New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-06
GENERAL NOTES.

There is house on the boundary lire between
Hartford Windsor. Conn. which ghosts have no tile
to VISIT II was built hityfye years ago, and has bern
inhabited since much the time by dozen per-
sons. but there has never been death init
AT Baltown, near Foxburg, Penn, is well
which has recently begun to produce black oil bearing
close resemblance coal tar In It's natural state h.
oil when burned enits dense black from which
thick soOt IL deposited No other well ia the vicinity
produces anything hike A., though the drill passes
through the kin Of slate A. equal distances IN an
OF them The people Of the vicinity greatly puzzled
and don't know whether or not there Is borala
among them.
THE TRIBUNE's denunciation OF the latest
device 10 corrupt bogs-Doo playing In liquor ssooas
for drnks-hss done much TO public sentiment
which is spreading through the country. The Syracuse
Journal says that perhaps public meeting for the
consideration Of local question before beld N
that city which awakened general interest as dd th,
meeting Shakespeare Hall on Monday evening called
10 take action against pooiPaylng among minors.
similar meetings arc being held IN various parts Of the
country and the unaffected affords grousd
for hope that e0me,hiDg will DC done besides protesting
II correspondent Of The Cincinnati Times
Star has not drawn reckessy upon hi imagination. ~
a dismal journey from Dodge City TO Las Anima' Col.
The distance is l7j mites, and, according to his state
m"nt, the entire region Is cattle graveyard Thou
sands upon thousands OF earcasses lie within sight q
the railroad and thousands e,naciated creatures
feeble that they scarcely stand and unable 70
s n they fail down. tOteF about w effort 10 end
food. Al Lakin, station midway between Dodge City
and Las Anmas. the people estimate that at least
$1,000 cattle crowded ia and around the town dur
INK prevalence OF the severe storm few weeks
L these statements make any approach to accuracy,
bot only must the loss be enormous. Dui there would
10 be- little danger of pestiience from tho
dccaylug carcasses.
According to The Richmond Dispatch there
has been made q startling abd extraordinary dis.
coyery III connection with the approaching Centennial
-, Il "
Ing She late war occupied b. the coDtefdnz armies
and FOR a c0nsde period tho headquarters ot
Soy. raj - the Fr1eral commanders Against one u
these spracy r. sai 10 have been formed. and ne
most dcsierate measures we're insutate and we.nlgh
carried INTO execution The entire village underni1ed
and dyuamite explosives With electric atacunent, ~ess
placed 40 different points as 10 secure he dcsrictoa
81 every living soul 10 the town Tue discovery sAs
pure accident at the present time. As fhefn
n man was looking At the extremity Of Corng iliiss
cave 30 came nrou passage JUS ar. fu'l-h 70 alEt
TIE body Oi nan and rl-hing his nv sgaii9na loud
tlc electric batteries. 'hs dynamite BOMBS 1rd 81 ne
p.urteuauc,s necessary 10 blow Yotk0wn oar q trs
er- OF course a bombs are NOW harmless. That ne
mifcs wer. never eXDod 4 j. only scouact Dr ty ne
suppo.Iuon taat the.r ivendrd vicim, had departed
before tlc per ons wo constructed ne nite- htl con.
p,tri thrir mudcr"us arrang il'u's he rEposl'et
nov being reHuy and the nluc, Mci "a. 20 tI4s
no danger VIII be hereafter incurred
The spectre OF an enormous outlay for 4
ncw House Of Commons IN The not very remote aurcs
bcl ming ris before English eyes, thou % The vision
IS not especially appalling 10 the present. gentraGsn,
who viii probably be- called on to pay the bill
Tie Commons STRAIT eHed for room, says tho
London corrr,ppnteni 81 The Mannheim EramiHVr,
thar "a, Cuic; Coumslouer Is AZ his v1- end e POO
VIDE One annoying feature o, the situation 10
that M, lords majority Of whom are rarely or
IN their places. have $4,000 more square feet 40
prOprlLtcd 10 their nso than msmors u The Lower
House hyesiSths Of hon attend with great rcil arty.
1hc cor cspondcnt OF The Erdnner adds: ." Mr. shaw
L,fcyrs urged TO do something, and not knowing very
well what 30. has taken The yeudresOme resolution OF
asking the Lords Ia up some VI the room they 20
not want TO ihs Commons. who want Il so badly Tue
be favorable, but -. II VII be- contrary 20
tho general txpcc taiOms Lord RcGesdae VIII probably
detect Revolutionary purposes In this attempt u eu'
crnarh on the sacred precincts OF that portion u The
palace witch IL DEVOTED 20 him and h, broth'r peers
ard "a tue noble earl alpowerfu IN the matter, 40
reply 10 nr Shaw Lefe'res request Will pfoUaoy
h..t tYat neg ~