New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-03

$50, bs am II win be remembered. de-
so,,ves captured large supply OF opium winch WIS
s,ng smuesied on from the City OF Tokio ana
,.eek ago a similar discovery rewarded an Queer IN INC
stos service who had secreted himself on the oeeh Oh
-. ,,a,ac and saw a rowboat loaded with packages
hitch we're lowered by small rope from the deadeyes
vie seizure embraced 30 pounds OF rehneu oun' -
ans OF crude OPIUM 500 silk handkerchle : anu Hwo
IscFages Of silk cord the value OF the whole pehy
sbcut so'oo"
If William Penn has been permitted to read
,bs descriptions of last weeks celebration In his hohor
no must have been atonished beyond the power OF eX
ression one OF the minor facts certain TO hewder him
q the consumption of lager beer during the hi centennial
festivities The books of the Internal Revenue ounce
shaved that during the week 2s,3ss barrels Oh
Is 100000 glasses of beer were delivered ana presn
ably consumed in Philadelphia, an allowance Oh .en
classes each t. every man. woman and child incudlt
The strangers within her gates The quantity delivered
during the corresponding week in 1851 was lel-u ea
scls that the recent celebration Is Directly
Tor the consumption Of nearly 10000 barrels OF Deer
Professor Woodwork has just brought back
from Pernambueo a living specimen OF the agama an
enormous species OF lizard. which has never before
Is said in this country. The creature VIII az
tain its full growth at the age of three years ana vi"
then he about feet and half long. but 1t Is now
mere infant Of nine months and only two feet IN length
Unlike most saurans It does not despse vegetable die
but partial the leaves Of trees TO bananas ana o'hc
fruits But its taste catholic and pretty nearly every
thing is grist which 10 the mill oil lts hugeJ"
Chickens are always welcome put Il II nus " ~ !.
that speciality is flies The natives take ADVANTAGE %
that preiilecton and keep full grown agamas IN 1hs t
house, in the capacity OF fly traps Ihey - s,,r
their aesh with ayity and praise It's deileale IA WA
Professor Wooiworths Specimen knows It's mate apu
% ,eacafltv On his shoulder but It hit three oil the
snde,,ts on the very first day he showed 1t to theih
vonnc st. Louis housekeeper, who had
read IN Paris letter that fourPo bedsteads were
again in fashion started in search OF one OF teh tue
other day She finally found what she desired III the
house and under the person OF sick Hungarian whose
wife was painfully supporting him by sewing and who
valued II as an heirloom bnt willing 10 supply his
necessities by selling The next day she took dealer
n fix the price and having been purchased for liberal
sum IL WAS sent 10 his shop TO he fitted with new ropes
IT was in fact a mahogany four-poster OF admirable
1vornans hip and the dealer examining the carvings
with delight when he accidentally pressed upon carved
rose which Welded aud disclosed secret receptacle IN
which tightly weged IL amer 6aE cohiall- lt
Son coins worth several thousand dollars. The money
promptly handed TO The poor Hunga rianN, WDo,o
anazement great that III all probability thy nave
not yet recovered from 1t.
A church deacon asked Barnum the other
day for permit visit the winter quarters of his show
al Bridgeport The Snowman refused on the ground that
he was opposed pass system in general and was de-
termned in particular not allow inspection % the
animals when they were MOI on exhibition. inasmuch IS
they were carefully guarded then and there was
danger OF accidents; furthermore visitors were NUS
ance TO his wOrknen. Is not that carrying your re
strictons too far asked the deacon. Perhaps you
may think So replied the Snowman and n you gen
orally like scrptural authority for everything present
YOU this printed card ponder" The card contained
the following quotations from the Bble Thou shalt
not pass Numbers Xxx, Is; suffer man TO pass -
Judges ill., - :" The wicked shall no more pass Nun
ber. l. -: None shall pas, "isaiah, XXXiv, 10 IhS
they roar vet thew cannot pa "Jcrcni2h - 50
Ae paid the fare thereof and went Jonah l. j.