in peasant costumes, one Iln%lng me
bells OF the houses while the other ground o2O-Ogn
ut he other end of the street. 6:4O-Organ. I'D
Organ" AT 1920 he went out TO dnuer. lie makes no
mention of the street cries" growing howers, scls'
sors to mend" and on or the newsDoys with taelr
great scene in the 'ouse" and but respectfully
asks the of the municipal government whether
il some day he amuck, and commits murder upon
OF these JoreDters IL VIII not be they VINO VIII W
responsible for II. rather than himself