New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-29
GENERAL NOTES.

IN the picture called dat 'Possum Smell
Powerful Good" In Jumpers WekIy Tor April30 the eitl
7.s Of Plymouth. Montgomery County Penn. recognize
the genial features Ci sauuc Jones' c0lored brother and
local celebrity. MI Hayend"n, the artist has recently
visited Plymouth. and while there he made the sketch
his piciur ia the Academy, OF which HaTcrs weekly
produces a fac-simile.
The projected belt railroad around Chicago
probably viii be- built "A portion ~ the right of way
ha- been obtained and ample capital sub, ribbed The
road VIII describe circuit Of about seventeen miles, ter
u,nating on the south NJ south Chicago and il likely to
work revolution in the lumber business Of the region
Tor years there has been complaint Chicago INN
hcr merchants 81 hieh dock lent ciy taxes ,tc All
now several az them have eye "n south Chicago a.
more desirable location for th.r yards.
Last Saturday night Il small frame building
IN Hannah IIolon. near Had-on. burned 10 tho
ground The only reason for mentioning the circum-
stance is that tai, humble abode contained the
famous CAulH Giant. II stored there by tho late
" " Hannah who became It's owner several years ago
v hen the Image was sold satisfy debt 81 the Od.n
Circus Company. tn, fire inflicted considerable injury
upon The viaut and the hoy- 81 the neghlorhood -t
more hat il doubles. PEE boueht cheap II anyone
- ,rayr> the opportunity TO il open In search "
heart and lungs and liver
The mid-hipmeB from Annapolis had the
the dedication 81 the statue " Farragt on
saturday. owing 10 the fact that one had blum
d,r, they were kept standing nj the order Of atten
tom" instead at parade rest" and. consequence
were compelled support til ir musk is" their not TO
make reply. theirs not To reason why" II W., not as
serious a matter the caar-e Of the Light Brigade Int
it -ulci'nily annoyue. and several Of n young
th- rN'e--'e heat However, t,.rc was dgnbtlcs. 30
uti,r frL>.fiou IN Cement Shcl1naus declaration
th, thr West Point cadets could not have surpassed
th"rGril
Patrick \. Collins. of Boston, president of
tie American branch Of tho ISL Land Leagus, has IT,
ci,e printed set OF th, briefs c' dence and yar,0s
other dncnt- read by tn counsel Tor the defence IN
lf.t.f f.fs.. I'll
..rripi',ii- care with Wh,h "imprompiu" oratorcal
cllni n,u- pr pard IA al, ancc Il il interesting
o. NOT, THAI ih,o paper hi,h are 81 prodIcons length,
ar accompanied los three solid pages full of scrptHre
tc.i- 'rIln upou Lead. landlords ana hushandry II
,.t ~ imagine the icr,or with which such quotations
from the olc these rolled ont: "TIe husband
man u.t nborrth must first parasc ~ the fruits =
" Ii. D., people that r. ro"h'd and wasted tiefr -
h"n' ihh ~'h l''l"t l"u NAY, s"', 9.' W., "n ,
ui l1 pupir from iArir h''S,r ~ wa y itf nnh ue.
u-l ?" Mo. to them tina, maxi wicked aHs and w.tn
th', write. write injustice
Mention WAS recently made in this column
q Dr. Lcnz, decisive port tina, the pg2cct % trans
forming tine pccrt sahara INTO an inland was I'M
prcti,,br Further quotations from Dr. L,nz's lecture
before the Paris Geographical Society upon his return
from Tmrucoo give many Interesting faots about the
great desert. aud many generally accepted no.
tons The fresh water fossils. which met with
In many parts show. according 10 DR. Lenz that
The sahara ia not the bottom Of q dredup sea. Tho
temperature il nearly hot might l-r eN.
l,ip; Wild beasts rare, and the most form dGhe
l,uI,~ 20 hr met with the Iouraeg tribes be-
cuuu- To report, have r,c,nilN massacrd The French
Trnu~s-aharnn Expedition. ON the whole The imnr'''
sion j. conveyed that the sahara + not hg as black S
10 Ar been painted. aud thai IL entitled to apology
from the entire civilized world.
There is savOr of old times in bit of news
which comes from Griffin Ala. some theatrical manager
~ NOR enterprise than prudence undertook 10 present
"a the Grlins the wcu-known drama ~ Cnclc Toms
Cabin !" This reused srnment usually supposed 10 DO
c,tnc. aud when the curtain went up the actors re-
criyc tokens ~ the public feeling in the shape Of eggs
The Eufghi (iigJ TDes approves this proceeding and
expresses the opinion that the Griffin boys did The
company right" II proposes that the actors shall be
similarly greeted and treated IN every town IN which
insulting play may bc presented" II Is hardly neces-
Sary indulge in any great amount Of Indignation nc
thi- proceeding. II To show not so much wicked
ness is stupidity There l. more sense in II than 10
~, rn bnil at The sight of "a red rag. Possibly 10
Indicate, only Ignorance but idocya total inability
20 co pro- bend IN the ,ast the situation. No man can
b blamed reclining to pay his money to see " tnGe
Toms tuhu tut when lac has paid u for that purpose,
why hond lac uss the opportunity, beS!deo wasting the
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