New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-01
GENERAL NOTES.

A new translation of Schiller's play of
Mary Stuart has been published in London IL ia by
Mr.. Leedham White. The German text and the English
| text confront each other on opposite pages.
Several important improvements are in pro-
gress on the famous Wech breeding-farm Erdenheim.
which has lately into the possession Of Commodor,
KttsOn the Minnesota millionaire. mile track has
been partly completed and work has begun win
ter track. furong ID length, which will be Enclosed and
rooted over.
The richest negro in Georgia is Henry Todd,
who lives at Darien. When he was boy he made
free by his owners will reward for faithful
during his last sickness. He was then employed
Overseer at good salary, and In time bought slaves
himself. Since the he has been engaged both IN
farming and the lumber business. and Is now sup
posed 10 BE- worth 100000 It is worth noticing as AN
explanation Of the ne5o pros 2erons eareer' that ne
| Captain Webb's next natatOry feat will be
attempt ahOat in a tank OF water Tor an
unlimited length of tine eating, drinking and sleeping
as often as nature may require. For an unlimited
length of time probably means for such time as will
those interested in the experiment that could
be indefinitely prolonged The Captain thinks that no
can balance his body In the water as to OBTAIN SUI
fcient sleep.
The daily departure of superfluous colored
from the Saratoga hotels the season gradu
ally draws close affords agreeable diversion TO
the remaining guests They usually dispatched in
squads of from twenty-five to seyentyfye. and are
always accompanied to the station by crowd Of fellow
whose turn has not yet come For ha IN hour
before the train starts there l. hubDdD OF farewells,
and as the of the air is mick with waving
hats handkerchieis and black hands throwing kisses
in every direction.
The excitement caused by the horrid crime
of Reticck the Pole, knocked his wifes brains out
with an axe at MantowOc Wis., has been prolonged by
"a disgraceful controversy over the profits accrung
from the murder Half the population claim the reward
500 offered for the capture Of the murderer Rival
coroners held inques over the body OF the wife, for
nra nffar
tended, and two graves were dug. Two magistrates
issued warrants for the arrest OF the murderer ahd now
is proposed TO lyncn nil for fear that he VIII escape
through the quarreIs OF the Ohcer5
The mOnume tai fountain presented to the
City OF Chicago by Francis A and Anthony j. Drexel OF
Philadelphia, IN memory OF their father has been com
peted and will be up within few weeks at the loot
OF Drexel Boulevard. IL was designed By Henry Maui
GER Prussan sculptor living in Philadelphia, and
is declared to Of surprising excellence in design and
workmanship. From granite basin rises a low pedes
ta on which stands the bronze monument, suEn0untcd
by a statue of the late Francis NJ DrexeL Below tho
statue is second BASIN and the pedestal shells
spring from the four sides OF the shaft Above them are
relies repr sentng by alegorical Designs ocean
lake river and spring IRON which water falls INTO inc
shells below, ana thence lssdischarged thIOugh nphs
hesds the granite basin at the bottom Inc upper
Dasn supplied Dy Jets around Its edge aud otner jets
fall past all sides from the central smart ABOVE
The post-oilice at Iron Rod, Montana, has
been discontinued and the explanation Is thus gwen by
an officer of the department. "A postOnce agent wh'e
officially visiting various offices in Montana Territory
for the purpose of correcting any irregularities OF post
masters stopped Iron Rod. Going into the postoihee
he found the room divided into three seconsrst sa'
Ioon next the pOst-ofice, and last faro bank The
mailbag was brought IN, r0ugh-looAinS customer
opened IT, and empted the contents on the no0r Inc
entire crowd az once got down their hands and com
nenccd oyerhaulng the letters, among which several
were reg tered aud selected such as they wanted Az
ter they were through the remaining letters were shoy
eIIed into a candle-box placed on the bar The spe
cia agent thinking the office needed little reguatng'
asked the bsrkeeper, who had received aud distributed
the mail if he was the postmaster he answered Nc
Are Won the assistant postmaster mo- where 10
the postmaster out mining Where Is the assistant
postmasterP Gone to Helps Canon; and by thunder
nm ZONES has got this office next week; tFs his
tnrn The Government official then stated who he Was,
and demanded the KEYS of the office. Tie bartender
cnoly took The candleboX from ne bar placed on the
floor and gave II kick sending II out Oh ne aoor say
There's Vour office ami now git Inc agent says;
Knoyiny the custom OF the country lost no time IN
fnwng this advice and got. This is why the post Of
ace at IRON kod was Discontinued