New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-14
GENERAL NOTES.

Years ago William G. Ralston, OF San Fran.
CISCO built yacht which he intended 70 be the bso1
soonest and switest yacht in the world and named h
the Brisk Handsome she certainly was but she be,as
her namc and after various costly attempts TO iner..
her speed had been made in vain, she laid I'D 10 s
Antonio Creek in charge Of Keeper her only use being
to show how easy 1t IS to throw away hundred thon
sand dollars. Recently, Mr. A VI. Simpson, OF san Pta,
cisco. who is rich enough to indulge In such exner
nents, bought her for POO rebuilt aud redecorsted
fast as he cares to sail
| The Warden of the State Prison at Con.
cord Mass, has issued order giving all tho convict.
permission either TO be shaved heretofore or 10 year
full beard No mutton-chop other fancy cut Of yhi.k
ers will be allowed The prisoners a rule have gladly
accepted their release from the clutch OF the prison bar
Der and a consequence extraordinary change Ia,
come their appearance Their average age seem.
TO have been increased years. for large percenaga
OF the new boards are gray. The Wardens merciu az.
position suggested the privilege he thinks that tia
cOnvics need boards TO protect their hroas while pas
ing through the prison yard 10 and from the workshops
during the winter.
He was sleeping peac efully In his seat In
train the Maine Central Railroad evening Last
week when the conductor along and asked for hs
ticket. He sleeping soundly as well as peacefully
for he didn't awake until the conductor had poked Ian
tern into his face and punched him several times In ths
ribs Then he started up and with wild look in his eyes
put something into the conductors hand, protesting that
1t all he had 81 can't take these for your fare said
the conductor displaying gold rings which the pa.
senger had handed him. "Oh. beg your pardon YOU
must really excuse Inc, but thought you train
robbcr" said the passenger He subsequently, explaneS
to those about him That he had made his preparations
for n Western trip, and must have been dreaming VI
dangers TO when the conductor aroused him
In a political speech the other day Mr..
Stephens, OF Georgia. drew picture OF what night hare
been the Conederacy at the outset had purchased to
entire cotton crop OF the South and shipped to Europe
thus providing capital with which to buy better arms
and munitions Of war. Tho EecO Orleans Times Den0era
takes up Mr. Stephens hypothesis and shows that the
suggestion was made by General "Joe" Johnston
and favored by Jefferson Davis But the project was
promptly overthrow by Messrs. Memmnger and Tren-
hOlm Secretaries OF the Confederate Treasury the first
proving that 1t was impossible TO have purchased or
shipped the cotton crop 10 Europe and the second that
Organization of the Southern tonfederaey Feba I1
nearly the entire cotton product had already been e1
ported from the South
In February, 1881, q man named Walter
Philbrooks arrested blythe st. Louis police on ex
animation showed thahe was insane, andhe was sent to
asylum. He persisted in declaring that he was In
Havre on his way to London. Investigation proved that
In 1857 he actually had sailed from Mobile for Hayre and
it at became evident that to the last fifteen years
OF his life his mind was an utter blank. Within year.
however, he had recovered his and evinced suA
capacity that he given position In OF the city
Institutions But he fell TO drinking and dis
charged few days ago he was found drunk and
locked up. when he became sober it evident that
HIS had fed again. Ho repeated the old story Of
being in Havre waiting for the steamer TO London, and
had manfesty returned 10 his mental condition of
eighteen months ago
If that sprghtly sheet Tho Galveston
Ne,cs is to be believed, Thomas McWhter Of San AntO
MO, lately the hero of experience which he would
be glad TO keep secret Becoming somewhat heated with
work about his yard he took of his and laid
the fence without considering tho proximity To-
bust and esoute goat Presently he turned around and
behed the coat In the mud and the goat the Of
the chickencoop Joyously muncbing what looked pre-
cisely like the red morocco pocket-book in which Mr.
McWhirter l.sl placed $1,000 in Government bonds
Tho thought OK four dollar goat eating two thousand
dollar breakfast almost drove him crazy The goat saw
blood In his eye and ran, with McWhrter in pursuit At
last the animal was caught killed and dissected, bot
almost the 0py thing not found in her capacious stomach
the bonds for the very good that they were
safe ut homo In the pocket OF another coat.