New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-16
CENTRAL NOTES.

Two old maids in, Rhode Island have made,
for several years. doll that sought for by dealers 10
ell parts country. orders coming even from South
ern States Various attempts have been made TO initiate
they dolls. but they have been unsuccessful ana ne
Rhode Island makers control the market for their
Speciality.
In few cities of the country are the finances
managed so well as in Worcester, Mass The Auditors
annual statement shows among other things reduc-
ton in the debt Of the city during the year Of
Ss9249 Ia which is much larger than anticipated
The OF the city, less cash in the treasury and
IN the OF the commissioners OF the sinking fluids
Is So 265 GA So against 81 3551 Ga at the same
time las year The report also shows that the various
de par tmeuts been managed shrewdy and care
fully that there were remaining at the END OF Tue year
$76ls9 SO balances OF various appropriations, when
were by turned into the sinking fund
The Paris Journals are making the most OF
an extrao. binary of child abduction. Five years
ago a young woman gave birth to a daughter at the
house of a midwife in the Rue Montmartre. few
weeks after tbs informed that the child had
died. The burial took place in due course, and nothing
more was thought OF the matter till the other day,
when owing to some private quarrel cousin OF the
young woman disclosed the fact that dead child had
been substituted for the living which was sold TO
wealthy but chdless couple for 100000. the money
being divided between the midwife aud the mother me
young woman who has since been living in villa al
Auenil the proceeds Of the SAFE, has been arrested
and ,he ponce are said 10 DC on 'ne uacA Va "oi q"
compiice
Ex-Minister Sanford has recently been en-
teraiped by Swedish friends belonging TO the earliest
colony planted by MIN In Florida Ten years ago he
sent an agent to their country pick few penniess
em,grans and induce them to settle in the land OF
oranges. He gave them land. work and implements
and to use their own WORDS cared for them as father
would care for his children Now they are prospecting
beyord xpectaon aud grateful to their bene
factor This reception planned by them as an
ackpo his kindness TO them and was very
hearty one lie conversed with them, inquring OF eacn
his occupation and present condition All told the same
story prosperity aud cOntentmeDt 1nelr wives came
M also In urn with their chiid en-. all born on the
grant all rosycheeked and neatly dressed ana rue niue
girls brought him bouquets OF 1oHes, ana AL OAen I'D
hearsy cheers as he took his departure.
The Far-West Editor drops into poetry and
stays there very comfortably working his pinons at
the rate lines hour During the recent storm
three representatives Of the Comstoek press assembled
in Virginia City. The conversation tucned on news
paper poetry" One said 1t the easiest writing in
papers Of the day He could write it at the rate of line
q minute on any subject. The point disputed and
a wager finally made that the rhyner could not throw
of then aud there sixty lines Of newspaper
poetry in The only conditions were that rhymes
were TO be of the known rs d" allowable" the
usual poetic license shoud be allowed and appl
cablty should be confined to section. The wager
was by poet. The were turned with the
regularity of clock work. There said the scrbblcr
at the end OF few ticks less than fttytwo minutes
have the bet and given you grand kckup 10 eld
with by rDyming dozen times or more on Il s nele
venge. He published thu whole poem, "kick-up and
all the next morning.