New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-17
GENERAL NOTES.

There are 1,971,36j bce-hircs in France,
from which have been taken, this autumn, 10 s97 2st
pounds of honey and 5G9l sos pounds of wax the total
value of the product amounting to about 81 100000
Engineers at Mayclce have found the remains
Of the bridge that Charlemagne built over the Rhine near
the close Of the eighth century and have already
ao,cd more than nifty of the piles, from fifteen 20
eighteen fee; long, on which It rested The timber is
well preserved that It is still fit for building purposes
while the iron that was ryeted 10 the piles has only
INN coat or rust 10 show the lapse OF more than thou
sand years.
The noble army of dudes on dress parade in
front of Trinity Church Mobile last Sunday morning.
was snoninionsly put to Digit by sudden and Sfh
noise which seemed to pOrtcnd nothing less appalling
than earthquake. The sexton subsequently disooy-
cred that the great bell had slipped FROM its supports in
the tower and crashed rou gh three floors into the base
mthl, where II lay mouth up and open aud unulurod
tunes.
The several tribes If Mic-Mac Indians in the
Maritime Provinces number about 1000 individuals
Tho Rev Mt Rand, who has lived among them a mis-
.ouy for forty years reports that their condition Ia,
marvcllou'ly improved Wherever there Is an oncamp
ment of Indians more Of them invariably abo
10 read There Indian schools at FlctOu, LcnuOx
Island and RcsgOUche aud the Indians freely admit
ted 70 the white schools The men fish ard make tubs
aud baskets and the women earn II living at making
quilts. no women in the world. says Mr. Rand. can
excel them in artistic skin within the range OF their own
three large vounes of Mic Mae dictionary upon which
he has been working FOR thirty years.
MIR. Moses, the widower of the late lamented
fat GIRL has not found Baltimore to be the promised an
which no had proudly hoped TO find it, and has returned
to this city again in deep depression. Various crcum
stances combined to make his brief visit unpleasant In
the first place very anxious 20 have an interview
with Dr. TIi, to whom he is reported have sold his
wites body, aud 10 withdraw from bargain which he
has repented while the other hand ne was afraid
face that gentleman for reasons best known 20 himself
He also DESTROYS 10 have his wifes grave opened In
order TO make sure that the body still repOsng there
but the authorities refused his request In spite OF these
drawbacks, lie might have prolonged his stay II tbs
port had not got about that he had become CnamOod OF
the armleSs girl at the Dime Museum and intended 10
eope with her, coupled with the dreadful announcement
that her father who possesses two OF the best quail
ity, was looking for him. That was too much for the
grief stricken widOwer and he fed.
A chaste and novel form of amusement was
provided in Washington Monday evening when two
colOred boys entered In eating match against
boy and dog The stakes were five dollars and tho
conditions were that each team was to eat as many
lOavcs Of bread possible topping of with two apple
pies seasoned with red pepper and then TO run around tho
square, the of their achievements deciding the con-
test One Of the dares ate three and half loaves OF
bread and The other four ana each put himself outside OF
MS pie IN good time. The dog whose naInc Is Duec.
consumed four leaves Of bread ia excellent time ana