New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-09
GENERAL NOTES.

There is natural bridge in Arizona which,
It Is sad surpasses In size the wellknown natural
bridge la Virginia.
Sensible people will be glad to hear that a
baby show in st. Louis has collapsed. The manager has
disappeared and have the proceeds all that left Is
an assorted lot of disguised priceless babies.
A picked nine from the lawyers of Washing
ton met similar nine representing the lawyers of Ba-
moro the other day, and played game of baseball.
After much eloquent talk and some subsidiary batting
the Washing toniaDs came out yct0rs
A shop-keeper in NcN Haven, Conn.,, has in
bis window small case, in which there are nearly
hundred artificial eyes. 1t is said to possess fas-
cinang interest the pedestrian and there Is
generally OF people standing In front OK the win
dow and gazing at the CLASSY Oros
A stubborn shoe dealer in Baltimore has thus
far refused to assent to any of the petitions that have
been circulated tna city to have the shops close early
II Is TO be presumed he is sorry that he did
not do IA his neighbors have done for going TO bis
store couple OF mornings ago he found that the doors
and windows smeared with eggs that were alto
gether too ripe 10 be pleasant
A citizen of Reading, Penn, is the owner of
curious plant known as urga tree, which orig
aIlv from Australia II Is about three feet In height,
and the flower IL large and OF deep red color When
the sun sets its leaves fold and the ends OF the twgs
coil up apparently going to sleep The younger leaves
always 20 to sleep first. When removed from the pot
In which 1t the leaves begin to stand out in all
drectons aud the whole plant quyers as though en-
Tared At the same time II gives out u sckoning per-
fume
The following is sample of the anecdotes
which arc told the expense OF the native magistrates
OF India: An English official at Bombay so far forgot
himself not long ago kick an impertnent native
cabman aud was summoned for assault before an Indian
Justice The latter conscientious judge, but his
desire TO shield the Englishman was great " Must
convict 20 he asked OF the offender In an awestruck
whisper "You must convict" was the honest reply.
conviction was thereupon recorded and the magistrate
wiz anguish every feature, next asked what penay
would be sufficient. The Englishman suggested 10
rnpees AS fair price for his misdemeanor, aud fine OF
10 rupees was duly inflicted
There is little town in OHIO named Zoar.
which in these busting days Of progress and change is
yentabe wonder correspondent who recently visited
il SAYS that the Inhabitants who have desire to amass
wealth. work common end-that Is for the good
OF the community which owns and controls the entire
village including thousands OF acres OF the richest land
in the Buckeye state. The money goes into one com
mon treasury the necessaries OF life, including food
provisions and garments furnished by the village
officials consisting OF three trustees and committee Of
FIVE who are annually elected by ballot The village
contains about 800 inhabitants which number has been
the same since 1877 and increases decreases to
ony noticeable extent There preachers, but all
the people dovou worsnpping after the manner or
the Friends The marriage vow is held sacred and the
laws rarely broken.