New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-18
GENERAL NOTES.

1t is reported that the storage capacity of
the Hudson River ice-houses will increased 100000
tons this winter but the annual announcement OF a
short supply and higher prices In consequence may be
expected usual about the time Of the January thaw
Who wouldn't be Snowman and own Jum-
bo Barnum, Bailey & Hutchinson closed their sum
mer campaign at Chester, Penn last Saturday night.
and the says that their profits for the
son are 5000 00O third than they made last year
The show safely housed in winter quarters at Bridge
port.
Mr.. Henry Gridley, of Bristol, Conn.,, con-
spicuously adverses In the local paper that in April
1888 he will bite off his to spite his
face in other words that lie will demollsh the hand
some fourstory brick building in the centre OF Bristol
known as the Gridey House. On the Sd instant the
town voted against license by majority Of four which
SO the of the hotel of which Of
bar Is OF the features, that he at once determined
npon the plan which has publicly proclaimed. 1t Is
Just possible that he might reconsider his decision the
town would rescind Its vote.
The committee in charge of the bicenten-
NAL celebration in Philadelphia have just six days left
in which to decide between the claims of two rival
nnkeepcrs each Of whom is absolutely certain that he
occupies the site OF the famous "BlueAnchor Inn" to
which Penn betook himself Immediately after landing.
Inasmuch the committee intend to reproduce that in
eresting incident and have provided mime Penn for
the purpose 1t is absolutely necessary that they should
come to some decision No compromise is possible; but
the rage and Of the nnkeeper who gets left +"
will be awful to contemplate.
The career of John Goldenberg, who lately
died ut Wesbaden wortlnmany millions of dollars
strange one He spoke of his origin but he was
probably born In Galica. Circumstances led him, white
still young to the Levant, and finding foohOld
there he turned his steps toward the East and eventu-
ally found himself In Burmah. He had sooner
crossed the border than he was stopped by party Of
natives who proceeded ransack tho pack which he
carried over his shoulder Among other articles they
found box OF pomade, which, to his amazemen they
began to eat with great apparent relish This incident
led him to reflect that among such barbarOus people
clever European might make his fortune He began his
operations by trading IN lockwood and having ut
length secured the favor of the King by making the first
coined money ever seen In Burmah, he obtained
monopoly of the teak forests and advanced rapidly to
great prosperity. In 1870 he returned Europe by
the way OF Pesth, where he married young girl from
whom he soon afterward separated Last spring he
made the acquaintance OF Ina M0ller, an Austrian
pianist whose more famous sister the actress frauleln
1enaul and LAST August ne married her IN London lie
died suddenly In WlesDaden on september ~, while
they were making wedding tour Of Germany. His wife
Ia the sole heir OF his vast property.
Fort Hindersin, tho last link In the gigantic
chain of Notifications surrounding Metz has Just been
completed and the result is the most impregnable
stronghold In empire The present works date
the year 1850 up to which time the walls were only OF
brick though they were then considered very strong
The citadel was erected In 1862 and all the forca-
tons were rebuilt by yauban In 1874 In 1888 Forts
Mosele and Belecroix erected under the.supern-
tendence OF General CormontagnesI and extensive
pairs made in the works generally between 1880
and ls46 The construction OF tho four detached
St Quentin, Plappeville, Queuleu and st. Juen-was
only begun In 1866; and when the broke out