New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-04
GENERAL NOTES.

| A wcll-flled pOcketbOok over the heart q
detective exhausted the energy OF two bullets Ir ~
n desperate villain IN Harriaburq last week. and saved
the detectives life one OF the articles which made tae
pOoke,DoOk Improbable was the warrant for TIE ar
! rest Of the man who fred the shots.
| The Independence Tribvne states that the ex-
perinent8 ia raising cotton Kansas have highly
successful One farmer raised, gnned and shipped 100
bales Of excellent quality, and others successful
smaller scale The coored refugees from the south.
"a rule understand It's cultivation and cotton may DC
| come as certain "A crop IN Kansas wheat.
With the first number Of The Harrard Dlily
| HeraH appears a new feature in college journalism
the presentation Of the general news o. the day Ar
rangements have been made for receiving Geographic
dispatches fror all parts OF the world though the affairs
Of Harvard and her sister colleges will SIN occupy the
with considerable amount OF advertising and circu
lation Of 1000 copies.
The Burlington (Vt) Free Press makes the
following editorial statement: "As we recently an
nounced, the snit OF Alcxanie Stewart against Henry
Hilton for the recovery OF 100000 from the estate or
the late merchant prince has been compromised Alex
ander has been paid 0O0 counsel for plaintiff
has been paid $4,000 and Matthew stewart, Ale1an-
der's SON. $50 200 $4,000 Matthew stewart sur
renders hi1 power OF attorney agrees % dtscontinu
ance Of the suit aud gives surety against further
prosecution II ia said cousin OF A r. stewart res. les
N Canada and may now put IN claim Tor part oil tho
estate
Not long ago Mr.. Beecher's dOOr-bell WAS runS
by brght-faced boy, VINO seemed to be- in brcathess
haste he asked to the clergyman c vas admit
ted and at once explained that gentlemen down the
street. were holding debate the proper spelling Of
a word, and had sent him for Webster's Unabridged 20
settle the question. The quario ooigingy handed
to the messenger who hurried of with H. Mr. Beecher
has never learned how the photographic difficulty was
adjusted bat he aware that his library Is minus ono
dictionary The jealous young collector probably
o
from in Othcr parts Of Brooklyn prosecuting the Same
industry Win local variations
The golden axe taken to Cape Coast Castle,
last February by the OF the King OF Aan-
tee, caused little embarrassment TO the Eng sh OFF,
cals. II was yariOusly regarded menace, cOmph
mentary Offering and sacred symbol, and no one
seemed to know in what accept IT, However,
the difficulty surmoUntet, and last July the golden
axe was safely stored in Windsor Castle, whore, upon
the authority OF Lord Kimberley, It VIII be preserved
with care" the Queen having been pleased to receive 10
very gracOusly proof Of the sincerity OF the hlhg
and his people their desire 10 roman On terms Oh
peace and friendship with Ter Majesty aud her G9N era
mcnG In case OF Iuture dlHcultles GA Iie Hlu asst
it will be useful 20 remember tuat, according Ia the an
thorhtiye declaration OF tue hlhg me Edse Oh war
Ashantee IL not golden axe but peculiar sort OF nav
and sword
\ Louisville bridegroom, named Edward
Fee who disappeared Inyseriousy several weeks
returned his home Last Thurs ay with the following
extraordinary account OF his absence left the ST.
James Hotel in New-Orleans, Louisiana, the after
noon OF November 25 1851, to visit the stockyards.
While there met friend WHO told me that former
partner nine named Reynolds had been dsposins OF
cattle which belonged 10 me- lie stated that Reynolds
was then in the city and at went in search OF
him. About dusk found him on the Agiers terryDoat
when ght between ensled, and be knocked me into
the river. remember finding himself in the water and
from that 10 the 33d OF December every thin - blank
on that date consciousness returned 10 me and tot
myself a hospital az Pensacola Florida. was tOi py
tue surgeon in charge that had been brought there ~
captain OF vessel ttle name OF the vessel do hOt
remeuIut y, who had found CInglug to piece or
| drftWOOd IN the Mississippi River. As soon a7 was
able travel started directly Louisville arriving
mere Thursday forenoon ain siul suffering lrOm tHf
effects OF my nIisbap but am rapidly recOYcrlnS'