New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-21
GENERAL NOTES.

During the year 1880 there were deceased
I'm the city OF Boston 336 persons who had ATTAINED Ie
age OF eighty years more. OF these oeceoents III
were females and 125 males an excess OF eightysxle
males or little more than sixtywo per cent OF ,enaes
TO little more than thirty-seven per cent Of males males
Two only of the $3.50 had passed beyond hundred
years OF age
Several weeks before the Franktown, New,
dam broke Mrs. Bowers, who calls herself seer told
number Of the citizens that 1t was about 70 give way
hut they only laughed her. and told her 70 ve them
Doubtless she laughed herself In private az
all events she took warning from her own prophecies
FOR I'm the list OF losses the 00d Is included furniture
valued at 5000 belonging TO Mrs. Bowers, the seeres
Referring to a statement that the assessed
real property of the colored people OF staunoo Va,
amounts 20 only $4,000. The Staunton VfF0Hson says
that instead Of the amount named they own properly
valued at over 100000 which Is not bad sho~lps
when II is remembered that every wsa
slave before the war; and alm9st every one mas an
10 support IT, adds The VrGinfan, the aggregate OF
owned by the coOred people in the larger elites
and smaller towns were asceriained ana puDnsneu'
,Soud estop the about their paying NO taxes
Mardi Gras festivities appear to be paying
institution to the people of New Orleans The Democrat
% at cv estimates the expenses attendant t TO
aggregate $4,000 annually of which fully one-hafs
spent among the artists artisans. sewine-women etc.,
the city thus taking nothing from the municipa wealth.
But while the remaining SIS 900 are spent OUTSIDE sno
city, there are received from the $4,000 or
who 10 witness the - 40 rnt-
for them And TO participate the festivities OF the earn
val senson frOm 80, 100000 TO S3OOOOOO, Ieauns 4
handsome balance IN the pockets OF Tue ep-ens a"N
treasury OF the city.
The champion bee-keeper lives very ap-
,onr,o,aiv IN Beeton, CAL, and bears tue not UNI
s,,oy name Of Jones. In the year 1879, from 300
"o,onss Of bees he obtained 10000 pounds Of honey
"a en- 1890. from 400 colonies he obtained 20OOos
,nds worth 80 00O and the latter was bad year TOT
bonev During the latter year he obtained oVO rev
Ion,es tron, the 400 and commences 1881 With Low
coonies of bees valued $1,000, Independents on se
cost of the hives Me-. ZONES says ne Will cleas a. 80
$4,000 this year, unless some unforeseen a0o'N'
ours.
An old steamer, the Planter, has just peen
sold in Baltimore TO Junk dealers to 10 broker up wca
during the war was known IS Grants Apotnssait
shopD Just before the the Planter tsen III oo'-
mand ofCaptain George weems. was put on tne Evse
mac route plying between Baitfnore and Wssnlnt'oA
shortly after the outbreak Of the var the steamer was
se,zed AT Washin gton by the Government AZ nrs1 ~
was used "a a transport, bat afterward a. meoe-.
boat CAPTAIN Norris commanded Der nt tRa
Tina For long while the Platter was sgatonsu ilg
AppOmattox River, aud while there, IN eba.ke - wa
| BrintOn, the name Grants Apothecary onoF
bestowed upon her.
Being carried sixty miles an hour py ns
hair OF ONES head Is certainty copforiaDe way y
travelling But il was ahe expefienees rcoou.v. ~
mailman who attempted TO commit suicide o. Jumpss
| from ear of the Midland express tram f"'a a
Leicester England His father and WOMAN WY '. ~
the only other occupants Of the carriage were an
control him. Throwing opeu the door. ~ 'as''s H