New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-07
GENERAL NOTES.
The Seventh Day Baptlsts of Wisconsin seem


to be over-stocked with preachers. The pastor OF
small church having recently resigned another preacher
offered to I'LL his place if the congregation would urnIsh
him house to live In. Liberal this offer is II prob
ably will not be accepted for rival candidate has pu
in bid for the place, agreeing to preach the church
will feed his COW.
During tho past week q convention of In.
diana Mayors has been in session at Indianapolis about
forty of the cities OF the State being represented Thu
object OF the convention was discussion OF municipal
administration and agreement upon the substance II
certain amendments TO be submitted 10 the Legislature
Naturally certain amount of social diversion was IN
duged in but the delegates TO have been really
intent upon making excellent idea fruitful The sue
gestons of body OF practical local rulers OF both
parties ought.to To worth listening TO.
California wines have lately received discrim-
mating praise from Mr.. Grosjean, the commissioners
sent to this country by the French Government 10 ex
anime the Amercan agricultural system To reporter
Of The San Francisco Chronicle he expressed his sur
prise at finding California wines good they are
but said that they would be much better II manuac-
would regard their permanent instead OF their
temporary advantage and to rush them upon the
market before they have reached proper age. He
added that the reputation OF American wines had hitb-
been injured in Europe by the practice OF selling
the better grades under foreign labels and leaving tho
inferior qualities to msrepresent the native product
A well-knOwn place of physical refreshment
In Concord. n. H., is presided by John Adams
man Of such tender sensibtes that when, the other
night, just he shutting up shop, he discovered
half owl the doorstep he took the bird in and
made 1t comfortable. When he retired for the night no
left the owl perched upon the SAFE TO which Of its
legs fastened by stout cord and blinking with
extreme gratitude and devotion. As he had
gone the owl bit the cord in two devoured every frsg
ment Of food a we-stocked lunch counter, sampled
every kind OF liquor In the saloOn broke ali the bottles
and decauters within reach, and In the morning when
the doors were opened standing solennly behind
the bar ready for business
The silver medal presented by the municipal
fly OF Vienna TO the Emperor Francis Joseph TO
crate the 600th anniversary of the accession Of the
of Hspsburg shows side I'm high relief the
of investture by Rudolf with the following nsonp-
ton: Rudolf OF Hapsburg invests HIS sons Albert
and Rudolf with the Austrian hereditary possessions
December 81 1882" On the reverse side the Emperor
Francis Joseph, IN the habit of Grand Master OF the
Order of the Golden Fleece represented seated tho
throne and surrounded by figures OF children bearing the
embems OF science art commerce and industry, while
in the background the tower of S. stephans and the
Town Hall represented On this side the inscription
runs To the ilustrous OF the House OF Hapsburgj
the town OF Vienna, December 81 1882"
Ar insufficient atOnement for singular mall
administration Of justice has been made by
the pardon Of william Pendergrsst, OF
Buffalo He was accused Of attempt TO
pass counterfeit dollar, and expert Of twenty-five
years standing swore that the coin was bad counter
felt" SO poor Pendergrast went the Auburn Penen-
"a
have occurred to that it would bs
well 10 ascertain definitely In regard
the coin, and 1t cent to Chief Brooks, Of the
Secret Service at Washington who discovered that the
coin was genuine. so the President has issued par
don for Pendergrast account Of crime OF which he
innocent It Is IN order for Mr. Pendergrast 10
for brief space with the expert OF twenty five
years standing well to secure damages for false
imprisonment.
Little Jack H0rner is so indeliblv associated
in the Anglo Saxon mind with the popular pie OF this
period OF the year that Is interesting to hear that he
believed 70 have been member OF the family Of his
name last seated at Mes Frome I'm sOmersetshre
will dated 1910. contains requests TO John Homer,
the younger and the previous year. at the destruc
ton OF the great abbey OF Glastonbury eloquenty
alluded by Froude, the Horners clawed up consider
able share OF the good things going much that an
old distch runs: Horner, Popham. wyndham and
Thyme When the Abbot out then they went In"
The plum, which little Jack pulled out, is surmised
have been handsome share OF the monastc estate.
satircaly alluded to by wag, who certainly never
that nearly 400 years later every child on this
continent would be familiar with his rhyme Tho
HOIners still living at Mels