New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-09
GENERAL NOTES.

II used to be considered a wonderful thing
to engrave the Lords Prayer on tbree-cent piece At
the last meeting OF the Francisco Mcrosc,pcal 90
cety the president exhibited engraving upon glass
plate the Lords Prayer minulely executed that
the scale nine copies Of the entire Bible could 30
produced within the space OF sqnare men
An ancient cOlOred woman named Fanny
Mckinney. who has lived in Evansville Ind, since
she obtained her freedom, has just applied for penon
as the only practical recompensc FOR the loss Of hd
second husband. who died in the war. she regards
however her strongest claim npon the bounty VI ael
country the fact that she is the mother Of wehtyhet
children and is indirectly Responsible Tor seycny-hyf
grandchildren Ono VI her daughters Is hers II fds
mother OF twenty children, and eniertans confident *
pectaons of eating the old lady bic record.
Charles Langhemer universally known as
Dckens's Dutchman," who has spent more taan forty
years of his lie in Eastern Penentary Of PenGsy
vania and who was arrested Friday for tapping I'll
in Philadelphia evidently took that action Tor the ex
press purpose of being seat back to his Old home.
month ago. when he was released at the expiration OF
the last term for when he had been sentenced he an
nounced his cheerful expectation of returning shortly
he IA very proud Of the nOtcrcty which Dickens gave
him. and has no Intention oi guaranteeing Ia his 90
age.
The Beach Hill Mansion, which has been
one OF the landmarks OF Baltimore for eighty
years. is being demolished 10 make room for modern
structures. This venerable pile is said TO have owed
its origin TO suggestion of Louis Philippe, who during
his exile visited the Ridgeey family at Baltimore.
Riding past Beach Hill one day. he remarked, " Eere
is the site for dwelling " and his host approving ms
Judgment, aferward erected the mansion when
now being pulled down. The last occupant ci the
house was Mr.. Samuel Cooper, venerable citllcl Of
Baltimore, TO his great distress was comp 'i
mis- lge to abandon the home Ia which he had hVpcd
10 end Ills llfe
1t has been discovered that the bark l.. E.
Cam whose captain and were landed in Philadel
phia month ago by a schooner which had pick them
ND at sea- was scuttled. Captain Brooks told tphc
story OF how his fine ship, laden with cargo which had
been insured for $i2O,000 had foundeTed and ,f the
lucky escape of hins n and bis crew The Insurance
companies suspicious that the captains story was
more interesting than accurate and sent steamer %
search Of the drifting bark she was found and to"ed
INTO the Chesapeake Bay and the discovery was made
that she contained lot Of shavings which had been
frandnenly invOiced MANILA beans Three days aso
the bark was tOwed into Norfolk, aud there the whole
tru h appeared upon examination OF Ter hulk tiVe
large auer holes and five Ter were fOnd Ia bet
below the waterlue and evidence show tnai
port bow Four Otner vessels cleared frOn Vera Cruz
and Tocnata NewYOrk by the same c"nsgnors ha'e
mean udoued at sea- AID there Is to suppose
hat the Cam Is the nfth IN series Of outrageous
frauds
Games which depend upon physical dexterlty
are constantly undergomg process ofeyoton toward
greater greater difficulty aud no one Of them Las
advanced further from its startngpOnt than billiards.
"Onginay," says Land and Water, tn game consist.
ed IN simply pushing one bal against lis adj
versary SO that the latter, af,er having sruck
the band. would fall into one OF tie SIX
pockets round the table For this purpose
straight or curved stick used which was called
Queue II with one of these queues 10 The form Oh
cross that prints OF the seventeenth century show
Louis XIV playing with Chamillrd One das, At an inn
at Clen tradition says that brilliant party were pay
ng when dicali stroke presented itselt A. II "oaa
BRING the game end. everyone gave advice as 70
ths manner in which the stroke should be made
gralier entered at the moment eiated with wine VIII
do It with my whip cried he. suitng the acou TO tHe
word he struck the ball with his whip winch was uppea
VITA leather rhe ball recOied, aud the supehed srabef
Thought ii was IA miracle; he tiled again with the slms
suc, s-be had invented the stroke, Billiards "ef, ~.
known Al the French COdrt until the rein OF L,Is
XIV. Chamiard, eminent councillor. Owed Ills iVr
hi. skill in his lie was iuifOdGced 10 ~
King and Immediately became iaVOre, Tor aith",ia
80 skllml he knew how 90 LOSE hence lac rose sieadN'
ia royal yOr, until At last he became Minister.