New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-04
CENTRAL NOTES.

A public meeting is to be held to-day in
Medford Mass, in the interest of project to
preserve the old Governor Cradock house from de-
structon It Is supposed to be the oldest house in
America but it was sOdly built that Its
preservation for nm indefinite time would be an
easy matter after it had once been put in repair
II was built in 1884 for the first Governor of The Com
many of the Massachusetts, Bay" who however, never
to this country to occupy It, 1t is two-story'
gambre-roofed brick house, with small windows, thick
walls and stands little mound near the Mystic RIVER;
only few rods from the square which is the Official and
business centre OF the town. few thousand dollars
would suffice for its purchase and restoration
The proposal to erect statues of departed
worthless on the NewHaven Green has been considered
by special committee of the Aldermen who report that
they have no specific recommendations TO Offer In their
opnion suitable memorial to the dead soldiers ought to
be erected before individual statues are set up and when
that has been done it viii be time enough TO consider how
much the city treasury afford in the latter direction
Leonard Bacon James Hlhouse and Joseph E. Sheffield
will occur to everyone among the which might
be appropriately perpeuated in bronze but on the whole
the people New-Haven probably relieved at the
action OF the Aldermen. They will be Justly proud OK
their Green long as Nature Is allowed monopoly In
the privilege of making attractive. but the experience
other cities in the matter OF public statues not sueh
encourage their repetition In new Held
The wholesale trade of st. Paul, says Tie
Pioneer Press is the sensitive barometer Of the
prosperity of the Northwest Last year showed an ad-
vance OF from 25 to 80 per cent compared with 1880
and this fall is than 80 per cent larger than 1t
was a year ago. "This increase is more remarkable
since has been gained without any exceptional excit-
ing cause It is too early for trade to have felt the
impulse Of good crops of the present year in all parts
OF the Northwest That will later, and will prob
ably swell the percentage OF increase for October and
November to 80 per cent The increase so far
the simple index OF the general growth of the country
and springs fOn the larger demands OF vast empire
filling with settlers traversed IN every ueetIOn Win
new railroads. in which new towns are splnging up new
farms opening capital accommodating ana uaue ncreas-
ing with phenomenal rapidly.
The Chinese preserve tradition that on
certain night centuries ago of the three souls of re-
nowned Monaghan visited the moon and found the in
habitants dvertng themselves with theatrical perform
ances Upon its return to earth it established the ter
resal theatre event which Is still celebrated on sep
tember % the fifteenth day OF the Chinese eighth month
with various singular ceremonies called COngratulat-
ing the moon" on the appointed night OF last week the
Chinatown Of San Francisco was In blaze OF cheap
glory shops and lodging houses were ilumined, the
dragon flag foated everywhere, lanterns hung from
windows and balconies and multitude of many-coored
candles shed light and grease around. NumberleSs
sheets of mock paper money were burned nrecFackers
were surreptiuousy set off wherever a policeman was
sight and the air was vocal with tue JaoDerhs Oh
thousand glib tongues.
Probably few Americans ever heard Of the
obscure German town of Kingeuberg-onMsin, not far
from Aschafeuburg but nevertheless 1t is town well
worth knowing and Initiating. It seems that the town
corporation has large interest IL certain quaIrles
which have recently become very valuable and the re-
suit is that not only there taxes levied in this
little Utopia but every burgher is presented at Christ
mas with sum OF money equivalent to go The cologne
Gazette says that at the celebration OF the Sedan festival
this year corporation of the town gave gifts to its
householders and children OF ali ages actually attending
school. Each head OF family received two marks
every schooboy and girl twenty pfennnGs about two
pence hafpenny. On the OCCASION moreover, a few
mouths ago. of opening bridge across the Main. built
by the municipality at a cost OF 3lO,Ooo-not
farthng of which was contributed by the towns
mena bonus OF ten shillngs per head was banded To
each burgher aud all the school children got sixpenee
apiece" II Is difficult for the riDgridden aud axidden
cities OF the World conceive the possibility OF
such a atnte Of nilalrs as ths.