New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-30
GENERAL NOTFSI

There are now more than TOO miIet Of undes,
ground telegraph lines In France, and 1880 miles mo
are being laid.
The thirty-eighth anniversary Of the New.
York State Teachers Association win be held at Lar
George Thursday Friday and Saturday Of next week
closing with An afternoon excursion on the lake.
The famous estate of Strawberry Hill. A
Twickenham. England, was divided for selling into nina
parcels. The first comprised the house and thirty,
three Of lawn and park The house alone had co
100000 Yet only $l25ooo bid for It at the auo,
ton, and the property was Withdrawn from the sale.
The United States Mint at Philadelphia Ii
now turning out about ton of silver day. most Of n
being in dollars and Dimes About $1,000 worth Of Ave-
cent nckes is coined daily, which amount scarcely sup
plies the demand. Three-quarters Of ton OF pennes
made daily and the demand equal to the supply
To uso beehive as weapon of offence ID
Just about what night be expected OF o man named
Guns He lives In Northampton, England and has q
habit of not paying his debts SO the ban and bis
sstant to levy execution in his house. and he
In ft of fury, hurled bee-hiye-fu OF bees-at them,
and then locked them in the to fight with the
insects. For this exploit Guns locked up for
twenyeight days the magistrates considering that the
utilization Of bees f0rbelligbrent purposes practice
which should be sternly nipped In the bud.
A rare form of hospitality was offered and
accepted In Syracuse few days ago. An undertaken
turning from the cemetery overlook decrepit German.
who toing along in manifest WEAKNESS, and offered
him ride In the hcarse The tired pilgrim was assisted
into the vehicle stretched himself length the hoor
the doors were shut and the undertaken drove OF
live passenger in such conveyance attracted
throng Of people. "Stopl the mans not dead" creds
horrorsrcken witness but the heare moved on to the
Germans destination set him down In the middle OF
excited crowd and drove rapidly away.
The death Of Mrs. Catharine Moore and Miss
Lucy Lakenan In Louisville at almost the same instant
Tuesday last singular circumstance, consider
Ing their intimacy for many years They were such de-
voted and nssparable friends that 1t commonly
taken for granted by those who did not know them but
them constantly together that they were mother
and daughter They taken Ill at the same time
each in her house. At O'Clock Tuesday
ing Mss Lakenan out OF the stupor In which she
had been lying and saying: Mrs. Moore IL dead and
am going too" sank into Inconsistencies again. and
In few moments was dead. Her conviction that her
friend had died remarkable, for there had been no
communication between the families Tor several days
The Italian Minister of War has just issued
dscouragng report the subject OF malaria in Italy,
with statistical map showing the position of the
larial districts and their relative standing respects
the danger Of Infection At the present time only six Of
the sixty nine provinces Of the kingdom free from
poisonous exbaations and upward of 10000 solders
are annually affected at a cost to the Government Of
100000 Moreover, malaria throws thousands Of
workmen out Of employ ment, prevents the cultivation
OF large tracts OF land and is altogether
economic drawback II Is worthy OF note that with hs
construction railways the malaral area has increased
at an alarming rate, the explanation being that the ex.
cavations have brought much swamp land TO the sur
face and Interrupted natural drainage.