New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-31
General NOTES.

A Cambridge, Mass. letter-carrier goes his
rounds upon bicycle.
, A London benevolent institution, with long
and good record, is tho Metropolitan DRINKING
Fountain and CattleTrough Association In an appeal
TO charitable persons for assistance the chairman points
out that there are SIS fountains and tro,ighs IN
London, ct which 7ooooo persons and Hnimais daly
quench their thirst
IL heat and drouth still continue in Paris the
condition affairs that city must DO very serious by
tlns time Ten days ago the Director of Works issued
circular announcing tst tho authorities had decided to
suspend almost entirely the Watering OF the streets
The private consumption, however had increased 40
enormously the Of the water supply were
showing signs OF falling of Bad smells from the
unfinished drains and the atmosphere 80 filed with
when the lamps were lighted.
A recent Parlamenta return gave the num-
Der of agricultural holdings I'm each county of Ireland
and their valuation In the province Of Ulster there
~ 055 holdings at "a and under s2645 holdings over
"a up $40; 1697 holdings 500; total value OF
ali the holdings, R243,977. Ia Munster there
42091 holdings at "a and under; 346Se holdings over
81 to $40; 334s holdings i0O; total value OF
al holdings, e143,159 Leinster possesses 1926 hold
910 1925 holdings over 300; total value, ei54 794
CPnnaught contains 22s holdings at "a ana under;
3loO; total value, 9l3S,25J.
A year ago all France was in alarm over
the of the phyoxera nnd despOndent prophets
predicted that the vineyards which toy declared had
ruined liz tho future. All efforts to stay the pest
seemed useless prizes were offered IN vain for some
cure and preventive, hardy American vines were I'M
ported upon which graft French stock, and still the
ravages went In view of this disoouragng outlook
Is Interesting to read in G:lsgGnt that this years
vintage promises be OF the best in eon years In
both France and Italy and fully up TO the average in
Spain. Superstitious persons too, are deriving much
satisfaction from the ancient belief that comet always
brings with it good wine and thus the Vineyards are
smiling the prospective quality well quantity
OF their coming harvest
The universal anxiety lest the President
should suffer from impure atmosphere likely TO
suit in thorough investigation OF tho sanitary condition
OF Washington. In article just prepared by Mr. r. c.
Adams upon the drainage of the city, there
amazing statements. indicating condition OF affairs at
dangerous and dsgrncoful. Mr.. Adams says: ave
have the novel spectacle OF river running It's natural
course down. and great B-st. made to in
o contrary direction up hill OF course the mouth
of this B-st sewer opens up the river, that the
latter with ordinary freshet, aets dam or
force pump, driving the filthy sewage back fnto the
sewer to decay and tester and fill chambers with
poisonous gases emanatng from it. And now we are
told that the Fifteenth-st and New-York ave-
sewer Is entire failure far relieving the
B-st. sewer, that 1t has caved several places
and has choked The Kdwell bottoms, for miles along
our river 'front.' rank with woods ard sedge grass
into which the excrement vomited from the B-st
sewer lodges and testers in the the breeze waiting
Its sickening srnell over the whole clay"