New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-27
GENERAL NOTES.

A Georgia preacher lately warned bis A.
gregation that all who attended the circus Womb ~
pccted to withdraw from the church. The elrm. !.
rived and the preacher went to who OF his fock
present. His discovery there made capital fou,d.s
for compromise. which was promptly effected '''"a
A new and good portrait of "Longfellov !,
his Library" by Hollyer has just been i..u.s
1t gives a very fair likeness Of the poet who n.
surroundings OF the well-known library IN vh,,s
Mr. Longell0w did most OF his work from 1877 ,,,a
the time OF his death are faithfully reproduced
For years one of the familiar siphts -
Cincinnati streets has been aged beggar bv A.
name OF Margaret Parker No doubt Of her utter rsv
erty existed for scores OF benevolent persons had y
her squad and found her shiyering with cola =
eating scraps OF lOathsone food. One day Las, Wa,
Margaret was told that she must move ont az h..
wretchcd apartment unless she could pay her rem,
That was manifest impOssbility and a man who had
before befriended her hired wagon and prepared n
help her move. I'm iso doing he dropped dspidabd
trunk which burst and disclosed two heavy bazs ~
money, amounting 1t Is supposed to five six Thousand
exclaimed: what shall do People know I've sos
money now, aud I'll be murdered for It."
A new building is about to replace the ven.
cradle structure the Of fremont and corr
SITS in Boston, which known Joseph Ingersop,
tavern century ago, and which Il associated with
Washingtons visist to Boston in 1850. The Father
but John Hancock had stiff notions OF the On.
to Governor Of Massachusetts, and would not 90 out :,
welcome the illustrous guest of the city. Washington
was minded TO shake of the dust of his feet agan
the place but was finally induced to proceed He re.
viewed The procession from the balcony Of the stsn
House. having assured himself that the Governor wotM
not he present and then, with awful dignity repaired
to IngersOlls clearinghouse
The recent discovery Of extensive Gallo-Ro
man ruins Poltiers Is attracting hundreds Ofvi
itors to the spot 1t is believed that careful exana
nation will produce valuable evidence as TO the manners
and architecture Of the period. The thermal buliiu
are the best preserved They comprise hall seventy
by fifty feet three reservoirs for hot tepid and cold
water and three other reservoirs OF similar dimensions
NJ Mains vachon writing to La France from the SPOT
SAYS: 1.-THE aspect OF the thermal portion OF the ruins
Is most imposing Amid these strange vesges, where
may still be traced the impress of the bahers cohumm
and sandals the worn stones. where you may walk
fifteen hundred years and where your coat brushes
the same walls against which leaned the Pctons and
the dictionaries, the Imagination evoles without an
effort vivid picture OF the past so original aud fun
vigorous life"
The steep peak of the Dent du Geant bad
so long baed the ambition of Alpine climbers thatk
was regarded inaccessible. Some years ago an English
nobeman attempted to throw cord weighted at ono
end over the summit but the wind was too much FOR
him. and the rope was blown back into tho HANDS Of the
person throwing IT, Inereiore ONO can Is
futter of excitement in the hotels Of Cbamounx and
Courmayeur when 1t became known, O few weeks ago
that young Italian had scaled the peak, and the cnr
osty as to the means by which he enabled TO per
form so remarkable feat They proved TO have been
simple enough For several weeks past two guides had
been occupied in cutting steps in the most slippery and
least accessible Places in fixing hooks and staples and
attaching ropes TO them. When these preparations
were completed the ascent proper took places but wa
not accomplished without much d1e ulty and danger
No sooner was the news known at Chamounfx than az
Englishman started to make the ascent also. He sue
ceeded.