New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-06
GENERAL NOTES.

There is something appalling in the state-
ment that twelve and half million false teeth are made
every in Philadelphia aud that gigantic total Is
still more impressive when considered in connection
with the fact that the city produces annually Ave
tons OF powder designed to prevent the necessity Of
false teeth.
1t is reported that as soon as the news of the
Dombardment OF Alexandria reached England "A number
OF Manchester manufacturers and merchants enter
tanned themselves at champagne supper to celebrate
the event The following night, when they heard of the
havoc which had made In the city aud that most OF
their own property destroyed they again INDUCED
III a champagne supper to keep up their spirits.
A work similar in its aim to that carried on
By THE TRIBUNE Fresh Air Fund Is conducted In Vienna
by an association pledged to the care and support Of
children recent issue Of the Neuc Free Presse con-
ains an interesting account OF the departure Of I29
poor feeble little children for months holiday in the
country surrounding Vienna. That was the fourth
party this year from the Austrian capital.
When an individual starvcs to death in
civilized city his fate probably always due to Ignorance
of his condition and not to inhumanity This certainly
must have been the with William Ellis sculptor,
who lately died in Sheffield, England Some years ago
he was engaged with Stevens in modelling the Yelling
ton monument. On his return to Sheffield he engaged
In local trade and executed busts in marble OF John
Arthur Roebuck and several local celebrities. or ato
years he had been in very destitute circumstances, and
frequently needed and received assistance from his
friends. II shown at the inquest that death had
resulted from exhaustion brought on by insuflclency
of food"
The resources OF the English language are
nowhere more severely taxed han in the provincial
correspondence Of the Calcutta papers One writer hay
ing occasion to describe the burning OF boat draws
this highly coored picture: "The ilfated vessel be-
comes SO totally enwreathed In vermi0n flames that
the power of human agency is imperative" This brill
stroke far surpassed however by correspondent
OF The Indian Mirror in his description OF the sad fate
which befel d" promising you'll" at Dacca, while he
assiduousy coming his midnight task by the hsp
of kerosene lamp" The lamp did not do its duty and
she tried 10 mend it, but unfortunately his finger
went wrong, the ignited WICK dropped into the
combustibe OIL the lamp burst into terrible expansion
spreading flames all around" In consequence the
promising youth was cremated by speedy and niser
able death"
The Philadelphia Record prints a wicked
story about the joke which in the Philadelphia
Post ONCE played upon Mr.. Jay A HubbeL Thinking
that the polticaassessment circular afforded Of
amusement, he forwarded to Washington the names Of
the twelve cats kept III the Philadelphia office, with
they had escaped. The wag omitted to mention that
these twelve faithful servants of the Department
on four legs instead OF two, and so when q letter
received few days later addressed to Miss salls
Binns, Post Office, Philadelphia Penn, the joke was
nearly complete. The contamination came when Colonel
Bingham had a black and white tabby placed on the
stamping table and read to her the circular Of tie Co
gressiOnal COMMITTEES iutimatlng that per cent WAS
about fair contribution from Miss Sallc Binlss salary.
The story told by The Record is pretty good Dut
it would be more appropriately published on April l.