New-York tribune., 1883-03-11
GENERAL NOTES.

committee of influential men has been
formed in England to collect subscriptions for a
moral OF Richard Trevithick the inventor Of
ure steam engines. aDd probably the locomotive itself,
who died peunless and alone At Dartord Kent Ia 1858
Owen Lovejoy's historic press, which the
foes OF abolition threw into Mississippi at Alton. H.
IS in the office OF The Beinond tIowal Herltd The
editor Of that paper offers exchange it with the Illinois
Historical Society for new power press.
Here Is a chance for some citizen of the
United -pre-eminently fishing naton-to win
fame and handsome prize. The Belgian Academy
the essay the destruction OF fish by
pollution OF rivers and the best means of preventing
1855.
In 1879 Ramey Thomas killed Joseph Deal,
Il clerk at the Maxwell House in Nashville. Tenn. for
insulting young woman to whom he. Thomas as
engaged be married lie sent to the pentontary
for twenyone years. but his sentence was committed to
ten years by Governor Porter and the term having been
agnn reduced for good behavior he has Just been re-
leased. The young has remained faith III 10 her
avenger and their marriage will sopn complete tle
tragic romance, romantic tragedy, whichever IL
may be.
AT Chester. England, on February 81, man
named Henry wickhsm charged with being wan
dering lunauc In the dock he delivered an oraon on
Washington and Columbus aud declared that he wHs the
husband OF the richest woman in Philadelphia Appar
emily IL clear and he was sent 10 the County
been In that Institution tour times before The Chief
Consta e Of Chester thereupOn made an investigation
and found that soourned for short periods
In more than forty county asylams He Is In word an
ingesious upOstlr SnO simlates madness IN orie,
10 secure the comfortable fare and treatment DesO"ed
on lunatics.
According to recent Parliamentary return
the total OF acr ourages reported u ths
ROYAL Irish Consabulary office in 1881 was 4439. dis
trbuted among the twelve mouths as f1llows'
January, 44s; February, 10; March, l5li April Soo;
May. 35l; June $685. July 27l; August, 3|S; septen
br 4l6; October. 5l1; November 53i; and December
674 Last year tne OuIrages deere'seu sono
what I'm number amounting altogether 70 $500 ' ~
total was spread the perOdas follows January s'''
February, 40; March, 542; April 40o; May 4ol
june 2s4; July 23l; August, 176; sfptemosr, lo5,
October liz; November. ana D1cenine,, % o. a1ra
elusive OF thr atenng le rers the total nun r u uSt@
rian outrages 10 1881 was 2,2is; In 1857 LIS
The Ner Orleans Times Democrat deserves
credit for its persistent efforts IN tie cause OF dNersed
Agriculture at the South In alusion to last years
gigantic cotton CROP consequent lower prices. and tho
ruinous credit system. that journal says OF the cotton
grower @Ie has made vast, an amazing crop lie has
strained the creduy and upset the calculations OF man
kind But what has he gained by the transaconi Has
he settled with merchant has he stocked his gnnay
and his arder has he achieved financial niependehee'
He sits there gazing at deSolate hed Win gates u
hinged at tumbledown stables and empty erlos at us
comfortless dwelling and haggard work stock "hats
his share IN this famous victOryi e can 20 TO the
grocery on SUNDAY and boast with the negho0rs Oh o
unprecedented number of bales he has shipped but we
gets and takes 0ut his accounts OF sales Ietun
from the metropolis do the figures SHOW dt ne hns p
his debtsi famous victory, verify Dut ior WHO'LL th
without answering that question he may Wen tepe. n
barbarian cheftans speech one more IKE this an"
am lost!"
An eIght-year-od Baltimore GIRL Mary
Brscbak by name died recently of congestion OF the
brain caused the doctors certificate says by over
sudv Her mind was very active and her body seemed
10 be healthy hut suddenly broke down and died III
a delrium which plainly and ptifuy revealed Its cause
"Wednesday night. says The Baltimore American" th"
child became delrl0us, and throughout the uight sho
pitehed and tossed IN hor little bed while engaged III
solving imaginary problems In long division her
muttengs were connected, and apparently had REFER
ence particular sum In long division "he a"'
went over again ana again Her eyes were gr'nlP ''
tended and long her feyered brain oVed co''o'
the various divisions she would lie ei: Nhenh hr,
there pause In her mOnOtOnous cal -,
was sure no paintye wall OF despair snu ton lsnt
would recOnmence the sum" There L. notnhS
I'm such record, but parenls OF eight year oi S nav
beg to be allowed TO stay IN the house aho s'uu' '
| find II profitable.