New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-16
GENERAL NOTES.

There is Chinese pOrtrait-palnter 10
Chicago whose name is Dong Tong and whose PRIZES
sional success such that he was able 10 eih
TO reporter the other day with pardoDaDie pruo an
order book containing the names of thirywo persons
some OF whom prominent citizens OF Oheaso' w
the walls his apartments hang several portras ~ o
which seemed to reporter TO be really sood ~
of art Their most conspicuous characteristic ~,
smoothness OF the surface which looks like watercoor
Moreover. That Is the point on when ine ar'i'' Oo"
himse. far superior to his American rivals
Reports real at the recent annual conference
In Liverpool Of the Young Mems Christian Assoca'io
Great Britain and Ireland showed that lbz asso'''A
10 England Ireland and Wales had l7'ois "e"De,.
that their income last year was f3o2os ther
tures s3l 0l3 and that they had debt OF sazoo' 70
associations occupied buildings which were tDeF wv
rooertv which had cost them el53.67, ana were oul
dened with debt OF f2O5sO, ana IO i oh nd
1850 rent The associations vary IN aS have read
80 engage In missionary enterprise, whllc 10
ing rooms 1872 have Libraries. % nave ouu. s
classes. o nave gymnasiums, and have restaurants
With the demolition of the Grand HOUR
Leruay known as La Table d'Hote eds honstrsS o"S
% the most curious OF Paris curiosites mast either cease
to exist or find new quarters me no'e' n'en
s,,ou,ar but the guests Of its table dhote, as
a., ,ha rI,,,erne form an astonishing Assembly
miner being announced" says this privileged CUES.
the first couple TO enter the dining Win an s -
nerfect propriety are bearded woman acc lnpan'1
skeleton like gentleman. she receives ne dwarf
thoughtful eyes, gently * them on high stool
her neshbors are a wek known Snowman VINO 1 hseta
then tnrns his face round 10 .s ~ wanted-and
convenience whenever the walter i, rs snnr hundred
Young giantess OF sixteen, weighng i0 many more OF
pounds scr Circle " who after their neal
ended will sometimes for the benefit OF IN and hid
visitor unite In a dance, Iahtasuc' s'o'''f
eOus TO the last degree =, II +bev
Those who are fond of the scallop, ana tne'
ro LARGE number will be- sorry to hear that the
,uportant scallop fishery in the country AZ "a.
Raw. r. L. Is badly mismanaged. Accoro'us ~
Providence Journal the law Is openly anu aa' ,.ta
sally disregarded aud no one dares or cares " n
nrosecntions "The statutr," It says, IMPOSES =,
500 for taking seaops at am time between ."e sor
May and the 18th of September, ana 'i"". so
offering for sale or exporting from the olA'o ~ has
taken Yet for n fortnight fishery in Cowese' Do,
ho roseou,ed with the utmost diligence, the hsse
of law rrsTricting each boat to fifteen and
disregarded IL Is said The marhe. Iy Shipped from
the GREENWICH depot to NewYork and o,eer " seslops
of the State The law also orolds Tue & when be can
n, n,sht hut nobody cares TO work at NJ lime
~ va tree coarse on the scalop beds 10 the gay The
with nobody moes! OF mas Ss nun ssaIioes can DO
reso v o. he beds will nearly bere ana
able article as food that might nssr suppy for
o. r,a c,tizens of the State In mooerato satsT
,0onths will speedily disappear from the inSfk
Dr q. p. Sackett, of Ithaca, who mas uooa
ths phvscian of Charles f. Courtney mas Ho' - ,sat
theory by which to account for the mos. ..
oarsmaps aquatic vagaries. The doctor says :, MA
eral wears ago. before the oarsman naa 'nA"o N
s,coess,ys failures and after q regatta az "ss.nIt
when ne had been the victor Courtney came 70 ma
him as 10 the effects of suustroke received
race The results were severe and Courtney sors
70 that any intense rowios -.
20 the fullest extent of his powers wou'a s~r,ous
other similar stroke that might prove phyd.
Although no has had no subsequent auacA' .~,asucs
nave had more TO do with his failure 20 70.
heat time than any OF the reasons tnss r. now sz10
70 he under pledge 20 eudeavor 20 Dea. IAte
roging against time at regatta upyn fc,sns idea
Correct the oarsmaa certainly ought no1 stu,csphes
sun stroke In tho present condifion q t,meog sens
and might be expected 70 mako his o cM ~
new e. eIolsnauoa viii hare 10 DO forthcsmhs