New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-30
GENERAL NOTES.

The inalIenable rights with which the u~.,r.
of South Carolina consider themselves endowed s,a ~
liberty and the pursuit of opossums and OF these III 49,
is not the least important in their estimation pa,
pursued with such perststency that one OF tho orr.
lions which it usually inv0lyesthe telling Of the tr a.
which the possum has taken refuge-has become ,s-
source OF serious loss. A non-opOssurn- hunting e,s
has gravely called tho attention OF the South cro.s
Legislature TO this subject and prays that a,S.
nightly destruction OF valuable timber may h
stopped.
/. The committee Of the New. Haven Commo,
Council appointed consider the question OF remov
from the beautiful city green the State Hou.s
which dishgures IT, has reported against that prop
ostion II finds that the structure Il safe and r..
full and can be made to a decent appearance =,
small expense Ever since New-Hayen ceased 10 IA
one OF the twin capitals OF Connecticut it, people ha,a
been about equally divided on the question OF teayn
down the former home OF the shad- eatePsy a. tss
legislators OF the Nutmeg state are irreyereny desg
mated.
BY the death of William Hoggatt, better
known a. Omaha Bill" the railway service 0. tho
country has lost valuable assistant lie had psob-
ably served on more roads than any other brakeman
in the country for he liked variety and could not loas
resist his natural disposition to He man Of
stalwart frame and immense strength and HIS character
was frank and faithful He wouli always 1--WE his en-
poyers due notice of his intention to move on and
leave them in an honorable manner. In the a.
year OF two he would stride into the eompanys Office
again and say: Wen, Mr. -. here am again Any
chance to catch onS" There always chance to
catch on and he never out OF JOB longer thana
few hours He was burned to death In train wrecked
fortnight ago in collision on the Central Paehe Rail-
road.
A gentleman who presided at the recentS School
Board election ia Manchester. England, gives anna
ing. though somewhat gloomy account OF the llterts
voters who presented themselves TO him. Many Of
them had even forgotten the Of The candidates
whom they wished to support They had been told that
it was their duty to for this that gentleman and
they were prepared to perform it If the presiding Officer
could only refresh their memories the vital point Of
names One woman being asked the names OF those
she desired TO have elected. cheerily replied Indeed
/ dunnot know. sir but you must, because you make
ont the paper" Others who expressed Their Intention
of supporting one particular Sc. OF eand'es vv.ea
for the opposite set In short IL was purely matter
OF chance their votes went and, for the matter OF
that they did seem to care much whether the ght
wrong candidates got then
II has been rumored from time to time that
Lord Ripon intended TO mark his conversion TO the
Roman faith by restoring ut least part OF Fountains
Abbey Certainly IL there is To be revival OF neass
tc Institutions in England it would be most Desirable
from an archaeological point OF view that IL snouia %
the means of restoring of the magnificent remains
now scattered over the country. Lord Ripons very
rich and has only one child, LORD lie Grey fo"n'as
was part of the great estate bcqueathed to his rather
1913 by n remote kinswomsn. Mrs Lawrence, IN
s22 when the fall of five arches OF the eolster th.est
ened the destruction OF the arcade Trey were reDui
and the entire roof was shored up Ten years later the
tower was rebuilt and in 1910 other Important repairs
made.
aAfter all. these Virginia City miners" says
a California paper "have big. generous hearts. INC
other evening one OF them, who was finishing up
weeks spree IN Frisco, stepped out of the Psaoe o'e
after dinner aud against haggard-ookhg' snaDpy
centeel woman, who was weeping on corner Mha'
"a Tho matter mnrmP said the miner She to q hia
sad story-poverty, sickness a large family o. Sn'.
dren nothing TO do nothing to wear Is Una, 'hc oe
frock you've gotP said the rough feiiow lrh'!' 'He
said It was He felt his pocket II Contained JUST one
goo niece which he had intended TO devote 20 wine and
vickedness that evening. stop here moment MARIA,
ard he lodged around the corner aud into dry goes
store In a few minutes he returned, anu pressing
small bundle into the poor wonans iaul ussappsalea
will the air OF a man who has done h aruoh sfacr
I'll rIa starvng female eagerly un,Dd the packages
n contoiIed pair of embroidered Sir STOCKINGS