New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-29
GENERAL NOTES.

novel attempt was made in Dundee a fort
night ago to ascertain where the bodies OF victims OF
the Tay bridge disaster lying. lady was taken
out ina yacht and mesrnersod. She pointed out the
place W here body lying deeply imbedded IN the
sand, when grapnels were used the collar Of an
declared that twenty bodies lay underneath the Rifdes
A well-to-do farmer called at the County
Poor House In Troy Monday. and after explaining
that his wife had died two before aud that be had
found difficult TO get along in bis household informed
Keeper OSulliyau that II he could find woman IN the
County House who would suit him he would marry her
Mr.. O'sulivan went into the WoneDs apartment and
choosing the there took her out FOR inspee
ton The stranger looked at her in business way.
asked her il she would look after his house and at the
same time informed her that Ia he thought they
could agree he would marry her The woman did n"i
10 be oyeijOyed at The prospect Oh becoming
bde but agreed to me nrs a. sS in he
morning and lake the woman away. He kept MS wOru
and the pair went 10 Albany.
, In the expectation that there would be a
great tariff debate this Winter the Bureau of Statistics
through Lii. Charles H. Evans has prepared compila
ton OF the imports OF the last ten years. as book OF
reference for the Of Congressman Importers manu-
facturers and writers. Each article entering into the
imporations the United States is taken by Itself
and the following facts with respect TO 1t are
presented in table, the quantity value rate OF dniy
amount of duty received, additional ana discriminating
duty average value OF theunit OF quantity and average
duty reduced ad valOrem-these facts being
given for ten years. There many supplement
tary statements In the book concerning imports
of shipbmlding materials, imports from Canada
and Hawaii, etc. Happily there has been no
occasion, so far this Winter, for resort 70 the
vast fund of information contained IN this volume OF
4S9 pages The tariff has not been the subject or de-
bale. The probabilities that il will not be nj any
time duriug the present session heverheiess,it was
wise 10 gel ready for possible 6isoussOn. and tho
work mpis6ed by Mr. Evans has not been tbfcvn
away The book Is public document ana can De b@o
upon application to Congressman.
At the Franklin banquet il Spiln gfeld,
Ohio on the last of the great printers birth
DAY. c. NJ. Nichols exhibited fae-sisae CT DHaiap'o
Pennsylraaia Paeke. or General Advertiser sued OF
delinquent subscribers if they didn't pay within
four weeks the paper would be 9topned This paper.
one OF the leading papers published Of the lead
ing cities OF America, weekly only. 1t was printed
on An cid RalDage wooden press the Ink being labor
onsly apped by balls by the hand OF the devil" the
pressnan working of $50 TO 200 copies per hour For
fifty years thus WAS the press in ordinary use recent
COPY Of THE TRIBUNE subsequently shown as the
finest type Of journalism Of the period and va pro
nounced 20 be as neatly printed and preesel put 10
gether as eight pages OF book Mr. Sicnois re.
marked that newspaper hundred years ago haa ooi'
news OF the week. general American news Mobih 90"
foreign from nine WoeKb 10 tx pionh5 o. age.
IT occasional help from contributors and NOT eeeOm
did these express the most advanced ana 81 tucught
OF the age Successfully religious freedom, the
right TO Oerty and property the principle no taxation
wifAout representation ana the ioependsnoe OF tS
john Adams and Benjamin Franklin: NOW tue lnFtio-
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and fbe ripest Thought OF entire ccuntrythe ad-
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social and moral oy the ,ntnlm
record Of worlds events printed the next morning ana
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