New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-14
GENERfL NOTES.

1t IS reported that the Lake Erie VINEYARDS
will proiucc very small crop this year. not more
than onc-thrd the natural yield. This failure is at
lutcu To the cold winter late spring, sudden heat
May and dry summer.
On Tuesday last the Cleveland Board az
Trade presented gold medal to John Miller modest
her" OF hnt city, diver by occupation. saved
from drowning at least seventy-ive persons Mr. Miller
formerly led dssipated life. but his reform
four wears ago he has won the respect admiration
OF thousands Ivy his sturdy morality, unsclshness and
dauntlcss courage. $500
A Rhenish regiment of artillery. chartered
NJ Metz, left that city June for exercise in field
manGuyres, and returned TO its barracks on Jnlv o
Upon opening of the rooms which had been loclcd
up while the regiment absent, the quarferlnaster
found dog belonging to the men lying floor stin
alive but almost dead. During thirty nine da,s the
poor creature had been without food water and must
have been living upon its tissucsto ermin
ooSy or the Cannerian philosophy When found, tho
log was 80 weak thar II could nor even Ian milk for
TWO days was fed through IA tube It survived however
and within ten days was as well as
a singular will was left by Charles Elliott.
wealthy farmer OF Knox. Maine who died tboro an
Jn'y 10. Among the legatees are two graDdsons who
share equally with the children but who are hammered
by the Following provision; further bequeath and say
that II Charles George b. Elliott Iegstee, above
named or either OF them or of my grandchildren
Though yet unborn, their children shah use tobacoo
III any form, either To smoke chew, or drink any
ariont spirits or alcoholic liquors In any way unl.ss
sary aDd that not to last but thirty DAYS, after This my
VIII 10 approved by the Court and each ofnce OF
using tobacco or alcoholic drinks aforesaid to be cnt
on irom their dover in property for months for
tue hst offence and one year for each subsea Of
cnce ana Tor one year of total abstinence Of its usn
ns or their dover TO be restored before provided
lncr sAd snare or shares cut of disposed M
ana divided tho same as provided in OF their de.
cease codicl provides that gambling or betting
money or other valuable consideration shall carry the
same penalty as the use OF tobacco and ardent spirits
The Gr0ton centennial will occupy two DAVIS
september and z. The exercises will begin 1T sum-
rise on Tuesday tho 9th, with the firing National
salute by tho naval vessels In harbor and by Forts
Grswold and Trumbull At o'clock the military move
ments that are TO repeat the principal incidents OF the
assault and capture will begin At that hour Brcar
General Smith. commanding the Connecticut National
Guard, VIII dsembark the I'd, Sd and dth Regiments
near Eastern Point, preparatory attack on Fort
driswod AT the same time the ct Regiment under
Colonel Barbour. win take position near the Peono,
House. Mt the entrance OF the harbor for the ON
fort Tr,mbu and New London. this officer falls tho
disagreebe duty of personatng Benedict Arnold for tina
occasion AT o'clock this column win begin its move
mept on the CITY depoyug column for the capturs nj
fort Trumbull, near its line March, The souaa q,
arerymen in that stronghold, following the eramp,e
SET by Captain Adam shapley and His men 100 wear.
ago, VIA embark In their boats and pull across the
Dor 70 Fort arswold. Tr,ns1I captured tina oo,upn
VIII continue on into the city, driving the irregular
untecr troops before It, and at the old burytng