New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-08
GENERAL NOTES.

The Russian journals state that the census
in St. Petersburg Is hindered by Inhabitants Of houses
and lodgings, and likewise by owners Of property who
discredit the Official assurances thar It has 10 cOnnec
lion with any scheme FOR new taxation.
BYRD first sent a challenge to Brock, and
meeting him Oh the street asked him If no armed.
Brock said No Then said Byrd YOU mad better 90
and Yourself VIII not take the advantage OF YOU
as you dld Of me-. Brock went away, got his shooter
and came back. walking In front Of Byris place The
latter out. Both pulled their weapons Brock fired
and missed Byrd shot and his bis adversary In tho
right arm. Brock fired and missed Byrd shot him IN
the abdomen. Brock turned and Byrd sho, him
and killed him. The dead man was buried Saturday.
Dr. J. NJ Hayes, General :. d. ". tkley mud Captain
william Lull,e wen on Byri's bond" TN, Is he
brief bur vivid account Of recent dacl ia Florence,
Kentucky, whit Do caused peasurlbie excitement 14',
so far Is the reports snow. no particular horror among
mode OF payment Of "a JllI for liquors.
A few years ago Australia welcomed with
many demonstrations Of Joy the arrival Of few pair.
Of English -parrows To-day there Is premium IF SIX
pence per dozen upon the heads OF the t'c lturs,
which have multiplied 10 amazing extent amid their
cougcula surroundings, and source Of great loss
to fruit growera Before the commission appointed TO
inquire into the matte. witness said that In the
short space Of dave the sparrows took and
half of grapes They stripped all the hgs OF five trees,
and kept low fifteen OK lucerne during summer.
Another complains that IN the they took $50
"
peas three times aud each tue they destroyed by
the sparrONs Neither aprcotS cherries, figs, apples
grapes. peaches. plums. pears, necarine,, ioquats
olives, wheat barley, oats cabDaCes, cauhuwcrs, nor
fruit OF any kind, spared by the sparrows
OmuvorOus bill and all means of defence tried az ust
Ito dCWcdatiOus, whether scarccrOws, traps netting,
shooting poisoning arc declared to be insufficient to
cope With the enemy.
The AUgusta Journal says: Maine car
again be called with propriety the shiphuiidng state
During ISL her yards resouuded with tho music OF ham
meIs and AIDES. and many stately vessel launched
along the coast The outlook is brighter than 10
was q year ago. There will probably be built IA Mauo
in l--2 something like the following: Wet of Portland
none, unless schooner two may be built at Kenue-
bunk; ut Deerng, baris and perhaps two three
schOoncrs; at Yarmouth two bdrksj FrcepOrt and
Brunswick monet ut BGJh, dive or six ships, steam
whacr, and probably "a many or more -chOOners aud
harkeuunes this ear; Phipsburg, ship Of 900
100 TONS; aj Duuuliscotta, ship Of loOO tons;
NddubuIo, not kuo|h probably Two OF Three schOUA,Ts
ana possibly bark; al Fh0maSton one ship, perhaps
two, and two three schOOners and harkentlues 10
RocElaud, three-uascd schooner with auN airy steam
power ana or two other schOoaer- At ROckpOr ono
hark at Camden, probably Two schoOneIni at Belfast,
three schoOuer- ana perhaps one OF two mOre sears
port buchrp0rt Bangor, probably scnO Jner or tWO
each place; east O the PenOoscot probably but very
done"