New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-06-19
GENERAL NOTES.

"Save me save me throw me staterOom
door =! cried passenger on the Narragansett on the
night of the disaster. He was Bostonan age twenty
eight He was saved but his hair has turned from black
to white owing TO his terrible fright
New Hampshire lad broke car window
the Concord Railroad the other day. and put his back
against the broken pane order to conceal 1t when the
conductor passed through the ear The next moment he
urEed with smile OF satisfaction TO In the scat
behind him. saying. " Don't tell on mew "Ahl but I
am the superintendent Of the road" answered his
chance acquaintance.
The Liverpool philautLropist, Father James
Nugcnt, having arranged with Bishop Ireland and the
citizens of Minnesota TO send out to that State fifty des
titue families from COnnemsra, they sailed from the
port of Galway for America on June H. The Minnesota
people have undertaken to provide each OF the imui
grant families with farm Of eighty acres, house aud
and yoke Of oxen and 10 help to support them dur
irg Winter. The railroads Chicago to 81. Paul
have promised free transportation The agent Of Bishop
Ireland, Dillon OBrien, Of ST. Paul. has arrived In New
York TO take charge ot these Immigrants. and to en-
dravOr 10 enlist the sympathes of The tO aid In
senllng them from the East 10 Chicago.
There is German sexton in Halle who de
serves TO he hanged, more less. little girl be-
tween Fix and years Of age, pluckDg flowers
In "a cemetery The sexton OF the churchyard seized
upon the little offender, and. for punishment shut hes
up deadhOuse, where there were two three bod
les lying In open collins awaiting their burial The
went a5out his business and soon forgot the occur.
lie went to his home and his bed,
membering the poor little terrified prisoner pen up In
the mOrnay, with no company save the inmates OF the
coOlns. On unlocking the dead-house the following
morning the little creature found dead, with her
face all aceratcd, where she had dug nails into her
flesh IN her agony of terror. The poor parents had
searched all night for their child On the
becoming known to the public the sexton would have
been torn tn pieces by the Infatuated popuace had he
not placed himself under the protection Of the police
Away down East novel craft has been in
venrcd by clergyman for the preservation Of life al
II Is floating vessel In the shape OF inverted
balloon, which is entirely covered, the entrance being
by man'hOlc In the upper part, reached from plat
form wholly surrounding the vessel, and from which
small iron ladders drop down TO the water. inside ar.
ranged around the widest part, seats and berth
and under the covered bottom for provisions
VentatiOnis provided for by ingenious device Tho
boat Is adapted for shOa or deep water by baliass
weight which Is raised or lowered from within. IL 10
furnished with keel and rudder Its peculiar feature
Is its method OF motion. This is automatic. 1t Is OBJ
tanned by wave or air wheels attached to shafts which
are connected with mi propeller The principle OF
the Wnets Is That Whatever tho WIND blows OF ne
waves move the motion Ia always In tho same direction
ana under control OF the ruddpr The boat can be ade
the vessel to when 1t belongs IL Is proof against re.
always rides vertical Is easily dropped from tie snip.
and be handled by anyone who knows how to turn
crank.
The principal service In the recent disaster
the Sound as O correspondent OF The Boston Adres
tiSer points out done by lfeafs. They have much
steamer they always land like the traditional COT rlg