New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-29
GENERAL NOTES.

Tho consnicuOus victories which the friends
of Prohibition have lately in dtren parts of the
country have given TO the liquor question practical
interest and importance of which, doubt. the annual
meeting of the Womau's Christian Temperance Union at
Oswego On september q, ana VIII feel the adVah-
tage.
The operator at the Mobile Office OF the
Mobile and Gulf graph Company was recently sur
prise by hearing his wire through messages from
New-Oreans to New-York An investigation showed
that an unfortunate frog had found its into cable
box and its body burned almost to crisp, formed
sufficient connection between the western Union ana the
Mobile and Gun wires
The destruction of the Notifications of Paris
Will add arg, habitabe TO the city The space either
actually occupied by the orrhcacns or reserfedlncon-
uection with them comprises 1878 In addition
TO the direct advantage which would be derived from
opening this domain to settlement the bill recently III
trodnced in the Chamber points that the masonry
narsops with small incomes would find comfortable
homes, with abundant air and lgut, at low price
A French savant, NJ. Regnard, has been
irving the effect Of blood diet upon three motherlers
lambs The blood was fed to them in the form OF dr.
powder, and they thrived wonderfully upon IT, They
nor only grew very rapidly, but their wool doubled in
thickness aud their general condition became al thar
could be desired NJ. Regnard ia repeating tle
pertinent upon several calves What effect II any the
blood diet has had upon the naturally gentle dlspOson
of the lambs the reports 40 not say
The doctrine of the transmigratiOn of souls
has received unexpected support from the singular
behavior OF ugly and offensive tramp who wac latey
lodged In the County Jail at Doylestown, Penn. II is
impossible explain his choice of food except the
suppostiOn that his earthly tabernacle is inhabited b.
that ancient vegetarian, Nebuehadnezzar lie refuses
to touch the prison fare but Will sit all day in the prison
yard aud deyour grass with the keenes RELISH washing
u down with occasional pitcher OF milk The Jailers
think he Is perfectly but the doctors are OF the
opinion that he Is weak minded. to the least OF IT,
Although there is not all intelligent person
in country who really believed IN the reported dis
covcry of a deep and damnabe plot among the negroes
OF Choctaw County Alabama, to cxterninHte the white
inhabitants OF the county It IL satisfaction to read the
frank denial OF General +. 4. ONeal, whom the Demo
Gratis of Alabama have just elected Governor of the
State General ONeal said the other day toa reporter
OF The ST. Louis Globe Democrat that the excitement had
been greatly exaggerated lie declared that tho cOlOred
people throu ghout the State peaceable
attention politics. acquiring property and
deyotng themselves solely TO the work OF making hon
est livings
The pastor of q large church in Ayondale,
OF the suburbs Of Cincinnati, recently determined To
stimulate the zeal Of his rather ukewam congregation
In a new way. He accordingly placed a box at u con
venent point and invited his people to drop into dur
ing the week questions upon subject which inter
ested perplexed Them promising to answer their IN
quiries bost able at the Wednesday evening
meeting The night came, the questions we're read dis
cussed answered the manifest pleasure and In
strucon OF those present This exercise repeated
OIL several successive Wednesday evenings the questions
showing singularly thoughtful and intelligent interest
10 spiritual subjects At last the surprise OF ALL the
pastor announced that tho exercise would be dis