New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-28
GENERAL NOTES.

Ever since the State election in Alabama
the party organs have been trying 10 arouse the Dem
ocrata TO the danger Of the indifference they were
showing 10 politics. The recent story Of negro plo'
doubtless gotten up to supplement the Efforts o.
the newspapers.
The "patent Outsdes' of some country pa
pers frequently guilty Of astounding plumbers; but
probably the following taken from Ohio paper OF Au-
gust -, lss2. takes the palm: General Garfield
CORRESPONDENT notes receives hundreds OF newspa
pes with the articles marked referring 10 him. He is
gaining an experience exchange reader, and all
kinds Of peIience needed rs tn head or great
nation" General Gaubad's health has been
entirely restored by his residence Oh the Gcnoese coast
lie frequently visits the Villages along the shore III
small boat HIS friends believe Ihat lie Will I'VE
ten years longer, at least"
A Troy officer recently found a second Rip
Van Wrinkle sitting the doorstep of residence upon
the hill. His name is Joseph Bower but instead Of
beng asleep Ike iup of Old Joseph was exceedn sly
drunk. Beside him sat his lmapsack OF enormous Cimcn-
sons. and in HIS hands rested his rusty shotgun LIVER
and anon Joseph would cast his eye cautiously up and
down the street and when lone pedestrian CHANGED to
pass his way he would place his gun his shoulder and
pu the trigger but all tue pulling IN the world would
not cause the hammers TO down. for the locks were
hrO1cn Tue mad probably done dty long before IT'S
toprrtor was u-h~rcd upon the stage o. action. and
!. doubtful il the weapon has been nred on during TIC
last decade The officer tSped tHe AGA uhlelIr ana
escorted him. gun ap,acn aud all to the station house
The Schreirischcr Vokgfreaad prints sta
stical report OF the swiss EN- grafton to the United
states Of America during the year ISL The total mum
her of wis, en- grant 4 .93 against Gljl In 1850
The increase nearly doube the numbers noticeable
phenomenon. Unlike the Irish EN- grants, the Swiss
carry some little property into their new home. and al
tie macs have trade or profession Of some sort The
fables I'm which the different occupations OF the eml
grants are set down contain the following figures
among Others Merchants, 260 bakers, $50; butchers
~ smiths 100 shoemakels, rs; taors, 1853; me-
| chanic, 1873 masons. 100; clerks %; brewers 81
en,neers % mcrs, 90 painters, 80; goldworkers,
II; gardeners, Az wltchinaAers 20; cook, SO %
wraycrs 81 en- csemakrrs IL; musicians, Is scalp
tor- Ii c rgyncn, L.; teachers. 81; dyeis, H.; EN-,
hr,idcrcr, Il servants underwriters etc. l56; ana
agricultural laborers, 2027.
An extraordinary cock-fightng transaction
was recently brought 10 ligut curious manner. IN
Wales II seems OF those IN the secret went 10
the house OF a local policeman VINO was away rom Hoe'
and obtained the loan Of tune ana helmet having
uut these on he proceeded TO the scene Of the battle anu
suddenly presented himself Perceiyng him, the sports
mon, ~ once decamped. leaving behind them palpIblc
evidence OF the sport I'm which they mad been engaged
The escapade the practical joker coming to the know"
cde Of the chief constable Of The county an inquiry was
act an foot which resulted IN proceedings being ordered
inst A. many those who assisted at the cock lighting
"a were known or could be traced About dozen sum
opses have been ssnel. the principals being gentlemen
,rn,,n, i'm 20 - society ana Occupying more or less
prominent positions. Among the witnesses who have
san higher positions III society
DR. SchlIemann has recently delivered an
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Main giving account OF some OF the results OF
bi l,hors He said: nave proved that IN tho re-
ote,t prehistoric ages great city stood on the plain
have examined. It's acropol7 ana temples only
however were at Hssark. while its lower quarters
tended in eastern, southern and western direction
along the plateau denomnateG at a subsequent period
Noyum luuIn. THIS city consequ, nty corresponds ex
octlv with the Homerc description the Scored Hos
have further demonstrated afresh that the
the Bali Dagh comparatiy y modern, ana that tie
claims Of the latter to be regarded the site Of tho
ancient Homeric Troy have utterly collapsed | have
further shown the layers Of debris, which In His
sarlk are metres deep, are but very slight AT
five Of the remarkable points or the Troas where
the oldest settlements appear TO have been situated.
Moreover from my researches In the graves Of heroes
# IA apparent tnat the TWO tumuli ascrbed by ancient
tradition 10 Achilles aud PatrOcu- must be seyesl cen
turtles later than the Trojan War while the uu Gus
crbed tradition to PrOicsilu- belongs TO the second
pero-that H. after the cry of Troy had been burned
Official returns to the German Government
represent that despite calamltous rains ia places
the grain harvest axe it rs whole, will be FULLY up to
the average. The repors from Russia show that in
most 0f the central aud southern provinces the cereal
crops have suffered greatly from unreasonable and
heavy rains rs we'll from ns cts and blight The re
turn there is Estimated considerably under the aver
age I'm the provinces % Fin nd Courand and Liyonla
and Rostoi tue Don good medium harvest is Sc
cured Throughout Hungary the yield X good. In
South Hungary indeed, 1t described excellent In
wheat rye and maize whit" rapesoed crops ana fodder
on hand poor From all parts OF European
Turkey Is reported that the harvest H. on The whole
superior to any that has been gathered for the last
years At the other extreme OF Europe, the other
hand, In Sweden ana Norway MI accounts agree that
this years harvest. though what at period
expected is nevertheless, upon the whole, fair
ago. The heavy rainfall which has prevailed In the