New-York tribune., 1882-03-01
GENERAL NOTES.

Several popular lecturers have lately been
comparing notes. and they all report that each time they
face audience they experience feeling OF reluctance
that well nigh induces them to away and not appear
at a The decline Of the lyceum system doubtless due
to the that many lecturers have declined 10 obey
the prOmptiDgs OF tbis 1eeilnS.
"Jackp Conroy, the guide appointed to
conduct Mr. Wilde the icebidgo at Mag
ara and of acute perceptions, says that he never
before heard take so about lot OF ice as his
distinguished convoy did He Is certain that Mr. Wilde
ia determined to commit the usual folly Of writing
piece" about tire ice bridge and the Falls.
One of the Russian refugees in Philadelphia
Is barber dentist and doctor, oil In but upon his
skill In drawing teeth he chiefly prides himself He has
already extracted several moars thereby making him
self at hope and Of oil his compatrots as
he walks about the refugees quarters III the old depot
with the forceps In his hand
Twenty bronzeS coated with vivid green and
IN excellent preservation have been found far below the
surfacenear Lege They supposed TO belong to the
third century Some Of them are admirable specimens
Of tho best Italian work OF that period and doubt
efforts of naive skill and all OF them supposed to
have formed part Of an ornamental fountain
A resident of Holyoke, Mass, was accost ed
by sarpers three times in day dhrng visit
to this city Evidently he not green he looked,
for he escaped their tolls by simple rebuff and has
losses to complain Of One Of the scoundrels who
thought to fleece him had just returned from trip to
Colorado with collection Of Indian relics and ourios
ties and IL his cold friend" had only stepped to his
hotel he might have obtained several valuable
toes This dodge has apparently superseded the well
worn lottery prize racket and unsnspcious strangers
In New-York should keep sharp lookout for friendly
and intelligent tr avellers from the Far West.
The first proof of the new five-cent postage
stamp bearing vignette Of President Garfield Is to be
presented Queen Victoria by the American Bank Note
Company The stamp is set ia frame OF ebony, con
tanning mat Of sterling silver upon which is engraved
an exquisite border Of fine geomeric lathe work This
Ia surrounded by rod of solid gold nearly quarter Of
an inch In diameter cut in barleyc work OF do
sgn with brilliant This rodis between the sill
yer mating and the royal purple velvet the
norton Of the frame French plate glass; with bev
eIed edges covers the picture and mating and the
whole is enclosed In tine cedar box lined with royal
purple velvet.
The question of drawn or undrawn poultry
IL under discussion all the country and dealers Of
long experience" popping up nimby but not as
silently mushrooms to tell what they know about IL
One who does large business In ST. Louis declares
that city to DO famous for the excellence Of its and
poultry and says that they always drawn II these
statements true they ought TO have considerable
influence IN settling the dispute Says the st. Louis man.
Our dealers ship most OF their goods TO the South
wherc the people are sticklers for the drawn system
winch ID gaining In popularity every day, and whioh