New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-07
GENERAL NOTES.

The toy- boat George Washington, said to he
the oldest on the Hudson River has just been examiner
and licensed for another year II was built in 1880 OF
live oak and cedar and has been subjected TO very lie"
repairs. -
Eurone is beginning to realize that the New
world does contain few things worth investigating and
perhaps initiating correspondent writes from farls'
AZ see American drinks advertised everywhere. An
Englishman greatly amused me the other day by nguT
Ing innOeenty what an American gum-uchier WAS
spirit of laudable research truly
One result of the cOpious rams OF last week.
falling upon soil unusually warm for the tlme OF year
seen in an unprecedented yield Of mushrooms WASH
neton Baltimore and Philadelphia papers represent
them as being plentiful in the markets oil those
,,es than ever before while the cOuntrymen for miles
around report that the meadows and pastures are al
most white with theln 49,
Fifty-eight thousand pieces of stone, laid in
an ancient Roman pattern form the mosaic pavement OF
the apse in the new Church of St. Stephen Lynn Mass
and the entire ece which was presented to the parish
nv the Hon. L. r. Nudge, and was consecraied last
"wednesday is designed and constructed in style that
makes II the peer, perhaps Vi AZ! N""iNN 'A'N7 "
this country.
A cavern, similar in character to the famous
Iuray caves of Virginia. has been discovered between
Marceus and syracuse N Y II Is situated In the lime
stone formation in that part OF the state ana
had its oIisnal opening in the bank OF the Nine Mile
Creek newspaper reporter has explored 1t to depth
of more than 100 feet, and found 1t Amounting III
stalactites. stalagmtes and other nerustauons ana
ImDelled either by cOmpunctiOns of con-
science tardly awakened against the wretched 0usl-
mesa or by disgust with investments that yield only
heavy assessments the people Of DOuglassve Pennwho
have dabbled in graveyard insurance" have resolved
10 wash their hands OF the dsgraceul traffic Accord
Inov on Saturday they viii march in solemn array led
Inv breathing band, TO the public square and there
commit their policies 10 the destroying hames OF n
gantic funeral pyre.
Sir Garnet WOlseley contributes his testimony
10 the current tide OF temperance arguments and APP
meals TO the effect that ninety per cent OF the crime In
the British army Is due directly to inemperance; that
when the men are removed from the temptation OF strong
drink, crime is practically unknown among them; and
that when he was in South Africa his had very hard
work 10 do bu did it without grumbling and behaved
better than other set OF he ever was assisted
by for the he believes, that every man III the
company total abstaIner
Now that every available rock and tree and
fence has made blossom the with adver
sisements Of pills. plasters, powders and what not,
new device of the patentmedcne man has been sprung
ppon the long-sufering public Silver coins being
stamped by the thousand with these advertisements in
deep black letters that cannot be efaced This stamp
ing does not remove any Of the bullion, and therefore
does not decrease the value OF the coin But 1t reminds
the public at sight of every quarter" that "Ths coin
will buy one box OF Pus pills; while the halfdollar
announces itself the pecuuiary equivalent OF bottle
confer boon by declaring this new notoriety dodge