New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-21
cept the char of Intellectual Philosophy at Dart
mouth College.
GENERAL NOTES.


A rich Chinaman of Rock Springs, Wyoming,
to whom his wife lately presented fine boN has been
entertaining his friends with exuberance corresponds
ing his Joy He invited 600 guests ia detachments o(
$50, to feast which cost 1900 and made everybody
dunk and even then he was not satisfied but an-
nounced his intention to hold second celebration the
following week In Evanston aud third next month IN
San Francisco
The Italian Government has published q
decree fixing April IL tho date Of the resumption OF
specie payments. The half Ira, Ira, and two Ira,
notes will be payable In silver at all the State treasures
Notes of five lire and upward will be payable In silver
and gold at the Central Treasury in Rome and in the
treasures OF Bari Bologna. Caglar Catana, Florence,
Genoa, Leghorn, Messina Milan, Naples, Palermo,
Turin Venice aud Verona
After q long consideration of means for
stopping ship suddenly when emergency requires
German has adopted the principle OF O recoil OF
the only feasible basis for experiment He proposes
to rasten on the front Of the ship immense cnnon
charged with powerful explosive AMI ready to be
fired by electricity at moments notice He supposes
that the reco would exactly counterbaance the
tm OF the ship, the armament OF course being proper
toned to the tonnage.
Hayseed in the hair is supposed to be the
distinguishing mark OF rural nnocents who fall into the
Of city shaper but though aggravated cases OF
this kind constantly reported there is no evidence
that hayseed has ever actually sprouted on such soil
But precisely that sight may yet be for Martin
Small O well-kn0wn farmer in the English parish or
shapwick, lately found considerable crop Of grass
springng up all along the back Of OF his sheep Is
coDectured that long exposure to rain had caused the
seeds which might easily have been taken up from tho
with which the sheep was supplied 10 Eernnate IN
its warm and dirty fleece.
If all the alleged survivors of the charge of
the Light Brigade living in the United states had
actually shared in that glorious exploit the Russa army
would beenannihated on the spot and recognizing
only such possess authentic credentials apparent
that all that were left Of them left OF six hundred
hav TOD IN
is not intended 70 dscred the claims Of Matthew Ham
ton, coal miner, living near West Lafayette Ohio,
whose tave just been inspected by me Oe"na'
A few weeks ago David Williams, of Shenan-
doa Penn followed his wife to the grave and as soon
as he snugly laid away search began for SllOOo
which he known to have left behind him. Ihus iar
not Of the money has been found and the search
has been the nehbors out OF TO-
sngulary alert and vicious ghost who has taken posses
sion OF the premises aud already scared ono young
woman into fits turned beated travellers hair white
and made things generally unpleasant for q night
Waterman. One two matter fact peOpie have sug-
gested that the gh9st Il morning inors a ~ red With
while he ia looking for the OOO but this absurd con
lecture has been received with the derson which II de-
serves.
Alaska is the better land toward which the
miners OF the West in obedience 10 their passion for
new diggings setting their faces this spring Al
ready II Is said movement has begun which promises
to become a stampede during the next lew Weeks
party of twenty" says dispatch from Deadwood Dak
10 TIE Chicago Times leaves here the LIST OF April 1t
will comprise of the oldest and best miners OF tho
guleh will be thoroughly equipped, and If there is gold
to found will find it, That the fever Widespread Is
illustrated by the fact that pool of $4,000 was raised
this afternoon deay the expenses OF the party many
prominent business and professional men, unable 70 GO
willingly subscribing to the iund VI course eash SUD
scriber stands a with whatever may be found Let
tiers received from Nevada report prospective negra
from the State. while the press OF Colorado ARIZONA
California and Montana give evidence that numbers arc
pre- pairing to leave from those Localities"