New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-14
GENERAL MOTIFS.

Bayard TaylOr'S farm was sold on Tuesday
afternoon for $1,000 An effort was made 70 sell The
country seat, but only 10000 was bid and ii was with
drawn. The property sold consisted of farm residence
with other buildings. an. eighty acres oi slouI, II
Was purchased az f'bOO %. L. l.. 90 hos. NI'' l'f to
tain, " ttGtICIuit, with tract OF over hul"l'b
"',1' ,' H., '. o." NJ rs She inds the
property large and eN eus,c Tor her personal Uses
Last Saturday morning the Briggs shaft
coery at scranton. PENN hoetcd 81 mine cars IN 1--we
hours. During that time IL WAS stopped fifteen minutes
but for which delay tnrty-tW0 more cars would have
been raised Each ear was lifted 100 feet cmptcd and
lowered again During the time tine coiery pre-
pared and shipped 200 tons of coal This record II is
claimed, Is unprecedented either in Europe or America
Two aged pear trees, standing IN the midst
OF small clearing, alone mark the site OF BcYor"
the first home Of Lord Fairfax which stood Oh high
BLUM overlooking wide sweep OF the Potomac River,
twelve miles below Mount Vernon. \ dense forest OF
pines has grown up around the little field within the past
thirty years, ANA Il more dismal and l0lsHAcu spot IL
mansion built by that eccentric nOhlouan in the
Shenandoah valley OF Nrginin, where Lee spent hl, de
CH- years, has also isaipcdrcd before the rtNaSe7 or
time and nro
The Well-knOWn veteran, Dan" Simpson,
of Boston, recently presented to the Bostonian society
his portrait and the " Bunker i'm Drum" accom-
panied by autograph letter, In which he wrote " II
my life l. spared shall reach my ninety second birth
day the 10th OF this month have decided to make your
0of u DlIltlug -l, ana now rtu III 10 YOU Il'lt
with YOU Will receive drum that beat IN the botle
OF Bunker llil by John Robbins "a knew him We'll and
hive used IL ,driably nay sct. and am oil portrait of
my self and the same drum, painted Dog Darius Cobb 20
most worthy gentleman who spent much time and labor
to make IT good portrait of ne. and nay friends tL.
very good. give you the drum ana portrait Ia be
framed by YOU, and both of them hang UP.
should Ike To have the portrait over tlc drum In the
Memorial Hall the old state House u Boston and 10
Doe forever the and custody oi the bo-toulau
Society II you couu han the dI. tInd possibly the
portrait. Ton / Vt- drummer in tine Wur oi l~l2l IA
sight ot the Lion and uID ru, lclu, they would leave
out bcu- ordered lp dO -o Dl the Common Council For
my part like these old relics. but II may be bccal,e
feel hAc one uy self
The disadvantage, to all parties concerned,
of nation colony remaining outside the Universal
Postal Union Is strhlnEiy cNcmpii,d IN the caac- OF
south Australia West Australia ANA Tasmania Nh. H.
r. Hubbard, Of the International NcWsla Agency.
Haven, Conn, hus called the attention OF the
United suites Government 20 the act that all papers re
ccNcd IN TINS country from tIose colonies. although fully
prepaid by STAMPS here subjected 10 AN additional
postal charge OF cents. Moreover an letters going 10
coming those colonies although pre- paid AT tho
usual rate, cents per hail ounce taxed delivery
au additional cents per hall ounce. At the time
paper, and letters pass between here and the other
AustrAu,iuu colonies and other countries at tho
Csdinary rates. with extra charge. II is apparent OF
course that hlA s" of Affairs entails great hArdsps