New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-26
CENER1L NOTES.

Lord Dcnman, an ardent friend Of domestic
quadrpcds rides about the streets OF London behind
horse that wears spectacles. The animal found
be ncar-irtcI time ago. bat its owner has rcmeed
tits defect cc'ssIly II IL lad been his eyes
which were at fault
The passion for collecting springs eternal in
the human breast Attic sale Of tho personal effects Of
the Late Judge Forbes ~ northampton, Mass, II
found that l left behind him twcntycicht razors tlr
teen poc,ctl nivcs four portable writing desks With
large toilet c,scs pocket books. drafting
ri,Ltf'r, fe'd ana gllFrs, Stands aud
ya.!ou- other thngs in PIE MY.
Olcomargarne continues 10 have har, time
~ IL iu the ,sslaiyc boiics Thr Prnn-} yaua Ioi~e
~ Representatives has passcda bill requiring every
hotel proprietor or r.tauInt krpr to pui "a az 1T
four -picIo~ places II he either parard bar
!n tl .f.o iiof " ~ iintion butter or oh,,sr served
here" TIT h IN Roman letters hot l,s. than one
n,b 'H'h printed IN fpt less than two cor nnous
,'ri-ht lr - that he who cats may read. aid rid
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The dog which was thrown from tho
N.A-,ri Erid-r and nir,citolry escaped drowning IN
the rapids is rt.l alive 1a ior's Point Food j. thrown
20 thc ni'mai every DAY m prcf bag from ~" ha,
more than 2cn feet above. A. IL strikes the ground
h the Las bursts open and the dog dcyOur> IL
tents This singular operation j. watched hy large
number ~ people every day. Clifford kahdoi-"h, Ito
railroad ticket agent the place. has devised plan for
rcsrius tho do Of which he hopes To make trial
Nfrr the animal has been lrtt without food or
fhr,r,ly- and j. half fim-hch bag sikh spring st
tnid 20 u. and con ining rrf" OF meat VIII Doe 'ot
down. t>"Nprct,h that when the dog stizcs the ~ 10
tie spring viii close upon him. and lie Will be drawn up
IN the bag to the bank above.
On the death of the late Lady Blanche Muir
PIN the daughtcr 81 the Earl Of Gainshorouch the
PRECISION prevailed that sic had died completely
traug,d from her family. That such not the
shown by the following extract from The L0d0H Tablet
Of Aprl 20 Lord Gansborough certainly lid not APP
prove Of hi- daughters marriage. and long II
not a taf arc0mph he opposed it the grounds which
every parent and head Of family will readily apprrci
ate But when the young lady remained firm I'm her
solve ard opposition longer possible. the Earl
accepted ~ that which he could not
a;proIr. lady Blanche married from her fathers
Lnl-e and though she voluntarily eNpatatcd herself ia
the prosecution - her IDEAL fOf earning her mante
unurrl she remained from the first terms ~ the most
actuna" correspondence with her father and al her
nearest relations and friends"
Even the most sensible people keep their
ears open for tales Of adventure and oOhardiness which
they would never think Of initiating and a considerable
amount OF enthusiasm will be aroused by John TrOyner
recently in the Government service the gunboat
Tennessee and u Swcfc named ivan Olsen who pre-
pairing for a VOYAGE from Bath, Ne, To Tayre, France
I'm lnry only fourteen feet long which IL building
M Georgetown. She Is to be n common fishing dory Of
feet hoitom feet wide and 81 inches deep. and Is 10
De- lcrkcd oyer with the exception ~ n small place for
standing room Mt. She will be so0pri,grd carry twc
uh. a main,au and suarrsal. AM VIII sprr.d 20 'he
wind sixty yards # canvas and viii make ten knots
hour 30 VIII Dee tic smallest boat that ever attempted
fhi.. M. ki'd, aud with the Gr.tt
feet Iona. n~Ll Wide. carries 1000 people tals
craft. lee .oA-. carries two men and a kitten