New-York tribune., 1881-12-01
GENERAL NOTES.

Louisville, Ky, people have a strange aver
sion to pennies At present these coins not, strictly
speaking, part Of the circulating medium of the city,
but the Board of Trade has taken mp the subject and
tends their rentroduction The only obstacle
to The movement appears 10 be the dsnclrat)n Of -
certain class OF people to he bothered with small
coin"
William Hood, OF Seymour, Ind, when in
the prime of life have been dangerou. adversary
Many told Of his proIigou- strength that VIII
the creduity Of mos, people. 1t related That
occasion when an infIratcd OK attempted to gore
him, be seized the animal by the horns and held him
Ill yoke was place upon his neck. 1t ordinary
thing for him when angry to knock OK down by
blow with his fist These incident. variety to his
life "a an ox-driver His feats OF lifting marvel
Ions. 1t said that he could easily lift end Of log
that sixteen feet In length and tg0 feet Ia diameter,
and load it upon wagon. Once he stood laughing at
five men who trying. Intellectually 70 move hu-e
rock 50 that II could be placed upon sedge IakihS
the sled ,e without assistance. Hood died the Other
day m aIrct poverty, bis health having been poor the
Theatrical criticism in Stockton, Cal, is
marked ny fran il not by elegance senator Sill
ycrnass" was brought I'm that city recently, aud
this is the way which tho critic of The Socto hde-
peJdHt refers Of the actors "1he srasshOpEr
kick by the representative ~ SOcey PS detracts much
from the part Il the impeTsona OF Gus jenkins will
return to his Original ways he VIII De saved the sin Of
day evening sam Delr.n, in addition 10 playing tho
three parts taken by him, played fist violin IL the or
chestra He should succeed for he works for success
with an energy unsurpassed Nothing like being able 70
DO ything and everything, and tLen doing it, After
this no one viii question sam " Dcarus versatility
The man. however, who prr>Onatc three characters
Ou the stage and play first violin IN the orchestra
ought TO East His sphere Oi usefulness Is too cir
cumscrbcd in stockton
ApropOs of the mysterious striking, recently,
OF old clock which belonged to Washington, in
Cleveland. Ohio sends to TIE TRIBUNE the following
account an incident which took place IN lsiG, while
he was at Yul, College: A: that time taking my
meals in the part city called ovor dyke far
from the present OF the New-York and NcwH1ven
Railway depot The house was a low OuestJry wooden
building the large brick chimney standing IN the centre
and going ght up through tie roof on the hrss
floor there was . large either side OF the chim
ncy. In the east wire and mother had died two
weeks before the incident which about t. relate
Cured The house was near the flats that could
hear the wash tie waves the tide cbbed and flowed
Snow had fallen 10 depth of eight inches and this had
been followed by a heavy rain Everything, therefore,
was moist the touch Coming 10 the house night
found ;he ladies greatly alarmed The clock the
used room. where the death bad occurred had been
heard strike in the afternoon. They asked me 10
anime tie clock and the rpuu as they dared E-t
thu pine back, Standing On tn mdutepr'" ana clu6e
Up 10 tie chimney y the chimney .arEr. open and
low, snow had al tu ana had melted tNc INSIDE. OF
the bricks " the chimney back of tire clock had
Wr-hf bad contracted dsi enough 10 INT tie weight AMI
cause The striking. IL only the unseen fingers ~
common moisture, and not the unseen fingers ~ usnt
h, led ghosts. that started the soaorous brass and led
the ladies' Will fear