New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-26
GENERAL NOTES.

The hotel at the Minnequa Springs in Penn.
syynna, which burned down four OF five years ago.
ia rebuilding and will probably be reopened July l.,
1854 The property has been purchased by Judge May
nard of Wllamspor who intends to make the new hotel
spacious comfortable handsome and easy 10 escape from
in case of another fire.
The oldest university student in Berlin, and
probably I'm the world is siIy-nine years OF age After
passing his examination In theology In his youth he went
to south Africa as missionary, and there married
daughter OF rich Dutch farmer who Inherited her faith
ers property Having lost his wife and children several
wears ago he returned to Germany and Is about 20
graduate in medicine from the University OF Berlin As
he has secured his diploma he Will return to the
TransvaaL
The English journal which last year an.
nounced with reference convention OF Dunkads IN
Western State that ten thousand drunkards had assem-
bled. and which INDUCED in various solemn comments
thcyeon showed. the whole less ignorance than
lately exhibited in the Paris Temps ThB journal trans
lated brief dispatch describing recent cyclone fol-
lows: "An election riot broke out in Springfield Missouri
The rioters destroyed two houses, killed five persons and
injured thirty" The special sin OF the Temps IN this
nucc of the fact that cyclone Is French well
English word and has the same meaning In both Lam
guagcs.
lii order to give its readers an idea OF the pro-
posed system Of reckoning time by enumerating the
hours from / to "a without regard to a. aud p. m
The Detroit Erening Journal printed its issue OF Noyom
Il throughout II that system had been actually
adopted Accordingly the readers OF that Journal vers
somewhat startled at the headlines Il o'clock edition
Is o'clock edition." and Il O'Clock edition" and 10 oh
serve that matinees the theatres would begin at ID
o'clock that musical entertainment the preceding
day beginning at 2O;3O delightful AFFAIR, that
furious fire broke cut in South Chicago that day al -
O'Clock, etc
The ANTIQUARIAN and aesthetic mania, il ap-
pears may rage violently where It would DO least ex-
pected and prevail the putting asunder OF two
hearts which otherwise would have oyous entered into
a contract to beat Us one Thus before London court
was lately summoned young man who had expended
much money upon his sweetheart without murmur but
who had felt compelled TO draw the line at her demand
that ne should buy oil paintings valued at $1,000 an Old
clock valued al 50 O0O and old coin valued at $1,000
she the daughter OF china aud glass merchant ana
he the proprietor OF coffee house and an alliance might
have been profitable to both establishments But now t
is all over and, what Is more the jury gave her ony
breach of promise suit.
In travelling through Illinois lately General
Neal Dow observed with surprise that many OF the faru-
houses and barns small cheap and dapdated Ito
could not understand such state of things in such
fertile country. unless indeed whskcy beer and tobacco
were at the bottom OF It. But suggesting this ex-
PLANTATION he informed that the farmers indus
and SOBER but that they were to large extent
tenants merely land held in great blocks by rch pro-
pretors, who would not sell "The farmers, therefore,
writes General Dow The Portland Press have no IN
dueement TO have good houses and barns or to
the land Their interest Is 10 skin IT, ana 10 speh1
upon as little money as possible nus Is very
system for the country but not so bad Tor us as
England, where IL is perpetuated. Here these geAS
estates Will be broken up and divided upon Tue uoth -
the present propeors but 1t prevents the Improvements
OF the country"
Collectors of pOstage-stamps have long had
to guard carefully against the danger OF paying largo
prices for skilfu copies or rare issues and now aP
pears bibophiles must confront similar deceit him
Dusseldorf having taken out patent for Its PROCESS