New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-20
GENER4L NOTES.

In obedience to the legal decision against N. 4
General OF the Salvation Army, large Sigh in letter. a.
gold the doors Of the Eagle Tavern London. an
that William Booth is licensed to sell at ree
intoxicating liquors 10 DO consumed either or on ths
premises This applies however 10 only one half of thu
huge building. In the half coaee and tea sal
teign supreme and the resoundng hymns Of the Army
stil echo under she whole roof.
Probably the fastest train in America is tbs
afternoon express the Canada Atlantic Raivsy.
which leaves Coteau Station at 5:35 and reaches Ottawa
distant 78. miles, at 1903. having made stop Of
three minutes az Alexandria. This Is almost exactly
6fty miles an hour. The fastest train in the world Il
probably the Flying Dutchman' which runs without
stopping from London TO Bristol. a distance OF iIsL
miles, Ia jus two hours-a rate OF 59ia miles hour
The crop OF apples which is now ripepins
along the Hudson River and In new England ought
"by rights" to he a large one for 1882 was an %
year" But according to The Poutghkeepsie Nevs thu
crop will generally light not because the rule OF al.
erate bearing years has lost it, virtue but because
cold, damp June defeated the promise OF the bios
SONS. Where orchards naturally sheltered an abun-
dant Yield Is kpected- The Concord grape crop along
the Hudson u said by The Kingston freeman to be fully
one-third larger than ever before.
An English gentleman and his wife who have
been travelling in Sicily fell into conversation one day
with the driver of the vehicle in which they riding
was not always you see me-" said the coachman
sadly; :" once occupied much higher position" The
travellers prlcked up their ears for romantic story VI
nobility In distress. "Yes." added the driver sIwas
once "A brgand all the men OF my family occupied
the same honorable position. but became engaged to
url whom loved 30 distraction. and my Fane dis
liking the profession on acceu oil lis risks, persuaded
me TO throw 1t up, now am only caTrage-rver"
On Sunday last Dr. Robbins, of Boston,
was called to attend young man named John Campbell
the driver OF icecarf whom he found at his lodgngs
sick with typhoid fever and kindly took In his eva
carriage to the Massachusetts, General Hospital There
mi
the rules forbade recevinga sick sunday with
out the superintendcnts permission upon personal
written application. However DR. Robbins kleit hlz
patient there his removal was ordered aud he WAC
driven OF IN q cab to his lodgings in the ChaFestosn
district where the doctor afterward found him sitting
on the doorstep and in an alarming condition Ihd
poor fellow was finally removed after nnch inquiry aud
xpanaion 10 the City Hospital OF course there must
rules for the admi'tdnc OF patients TO hospitals saa
the occasionally ne emOarfdssfnent IN enforcing
or avoiding them, bat anu never viii ne css
hn ontr1ons 10 turn man dangerously SICK with tho
typhoid icyer into the street.
The people of New Haven were amused tue
other day by tle andes of incorrgbe tramp Joseph
Deycaux by name. lie wore suit o clothes tnat mad
peen new many decades age, aad likewise wooden ies
Standing on the street. he began u slns-song voice
| and In trae Hom@ric style tale OF his woes II ts
audience laughed him and seemed disposed 10 msEe
snort he was ready for them, and would JOIN In taer
mood and be ready with yara, song or statement
not markable for It's delicacy. To one man ne SAID
when asked If he would not spend what money was
given him for rum, that one could tel what ne Wouid
10 with mouey until the experiment had been rea ne
sad that no man liked wasSey better than ne dd Ana
thar II he was rcD woad probably adopt as steAy
drink but "a t was forced 70 drink beer lie sa1
that ne had been every state in the Union except 10
the state rmoay. Upon being tod thst taa' was
not one the states the Uaion ne slt that as Tar as
| he could discover matrimony was disuaion, or vhAs
m,rht be called secession. When he delivered himse "
this ox1cal proposition he SAID 10 one oil hs auioes
that that was wort cents and he had seen tue u~e
when &c brought 10 cents. In this case II ofoaga'
cents and the man gave 1t appeared TO oe fasa
| sbanefaced and at once turaed and hastily "aAea
ayay He said that his father was French Portuguese.
and his mother was gllsa woman, and saia Ne
you can tell what nationality am you are smafe 'aaa
am and that is needless" After he had received SONY
uuds he said that there use OF always re"sus
A. LABOR and that he would ss to re reshaea
resut Of Josenhs passing iron LABOR 70 s
bca,ae ~ marked aJ the close or tie Gay tns' No a.
INFO the clutc OF tha police nt shout rs uo va all
loffoasly fnd lied that the soldering ir0n ms leu ~
me Oul ot its perch ~ the bag on hs ouiael. III an
taken 10 the police Office where ne was kcpt s nth
rariy hour IN tao NOR g, len ne was us "a
a kiiily ont firm admonitian from me aetdori"c'
| out OF Ne N.llaven rs ! 81 as he could