New-York tribune., 1880-06-20
GENERAL NOTES.

A troublesome dispute as to whether tne
thermal spring discovered IN the st. Gotharo
tunnel belonged Canton of U or to the Confede
alton bas peaceaby settled by the almost copoto
disappearance Of the water.
The Russian Imperial Technical Society,
winch s very chary OF its medals given only In recog.
milton Of benefits derived by the Nation. has awarded
its first prize the society medal TO Fairbanks Co.s
of NewYork for the excellence OF the Farban9s scales
A eat, evidently opposing the tradition on
her race that there Is place like home rode car
truck recently Worcester Mass TO Wacrvile Ne,
where she arrived covered with dust and cinders bcs
still possessed Of sufficient attractions to be adopted ~
passenger.
A COW, owned in Cambria County. Penn,
has recently evnced extraordinary humility and kind
ness Of disposition by accepting the OF SSven young
pigs which had been neglected by their lazy and shift
less mother. No could or would do more for hes
offspring than this worthy creature does Tor tneso
orphaned suckIings.
Memphis is justly rejoicing in the practical
completion and efficiency OF the system OF dranaes
from which much has been expected since the work
was begun three and half months ago. Within tbas
time twenty and Oneha miles CT sewerage pipes have
been put down and thirty miles Of subsoi drain ppcs
Already IT s ascertanedhat the soil OF streets In low
places thus drained dry and free from
ing Impurities rhe death-rate the city Is remarkably
low and 1t is believed that the taxpayers by consid:
cradle pecuniary sAcrce nave escaped the oangcr VI
al preventable epidemics.
A tame bear recently had an immense
amount OF fun in country village of France. Its owner
strong Snowman, prevailed upon o farmer, whose
house he reached at evening" to provide lodgings for ths
night and the farmer in an accommodating spirit re
moved fine pig from a stall In his barn TO make room
for the bear IN middle OF the night three men. who
had arranged steal the pig broke into the stall and in
the darkness began to kick the occupant i'll the head 70
its sluggish energies When the farmer and his
guest arrived the bear had killed one OF the thevesf
fatally injured other and driven the third stark mad
with fear.
From the Rev. DR.. Nassau, who has been
missionary at GaboOn. Africa for the past sixteen
years. Dr. Samuel G. Morton, Of the Pennsylvania Hos
pita received, few days since, the body OF iuliI
grown female gorilla. The animal Is extremely rare
even In s own country. and specimens rarely
obtained those captured alive being only the very small
which happen to fall from the back OF the mother
during flight, the FUN grown animal fighting TO the
death against capture so arc the specimens OBJ
tanned that German naturalist has resided at Gaboon
for three years and made effort to secure one but
has not yet succeeded The height of tho animal when
alive was about five feet Grth CT the chest Al inches;
length Of the 35l2 inches and ii inches III cir
cumft renee; length OF leg. 2la iuches and weight
about 80 pounds. Tho age Is supposed ~ DC aDous
thirty-nve years.
An English lady in Birkenhead recently gave
her notice to leave her house. Before the notice
expired tare alarm Of burglars in the house.
The domestic reused up her mistress shortly after mid
night with the that two men had broken In, bus
that she had driven them )R There was broken pane
Of glass; an iron BAR and hing packed up 10 readiness
'or ght. The devoted hOusemad had been threatened
with the iron bar aud had received severe blow on the
breast Need 1t be added that her grateful mistress
withdrew the notice to leave, aud rewarded the girl
with gratuity OF thirty shngs, besides giving her
fortnights holiday visit her friends in ireland She
went this leave OF absence but when she returned
the local constabuary charged her with having this
thirty shlnRs fa.Sc pretences. Worse s tie glrl
admitted that she ha got up the burglar episode
herself, nud ha1 arranged the implements and Other
proofs for greater effect having been prompted partly
by wish TO make her mistress smart Tor the notice to
leave and partly by craving for holiday.