New-York tribune., 1882-08-14
GENERAL NOTES

The balloon Reliance made singular
flight from the Alexandra Palace the other day 1t rose
gradually to a height OF 800 feet drifting in nOrthery
direction, then when ballast had been thrown out,
l5OO feet At that point current carried It 10
ward London and through thick mist IL descended as
the end OF an hour upon the very place from which had
risen.
In the trial of a suit for breach of promise
in Wales fortnight ago. the defendant proved himself
TO be the Lohariest skipper anoat" He admitted that
he had kissed the girl and that she had upon his
in he presence of her friends, but declared with
bushng effrontery that he did not call that counting.
and had treated fifty girls In the same manner" Mr
the same view awarded tine plaintiff 81 200.
An eccentric woman, Miss Ann Burdett by
name, recently died in England leaving Will which in-
structed her Immediately after her death 10
cause the dosrs and windows Of her house aud every
room in except the kitchen, in which and his
wife were keep guard be bricked up and kept IN
that condition for twenty years The Vlce-ChancelOr
rejected all arguments and Drecedons and directed tho
trustees to unsoa and release ali this at present useless
property"
A remarkable scene was witnessed at ito
Faith Cure Camp Meeting At Old Orchard Beach, Mane
August g. More than 600 invalids presented them
selves be OF their diseases by prayer one "
they taken before Dr. Charles Cullis. the
Of the meeting Dipping finger Of his right hani
in OIL Dr. Culis laid his hand upon the head OF each
uttering fervent prayer Some departed from the
declaring
From $50 TIL o'clock the procession filed along AL
ages were represented, some tOttering on cru.ch'.
i'll invalid chairs, TIE dNared the crippled and
the blind
There is great dissatisfaction in Philadelphia
over tie telephone service and this feeling found prac
teal expression in meeting Of influential merchants
manufacturers and be- lEer Thursday Last Some OF
those present found fault with the prices charged but
the general sentiment that the present rate would
be cneerully paid for rstrate service. Customers it
was declared, are not unreasonable IN their demands
They do not require miracles perfection from
the company; all they want is that telephones snail he
useful as well ornamental appendages OF Their count
ngrQoms Nor do many OF them intend to secure peaee
Of mind by diseardng the Instruments The general M
entiOn Is to retain the instruments ana coApeI SoI
performance OF the contract
Joseph Lumeau was arrested at Lille lately
for causing the death of dwarf under singular crcum-
stances Il is stated that the dwarf who was seven
teen years old and barely twenty-five inches IN height
had been sold to Lnmcau by his father to be exhibited IN
booth His purchaser conceived the idea OF establish
ing miniature menagerc with the dwarf as tanner. Ho
caused number OF TO be painted, rs to look Ike
tigers, and giving the dwarf whip compelled him by
kicks aud goad the eats into furious attack
upon him. The consequence was that the poor little
fellow who always had grea' aversion 70 cats was
Ii era ia torn to peces by the ufuriated animas This
place ~ the fair OF Beaupesur-,a9ne last mooI'
since when the Snowman had dsafpeared.'
The new issue of Ll0ydS Register gives the
following account of the mercantile marine Of Great
Britain IL includes J,2O7 steamers OF more than 100
tons register of the aggregate measurement oi 153so
tons and at sl5 per ton OF the gross value oi
Gs9.O22 765 iron aud steel sailing ships amounting 10
I,722, ,657 tons, valued ~ sl2 per ton at
wooden aud composite sailing ships OF 2sio@oo 'ohs
valued M a6 per ton at aI7Oll,5is giving the totH
value of vessels aloat az sI26736l97 In addition 70
these there are now in OF construction
OF the aggregate measurement OF l2ooooo 'o"' '-
ued at e35 100000 Itl estimated taa' me
-, Invested in vessels engaged In the Austtahn ana
o"t -, " -, an the coasts of China and Japan IN
so,er steamers and the hshing reets may ue
tugs sio 900 and therefore tha me AZ sr'sae
i ,T thc mercantile marine of Grcat B"" "i'' "
naluo ssnted IN by the sum OF 423OoOOOOo