New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-04
GENERAL NOTES.

An old negro named J. f. Davids, who was
recently acquitted OF the charge Of murder, at AboeVe
S. c. has been on the gallows, at least in sight OF
them five times, the Governor having interposeu III
every instance The last time Davids was upon the gal
lows the moose had been actually adjusted around ms
neck when a mounted messenger dasheu up WIN ~
prieve. The chances now are that he VIII dle i'll MS peu
branch of the Washington Elm in Old
Cambridge thirty feet in length and about one foot IN
diameter was blown down last Monday night. The
polce placed lanterns around it and Tuesday morn
ing workmcn sent to remove it, But they round
nothing but the lanterns relic hunters having caIleu
away every scrap oil the fallen lllnO.
The law may be a jealous MISTRESS but she
could not retain the affections of young Syracuse at
iorney who after careful consideration of his own
capacities and computation of the brhess lawyers OF
hs acquaintance has yielded to the substantial If not
pcturesoue charms OF talor's goose. He thinks his
chances Tor Congress have somewhat impaired nut
he now expects to competency and eventually
get TO Heaven.
When CAPTAIN Paul Boyton, after drifting
for fortyseyen days down the muddy Missouri reached
Omaha last Sunday he greeted at the river bank by
"a wildly en- hlsastie crowd of 10000 persons. To the
fortunate individuals who succeeded in getting hold OF
his coat lapel he recouned some OF his strange adj
ventures lie reports that 1t is joke to run against
sunken snag or stick fast in blue mud but that such
mishaps are nothing in comparison with being taken
For the missing link and shot at by excited marksmen
On the occasion of the recent opening for
se season Washington Training School for Nurses
view which enjoyed, during the past summer, with
Miss Florence Nightingale. He said "Upon my card
being sent to Miss Nightingale l Immediately con
Quoted to her room the second floor Here found
Miss Nightingale reclining upon lounge, by the side OF
which stood small table with writing material upon il,
also the photographs of the and the pamphlets
and china had her She held my card in her hand,
and addressing by name as approached and with
out rising extended her hand and bade me welcome
FLORENCE Nightingale, though Of English parenage, was
born in Florence Italy, in 1920 and is therefore sixty
one years age, but she looked not day older than
f0rty-six. Miss Nightngaes features regular her
facets smooth and unwrinkied she has English COM
plexion, large brown eyes, and wei nourshed body,
which would weigh 165 pounds, so that she is not now
the slight fragile person which the engraved portraits
the Crimean represented her TO he
Though she sat upright the lounge when entered
the ROOM and again several times during my stay.
yet she did not at any time move her lower limbs, which
were with shawl. do not know the charac-
ter of her uvidness but whatever 10 is II II no
affects her mental energy sympathy with the work Of
educating She has enlarged clear and distinct
views the subject of nursing and the training VI
nurses, and expresses them fOrcibly and auently."