New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-02
GENERlfL NOTES.

Mattresses in the Denver hotels complain
that they are overworked and have formed combina-
ton to secure easier hours lighter labor In region
where domestic are much scarcer than gola
mines strike OF this small matter and tina
girls are kely TO have their way least secure
"A compromise
No little concern is felt by persons interested
in the harbor accommodations Lake Ontario by reason
OF the assured fact that the level OF lake has fallen
steadily and in marked degree, many years The
records have been accurately kept and leave no room
FOR donbt Many wharfs in many ports were formerly
accessible 10 vessels which cannot near them
The entrance 20 the harbor OF Toronto has been kent
open only by means Of thorough dredging and now
whom rock bottom has been reached there is scarcely
TO pass varlous explanations for the suBsiSe1c
of the water have been offered but OF seems
Governors Day at the Atlanta Exposition
was signaized by the manufacture Of two complete
suits OF clothes from growing cotton. the processes
being finished within twelve hours A large crowd
watched the skllfu woTSmen. The gathering ginning
picking, cardng, spinning, weaving and dyeing were
successvey completed with great rapidly and perfeo
ton and at 1885 o'clock afternoon the cloth went
to the tailor That evening at O'Clock Governor Bic-
low Of Connections, arrayed one OF the suits was ne
eeying delegation from the Atlanta University
residence OF DirectorGeneral Kimha willie in the other
Governor Coquitt submitting himself To admrafiSn
at the Executive Mansion.
\ melodrama not included in the order Of
services provided last sunday the North Church
OF Lynn, Mass. The furnace fire. had been lighted that
morning for the hrst time this season the nas uo
doing their duty, volume Of coal gas gradually
escaped into the church II accumulated in an nsdious
manner and no seemed be aware OF its prescrcs
unt'l just as the services ending Then the doors
were opened usual and suddenly. for some reason,
the poison took effect. No fewer than twenty persons
dropped down helpessy different parts Of the room
and scores OF wOrshppers less affected
The church. was finally cleared and those who had
entirely overcome were laid in upon the lawn,
where they gradually recovered their No one
tiat The attendance at divine worship the coming
day VIII De materially diminished.
striking illustration of the strong hold
which superstition stn keeps upon the Southern Ne
groes and at the time OF condolences which
TO their narrow minds. Justify belief in the
mystery of charms and lamentations recently been
offered in the or legal in sumter County
: c. This the OF the against Henry John
ston for the murder OF John Davis 5th OF last Feb
ruary Johnston in love with Daviss aud BY tho
adViceo conjurer he resorted various charms
cure her affection Having this his next step
was to remove her husband For this purpose he pro
cured a charmed bullet and shot Davis dead The aoiv
found and Johnston arragned. To his surprise
and that of the negroes who filed the court room he was
found guilty aud sentenced 10 be hanged on November
% His astonishment at this largely due 10
the fact that he had procured the coniurer charm
warranted to protect him from all Punishment for his
crime He st. expects however TO be saved from the
gallows, being established 10 this comfortable faith "
the singular circumstance that dnring trial two of
the Jurors were taken suddenly III ana had replaced
10y Others and that within three hours after he was SEN
fenced the sheriff OF the county. a robust man In the
prime OF me- dropped dead without apparent