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

The latest form of the Pacific coss. crx
"The Chinese must CO." as found in The Sacamsns
Record Union which saysithat many Chinese cooks am
afflicted with leprosy.
Mr.. @BufaIo Bill ~ seems to be unfortunate
with his wild West" animals. An unruy buffalo ga
capped during performance in Philadelphia the Other
day. and after creating stampede generally without
hurting any one, head-iOremost against tree ana
| fell dead.
California furnishes a case of the quickest
courtship probably record wealthy widow of San
Francisco, and q well-known hotekeeper OF Oakland
met for tho first time few days ago. and in exsctly
fifteen minutes after the meeting they were engaged
to the unbounded surprise OF their friends.
Some time ago a wonderful scheme for
prolonging life announced in Pennsylvania The
process fully described; but the public va
assured that valuable discovery The other DAY
Judge in Erie cruelty nipped the promising scheme IA
the bud by reyOking its charter and annung organ
izatiOn The ground which he took was that under
cover OF the scheme gigantic national fraud might 30
perpetrated
The newspaper N,cM Nichi ShimJun, which
is published IN Japan, appeared not long ago with
large space left entirely blank except for number d
straight lines that crossed 1t in queer zgzag directions
The apology which the editor aferward offered for this
circumstance very amusing and illustrates the limi-
tations OF journalism in that country. He said that he
the last moment he suddenly discovered that its fac
and conclusions entirely wrong. He unable
therefore, to publish 1t and bat time TO prepare any
thing else 10 take It's place.
Two negroes in Philadelphia were very
much surprised the other day. They In the bottom
or well which they engaged in digging, peacefully
eating their lunch, when they noticed thin cloud Of
coming out OF rift In the earth, followed bys
stream OF The water was boiling hot and before
they knew it their scaldng With the Mortified
exclamation, Fob de Lord what am de mattah wild ds
they could not be induced to enter again. The explains
ton OF the mystery Is that near the Well was hole 10
which the boiler OF large engine was blown on and the
hot trckled through loose vein OF earth into the
WELL
About two years ago the Rev. Josiah Bean,
OF Edgecomb Me-. being somewhat OF geologist, In
Of his walks about the little town discovered evidences
OF the existence OF mica, commonly known as isingla
Since then Mr. Bean and many Others have gone extern
slvely into the business OF mining for MICA which has
been found in large quantities and OF the hest quality
Recently also another important discovery has been
made this region. Excellent ,edspar in large quant
ties has been discovered This substance used extern
sively the manufacture of porcelain and chnsware.
The result OF all this is that every farmer in Edgecombh
drilling holes in bis rocks and the price OF real estate
rapidly going up. AS the cost OF mining the feldsparh
less than four dollars per ton and IL sell readily for ron
six to niue dollars the prospect OF handsome fortune
seems to 10 assured To whose farms have hereto
fore been regarded as worthless.
A gentleman from Baltimore who m1
visiting picturesque town OF Deal, in England says
that United States Consul badly needed in that psce
Deal he says, us the heathesr place the coast Of
England certainly Is the cleanest 1t is faced BY an
espanade which reaches the whole length Of the town.
with the single beach in 'front.' where groups OF people
swarm all day. The beach reaches from sanddown
Castle. past Deal, 10 Walmer about three miles Of
shngle with and there group OF those magnneen'
boats, the celebrated Deal boat which put out 10
MI wea;hers TO the assistance OF vessels unfortunate
enough to touch the Goodwin Sands which stretch oi
mil at distance OF about four miles In front OF Deal
This Is the we'll known and safe Downs north OF tns
Strait OF Dover aud familiar Baltimore sailors lhaW
seen over hundred craft OF all tonnage from the IRON
clad frgate TO the river soop anchored In 'front.' Oh uA
and am told that high seven hundred vessels nave
anchored here at one time And yet there Is no hue
can Consul In the place. IL was necessary ior me
have an important paper atested, 50 naturally sougn
the American Consul, and learned that the lmporssa
official could he found 10 nearer than Dover where