New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-16
GENERAL NOTES.

It ia proposed to celebrate the one hum
dredth anniversary OF the battle of Kings Mountain
NJ O., on October 2. The surrounding States have
charge Of the arrangements. but general invitation
is extended to all the common wealths. s5e
At the head of Fall Creek, Nevada County,
CaL pines and frs 100 feet In height buried
in that only few feet OF their tops to be seen
Where dark forest lies In Summer there s only TO
be white sxpanse OF snow, with here and there
what appear TO be cumps OF bushes, but really the
tops OF the talest pines
A Baltimore family recently found enough
oxalic acid to Kill regiment in their milk pail. which
had been left the door usual might for the
milkmsn TO f Fortunately, ct the first sip peculiar
favor was detected and none OF the milk used The
police now looking for the scoundre who tried to
poison whole family At latest accounts no one was
suspected.
The number of visitors to the Yosemite VAL
ey has considerably declined during the last two or
three years. the tourist ticket agencies OF Gan Fran
cisco report that according to Indications the
rush this season will be unprecedented. Before the r
OF May of parties had left San Francisco foy
the Valley, although advised TO wait fortnight and
give the deep snow chance 10 disappear
In the outskirts OF New-0rleans lives an old
whose only companions spiders of every shape
and hue He has never attempted accurate census,
but he believes that there five or six hundred OF
them ant the ceilings his rooms completely
hidden by the webs which they have spun. For the
most part these strange pets make their living bus
occasionally the old throws handful Of flies into
the meshes OF the Dnumerabe webs aud delights to
the spiders glide along tue gossamer and seize their
struggling Victims
Hear what the unjust Judge saith in Hun
gary; Some time ago man died bankrupt, and though
lie did not leave his widow single penny, he be-
queathed her very large unpaid bill at local public
house. His creditor did honor TO his memory by bring
action against his widow for the payment Of her
husbands drinking account She proved that she
absolutely penniless but the Judge condemned her to
pay the bill with costs the ground that by her evi.
dtnly capr.ci and impracticable temper she had
driven husband the publichOuse, IN order 60
find there the comfort and peace which denied him
hOmel 81.
The lack Of money to pay for gas caused no
little embarrassment in the Boston Post Ofce. The
supply cut OF Thursday, but Postmaster Tobey
decided to make all possible efforts to keep tho Office
during the night and prevent stoppage OF the
malls lie procured supply Of candles, closed lanterns,
aud locomotive headlights by means OF which work
done during the night. In the basement, where the
eeond and third class mail matter handled the
worked by the light Of the liant and headlight and
good progress could be expected under the
circumstances During the day and nghc all the
through after handled with some delay. No mails
were missed. but many OF them Of necessity for
warded In an incomplete condition. The newspaper
mall going out Of the city Jared the hardest. large p0r
tou OF remaining untouched ia the bags as 1t came
from The publishers.