New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-30
GENERAL NOTES.

A rich copper mine has been redscOveTed in
in the vicinity of Tucson Arizona, within few weeks
Nearly fifteen years ago IL first found but the men
who located the claim driven from the mountains;
by hunger and neglected to take bearings OF
the spot Since then four five prolonged attempts "
find the rich deposit have failed.
A Boston tramp appealed to a man of gener-
GUS instincts the other day for 10 him
from starving. He had not had nIouthml eat
before the War and the memory OF the man did not run
back the time when he last enjoyed nights sleep
My friend, sorry" said the person accosted, tax
ing from his pocket silver dollar, but this Is tho
smallest piece | have" " Oh, never mind" said the
tramp nonchaantly possessing himself Of the coin, 81"
can change it," wherenpOn he counted out 80 GEMS from
a handful silver which he took from his pocket, and
went ON his way rejoicing.
One of the best photographs in existence is
that OF Portsmouth HarbOr recently taken by the i'll
Simultaneous process Six plates were used. and the
several sections united aoOut four and half feet in
length In the immediate foreground, lust below the
spectator, lies Her Majestys ship Serapis which, with
her white Sides partly in bright sunshine, and partly
shaded by the smoke Of a passing steamer. forms
striking centrepiece. The great length OF the harbOr
stretches right and left The foam and the smoke
OF the the ripping Of q water and the curling
of bunting in the breeze all said to be perfectly dis
tinct ana free from the smallest suspicion OF blurr
Professor Morse, whose entertaining lectures
upon Japan have drawn large audiences to the Boston
Institute of Technology, believes that the ingenuity OF
the japanese and the remarkable readiness with which
they comprehend mechanical cOntryances due 10 the
fact that the little children carried around upon the
backs OF persons in charge Of them and taus every
thing that is going Workshops ana houses" Gays
Professor Morse open the view of passers-by
and everywhere you will knots of children with
babies their backs watching artisans Of all kinds al
their work The advantage to health also undenabe
so approve Of this japanese way Of bringing up chill
dren astonishing to the number OF children with
babies their backs Little fellows not large enough
will be equipped with ragbaby secured in the same
manner"
In view of the certainty that announcement
will be duly made the early spring Of the melancholy
fact that the Delaware peach crop almost totally
destroyed by terribly cold weather in January, n IL
interesting to note the following paragraph In The
WImington Republicans Especially Is the cold snap
bright with promise 10 the fruit growers ofthe peninsula
Their great Of short crops has always been open
mild winters which forced the buds prematurey only
TO be killed by the spring rosts. The late
Samuel To wnsend considered good authority peach
growing maintained that healthy peach trees could
stand Temperature of five degrees below zero, depend
ing somewhat upon the orwardness of the buds when
the frost occurs Assuming this to be correct the crop
of peaches south OF is still safe, the only
fell two and three degrees below in OF the
most exposed points arc und Wilmington which Is the
entering OF the great peach grounds OF the PENN
sua So far therefore the present season
has developed the indications are faNOreble TO next
springs agricultural operations"