New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-08
GENERAL NOTES.

Under the will of the late Lord Leconfeld,
the present Lord is Obliged hunt pack OF fox.
hounds three days a week
Germany has been quick to appreciate AMI
employ the advantages OF the telephone Ia Berlin
alone October 1, 533 houses served vita tele
phOnlc communications and tho total length Of wires
was $50 miles.
Not long ago a vicious horse standing before
dwelling in London seized passing boy by tic over
coat with It's teeth and flung him into the middle OF tho
street. unceremoniously and ndecenty. The boy was
badly bruised and his system received severe
shock Bu the Police Magistrate before whom the facts
were laid declined 20 issue summons, on the ground
that he had power in The Had the assault been
made by ferocious dog a summons could have been
issued hu IN the ease Of horse no such step could 30
taken lt wac innated, however, that the boy nigh.
find remedy in the County Court
4 question which is regarded as of some
importance and is attracting corresponding attention in
Canada is whether or not Hudson Bay can be safely
nayigated for considerable part OF year. The To-
roao Gobe remarks that II steamers can get through
the straits for six, five months OF the year. tho
construction OF railway from the heart OF the North.
west TO point near Fort Nelson is certain sooner or
later" ne Globe suggests that exploration OF HUI.
Bay should be undertaken by the British Govern
men by OF steamer belonging TO the feet which
l. constantly kept in the Atlantic, with headquarters nc
Halifax. The cost OF such an Investigation 10 the n-
perial Government would be small, but Canada cannot
AFFORD to organize an independent expedition for the pur
pose.
The average production of Spanish VINEYARDS
is set down at l5000OOO0 gallons, OF which the PROV
nce OF Catalonia produces OHe-fth-the sub-pr0vuces
OF Barcelona and Tarragona alone yielding in good
year tban 7OO0OOOO gallons There are no melns
OF estimating the annual consumption OF wine In spaiu
but ia put at about 10 gallons per head Of the popua-
ton, lees than half OF the consumption in France
while with regard TO the exports they have gradually
been rising from about 3jO0O0OO gallons In 1868 20
nearly double that quantity In 1873 Within the last
undergone such great additional increase thai may
safely be put at SOOOO,Ou0 gallons. The Imports u
wine very small, being little than 100 900 gu
Ions, aud consist chiefly Of French clares ana cham
payne.
The Aggregates of Polls, Properly Taxes,
etc. as assessed May l, 1851" compiled by the secrs
tay of State OF Massachusetts, has just been Issued rhs
total number Of polls In the State is 1G9 o07 being
gain OF l61Ol 1850 and 81 80 800 over $50 Tue
total valuation this year is 81, 6iS, 239 976 gain Of
SG3 4s3 ia 1880. aud S1ls,7Is,962 over 1879.
whom the valuation the lowest IL has been since
1871 SIN the State has not reached the valuation OF
1875 when values reached their bighee point the val
uution then was Sl,stO 252, 70l-neary 500 100000
more than present. While the valuation has Increases
during past year. the total for state county city
and town purposesis S14G377 less than in 1880 and %
is ~ G32 1875 less than In 1875. Between May, lsoO.
and May, 1851, there gain OF 4,03o dwelhnS
houses In the entire state. and IN the time, ga
of 302 and 6oO sheep but there was loss "
s3J COWS.