New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-20
GENERAL NOTES.

In several corps Of the Russian Army dogs
have been introduced in the place men as senries
she wolf dog of the Ural Mountains has been found
most seryceabs for this purpose for the reason that &c
rowis instead II v6cifeToas Ssrns Which Would yDti' %
ali The other dogs h the camp similar exercises
There is Il man named Wagner in Maryland
who is by profession a common barrator only be has
had better luck than usually beialls such adventures
This person, who has made business OF litigation r
sides in Frederick County. lie brought IN 1879 some
ihng Ike 1000 slits against many defendants for
the recovery Of 81 SIS each People thoucht
that he crazy and the Different defendants dia not
take the rouble to make any defence they faied 10
appear before the magistrate to answer judgment was
entered against them year elapsed, and then the
right Of appeal was lost Thus Wagner has become
possessed OF some lsO0 Judgments averaging SIS each
against about 300 persons and corporations Against
the estate OF one person. deceased Wagner has died ndg
ments amounting to 5000. Appeals have been taken
and the indications that the said judgments viii De
enforced The Court has ruled that the failure OF tie
defendants to contest the suits IN law a virtual
acknowledgment Of the claims. The ingenious Wagner
has left Frederick County finding hardly for his pr-
york CIV Settlements have aireas been ma ,,,
him u is said $4,000 OF en- the clrosts Of law TITS
Is a lltte The most curious Wagner il IS affirmed, makes
no preence that he has any legal claim damages N
4 for money, and been remarkably snccessfnl There
ought 10 be some provision Of Maryland law written or
that there is not The moral is that II sued be had
better appear.
! Lord Derby recently improved the ooca-
SION OF the opening OF market hall in Southport
England, with address prosperity Of the cou
try rather its present lack Of prosperity Taking
hrst agriculture" he said BE at 10 loss q
discover the cause OF its present suffering II is very
simple there IS extraordinary exceptional Cheap
ness in the market-not more than have known be
forethOugh all food has been cheap and II il had NOT
been should have had discomfort among the
working classes The complaint the farmer
cannot get fair return for what he produces but that
in the last four Eve years he has produced less than
usual; and VIC not oay know the fact, We know Ito
cause also. Nature las been against do not SUP
pose such "A succession Of bad seasons has been known
IN Uur time. But there is 20 suppose nat
our climate has permanently changed and n not IN
ordinary course this OF bad luck must come IN an
eud. believe that farming the rents which land
lords are now willing 20 take may very good t-,si
ness, aud am sure that ior the buyer with money in
his pocket there tine when land tyas likely
10 be better. Unless this country colapses altogether
and do not thuk its time is for that-depeud
upon it English acres never will be long deprecialep
As TO foreign trade ho admitted that imports were in
ereasng value rapidly than exports but claimed
that England's commerce sun enormously pr5dt
able, and that the Nation had immense sums Invested IN
foreign lands aud thus drew tribute from AL a., xorla
As proof that the people were not becoming inpcver
shed he cited tho fact that tho savings banks hel6 IN
1870, hftvthree mhons and IN nearly seventy.
eight millions, increase ~ nearly half " ol. rs
number OF paEpers IN tie same lime decreased
he concluded, few wears since the COLLAPSE
: OF American industry far exceeded anything va
have suffered here and look how they doing nol
We mind like a strong man not accustomed
10 Illness and rather inolerant OF it, who uGs hus n
not easily brought 10 believe that in few weeks or per
haps days, II Wal pass Of and leave him where ne was
people with unbounded capital 20 back the and with
connections IA every part OF The GLOBE not oas, u
quickly dslodsed from the Industrial position which
they have secured"