New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-03
GENERAL NOTES.

The tramp who cannot find honest work Of
some kind In these times must he very unpromislng
in outward appearance. An outcast who asked tho
authorities OF Norwich to imprison him said: "Idont
whether three months three years in prison.
ia rather take either than be wandering about tne
roads. can't find any thing to do" NJ
1t may not be generally known that levees
TO preserve Sacramento from the danger
OF inundaon Tho city lies In the focus OF precipitou
watersheds, and the recent heavy rainfall produced
great alarm plan under discussion to extend tho
evees on grand scale and make them serve the add-
OBa purpose OF adjoining the city by converting tho
crests into pleasure drives.
The Pine Tree State is prosperous, for the
Maine Valuation Commission reports that thu
present value OF the State is $22S, 433.532.
against S224,s1I, 400, In 1870. when dollar
represented no more than s5 cents does now.
An unlocked for increase Of population is claimed
the strength Of increase OF tho poll list In every
county, The railroad companies Of the stiIe a..
the telegraph Companies are asked TO pay q tax Of
$3.50 on o valuation Of &235,0O0.
Mr.. Wattersons newspaper records an In
teresting event. for Louisville, and as the charge OF
fierce partisanshp made against him were just. attempts
at once to make political capital out OF barn-yard
fowls domestic affairs hen that aspired to the incu-
baton Of eighteen eggs stood the verge Of successes
when heavy thunderstorm killed all the chicks but
one. The survivor. however, was prodigy. and few
hours after picking Its way out Of the shell began 70
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chicken should be provided With ssndbank IN which 70
bury It's head the day AFTER election. ~.
Russia is beginning to feel her inability to
compete with the United States in agriculture The
young men OF the farming districts instead Of walking
In the footsteps OF their fathers flock to tho university
towns and swell the ranks Of the liberal professions.
Russian journal, The Neo Times. says "The exporfa-
ton of wheat from Russia has even Increased In these
latter years. but unhapplly compelled to recoe.
afr ata iuc ia
opment Of agricultural production but OF dimpu.
ton OF home consumption favor OF with for
countries. 1t Ia urgent that We should improve our
from being oEsfwhol@od By the Immsnss ysia%s e
against 10.
The good people Of Fort Wayne are being
asked TO accept, the authority Of merchant OF old
standing, surprising proof OF the murderous Ingenuity
and capacity Of spider. The story OF the spider thai
placed parlor at the disposal Of the social fly humbes
itsef before that OF the spider that hung mouse. The
lived in grocery store and had the pebeian taste
to take lodgings In box half filed with. peanuts. A
large spider kept house the under side of the lid and
during the sumbers of the connected the mouses
o 6% ade Is rner related bus not explained
sufficiently how the spider then drew 10 the SLACK ana
hanged the mouse by the tan. in which humiiating
state he died.
Primitive honesty and simplicity are plainly
stamped on the OF most OF the peasant
emigrants now arriving at Castle Garden And tho
little children that about the 4ueenbee OF each
family seem prematurely stamped with the mature
features OF the same qualities. pretty incident
recepY happened IN Galveston after the arrival OF
emigrant party. 1t occurred to O gentleman who met
several OF little peasant children In the street that
1t would please them to bestow coin on the child with
the brightest oyes He then elasped HE hands behind
him ard was sauntering away, when the child, beng
unable to express Its gratitude in English. at ALL In
words, ran after, seized the genteman's hands and
kissed them. The other children initiated the qusins
example, and thereby certainly ned claims 10 shares
in the gratuity.
Another mining town Of Colorado Is grow.
ing up the mushroom, aud 10 appropriately called
Booming Breckenridge. resident says OF IL: "Eo
one who does not wish TO be involved In the whrl Of
element should visit this town. It has taken the leading
Methodist preacher OF Colorado Of his feet and made him
mine Spectator and real estate agent Fancy the sit
uaton Last evening the regular weekly prayer-meet
Ing was held aud least four persons waited for its
close TO see Father Dyer about mining claims that
he was acquainted witb to get his opinion. This
ing he panied party eghtme trip on foos
TO show them the prospects" Tine snow is rapidly
disappearing, and ground that has been hidden for
months Ia becoming bare and open for prospecting and
mining. The OF merchants hotels mechanics
end stage companies are being taxed to their utmost
capacity, and still there is no let up" correspondent
of less exctable temperament writes from NewMexicO
Only two Glasses OF men con really AFFORD to venture
INTO mining dstrcts-th0se who have nothing 70 1850
their time, who value their time worth nothing.
ana those who have to spare In some speculation
and the loss Of which would not materially cripple
them"