New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-25
GENERAL NOTES.

The completion of the new law courts In Lon.
don brought grief to the men to whom the finished
work would naturally have brought the largest salts
faction The builders, Messrs. Joseph Bull Sons Of
southampton In their efforts to prevent forfeiture
clause under the contract from coming into operation
strained their that they obliged
pend payments few days after the brilliant opening Of
the new courts.
A civil official of the little town of Rosen-
berg West Prussia, unntentionay gave great offence
TO Lieutenant in the army who forthwith challenged
him TO q duel The civilian answered that II fighting
absolutely necessary he could not refuse the chal
enge, but that he bound to make one preliminary
condition. Z" have. as you well know" he wrote
wife and five children for whom am bound TO In
the event OF my death at your hands. My present
yearly income Is $500 marks require you TO pay
over to bank capital the interest OF which will
correspond to my present income 30 that II may yelds
livelihood to my widow and fatberless children For
this purpose 10000 marks will exactly suffice" The
young replied that he had property beyond
his pay and that he could not possibly raise so immense
n In that waSse mace as man who as
nothing tn lose except his own life VIII scarcely expect
and children without any sort OF equivalent" The
respondence closed with some fatherly and Common
sense advice to the young Lieutenant, who nDay was
brought to acknowledge that the civilian was right
A little old man wearing the postal uniform
may be daily at the railroad station In Louisville.
KY. busIly sorting the mall His name Is Charles Q.
Green and In the postal service since 1924
His interest and share in the distribution OF the mall
began however in 1875 when he helped to deliver to
Lis fathers neighbors printed slips announcing tho
battle OF Ney-Oreans We had all heard" he said the
other day to reporter, that battle had been fought
but had particulars. On certain bright clear morn
ing when the covered the ground as Tar az the eye
could reach, awaited the coming OF the man carrier
with his pack horse Before he came in sight the still
ness of the air was broken cries OF Good news! Good
pewsv People were waiting all along the road for the
approacb OF the bearer OF tho news There had been
printed at office of the old Lexington Gdic number
OF slips Of paper containing the details OF he pale ahd
the mail carrier distributing these Droadchs was
commissioned by my father to carry number OF THESE
To the neighbors living around L had never NVrn u
pair OF shoes then aud tramped sbout the neigbbor
hood that day In the SHOW my tosds rGa ny u A'
The smallpox ambulance of Chicago is driven
nv a stawart but gentle Russian named Otto Gutek-
necht who Is said to the only of living million
naire The mystery Of bis position Is not Ike
Iv IN be solved for be meets every inquiry
leading ND 10 that subject with the profane ana
rather perplexing exclamation, "yat cir d-n" He
appearod in Chicago about five years and at that
time had considerable money IN his possession with
which he rented tract OF land for hunting privilege
Rut his money was soon gone and returning TO Chicago
he acrepted from the Board Of Health the occupeuon
which he still follows. He carries the dying 10 the pest
house and the dead the grave and lifts patient ana
corpse into his ambulance II he coveted contagon.
flo once had mild attack OF varolod, and II ne hopes
tn de Of the disease which keeps him busy he Is key
10 be disappointed Ihad ne Iealy - .hx the fact
thai af te German Consuls Office IN tlls city
ia standing letter OF credit upon when nc can
practically an unlimited amount but ne SeI5 - ,
pi, hy,self Of H. Once he went to the Consul ana
rot s25. and at another.t time sl0 but that Is All