New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-06-02
GENERAL NOTES,

The death of O young wife has brought the
foundations OF Hudson River palace to the ground.
The bereaVed husband his return to Cornwall
gave orders for the immediate cessation of operations
the residence in process OF construction the dis
charge Of all employed tine work. the destruction OF
the walls already up and the filing up OF the extensive
cellar which had been walled out for the front and back
building The walls OF the rear part OF the structure
had reached the second story, but bricks had been
laid Oh the front walls. 1t is estimated that the
work OF the building as it sto0d. had already cost
$4,000 AS the walls are RACED the cellar will
be- I'll ed and the site turned and plOughed into
a field. The probable cost of the mansion would hive
been fully 100000 IRE plans exhibited one Of the
finest, largest and most comnodous private residences
IN the country.
A census act will probably be passed at the
present Of the British Parliament The English
journals the fact that too little attention Is
paid the United Kingdom to these decennia enumer
atlons. The Pail Nall Gazette contends that the indus.
trial section OF the community which, after ALL forms
numerically the bulk OF it, certainly appears to be de-
serving Of fuller and better considered position than
has accorded to in any previous census; and on
this particular point the United States, where the de-
cennial enumeration is now actively going on. are
devong au unprecedented amount Of inquiry; while
Prussia. France and Italy following in the same
course, though with less thorougIness. America ia
dealing most minutely with the character and re-
OF her industries whole. though each State
has s regular staff OF MINING factory and other IN
census as that Of tne United staesis not called for
Great Britain though nobody would deny that mass
An Englishman, who had painful tooth to
be drawn, recently went TO London dentist. As the
operation seemed likely to be difficult one IL de-
c1ed he should be subjected to the Influence OF nitrous
oxide gas which administered by doctor. To the
establishment both of dentist and DOCTOR they found
that when had inhaled the usual quantity, about
eight gallons, lie was not In the least affected,
and they until he had taken between eighteen
and nineteen gallons He was still entirely unasphyxi
ated but just then the patient thought the doctor
toned to him to shut his eyes, which had been wide
open. He had not done but when the eyes closed
the dentist drew the tooth, and with IT howl from
sufferer During the whole operation he was perfectly
sensible OF what Was gong on, aud felt the pain as
wide experience ot the doctor and the dentist and Of
several VI her medical men TO whom the fact has been
whom this powerful anasthetic had no effect, nor
has any one of them known another person take any
thing like the quantity administered to this patient.
FrOntersman Joe Rankin was in Des Moines
iowa, last week. buying horses for the Government He
Is tie plucky scout who made himself famous by his
wonderful ride OF 165 miles In twenty-four hours
through the WILDERNESS OF Colorado and thus
gallant little command Of Major Thornburgh from the
scaping OF the Utes He is native OF Indiana
County. PENN but has spent most OF his life on the
He Is about thirty-fye years Of age has ruddy
complexion, wears dark mustache, Is about medium
height, sOlidy built with q close-knt, hardy-lookns
ply weighs about $50 pounds He left the belea
guered camp about midnight and euding the vigilance
Of the savagcs, rode without halt tn Bear River, dis
of forty five miles. Here he halted perhaps fifteen
minutes for cup OF coffee and fresh horse. aud then
to Lieutenant Prices camp, twenty-five miles
further on, where he hastily swallowed cold lunch
while another horse was sadded for him. Alter long
ride Il sixty five miles he next drew up at Lamb.rts
ranch for bite and another cange of horses, and them
without moment or rest comprised the thirty miles
which lay between him and Rawlns Thee started
with him. but, though accustomed to the faigues OF the
saddle they proved unable to endure the terrible stralp
and Rankin went into RawlDs alone. He changed
horses with OF his before leaving him.
his own animal showing signs OF Weakness thus using
four horses III all.
ThurstOn, the Kansas desperate, justifies
his recent attempt kill Colonel Anthony Ieaven-
worth on these grounds AFTER several futile efforts
have killed, yesterday the day agreed upon
for my consulted with the County At
torney only few minutes before the shooting occurred
and advised to be careful, protect myself
After learning facts III the case. the only thing
which people OF LeavenwOrh will censure me for ia
the bad workmanship which displayed. But when 10
remembered that was almost surrounded by hired
assassins, and expecting attack from almost every
quarter there Will be excuse for that Anthonys
effort have lynched is only additional evidence
of his determination TO either murder or have me muir
dered" Colonel AnthOny's temper may not be the
smOOthes in the world but in this instance he seems to
have given his reckless assailant provocation what
ever He passed Tuurston the street without noticing
him. After lie hal by, his enemy turned about and
immediately began firing. II utterly unneces-
sary aud uujustira0le attack. ana the fact that
the shots missed the intended mark and seri-
Ously wounded two innOcenl byStdnders makes II an
utterly neXcusable crime. 1t only last Winter that
he killed his partner in burlnes that his hands were
red with blood when he made this second assault.