New-York tribune., 1882-04-19
GENERAL NOTES.

A modern Jonah, whom prosperous COM
munes would do well to avoid has just shaken the dust
of Nevada from his feet Before starting thence for Ore
con he made this concise but comprehensive statement
of the lluck which has bounded him: "Iwentto Maine
and the ice crop failed went to Florida and the frost
killed all the gardens and orchards Iwent 10 Mississippi
and they had IA flood; California and the poo
ple began to die with smallpox Since struck this
State the ComstOck mines have never paid dividend,
to Oregon am willing to bet they Will have
drouth."
William Walton has started from Darlington,
Ky upon tour of The world which he has idea OF
completing in eighty days. his object being very different
from that OF Pheas Fogg He intends to unr in every
capital the and stripes and to secure the autograph
of every ruler who is Gbe to write his name "When
have finished my trip" he says, 81 shall be the only
man who ever went around the world without wnking,
his eyels having been blown Off by an explosion IN
coal mine several years ago MT Waon achhowleuGeSs
that he s AN eccentric cOOn" and II Is not Impossible
that he will accomplish his purpose for he Is possessed
OF much money and meffable assurance
Herr Krupp, the great gllnmaker Is a
staunch believer In the efficacy Of vaccination He re-
Gently expressed to his employees desire that they
should all submit TO the operation, smallpox being preya
lent in the neighborhood OF Essen Only six Of the six
thonsand barred their arms to the lancet whereupon
Herr Krnpp issued umatum to the effect that every
workman must either be vaccinated or leave his esab
lishment He made the terms OF surrender easy now
ever By promising that the operation should take place
working hours, tHal III
and last though not least that only animal lymph
sbold he used They surrendered at like sensible
fellows There are not many establishments In Germany
where each workman has model cottage ana q
bt of garden attached pension fund, relief fund and
dozen other funds III which lie can participate IN case
Of accident or superannuatiOn
The latest mails from Australia describe the
fearful heat and drouth which still prevailed a the time
OF their departure For several months scarcely any
rain had fallen and widespread disaster seemed unlikely
TO be averted by the steady and lasting downpour
which alone could prevent IT, The heat in the inland
districts had Been terrific, the mercury once reaching
1910 in such shade obtainable. Morning after
morning for weeks together, the sun had risen IN a
cloudless sky and set night like huge red ball OF
fire al the edge OF copper dOme The losses OF station
owners ART extraordinarily heavy and the grain harvest
will be below the average all the continent, though
In isolated districts the crop is good owing to
heavy local raiufals In Queensland the drOuth had
broken up aud heavy floods had done much damage; at
one station alone thousand sheep had been drowned
by rcshet IL has been said that Australia j. land OF
cyce th ory TO be wet year. thus far In Iouf OF
the i've Colonies, IL has been year OF drouth
Cetiwayos projected visit to England at the
expense of the taxpayers has caused some Srumbing
rhs STANDARD can see good for entertaining
the royal captive 1t is OF supposed, 1t says
that the King will impressed with the might Of
Britain and anxious devote the rest OF his life to ou
waiting tho friendship Of such powerful neigbors II
IL il more than doubtful whether the theory viii be
borne out by the result Again and again has this ex
pertinent been tried and again and again has 1t failed
sayages are hard impress Their brains are not sens