New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-12
GENERAL NOTES.

Tho Herald of Halifax, Nova Scotia, states
that the practice of stealing sailors from foreign vessels
arriving in port is still very common, and gives
cent instances which have taken place in Halifax But
for what purpose sailors stolen why they are
sidered valuable sInOt stated In most ports the
money of the sailor is about the only thing that stolen
from him
"All-wOOl" blankets, according to The
PiuS6r1 Commercial Gazette, often mainly composed
of hair that prauced the pres the Scared
tanks OF ong-hOmed Texas steer. The hair having
been taken from the hides aud thoroughly cleaned Is
then mixed with enough wool OF low grade to enable
the manufacturer to card and work IL into blankets
and rough cloth. The test it is said, is very simple:
when short hairs be pulled out OF all vol a"
blanket, probably tnree-fourths Oft IT is cows wool
This country is going to be well supplied with
nails. The Bulletin Of the Iron and Steel Association
prints list of the nail works. and states that seventy
four completed have 5,00S machines. and will add
30l before the close Of the year. while there five
works being built which will have at least 200 more
nail machines I'm operation by January l. BY that time
there will be $500 all machines ready TO work. with
capacity Of l2,376O00 kegs of cut nails and spikes
yearly. The mills and machines now completed have
capacity Of about 1000 900 kegs less about 3264 900
in Pennsylvania 100000 In Ohio l,66S.000 Ia Vest
Virginia $4,000 in Massachusetts,, ana $40 900 in New
Jersey.
Beer has never been supposed to have any
ultimate connection with lumber but The Northeastern
LOn6crGn that great deal OF the beer which Is
sold IS doctorcd with hemlock bark Immense quaut
tics OF hemloCk bark sold TO brewers who IL TO
give poor beer tho appearance and taste of good beer
Is regarded great discovery because 1t DO
take tho place to certain extent OF both malt aud
hops It is not poisonous, but on the other hand
ons nothing that ministers TO nourlshment II adds tho
pungcu bitter taste and gives the dark reddish color
the liquid IL would seem though the unfortunate
drnkcr were Dcsc with dangers all sides, which
ho could avoid only 10y shaking his thist with water
The conservation of the Episcopal cathedral
Of Omaha, Neb, next Thursday, November 10, viii be
interesting event The cathedral Is entirely
plctcG internally. OF the exterior there remain q be
finished the chaptcr-houc aud the spirc The chapter
house will contain the diocesan offices. the theological
library and the worrooms OF the cathedral congrcga-
ton The ednce It stands is entirely paid for mostly
by the people Omaha The Govemorof the State other
State officials, the Mayor OF the city. and many
most prominent people of the state are present t
the conservation which Will he additionally Interesting
from the fact that Will occur tie eighteenth ami
versary OF the conservation OF the Right Rev DR. Clark
son, the Bishop OF Nebraska.
A project is on foot to start a Hungarian
weekly newspaper in this city. The Rev Drs Howard
Crosby, -. lren9us Prime, Morgan. and number OF
other prominent gentlemen clerical and lay have issued
appeal for the support of such paper OF which the
following Is an eXtraot The steady and extraordinary
increase OF foreign immigrants to the United states has
produced aIcOrrespondingly large demand for news
papers in their native tongue. Hence the largo and
stanty growing number OF papers and publications de-
voted TO the interests OF citizens OF foreign birth The
Iigarlans alone though numbering fully six thousand
IN the city OF NewYork. and not less than hundred
thousand throughout the country, have no American
publication In their mother tongue IL ts TO supply
this want that weekly publication devoted exclusively
apd non scctaran but il viii be undor sound Protestant
Christian influence and will deserve the confidence aud
support 0f our best Citizens.