New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-29
GENERAL NOTES.

The managers of the Minneapolis Fair are
resolved have big crowd next September at all haz
ards. They have arranged 20-mie race between Miss
Belle Cook California and Miss Jewett of Minnesota.
Horses be changed frequently and the dexeriy
with which the riders dsmonnt and rem0uDt will be
q most important feature OF the race.
A TRIBUNE subscriber asks the favor OF an
explanation Of the story and Liberal as ap-
Piled TO the political parties In England Tue word
TORY" was derived from term applied, as Roger
North says TO despicable savages among tho
Wild Irish :" and rst used 10 1879 during the srug
gle for tho exclusion Of the Duke OF York from the line
succession the being given TO the followers OF
the Duke because he favored IrishmeD JohDsons def
milton Of Tory this; Zone who adheres TO the an
Client Constitution Of the State and the apostocal her.
archy Of the Church OF England The word "Whig"
contraction Of "Whiggamore" which N the south Q.
cOysnaStePs attacked Edinburgh and alter this WING
gamOre's campaign" the word was taken up as term
81 s q e RS Measures Of this
fury the political successors 81 the iwo parties naVo
The arrest of the alleged assassins of Jacob
Baushman in GAINESVILLE. Ohio. enables worthy man
to nod his head and mutter himself WELL thought
there was something In that dream" On the night OF
the murder nearly seventeen years ago. man living In
the ueghborhood Of Uniontown had dream. In that
dream he saw Jacob BauRhman surrounded at his own
Preside by three persons them conversing together
heard their Conversations watched their movements
and saw them strike the fatal blow. He recognized ev-
cry face and when Baughman fell dead TO the ground
the dreamer awoke. He told his wife what horrible
dream he had had while the cold sweat ran on his body
The next day man went to his house and said; Have
you heard of the homicder "What homicide " he
said IN astonishment "Old Jecob Baughman was muir.
dered last night" "Hold oni Stop right there! said
he until relate my dream and ne did relate lqst
as he lad told 1t to his wife the night previous but he
omitted the names Of the meU he saw commit the crime
In few DAYS he told his brother, and gave him the
names OF the assssns In strict confidence but never
REVEALED them else. A lawyer frequently
asked dreamer to give him the names OF he murder.
6@ again II was on the day that the arrests were
made. They the right track, he REPLIED bus
would say DO more.
The disappearance of the Atalanta, the sue.
cessor to Inflated Hurydce. suggests the desirabiy
of wooden vessels for the train
ing of young seameu. Certainly the risks would be
fewer steam vessels were employed for the purpose
The ATLANTA left Bermuda three months ago, and has
probably foundered knocking about in mldocean
She was built at Pembroke in 1874 and after service
az a manof-war used water-police hulk In
Portsmouth Harb,r till 1877 After the laundering OF
the Eurydoe she was converted into trsiningship,
and fitted out at Davenport, her four sxty-four-
FOUNDERS being at that time fixed on the main deck
and 10 increase stability, by lowering her centre Of
gravity the main and fore masts were shortened Six
feet her mzen feet, Jbboom four feet ana her
bowsprt two feet inches These reductions in
VOWED considerable 6lminuon Of the canvas carried
Recommendations made at the close OF her first cruise
10 the West Indies led her armament being unshpped
and replaced by ninepounders, which were placed
Oh the weather deck, compensation In weight being
aec,ad by tho Introduction of ten tons additional bal
last Her ballast was slowed between her water tanks
in the main hold, and consisted OF pigir0n. which
though not fixed permanently, could not be seriously
Affected by any heel Of the ship After her next cruise
her bge rolling keels also removed instead OF
being retastened they having, in the first instance.
been fastened which led to slight cakagee.
and abe was thoroughly recaulked simultaneously.
After all these repairs and alterations sne has gone
down like the Eurydloe which showed herself 80 crank
ndare