New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-07
GENERAL NOTES.

| A loaded revolver was discharged In trunk
| which being handled by q reckless baggage
smasher." in Council Bluffs Iowa, the other day The
bullet whzzed by his ear. He lifted the next trunk
very tendery.
| raw young man famed Abel started for
Rochester morning this week. He had brand new
ulster and proud Of It, An engaging stranger took
seat beside him In the and admired the ulster He
finally asked the raw young man to let bin try 1t
Permission gwen It was not bad "ft" When
the train arrived at the station the stepped
get some cigars He had not taken Of the ulster He
| did not come back
An eccentric man was John w. Bliss, over
whose will the Hartford lawyers have been worrying.
Among his business transactions few years ago
ono involving an Investment Of $4,000 in Western
bonds, his brother Henry who living &C the West,
acting his agent In time these bonds became worth
less, and he opened account with Henry, charging
him with the amount and interest. This account was
kept open and the interest regularly charged against
him. In his will Mr. Bliss this account to his
brother Charles After bis death his memorandum
found stating That for safety he had hidden package
containing $43 600 In stocks and bonus under pe OF
in of the house Enl-sr, in which he
lived alone. The package was recovered.
The Billings trials In Ballston, N. Y, have
led manufacturer Of emery goods to devise q new
mode for procuring Jury In murder He proposes
that forty Ell b shall be drawn, examined and
sworn in jurors, just the twelve These
fOrty-eight shall be kept together during the trial.
and be guarded In the same way jury now Is. They
shall all sit aud the evidence When the closes
twelve Of these Jurors shall be drawn and they agre4
upon verdict that ends the II they cannot agred
they are discharged and twelve more drawn from
che original fOrtyeight II the second twelve cannot
agree, third twelve are drawn and. so on until the
whole forty eight have been called upon to render o
verdict.
An adventurer, fishing for gudgeons, baited
his hook In Chicago last week by signing the register
Of q hotel under the style OF Lord c. Pelham Cn-
ton" Within two hours he had bite. and hooked two
members Chicago Club, who took him TO the
house in the evening aud set before him splendid din
ner wine Included Whether he asked for loan until
hIs remittance arrived unknown perhaps not the
acquaintance too short for such presumption But
he would doubtless have done had not bis stay been
shortened by his recognition O confidence operator.
AS soon as Lord Clinton" discovered that the hotel
people him. he paid his bill aud departed In JAN
uary last be turned up in Richmond, Va as Lord
Arundel" There lie made the acquaintance Of an ex-
cellent family who introduced HIM into society. He
dozen young ladies' became engaged to one, and was
about marry her. when his character was found out
baggage, walking out OF town.
A Colorado miner, age thirty, who wore
rough clothes but had honest face, arrived Chi
cago recently deposited 100000 in bank and took
room In fashionable hotel where there q society
BELLE beautiful, accomplished and refined. He fell IN
love with her sight. He went to the proprietor Of
the hotel asked the favor Of Introduction the
lady. "Te her." said he. that may be roughlook-
ing and badly dressed but I've travelled good deal
and know what's what, I've got the cash and In.
tentions are honorable. Tell her to get ready in week
II possible, aud draw me for any amount II she
wants to- But she must get ready In week Tell her
that mean business. There not many ladies out
where live but rather guess can make her happy"
rhe message carried to the young lady, who
turned unfavorable reply to the eccepc sutton He
was somewhat dsheatened but far from being crushed
He felt quite sure that his personal appearance must
have found favor in her eyes, Perhaps she did not be-
lieve he had the I" dust" WELL she should He
offered send up to her his bank book showing that he
actually hal deposit at the FIRST National bank the
sum OF $4,000 She would have nothing to do with
him or his bank book There what he looked upon
as plan, only be resorted to In desperate
tngency that to her father and obtain hts
aid in winning the daughter. He dbl 80; but instead OF
asking for her hand he SIMPLY requested the privilege
of corresponding with her for a few months "with
view to matrimOny" The father referred the matter
his daughter but she lau0hingly refused to grant even
this The victim unequited affection took his
departure for Colorado with the promise OF returning
within year, and once more trying his fortune.