New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-26
GENERAL NOTES.

a serious potato famine is imminent in
iowa the dry weather having almost totally destroyed
TIE iate crop throughout the entire state.
To the rude monuments which have been
erected in the Mammoth Cave Go the memory % dsn.
guished men. and which now number nearly three hun
dred. some Of them reaching from floor TO roof one IL
honor OF General Burnside added on the day OF his
burial by party Of visitors from Providence r. Thee
cave. f~' '''''' impressive i'~'uf' OF 'As
Emancipation Day was celebrated last Thurs
day in Springfield, H. by about 5000 negroes forming
procession more than nile in length. In front Of ex-
President LincoD's former home halt made and
the bands performed drge The line OF march was then
taken up TO the tomb OF Lincoln in Oak Ridge Cemeterr
where number OF addresses were delivered most OF
~ , 20 zen S'Srisld as having attempted
emancipation.
Paris and its suburbs now contain about $50
miles OF street railways far than ali the other
cities OF France together, since those having the
greatest length OF tramyays after the metropolis are
Lille, Rouen, RouhaiS and Bezlers, with only - IA
and miles respectively. The next few years Dgia
doubtless however. witness development Of this
tne ,se nhiler having authorized the Gov
capital invested IN their construction.
OF the $4,000 horses in the city of ST. Louis.
No, about 5000 reported TO be disabled TEN.
porarily, by new and mysterious disease called for
want OF better name, pnk-eye" Its symptoms are
watery and offensive discharge from the inaarned eye
lids, loss OF appetite and swelling Of the neck and legs
prominent statekceper OF that city says that there -
no dosbt that every horse in the city Will be affected
but there will be few fatal cases. most Of the ami
mails completely recovering in days IL Is believed
that the complaint exists very generally throughout
nearly al the large cities OF the country, but sahemen
have combined TO keep the public as fan as possible IT,
nOrant Of it's existence.
The press of Boston is once more greatly ex-
ercsed the subject OF holding Verde Fair in that
oiiy Can Boston," eXclaims The Post sit quietly
Gown and presently find itself the Hub in tradition onlyP
Ib.Di To-
might just we'll have been held on American as on
French sol and that Boston might have realized tie
profits thereof just well Paris. Then why not
get ready for Worlds Fairf' Probably HE
Sfthe article quoted: There Is CERTAIN
quality TO the financial backing which oar manulaot0rS
fai working Of the machae '' 'S'H'"' 10 '"' success
A former resident of New-Mexico has been
telling Western newspaper reporter tho story Of an
alleged plot TO this country the great Mexican
State OF Chihuahua This is the largest State OF the
Mexican Republic containing 1O7 500 square miles OF
territory, and possessing almost boundless mineral
wealth. The story that in 1871 Judge Palen the
United States District Court Of New Mexico aud the
narrator visited the city OF Chihuahua. capital OF the
State OF that name and were received by officers o.
state They remained there eight days. grand ain
ner and bali given in their henor and
tho reception extended 10 them was exceedingly
cordial. certain high Mexican officer In
vited tho narrator of the story into his palace,
and AFTER reviewing the history OF Texan annexation
and the war with Macmillan, proposed 60 tho American
to Join him In movement declaring chihuahua q rcpab
lie, under Constitution similar 70 thai OF the United
States The Mexican Official be made President Of
the new republic, nd the revolution would be complete
before any forces could be sent against him by Jaarez
the President OF the MexoauRepubc who his hands
full in putting down tho instruction sonora and other
Western States II his American visitor would Join him
In the enterprise he desired the latter resign his 20
stion under tho United States Government, become
citizen the Repabno OF Chihuahua aud 20 Minister
10 Washington. and ASK tho recognition from the Federal
Government of the Republic OF Chihuahua on the
conditions that tho Republic Of Texas had been sf
mitted into the Union When this should be brought
about he would resign his rresdency sne become
United States Senstor from the now sta;c-
The American might have entered into the pro-
ject but YVES scared cut Of doing 90 by Judge Paben
who told him that he would get out OF the country
alive IL the Mexioans learned his plans Then, 70
rally his waning courage the wife OF the Mexican ep
peared upon the She woman OF great culture
Political ability, and besought the American 70
join her husband his revolutionary enterprise admit
ting that was the great ambition Oh her life become
the wife OF United states Senator q washington Her
prayers and tears were OF NO avail, however aud tne
two ADcricens hurried back 20 Santa fe leayns Toe
Mexican to draw his ohestputs v the eoaS with sono
ther paws than thera