New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-26
GENERAL NOTES.

One can get some idea of the wealth of the
mines on the Pacific coast from the fact that in 1877
there 10000 deposit In the sayugs banks
OF California This is the largest amount Of money ever
held by the banks Of the State at time and its
emulation the result OF the mining prosperity that
had prevailed for some time previous.
Aeronauts have a unique method of taking
soundiugs to learn their distance from the earth
when they being swept rapidly along in the night
According the Signal Service officer who recently
cOmpanied Professor King his perous journey from
Chicago to Wisconsin swamp loud shout is given,
and then the counted until the echo from the
ground Is heard. The height is estimated By the TIM
required for the return OF the sound.
Alr. Settles, managing partner of the Made
ley Coal and Iron Company. North stafordshre. Eng
land, be regarded az peculiar man by his work
men He voluntarily increased the Of his men 10
per cent recently umd he has told them that they
must contribute per OF their increase 10 the funds
the other colliers the neighborhood who are on
strike for similar advance else he will reduce their
own wages per cent. coicry proprietor supporting
sharp and very long thorn IN the side Ot his fellow
proprietor
Enterprise Is a marked characteristic of at
least one business nrm in London This house has char
tered a big steamer. which Will be fitted up with
for samples and with berths for the representatives Of
commercial houses IL will then be sent around the world
Fancy the CONSERVATION that will prevail when these
comm ercal travellers descend, literally by the scOro
upon quiet abiding seaport Where the h@rDOr
l. good and business ia dull Evidently here Is capital
nortuuitv for some boodthirsty freshman, with pr
vae stock of dynamite on hand TO strike blow ut Eng
land aud serve the civilized world good turn at the
time.
Luck still stands by Ohio men. The latest
instance tending provo the truth OF this assertion
the explosion of the story that Jesse Baldwin had been
robbed Of the 900 gold which he took In Washing
ton recently, In exchange for Government bonds. Al
Mr. Baldwin leaves it, the story suttery Invested Of II.
m a. -.,t,va ola nj
the gold which he brought from Washington. He did
not lose any registered bonds railroad bonds HE
gold is oil in the bank and he had not the inside Vi
the famous old safe for three years at least" Ths
amount of money secured by the robbers not nearly
Therefore sympathy for the victim OF the clever cracks
men Is no longer called lor'
For some time there has been hanging over
jury OF Camden County n. j. cloud-a cloud of pis
one might almost say, If the laws Of metaphor were
little more elastic While the jury was out recently on
Gaze OF assauhad been out, in fact, for hours-ths
idea occurred to brilliant young lawyer that IL would
re good joke the hungry juTymen TO tantalize them
with the sight OF luscious mince pie. Accordingly
taking pie he stole upstairs. and-ran plump into the
arms of wary constable who reported the occurrence
TO the Court II suspected that the jury had been
Z" tempered with by means OF pie; aud the members
thereof were highly indignant The suspicious constols
was certain that conspiracy existed to influence inc
Jury The OF the jury however turned the tables
upon him. and proved the scandalous CHARACTER OF INC
charge by drawing up adavits to the effect that dur
ing their deliberations nothing had been passed Into
their ROOM except very stale bread, by the con
stable" The charge Of attempted bribery Dy pie was
therefore Withdrawn, and the brilliant young lawyer
released.
A mysterious incident" is said to have
thu other day In washingtons fayorte room
In the old mansion ut Mount Vernon In the room are
many relies OF Washington, including an old round
faced shaped clock, which has stood IN silence
for forty years Only two or three rusty wheels are leo
IN IT, ON the afternoon OF November ~ Mr. D. MON
ORTIZ superintendent OF the Mount Vernon As
.o.iaton was showing the relics to party OF yisors'
81, came 10 tue old clock This clock, said he,-when
to nj. astonishment and terror three strong dstnct
strokes were struck upon the bell OF the clock ana
were heard by all In the party. Mr. Hollngsworth WI"
overcome with emotion" and requested the visitors 70
leave tho ROOM He could not understand tho phenon'
enon The clock, he said, had not been disturbed 20
the twelve years that he had been superintendent OF
grounds II open in the back. one can see no SAID
that the broken and only few OF the whee
remain In position The whole thing was mystery u, 20
him. The details Of this ooculreRcs are gwen "