New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-19
GENERAL NOTES.

The first number of new semi monthly
paper devoted to the interests Of the plumbing
fitting trade and TO the advancement of sanitary civil
and hydraulic engineering, has made its appearance
this city. Hugh Hastings IT. is the editor and tia
name Of the paper is The Plumbers Irade Journal
Considerable excitement exists in Kankakes
and Grundy Counties, H., the discovery, in tho
lands owned by the Wilmington Coaeds Railroad Com
pany, OF Of COAL several feet thick which is said
be Of superior quality These coal fields regarded
particularly valuable because they in OF the
best agricultural districts OF the State and easy OF
access Five railroads will compete for the transporta
ton of the coal Shafts being sunk and it
pected that mining will be begun in few months.
A few days ago some wOrknen, who hat
bored artesian we'll Richmond and Car-sts., in
Cincinnati to depth OF eighty feet, aston.
shed TO the water stop flowing and 10 find that gas
escaping from the pipe When lighted the gas from
a one-nch pipe made fame seven feet in length ard
equal in Eliminating power nearly 500 ordinary gas
burners. The gas is apparently pure and IL said
from bed Of coal oil. Spectators hOckng by tho
thousand to see the phenomenon.
Trouble is brewing in the Oneida Commu
nifty. The civilized world will learn with dismay that
l-feeIng exists between the antNOyestes and those
who adhere rgdy TO the doctrines Of the founder
the order who feel the borders Of Can
ada" II is also distressing to read that the NOyestes
who are in the ascendauey no longer partake Of their
ratons In common with those opposed TO thcm but have
voted themselves a separate dining hall"
According TO a Columbus, Ohio journal soma
persons the northern part Of thai have prepared
drama based upon the incidents Of the assassination OF
President Garfield. The prediction safe that II an at
tempt made TO present this drama upon the stage
wreched promoters OF the enterprise by which money
expected be made out Of the mOurnu tragedy Of
modern times will not ind their path one OF roses.
People mood to have the memory Of their dead
ruler thus nsulted
a substitute for the duel, which will doubt
less be welcomed by hgh-tempered men who are pOoI
marksmen, has been found in Italy. The editor OF
Italian paper is said recently to have received from
feuowczen, to whom he had given offence the follow
ing letter: " Sir cannot send my seconds 10 such a
scoundrel as yourself Hereby, therefore, smite you.
That is the sole object OF this letter II conveys ou,
my behalf a sound slap either cheek. Be thank
full for my moderation, which has spared you a postal
consignment of hearty thwacks with my fayore walk.
iDg-Stck remain, ETC." The next morning the editor
printed his adversarys letter together with this
ing rejoinder: Inimitabe adversary: In compliance
with your request hasten thank yen for having only
sent me couple OF cus instead OF severe thrashiHs.
You have struck me in writing Similarly hereby dis
charge all the six barrels of my at your head
aud Kill You 10y letter. As shall have perIse1
this note you may consider yourself dead man. ga
lutte your corpse with the highest consideration Yours,
ETC." This expeditions anu bloOdess method u ayenr;
ing ones wrongs ought 10 prove acceptable substi.
tue for the code among the Virginia gentlemen *
the old school.