New-York tribune., 1881-08-25
GENER IL NOTES.

The reports of large and choice vintaees in
all the most important wine making countries Europe
lend interest 20 the Of an international
exhibition OF machinery, apparatus and implements ap
pertaining TO vneculture enology and disaton 10 be
held from the LIST to the goth of November in ConeganO
near Venice That place doubtless been chosen for
Culture and Enoloey.
colored postmaster i'm South Carolina re-
Gently sent long petition the Department praying
TO be relieved from Sunday work He recited that his
objections did not arise from laziness aversion
work itself but that his religious scrupes forbade any
kind Of Labor on the Sabbath He informed by the
Department thar his only remedy in resignation OF
h Office and since then nothing more has been heard
1t is possible tlrat a beggar in the streets Of
Prague is the oldest in the world the purpose
OF satisfying the curious and. cOnfOundng the scepcal
he carries with him habitnaly his baptisma certificate
which states that Matthias K0vOCwicka born at
steinuberuhr in the year 1907 and received few
days later into the Christian Church There seems 10 be
no doubt that the name in the certificate is the of
The venerable beggar but there be suspect
that the birth recorded that OF
tor. more or less remote, Of the present bearer.
Professor Adolph Wagner, the well-known
writer on political economy, and academical Socialist
has been accepted candidate for the Rechstag from
the Fourth Electoral Circuit Of Berlin Dr. socer aud
DR.. Henric have both attacked him account Of his
reputed advocacy of he dctestable French system of
the reduction Of every family to two children" This
charge has been amusingiy refuted fuyer
twochildren system he Is called by the pous
In the land IL is worth observing himself the father OF
eight Children" The basis or these prOb-
bly, found ia Professor Wagncr's electoral address IN
winch lac condemned nproyldcut marriages, saving:
we Germans the people who. IN spite Of spare
resources, allow ourselves the luxury placing n The
world every year live hundred thousand more children
than room Is made ior 10y the persons wnO die
Never did man attain sudden fame more I'M
eHpectcdly than Captain c. a. Cook, OF Brownsville Ohio
who upon hearing Morrison declare his hope tha he
President would die, promptly slapped his mouth. From
the penny subscriptions 10 fund for his benefit Cartan
Cook has paid his fine and COSTS amounting 20 S32 has
put 500 in the bank and is about receive gold watch
costing Sl7J and still the subscriptions coming n
But al these comfortable items nothing compared
to the future which his admiring friends preparing
Tor him. He has already declined nomination 20 the
State Senate and refused 10 be candidate County
Treasurer pointing with excellent and dcrIa-
natOn his unAtness for those positions, and there
II weli-supporied movement foot 20 his
pOntlncni as postmaster Of Newark, Ohio The Ncfrnrk
Lrcning Ac,rs, an independent Democratic ncwspapeI
has come out strongly IN favor of that appointment and
believes uat wond be approx ed By The entire
nifty
Ii is strange fact that the names LEROY and
Goold, which Will hencefoTTh he with the sen
sationa murder in En- ish railroad train publicly AZ
peared in conjunction half century Ggo correspond
ent Of Liverpool paper has discovered old scrap
book the following lines: