New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-19
GENERAL NOTES.

A New York artist Is now in Oranc. a
making sketches Of Garfieds birth place. aTbe -,
hut says The C1eveiand Leader. In which the ~
PRESIDENT was born, with the old well and Its long ~.
beside 1t, stands on Boyntons Corners. 30 named
DRY OF one Of General Garfelds uncles Tba a,...
also madea pretty picture Of the natural bdae 49,
spans the creek short distance above the corns ~
which has no doubt often been crossed 1y HE 49, sn1
the martycd President" ' ieet@
Several months ago the rag-pickers n, @.
Louis formed an association for the purpose q, rn.
aid and protection and to prove 10 the world ,,
their own language, rag picker can be n eeu,Io,
Their union has fourished during the snmme, 80 a.
meeting few days ago they had the satisfacto, :.
hearing what good record their trade Is nak,ru
seems 20 be tho general opinion in st. Lons tho, :.
are conducting their business in enterprisny' ny
own self-respect entities them. A '1es
Poverty and Obscurity have overtaken MAJ
OF the old French nobility but IL would be hard 10 e1
sadder case Of fallen fortunes than that Of Maa.I'
Charemont She was married when she was eioh,e.-
years old TO her cousin, officer IN the Imperial a.,
When the Empire fell her husbands Occupation -
gone He went into speculation, lost SGOOOO0 an A.
had, and died bro zen hearted The widow gave e..
I'm English, German and music until she was too a. .
lind employment and then at the age OF sixtyfour s
to the poOr-hOuse There she remained for thirty v
ana thence she was carried few days ago. TO the POI,
ters Field. ~"
Before ice became universal luxury ma
pie were in the habit of hanging butter in their wes -
keep 1t cool and sweet and that Is doubtless the c.
still where Ice Is scarce and dear IL must have has.
pened thousand times that the cord broke and a.
butter disappeared but there can't have been MAJ,
where it recovered after thirty years s,.s
an incident has just given local fame to Mr. Goodman
well in Bloomfield. Conn. A workman who was ols,,-
Ing found at the bottom ball OF butter and the dsh
IN which II was suspended thirty years ago. Il IA pu
white and has the consistency and od0r OF spoiled
cheese.
If there is one Incident in the life of tbei,
patron saint which than any other the good peo.
of Pennsylvania love to recall it Is the romantic treaty
OF friendship which Penn made with the Indians una,
the spreading branches OF gigantic elm on the bank A
the Delaware. An Obelsk at the corner OF Beach and
Hanoversts. in Philadelphia, marks the spot vhera
this immortal compact Is supposed to have been made
But now comes Mr.. Thompson westcott local authority
and declares with rather yehemence perhaps than
becomes a historian. that the transaction Ia only
pleasing myth. "There ia not" says Mr. westcor
one shred Of evidence TO bolster up this lie about
Penn's treaty of friendship There records Of IL
anywhere and reasons TO suppose there ever were
In short, it rests upon reasonable foundation
than does the legend OF the twins OF Rome" In ths
State records at Harrisburg there is however letter
from Penn, which Mr. WestcOtt thinks some light
upon the origin Of the story II given Lieuen-
antGOvernOr Markham by Penn previous the latters
first voyage, and addressed to the Indians offering
them peace, friendship and protection There In
dOrsement upon this letter stating that Thomas HOlms
did read this letter TO the Indians" and lived in
the old mansion house the old elm which stOOd
near where the monument has since lbeen erected this
circumstance Mr. WestcOtt thinks may have given
early currency TO the Penn treaty story, which has been
since strengthened by Vests picture. Home probably
did call the Indians together beneath the great elm az
II was spot likely to he selected for the purpose and
there read them the letter from Penn, but this all
ther ever was OF a treaty.