New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-27
GENERAL NOTES.

The Boston committee appointed seyera
years TO take charge Of the project for erecting
monument to Colonel Robert g. Shaw who was killed az
Fort Wagner while leading his colored troops as
sault has decided upon high relief in bronze with &C.
cessory panels, and the work will be committed to
Augustus st. Gaudens, whose statue OF Farragut Mad
Square is credit to the sculptor and the city The
committee desires to place the Shaw upon tho
embankmen In front OF the State House. and the approval
Of that site by the Legislature Will be solicited.
A new form of amusement, indigenous and
thus far confined to Western towns in coness
between two to decide which can put together in
the shortest time thirty boxes from pile OF tops bot
toms and sides each box to be 24xl2xl2 inches in size
and TO be secured by twenyseven nails. For wager
Of $50 two experienced wornen lent variety 10 Cni.
ball the other evening by engaging in such con.
test The winner completed his task in precisely 30
minutes, and the loser in decent second In
minutes. The record not beaten however. Pitts
burger having previously accomplished the same feat
20 . minutes.
Among thousand forms of beneyolencs
scarcely one gives larger and quicker for the
money invested than that which affords to the poor
children of great cities breath Of country air. The
noble bequest OF $500 900 left by Mr. Thoma- Wilson, Of
Baltimore, in 1879 for the purpose OF securing
for sick children from the unheath
funess Of the city" has been applied after careful in.
vesgation and consultation with sanitary and medical
experts in the following In the language the
secretary OF the Wilson Sanitarium: Our trustees
have purchased tract OF 100 acres, well waered and
with considerable timber, halfhOur's ride by rail from
the centre OF the city, and with altitude Of 600 feet
above tide water The seacoast is not accessible and
the bay shores maaral We propose to deal principally
with children under two OF age taking the mother
with her infant, and II necessary two other
children if they too young 20 be left at home
keep them Till restored health and then return them
their homes The Sanitarlum VIII be open only dur
ing the summer months, probably about fifteen weeks
weather,
We deal only with the poorer classes, and tie
institution will be free"
Mr.. Il. Town, who in 1886 was a salesman
in the noted house Of Arthur Tappan Co., and who Is
spending the evening OF his life in StsningtOn Conn,
sends to THE TRIBUNE interesting reninscence con-
nected with the death OF Aaron Burr Being greatly
fatigued by my duties" Mr. Town. resolved 10
take sail down the Bay 10 get the fresh air. To this
end wendell my way TO the ferry house for Staten
Island. When reached Richmond left the boat, and
II my memory well, was the only person to
get the landing there the proprietor OF the
hotel and walked with him TO the house On way up
asked him for the OF the day. when he remarked
to that Aaron Burr died at his house the last night
This ne OF great interest. and asked him
1 could view the remains. He very readily compiled
with my request, and followed him up fiji ht Of
stairs and entered quite small with very little
furniture in it, and there the bed laid the
body Of Aaron Burr took chair and sat by the bed
side for time looking OF his remains and turning
over my mind his wond erful life and history 1t
known to all readers OF that day asked the proprietor
OF the house IL many OF his friends present. at hs
death He answered that in the afternoon OF the day OF
his death lady dressed In mourning with little girl
called to him but no the proprietor did not know
who she was. and he mentioned no other persons ~
being present"