New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-06
the whole Of Colonel Wasbburn's stay be was
dogged about the streets by rabbie Of curiosity
GENERAL NOTES.

"The ingenious Woodstock clergy saw
| The Echo. have shrewd way Of collecting money
Only q few weeks ago the incumbent OF the parish
church solicited subscriptions for stane glass win
dow In honor Of Chaucer man named Chaucer. who
cannot be identified with the poet, having once had
with proposal 10 set up stained-glass window IN
sfst Tho Deceased witc's Sister bil.'
In a recent lecture at Monteagle, Tenn.
upon manufacturing in tine South. Mr. A. g. CoIyar OF
The NashriRe American, drew this contrast between
Pennsylvania and Tennessee by way of showing d.
yers6ed Industries the foundation OF prosperity:
sThe man who inherited all his ideas says he must adj
here to morgagedfarm policy and no argument
reach him. Take the OF Pennsylvania and
Tennessee point him to their hst0ry-to the equality
In their natural and the great difference In
their developed resources Show him that each State
has about 10000 square miles, each has mountains ed
with minerals and each has rich productive Valleys
that both have immense beds OF coa-that Tennessee has
twice as much iron Penusylysna-that Pennsylvania
has diversified pursuits. but Tennessee has notthat
Pennsyvana Ia working up the raw material and maxi
ing homo market for her farmcrs-that her farms are
worth nine hundred millions, while ours are worth less
than two hundredtbat single city In Pennsylvania
manufactures goods enough in one year TO bay the whos
State of Tennessee and have fifty mons eft snat farm
lands in one State are wcrt ySV Pef acre. MOVIE him IN tns
this show bin that 1t all comes from dyersincd pur-
s PiSD sa% sSns sroaa
in instead sending IL out and still tue man with inner
sed inca. es w move & The men o. the south
must be mainly relied on in the work OF baildns up"
Mr.. Fawcett, the Postmaster-General of
Great Britain, In bis annual report recently issued.
reprints from the first annual report sent out by bic
Office In 1855 historical summary of the postofee
which, together with the statistics Of the year. affords
an opportunity study the progress OF letercarryhg
in the United Kingdom From the historical summary
appears the posCofice had its rise ID proclama
ton OF Charles I who commanded his Postmaster OF
England for Foreign Parts Ito settle running post or
two to run night and day between Edinburgh
and London TO go thther and come back
again in six days and taks with them all sucn letters
as shall 90 directed any postown In or near that
road" post TO foreign countries for the benefit OF
English mercaants" mad been organized In the previous
reign 6ut In Charess proclamation lies the hrst evi.
dence Of the establishment OF Government Post Oaice
Tor inland letters IN 1887 the Nng claimed monopoly
OF wherever established posts The
claim resented as an encroschment OF tae crown,
but Parliament found state post 50 convenient that
IT adopted the institution put downa rival post estao'
sed by the Common Council Of London IN 1913. audi
1887 during Cromwels Protsctorate, passed the ord-
nance which first statutory recognition OF the
post Office aud which was substantially re-ensetears
the Restoration In 1880 the sis were for the nrst tie
conveyed by Toe year to which Mr. Fawcetfsre.
port March, II shows tnatin che United
the circulation OF letters has increased at ABOUT
ratio the population; tnat oi postcards as
WIS ns case last wear Also rather rapidly fas
total number Of letters delivered durng me year ex.
ceeded. $50 600 600 while the number oil POSTCARDS
was IA 100000 In 1882 before the Introduce
tlon Penny POST three letters we're se, per aa
of population. In following r the number nesry
u sed 1878 nsd risen 10 20, and IL now STAINS AZ
3S Comparing different visisions OF tue onlset
Kin giom England is iar IN advance, the average mum
Der oeiDs there Al IN Scotland 81 and IN Ireland H. In
Germany tine average numSef oi iottsrs per Aead ohy
IL " mn. ia France me nunoer Is. rLe number OF
messages seul by elegr2 ph ,rng year 32Oo0oo
Nearly 5000 900 depostors Kep ACCOUNTS 10 zoe fosk
Office sayidss i5aDk aud deposited over x39OoO,Ooo
ling ,ne year. OF every ten persons In Engand sid
Wales depositor In tie Post Ones SAVINGS Bans.
scotland Ins IN 80 and Ia ireand N IS
n gross revenue Pcs, ONCE during the year was
a94I3,sI2, the expenditure, a6.352,O64; balance
23,v6l.748.