New-York tribune., 1882-08-13
GENERAL NOTES.

A Boston paper is responsible for the state
nent that the disgusting habit Of snufdipping has
spread among the female operatives in Massachusetts,
factories such that fifteen tons Of snuff
annually consumed by them. A year ago the Catholic
Bishop Of the publicly forbade this use OF the
weed and for a time there considerable falling OF
IN the sales OF smut bur the prohibition has now De-
come practically dead letter.
Acting on the theory that in every house
there is a skeleton in the closet Paris swinder sent
cut number of duplicate notes to this effect: 81 VIII
reveal all unless you send hundred francs to J. L.,
Poste Restante Paris" 1t evidently good day
for skeletons. At least persons promptly sent tho
sum demanded and the swindler was congratulating
himself upon having secured temporary afuence and
prospective fortune when the police syooped down upon
him.
Chaplain Morrison Of the flagship Lancas-
ter has sent home an interesting account Of his expert
ences after the bombardment of Alexandria After de-
schng the condition Of the city the awfn scenes OF
death aud desOlatOn. he writes: And yet there is
ndcrous side well 1t is really amusing 20 all OF
the natives carrying white rag, piece OF paper, in
tho hand or tied to stick, the whip OF tho cab
men, or huttering from the harness, stuck in tho
bde Of the doHkeys over the doors on the fruit stands
and everywhere that yon CO. a. though to say: sur
render! Don't shoot me-"
There is a negro in Brunswick, GA, whose
sole claim TO distinction lies in his capacity to eat more
at a time than any other in the State The other
evening he twenty lOayes OF bread and
ao,ar worth OF bacon provided the spectators would
nav for the meal In case Of failure he TO pay Tor
what ho ate himself In fcw moments he had disposed
of nine loaves and half the bacon, at which point ths
hvstanders interered, not wishing TO be impcael In
homicide The was much ncensed at thls lnter-
ruptiOn declaring that he had thereby lost the opy
chance of getting square meal which he had had in
thirty years
Twelve hundred neWsboys, bOotblacks and
miscellaneous urchiis belonging in Baltimore
taken 10 one Of the suburbs last Thursday by the Free
Summer Excursion Society, and Of course thousand
funny CADETS were during the day just before the
hoat started q handsome carriage dashed up TO the
wharf and polite policeman sprang to open the door,
Amid roar OF laughter five street ganins stepped out
ane Of them remarking to the policeman, Perhaps us
BOYS ANT got STYLE They had prevailed upon the
driver Of the carriage 10 take them TO tue Doat,
and he had agreed to take his pay III Laughing at the ds
comfited policeman
While the vicar of st. Johns, at Newport in
the Isle of Wight was delivering impressive sermon
on a recent Sunday a maiden lady of forty-dvc
summers became conscious that about go into
fit 1t that she is to that form OF attack
and that her medical has instructed her to shout
alond for water whenever she feels the symptoms She
oheyed his instructions to The letter and the result was
naturally startling The church warden, who had IDEAS
~ his own and did hesitate TO apply then at once
took the woman up in his arms and carried her out
when she had recovered her normal state she declared
that the warden had shaken her unnecessarily and IN.
deeo had used considerable license in getting her down
the alse she therefore brought action for assault
nut ubse1ently consented TO accept apology ana an
her again-a promise winch the abused man VAS very