New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-04
GENERAL NOTES.

The Boston Fire Department cOngratulates
| the city most heartily upon recent from
vastly disastrous confagraon. The frank admis-
sion made that except for the efficiency of Rand.
Avery Co.'S fire corps there must have been terrible
destruction OF property.
Two brothers, Frederick and Frank Brice,
separated IN Pittsburg seventeen years ago and had
not heard OF other from that day until about
a week ago. when they were united at the formers
home IN Kansas CITY. JUST IN time a New Years
dinner with their aged parents who had followed them
from Waes.
Ex-Governor Fenton is very much interested
in condition and prospects OF CalirOrD where he is
travelling. aud has sent letter to The JdDlsstor
Journal detailing his Impressions lie for
alarm III On euigl alton, any reason fear a
gIut OF silver from the development OF new mining prop
erties
Cleveland expects to have new armory by
the 1st OF May costing about $4,000 The architects
have given special attention to the floor Of the drill
room, and declare that ir is capable OF supporting
train Of They don't how carsuor whether
the Is supposed TO be mOtiOnless gong at the
rate OF forty iuIes All hour
One of the most attractive of the new trade
journals The Paper World. undertaken by Clark W.
Bryan the request OF large number Of the leading
paper manufacturers II undertakes TO deal with all
branches OF business with which the manufacture Of
paper connects itself and in s first number It deals
largely with materials for paper aud with printing
presses.
II is no joke to offer testimony against the
Illicit dstlers OF Georgia. Tn moolshiuers Of HEX
Flats In that STATE, recently hunted two Witnesses
into a swamp only twenty miles from Atlanta and be-
seged them there for six days. Some friends succeeded
In getting little food to them they must have been
starved. last they were delivered by squad OF
mounted officers sent out by Collector CLARK.
OF Atlanta, in which city they promptly concealed
Their testimony will be heard tomorrow III the United
Court To their hives, they will then be seat
TO part OF the State remote from Hickory Flats ana
purse will be up md their families after them.
- hat IatAh
built the Empress Anne's reign, Ia about 10 be con
s,rcted IN the Geological Garden at Moscow. The
ayers OF that have found among its arch
ives some valuable details TO the mode OF building
which was adopted the former occasion and they VIII
be adhered la the present instance Tue first edhee
was raised between the Admiralty and and the Winter
Palace at ST. Petersburg, in l7lo, and was formed
throughOut-walls roof windows, decorations, alike
of ice The blocks cut In a square shape
and their surfaces sprlnkled with Water'
Which, when the cubes placed In juxtapostion.
froze the interstces and bound the whole into ono
compact and solid At the entrance of the sruc-
ture large gallery filed with statues Inc pllas-
tiers the exterior were fashioned TO Initiate green
marbles The antechamber possessed iour wndows anu
the other rooms ave each WINE on ne SIM soo
filed with flowers made Of Ice, shrublhe plahiseoseIea
with birds of the material, standing at Tue cor
ners ClOckcases, chairs tables wardropes u'ensis'
candelabras, beds, were all OF Ice
Furs can be hired by the day in Paris. This
Industry fourshes principally In the quarter oil MOTIFS
Dame de Lorete, which abounds in brasseries, "ne'o
games OF chance may be INDUCED NJ and In "iendinz
shops' were Iuciless gamesters can raise money ON
their apparel at moments notice. IL Is SO common ior
aman (or woman TO rush from the brasserie 10 'hs
nearest blending shop" and there deposit MS or he'I
furs as security for ring loan, that the pushesso
ful-hring grown quite naturally out OF the praeo
The pawnbrsker always retains possession oil the pedso
far hours al lie asst, and often for weeks al
time, and while it Is in his hands he does not scrupeto
lend It III momentary want 81 dns
IN stock moi actually his own, he gets double Ious.
~ h oneynamcly an interest of 80 a Der eent %