New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-24
GENERAL NOTES.

Birds are not insensible to the fact that the
best place to hide Is frequently the last place which
would be chosen ordinarily for concealmept. little
clay birds nest containing three tiny white eggs has
been found truss of Norwich and Worcester Rail-
way BRIDGE
1t behooves English tourists to bring o great
many Bank OF England notes with them TO this country
but 1t is well IT, their arrival they conform TO the
usages the country and make some respectable bank
ng.house the centre from which their liberal disburse-
mens radate Otherwise they run the risk OF enrichin8
thieves instead OF worthy pubcsns and transportation
companies Mr.. Ryan. who thought nothing OF carry
ing eighty R5 notes. or $4,000 on bis person has met
with unpleasant incident In Cincinnati. Mh'e view
He furnished the numbers of the notes 70 the local
banks and two men VINO presentea ioaI ssnx Ius
Visitors to Boston gaze on the gentle slope
fronting the Common aud known as Beacon Hill and
doubtless wonder how 1t could have cut such figure as
a lookout" in colonial times. correspondent OF tbs
Transcript describes its appearance seventy years ago
thus; I'm the Old OF B0ston was another promi-
nent feature, Beacon Hll:-The dwellings that now
look down Parkst about the line where the hill
commenced, with wooden steps leading up its steep
south SIDE It's summit was about high the State
House roof; its slope moro gradual toward Han
cock Dcrne and Somcrset-sts. On the summit stood
monument surmounted by gilt eagle Its pedestal had
tablet each OF the four Sides with patriotic nscrp.
TONS which are wcre preserved In the state House,
mt where ia that lofty hii 1t was sh0yelled into
carts carried down through Chardon aud other streets
o sSme y acres or SO Of Water and moving in ike
SSS@nding OF out t the HaS '''''0 " ~ ' p"' "
In 1888 Julien Dubuque, French Cana
dan settled tho sito Of the most populous city OF
iowa, which bears his name. he married sguaw, and
was beloved by the Indians. who after his death, keps
close watch bis burial place. But his remains dls'
appeared mysteriousiy, and their whereabouts have
long been o subject Of controversy. halfbreed who
~ Vatl Hair
divulscd reporter family legend to the effect thas
Julien Dubuque's bones bribed from the Indians
who watched his remains for three gallons OF wbis
key and transported TO NewYork where they were on
exhibition "a the bones of tho first white that
foot on Iowa soil Tho body was aug up one asss
LOUIS yellow Hair before h. death, confessed TINS 70
RnrpSton there hidden IN the bush and afterward car
rted to 81. Louis
Oregon is the scene Of o panther-slaying
episode which, related by The Butler Oreek Eater
prise Is enough to make Fiction blush the audaoiy
OF Truth. settler living SCOTS Mills set out 70
cedar timber being accompanied BY children
little rat-terrier. Newfoundland dog and largebors
rife After leaving the main road panther crossed the
path, and quickly freed by the dogs. Obtaining
rest aim he shot the beast dead. When he returned 70
the children pointed out another panther be-
hind them in the path by which they had come, Ths
was freed and shot In the manner but spraps
from the and hundred yards before Is FELL
Proceeding some distance further the little doc freed
| panther twothirds grown. Number three was shos
dead Before he had time to reload he heard the DOG
barking at something about 200 yards on On gong
there he saw biggest panther be had ever seer-
very large female She was growing ana snsppns bes
teeth at the dogs Iwa dicut 70 get COED shot ~
on firing she down and ran on, tho aoge fooN
She next found 90 stump about twenty-nsa -
struck. On looking for bullet no fonpd thai ~ "
only halr bullet left with winch TO MAKE surse<t.t
shot or lose HE game HIS pa'ching was all cone -
so he tore ofpart Of the lining OF nus Goa: IsEiak
vas aeissd by the dogs she had snsceeced 10 tc1l1
the scap nearly or The blk doE wien eeath \, ~ III
| 10 the struggle. Eullhcr lvU usaSnssd MA ysats