New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-29
GENERAL NOTES.

The brickmakers of Athens, n. Y, the birth
place OF the late John Glow who one of the Oldest
boatmen on the Hudson, and ono of the best brick
handlers. propose to build handsome brick monument
20 his memory.
The electricity generated by the machinery
I'm ono OF the great Harmony Mills at Cohoe'. owing to
peculiar conditions which perfectly under.
stood has OF late charged the atmosphere as TO
affect the employees unpleasunty. Various attempts
were mndc without result to remove the nuisance. but
at last n net work 'of wires running through the mill
successfully employed to collect the electricity
and conduct II to the ground
The records of all the criminal courts in
,hristendom probably contain udicrously in
adequate defence than lately made by Paris haber
dasher on trial for bigamy He graycly declared that
having several times visited ball which his wife, from
whom lie was separated several years ago, in the
habit of attending at the Grand Turc AMI having failed
o find her there, lie concluded that she dead The
Court thought that such an opportunity OF uterng mn
emphatic protest against superficial Judgments ought
not to bo neglected and promptly sentenced thesmiu-
dicous haberdasher to five years solitary confinement
A vivid impression of the sudden fury of
tho souhern cyclone is conveyed by this brief statement
of Mr. b. Y. Jones, of Beaurcgard, Miss who, the
ment he the danger coming called his wife and little
boy into the yard aud made them lie Hat the ground
and grasp small shrubs which stood within reach:
put one about my WIFE," says Mr.. Jones, while
with the other claspcd small tree. and made my
lie close up to me. and then said thcm Hold on,
hold on for Gods sake! II is for her and then the
wind came. There whrl ana II roar. | was
shaken, and heard the crash of ray falling house An
instant and IL | still held my wife In my
arms but she was nscnsibc, aud my boy was still
NESTING close up to me, but bruised and bleeding" All
three escaped without serious injury. thanks tn Mr.
Iones's presence OF mind and the prompt obedience OF
his wife aud child
TO the other interesting tables in the report
of the New York Meteorological Observatory for 1892
Dr. Draper has added showing the great difference
between the actual number OF hours or}sunshine at the
Greenwich Observatory and at Central Park At Green
witch there only 245 hours of sunshine In 1873 and
or IN 1870, although the above the horizon
4,l47 hours In each year. AT the NowYOrk Obserya-
tory there $3.50 hours OF sunshine In 1873 and
3lOl hours In 1870 tho greatest possible number OF
hours of sunshine In each year being Tho details
OF those tables present some remarkable figures. At
Greenwich during the month OF January there only
80 hours OF sunshine in 1873 and Ia in 1879, although
the above tho horizon 259 hours The greatest
number of hours In any month In which the
visible during these two years In June 1873. when
there 1873 hours OF sunshine out OF possible 404
In NewIork during the same period January aud Feb
riary of 1878, had the smallest number OF hours OF
shine lag and ld3 hours respectively instead OF 20o
and 296 Generally however the proportion OF actual
TO possible hours OF sunshine than twothrds
hours thsre were 2S42 hours OF sunshine at Central
Park and In 1881 and 1882 there 2,S62 and 20l
hours OF sunshine out OF the 4i40 hours tho sun was
above the horizon Last year there were % days Ia
which no clouds passed tho and IN 1877 there
were 81 days OF like character.