New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-25
GENER1L NOTES.

1t Is said that an alert Yankee Is about to
publish directory Of Honolulu, and that he mas
obtained permission put numbers upon all the houses
The mild Winter is responsible tor numerous
uuu>uA. occurrences, and It may account FOR the appeal
suce on tAe shores of the Hudson great number
OF American eagles. They are said by those "ho have
observed their movements, 70 he on friendly terms
vitn the wlld ducks which frequent tLe river banks,
Perhaps Is meant mat they are friendly IN 90 way IN
which Connecticut farmer is friendly 10 miuce pie.
The announcement thai the collection in
Nrw-York Hospital sunday amounted 30 $1,000
leads Fh!alelp1t correspondent "a remind beuevo-
lent persons in this city that Thanksgiving coilec
ons In the Episcopal churches OF Philadelphia FOR the
Episcopal Hospital. which Is free 10 all persons without
o.ar to race creed reached the OF $li939 81
On The same day the Presbyterian churcae, did tho
FOR their hospital but the result has not been
nouuccd.
The old saying that of all intoxicating
beverages hard cider makes the uelicst drubkards
receives support from the recent brutal murder of
Paul shappy. Wiilsborough Point, by bis ne ghbor
Richard McEgott. The murderer. who had been drunk
ing cider all the afternoon, worked himself TO he
point u frnzy by kicking his wifc He then seized
shotgun intending 10 shoot her. She ran aud he pur
sued her hut seeing the form Of his neigDbor in the
window OF his home he discharged the contents OF the
weapon int" shappy's breast
A person Is sometimes introduced TO his
sainod grandmother through the unhaowed medium
or a mince pie. GUY Ely Palmer. Of Cooperstown, q
hi. great grcar grandmother under much agree
able circumstances The Old lady. who Is in ninety
hth year. lives IN OwegO, where she Is aHac,iOnatey
and universally known "Gr ,ndm9" Pnney. and tho
meeting between her and her 10Th ueal descendant
handsome Bible IN which were recorded the circuD-
stances under which the git was made.
The boy of eighteen who marries against his
fathers wishes is generally fool. but the father who
beats eIl, that account may safely SGT
down as a hend Wesley summers, OF Pickens County.
s. c. coloicd boy Itc less than eighteen year, old
dened his fathers opposition last week by marrying. Tho
IN her spent all the next day hunting his son. and
finding hun IN the evening, took him home where tho
youthful bridegroom was beaten untl he almost
seE>rle>s Tdc unhappy boy then employed the lttle
strength he htd left IN committing suicide.
The whiSkey interest is unquestiOnably
strong ore; but 1t was hardly in good taste
OF prudent for member to say at the meeting Of
the Dstlllers' Association. in Cincinnati that the In
terest had strength aud money to override the ia
terna Revenue opartnent." The remark met with I,
prompt disayowal on the part OF the precedent 81 the
association M Miller who said that there WAS no p,r.
pose OF autag0nlziug the Revenue Departmen,
The only object being TO try 10 remove annoy.
ing and unnecessary restrictions. wHiskey Il
luxury and not necessity Of life. ana a. such
iii proper subject of taxation Moreover. there u
always tendency to evade tax o. that kind and Is
10 news that the Internal Revenue Depar,mrnt finds
that the brewer requires aharp looking alter. Al
The same time honest whiskcy manufacturers are en-.
titled peri protection II the Ncgar factories ara
taking adNduta-c Of The act authorizing fhrin Ia VA
porlZe make wmsaty. they should b. prumutlv over
hauled and vat he'd n closely IS the mU0n>liucTs.
A tramp who pretended TO be the son of nm
English earl recently old his story - Phaielpin
bar-rOom ana the entcrla nmcnt considered sun.
cuut,e him To several drinks and nights o,s.
lug couple OF chairs Alter describing his inherit.
and his various adventures IN peace aud war. al
home ana abroad he this picturesque account ot
his recent career: T. sht weeks ago was stag
hunting in Deyonsbire. was engaged 10 be married 10
the pretticst gill; the belle OF London she was Scotch
giri she went TO Germany aud died AZ Baden Baden OF
consumption; got litIle reckless. and taking whin
10 roam world borrowed 81 900 at i2 per cent on
reyersonay properly, and ued from Liverpool IL tae
Ahyssnia arriving New-N,rK, | specialized a GOOD
deal STOCKS I'm Wall street and broke up tire last
300 OH lad got changed into SILVER dollars and
through the street giving every poor person met
then got job OF work trauscribng for short
haud writer IN Court got to Bristol The priest there
49, aud came on here | have nad 0elirium
three times, paralysis induced by lnemperanee
five times an1 acute alcoholic rheumatism. am thirty
five pounds lighter han was three months ago. A. my
mother used to say, | nm "A wonderful monument OF
GOts tcy. As soon / get my remittance intend
to back again 10 gitnd. Ike the American people
ANA have met them al over the world begin 10 yrarn
now Ia 10 home ana see my mother | must return TO
her. wa, her iaVOfltc boy. don't know why, Tor
was the Widest one of the flock" At tubs pout TIA
tramp burst into tears, aud bis audience departed