New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-08
GENERAL NOTES.

The TiscarOrd Times RerielC says that there
are In that town eleven welled saloons and only one
church. which Is always empty aud mas lately been
closed It deplores this fact business has lately been
blooming" in that town. and It looks bad 10 have
tabshment church. shut down. There is ap par;
good opening IN TOWN.
a temperance reformer.
Sam Howard has been gold miner in Cali
forna for many years and has been uniformly unlucky
But tickle fortune has smiled on him at last short
time ago while sitting on the bank OF the Indian River
watching n Chnaman in his employ at work, he saw an
immense nugget fall out OF the dirt into the cut As
might be expected for time It completely unneryed
him It ia related that he had the nugget all that day
and could hardly decide what 20 do with IT, After few
DAYS the excitement away. and the OF metal
Is now OH its way the mint 70 be coined into cash that
shalfeed clothe and educate his cnlldren and bring
comforts TO hls lowly home. The piece Is Hat and
woud n aouared ont he about four inches square and
onc and one half inches thick IL Is little worn by
washing and has several pieces OF quartz sun sticking
TO one side OF It, 1t weighed loO4 ounces ana 10 valued
at $500
TIe. Fort Worth Democrat tells of q fight
that recently occurred down there between rattle
snake and blacksnake " The rattlesnake was appar
ort,y nm tourney and the meeting quite accden.
tai AZ first the rattesnake sought to avoid difficulty,
bu when the blacksnake pressed the matter he halted
and folded his length into a coil The backsnake glded
around in swift circles the rattesnake never changed
"a the backsnake drew close the rattesnake appeared
20 grow confused His rattle ceased to give out the
sharp sound and his head dropped rs II vertigo was
selling him The backsnake seized, by lightning
ment the ratler by the throat and winding him up In
folds the two rolled and together and in few
moments the rattesnake ceased to breathe An exam
inat0n Of the dead body OF the ratesnake revealed
fracture OF the spine rs complete az II done by blow
with club. The ratesnake measured dead, i've Ieet
and three inches
Mr.. Frederick Gebhard, who has been the
object Of much nquistye attention the part of tho
press and public of Chicago during his there has be-
come indignant at the comments that are daily
made upon his conduct and the record that Ia daily pub
llahed of his most trivial lie expresses his feel
ings on the subject In open letter to the press OF
Chicago as follows "6noe my arrival In chicago have
been made the staple OF newspaper articles In which my
habt appearance and intentions have been referred
at greater or less length should not heed these
articles # they concerned no one but myself as am
satisfied hat tho portion OF the community whose good
opinion is worth having does not attach tho slightest
porance 10 stories containing grain OF truth to ton
Of asehood and In somo instances set aoot by persons
who have formed their impressions Of through key
hole and intercepted errand boys read the address Of
letters nrusted TO the lads for delivery Unfortunately
they reflect upon lady whose friendship proud to
possess apd who IL as painfully surprised that
IN country where chivary and independence sup
posed to exist every day should be marked by aud
invasion into her private llfe My attentions to
Mrs Laugtry are such any gentleman should without
comment be privileged TO pay TO any lady Mrs Langry
Is here In the company OF her husbands sister, dwelling
IN public hotel and the object OF such scrutiny
but person OF rreprOachabo character would court
little reflection would an sure suggest to most people
that many or the remarks made IN relation to
quaintanoe with Mrs Iangtry-a stranger In strange
land ana w that the more Dependent upon s9n-