New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-18
GENERAL NOTES.

hmusament was caused in the House of
comnons fortnight ago by motion for information
from the lme Office in regard 80 the CONVICTION 10y the
Hawardea strates Of three men for poaching 10 Mr.
fl,dstones park the evidence showing that the only
o,oe found in their possession was ten rabbits; and
ho,ner the Home Secretary considers the sentence
rassed on these Of months imprisonment With
fsrd labor and Il So whether he lateAd 10
rake any steps mitigate the severity OF sueh sentence
hi, was bringing the ground game question close home
10 the Premier
consignment of enormous horses was re-
reived IN Boston Wednesday from Normandy The
lot com prsed twenty stations and six or eight mare
colts AMI is to be sent to Bloomington Ill Three OF
The horses weighed 2,G1O pounds each when shipped,
and the rest averaged about 1000. They magnih
rentlooking animals. standing about sixteen hands
high very stOutly lImbed, and with heavy names ana
tails Three them valued at 900 EACH and the
others at $500 each for stock purposes. They are
brooded with common Western stock and the is
an animal weighing from 200 TO 1,400 pounds, aud
worth IN the West from S175 $500. They are used
principally for draft horses bt are also easy drivers
They are noted for their dOcity and intelligence
A lady's change of color at Avon Springs
was accounted for quite easily otaer day. She
had gone Rochester with party Tor days pleas
ure. While she was slipping mineral waters at the
springs began To assume notified appearance
black and white alternating. She asked II she was
sick ard replied in the negative but her face became
discolored that friends insisted on sending for
physician who Oh arriving and examining his supposed
patient smiled and asked her what kind of pant she
used lie lady tarily replied that she did not paint,
but only used a powder similar 10 that used by her
daughter who present and whose face was bloom
ing The physician attributed the dseoloraton TO the
powder. and it supposed that II contained some
chemical lbat changed color on contact win Inc
su phurouS vapor from the spring.
The Old Maids Association of Geauga
County. Onio. had picnic on the lake recently,
and mustered eighiy-six souls. This society was an
outgrowth Of the war and organized IN 1862 by
bevy Of young ladies whose brothers and sweelhearts
were fighting for their country and let them without
the resources male escort except the aggaIds who
remained NJ home Unwilling TO accept the gallantfy
of these young men, the young ladies preferred
10 depend upon themselves, and formed the
essoclaton mentioned. Out OF revenge the
gallans dubbed these independent damsclS old
maids" and they accepted the cOgnOmen and
made il their OWL a humorous constitution and by
laws were drafted by Mrs. f Henry, then single
young ady and one Of founders the institution
Man was declared the common enemy" and one of
fhe chief objects OF the society a continued
against his advances. He rrligously excluded
from all meetings. and special clause Of the bylaws
bald that any member who should marry should be
fined hundred big copper cents aud be branded in
TAR sOles Of her feet. Z. ID. l." meaning " up
and done it." The beautiful consistency OF womans
Will be appreciated when II is known that every
one charter memb ers, ana nearly all OF eligible
age since, married.