New-York tribune., 1880-06-30
GENERAL NOTES.

The resident population Of Block Island Is
120s, gain OF 81 10 Ave years When the census emu
merator made his visit oaly three persona sick on
the island.
The golden oriole devours tie to
beetle with relish n CT these bear brda
taken charge OF stat0 pach HOG ltster and
keeping 1t free rom beeGes Tho yUuG SriOlf' that
have b,cn raised in the in the rita ee ~ ia
patch have grow fat Oh tht' tsndtr no
Solomon Eversul, ago 100 Or / ereabout,
who has hved since 1909 on NAat % row che College
II Pike, south OF Cincinnati, fell asleep during tho lat
ter p,rt last week 4 dehsd 'nr EFFORTS Of the house.
hold 10 awaken him. For two "a. ais condition WAS
the -. &C. Hts breathing was regular aud his reSp.:S-
ton right but oil attempts him made by the
pny scans who had been called in by the strango pho
nomenon were unsuccessful. At the end OF the thse
Sa hs S saSSas sHs cs % apTs ya T
many questions put 70 hm regegilne his condition es
was pretty sure however nat he had been ascep iong
enough 10 get very hungry.
George f, Metcalf. a graduate OF Wes cyan
Unigersty WIS arrested In Springfield Monday on
charge OF eyadIng fare on the Hew-York. NOw-Hayeu
and Hartford Railroad, and lockei mp In the detention
room at the station house TO await examination before
the police court He purchased two-part ticket from
Mddletown 20 Worcester. That portion OF IL passing
him from Middlstown 20 sprnRh sd wac taken up and
n regular trip check gwen him W the conductor Mr..
Motcaf retained that portion OF tho ticket allowing him
Hartford the trip check. anil having paid hts faro
TO Worcester when he bought hia ticket he declined to
nay frOn Hartford 20 Sprin9ned The conductor states
that informed Mr.. Metoaf that he could not give him
stOpover check. Mr.. Metca asserts that having onee
paid his fare he cannot be compelled to pay u second
time. The result OF the case viii be watched with con-
siderable interest by the travelling public.
An old farmer living near Petrolla, Penn,
having made 100000 in oil, refused to put faith Ia
baaks or to invest his money. He kept the rolls OF
RreenbackS In his farmhouse looked up IN and
trunks. The money became damp, widowed and
mouldy. When no discovered the condition Of his
money he took the notes from their hiding places and
spread them In the about his orchard dry. tt
spectacle OF o fortune lying loose the ground among
the apple trees Witnessed by hundreds who were
attracted to the farm by tho singular proceeding The
money thus exposed for two days. guarded by the
farmer his wife, daughter aud hired man. Then 1t was
returned to the boxes Three nights after the green
backs were housed the farmer woke up to nnd three
masked men in his bedroom. They bound the old man
and his family and had discovered aud secured e 900
OF the hidden treasure when they frightened away
by the return Of the hired man nom Petrolia Buose
Quently hs house broken into By three wearing
masks, Tho old man and his vile fought them Until
they unconscious. In the struggle the masks were
from the faces Of TIVE OF the aud they were
recognized The neEhbors went 70 the rescue and tho
robbers followed bus ESCAPED 10 che W0ods Threo
days aferward the two were captured. Tney have re-
Gently been sentenced 70 i've each in the peni
tentiary The farmer still refuses 20 select any aato
place Of deposit for bis wealth than his own house.