New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-12
GENERAL NOTES.

Men who were weighing a bale of cotton in
Dallas Tex few days ago. noticed that 1t was warmer
than the atmosphere An examination proved that tbs
centre of the bale fire. and when 1t opened
the smouldeng cotton burst into flames. There
theories as to origin of the fire. spontaneous cOmbu
ton and spark from the gln unulng ABOUT equal sup
| port III local opinion.
Two ladies of Newburyport Mass, were
unable on Tuesday Of last week to remember anything
which occurred the previous day, although they had
been able to perform their household duties, and had
given no indications of extraordinary mental eond-
ton physician investigated the and concluded
that the failure OF memory connected with the Pc
cuar electrical condition OF the atmosphere sunday
night, to which single sudden and tremendous peal Of
| thunder bore witness.
| The Fish Commissioners of New-YOrk met
at Cold Spring Harbor Wednesday and approved the
plans for introducing salt water into the buildings sub
mitted by Mr.. Frederick Mather, the superintendent
The work will begin next week The first fish CXperl
mcnted with will be the cod, which spawns in December
Commissioner Backford says that from eight to ten
million cod can be obtained daily during the season
In Fulton Market from the smacks
The Swedish firm of Nobel Brothers, who
have developed Baku petroleum district OF Russia
employ 1000 workmen, own large feet Of steamers
ard 400 oil trucks. They are building town IN which
to lodge their servants, aud have adopted semi-co
operative system giving every share in the profits,
and allowing all TO invest their savings In the business.
Bat The Pau Mall Gdsets understands that even their
gigantic operations likely to be thrown into ths
shade by American capitalist who is about lay piDs
SOL miles long, by when the OIL VIII DO conveyed across
the Caucasus, from Bdku to Batum, the hlack Sea-
Dublin barber has hit upon an ingenious
Ipedient for soliciting custom. He supplies liquid
freshmen 10 the victim in the chair without extra
charge With the shave goes glass OF whiskey and
with the deliberate aud complex operation OF har
cutting full bottle OF stout. The first effect Of this
novel experiment in trade the promotion Of habits
ola
ers Those who had oeen shaved twice week
dropped into the chair twice day, and hair that
had been allowed TO grow In tangled luIuriLncs
was trimmed often week Eventually great
nroads made upon the trade OF rival artists tue
street, and adveutitiOus temperance agitation was
in the brOed by these Jealous rivals % apply
to the magistrate for warrant and the euterprsns
barber heavily hned for selling liquor wlthOuta
| license. He may, however. resume business with
| license
The seventy-sixth annual meeting of the
New York State Baptist Missionary Convention will be
held at Buffalo October "a and IS. The president the
Rev Edward Bright, D. D., ltOr Of The Examiner, will
preside. The Rev. John b. Calvert, secretary, viii
read the annual report which viii be moved aud Sec
Onded by the Rev W. p. Herlngs Of Lockport and the
Rev. A. NJ. Prentice, OF West Troy the Rev Dr. j. b.
Thomas Of Brooklyn, and the Rev. Dr. r. s. Macarthur
of New York. will speak 1.-THE Mission OF Baptist
Church-what it is aud How It to be Accomplished"
At the Sunday-schOOl session the Rev X b. HUI OF
New~York will speak on Unreportod Result Of sun
day.schoo Work .; the Rev. 9. T. Ford OF WaVery on
Unity " the Church and Sunday school," and Rev.
DR.. ii. f. Kerfoot, OF Brooklyn, "Respon loltyo OF
the Church for the sunday school" The SundaychoOI
report VIII be presented by the Rev. A. Jones, OF New
burg The Rey Dr. H. stron. OF R.eas' re how SaS
now the demand for pastors IN larger and stronger
churches Is To be supplied" The Rev. A. j. Barrett u
Rochester will read educational report Many aeIe-
gates Will attend from THIS city aud Brooklyn