New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-18
GENERAL NOTES.

The Delaware peach crop is now said by
The Wilmington star be OF the largest in the his-
tory Of the state The yield OF 1875 will
surpassed but the harvest ia not likely to give preoe
donce TO that OF any other recent year
Mrs. Kelley recently caused the remains Of
pet dog to be buried in cemetery at Washington,
Penn, whittier they were accompanied by funeral
procession Of mOurners and undertaken The owners
OF lots have held meeting since the funeral to protest
against what they consider Dissertation OF the sacred
place and the authorities will be urged TO compel the
mOva or the dogs body.
An improvement upon the ordinary method
elopeent has been introduced at Chattanooga Tcnn
where Mr. Lee Hale and Miss Katie Morgan have just
circumvented an unwilling father Usually In such
cases the chief difficulty is get to the house of the
nearest benevolent clergyman, but the Chattanooga
variation consists staOnng the minister on the side
walk directly opposite the paterna mansion
The yOungster who in reply 10 his teachers
question said that the lightning struck
twice in the place that had TO- stated
compactly great truth to which, however, an occasion
al exception is noted During last Thursday evenings
thunderstorm Clarence Scarborough, who had taken
refuge in barn at Newburg was knocked senseess by
an electric bolt which SCARED his left leg and parayEed
the lower half of his body He has since almost recoy-
cred At the instant horse In the same barn as
killed outright
The theory that multitudin0us high build
ings and tapering spires so distribute electricity
that severe and damaging thunderstorms are rare in
great cities is strengthened by the fact that TO June
2 London had not been visited by a single thunder
STORM whereas fatal accidents from lightning had been
unusually numerous the Midland counties OF England.
The theory curousy contradcted by the records
OF the Berlin Fire Brigade, which show shat recently
IN single hour the bril- ide received twentyeight calls
30 extinguisn fires caused by Lightning.
A weak minded man named John G. Unz
committed suicide Tuesday by jumping into tho
Oswego Canal Sy racuse. His shOpmates aware OF
his mental deficiency thought il would be good joke TO
take advantage of it and brighten him into the belief
that the physicians of the city had set their hearts upon
dissecting his body. Their scheme more sue
cessfu than they hoped make It, and the poor
ture In sheer determined 10 escape the doctors
knives by drowning. Judas performed the most credit
able act Of bis fo when he went cut and banged him
remorse is probably too much TO hope
Under the new law Chinese going home TO
make visit with the intention OF returning 10 this
try will require passport, but the Identification Of
Chinese Ia a difficult matter he differs so slightly
in appearance from thousands Of his race To prevent
the possibility Of fraud has been suggested that the
authorities should take advantage OF the fact that no
two human heads shaped exactly alike 1t 10 pro-
posed by means Of such machine as matters use for
measurement represent upon every passpOr ny ihal
holes punched through the outline oI ahoh"tal seo'
! tion OF the owners head.
Sir Thomas Symonds, Admiral of tho
Fleet" has sent to The Army and Nary gazette letter
which he says The London Tunes would not publish and
| I'm which he remarks: Viewing what our Navy would
have TO do In OF with France alone VIZ meet
her Navy at sea- protect India and the colonies etc.
nv well-consdered and deliberate opinion that our
Navy, compared with the French. is much too weak
II is madness to keep our Navy starved as 1t
is in material OF armOred and unarmored ships WITH
ont even proper squadrons Of evolution and vessels OK
reat sneed and coal capaety" The Admiral then men-
lions Ireland Offering great facilities for the landing
OF foe Coming from such source the letter Sig