New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-03
GENERAL NOTES.

The number of deaths from starvation and
OF deaths accelerated by priyaton, IN London during
1850. was lOl.
\ report comes from San Francisco that
great difficulty found in getting sailors TO ship for the
Artic cruise n the Helen and Mary IN search OF the
Jeanette. OF twenty five men whose physical oonu
ton was pronounced satisfactory after an examination,
an Aprfl 90 not single one would ship az $40 month";
the wages offered 10y the Government The captain
thinks IL will be impossible 10 SAIL Oh june "llhvaL
sending 20 the last for n crew
A recently published map of Boston shows
that fully ouehaf Of the present area Of that city con-
ists Of ede ground" reclaimed from water or swamp
by nllne IN and pnng. The piledrying business has
doued within tho past year, and f. now being carried
on with unprecedented activity Among tho pie iouhoA
tons In course OF preparation are those Tor the no
chanics Exhibition building. the Water street eXsot'
Cboriesfown the fre ght yard Of the tltchDuf aIv.
the Chilrens Hospital, lhe Boston hirTirv Lkn y. III,
anys building and the building OF the Boston an INV
Even the cosmopolitans OF the circus are not
without social pride and distinctions reporter OF
ne phundeieha Record has been intrudag into the din
ing tens Of big show at present in that city and has
discovered that the only genane" monstrosties such
"A the living skeleton, the fat girl and the bearded
woman eat at table Of ther own apart from such In
frinr attractions the coored Jubilee singers Ihese
iu turn look with disdan upon the Indian musicians and
the ebony and copper faces ara ranged around dfenn
boards Other tables prepared ior the clowns ana
the ethereal creatures 10 spanges and ughtS
The Citizens Relief Committee of Hamburg
Iowa appeals for means assist the sufferers who are
pouring into that place In utter desution from ln'"
inundated homes. Tho circular sent out oy tho O"in
uittee says The Missouri bottom through tnH county
ia from six TO uine miles wide, and the most Pppho@
mart OF the county At present the waters 'i ie MS
souri extend from blum blua. tn depth OF IRON I'VE 70
twenty feet All Of the farms are Inundated, hundreds
q, fauiie, are hoseless and homeless I've Stock has
heeu sept away and farms rendered entirely worth
L. for the present year al least The citizens Of HAM
hr are doing every thing in their power to relieve the
,,rssed We AZ irs thought n could be done without
asLing assistance from abroad, but We find II iH,she
one ard of our city IL inundated, and day ana heAt
ho,ts are bringing men, women and children tfo VIC
overhoyrd country, until we now have 10 care ahafeIs
M homeless and destitute families. These people mns,
have Immediate relief or suffer from desttdtlon ansm
nersonal estates are gone, and there - no btopaD
mat they will Oe able TO cultivate their Lana th" Pssen'
year" -. =.
The brigands who seized Mr. and Mrs. Suter
and their little r their bvsc In saionica ana carried
them 10 the mountains showed extraordinary Goodness
and address Like the brgsnds of romance, they also
behaved themselves WITH ehiyarous courtesy whep ones
they had conceived respect for the courage OF 'Sr
captlyes They insisted that Mrs 5ater sh9aidPot OF
pair OF stout shoes view Of tho ardnous 1a'p De0s
herr AMI on the way up ,he mountain they rolled e'ss
retes for Mr. Suffer- and aotna' ~ent back sos o. 'f