New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-04
GENERAL NOTES.

II Ia said that frequent scraping and clean
ing have ade Battle Monument at Baltimore some
thing very different from what It was originally. For
instance the fine Roman OF the goddess has been
converted into a vulgar snub I'VE IKE dingy monu
ment better, says me American VINO WANTS nonu-
ment TO look new I"
The police recently descended upon q gamb-
ling establishment In Hamburg which. during the last
few months, has made many North German nobleman
tennorarlly sick OF life. The business carried
with many precautions against discovery OF the
finest hotels IN the city, and the sums lost there were
enormous The police cOnnscated all the money In the
bank about $500 and carried the players of to jail
The Faith Cure Convention at Old Orchard,
Me-, came to an end on Thursday evening, but prayer
meetings will be continued three times day for several
weeks About $50 persons have attended the conven-
ton and far the reports indicate, their faith re-
mains unshakon. The most striking cures In answer to
prayer during the recent session are alleged to have
occurred In the OF Miss GIBBS OF Oshua. Canada
whom oere Drospnal meningitis of six years standing
has suddenly deserted and in the case OF Misc Jennie
Clark, OF Berwick. Me-, whom heart disease scarcely
allowed TO reach the convention.
The general knowledge that the cleo
trio light produces very little heat in proportion to its
illuminating power been reduced to nguresby Hatsre
which gives the following result Of careful experiments
The neat from lamp Of l00cande power IL from
81 to 1853 heatunits that OF the ncandessent lamp Of
equal brilancy, from 300 TO $50. The argaud gas
burner Ia tho next best light in point OF coolness but
this Ia represented by 4S6O heatunts, COLA oil lamp
by $500. fiat wick petroleum lamp by 1900 paratn
candle by 5000 and tallow candle by 9700 Light for
light therefore. the heat OF electric arc lamp under
the favorable circumstances 10 the heat OF talow
candles az 10 ITO.
A Scotch florist recently sued a customer
named Hunt for SO, the value OF flowers supplied to
him. for which the defendant refused TO pay on the
ground that they not what he ordered part
evidence consisted In thrtysix OF doggsre which
the plaintiff had introduced into his correspondence
the subject aud which, being read In court. provoked
roars OF laughter One OF the coupets announced that
the florist oud hunt him the gates hell, aud syne
say Mr. Hunt farewell" Mr.. Hunt asked how tho florist
who described himself AS Christian and an elder In
three parishes could Justify such language TO his con-
science; to which the florist retorted I'VE Gamma he w
mestones WI feather, aud It's sometimes necessary 10
put the screw, Christians" His case not
being apparently good as hs rhymesth poetical ti-
CANT and ordered 10 pay the expenses OF
the action into the bargain.
The chairman OF the Executive Committee
OF womans Department of the coming Institute Fair
ut Boston reports that acre OF space will be led
with womens work, and that, moreover there will he
conspicuous absence of the patchwork and pickle ele
The fair It is said, will prove conousivsy that
those who that invented anything
useful Islander the ser. lone special point regarding
these inventons says the chairman. "s tna they are
oil In the direction OF home oomfortA This tact has Inn