New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-07
GENERAL NOTES.

The Swcdes will celebrate this month the
four- huudredth anniversary OF the first establishments
OF printing press In their country.
John w. KepIer, one of the famous twin
brothers. of Bucks County, Penn. 10 dead Bernard
Keper still retains considerable degree OF health and
vgor and his body is straight and shapey The brothers
were born March "a 1892 on the farm N tnmsiead
Township near Gardenvile which has been their home
ever since
A Philadelphia policeman patrolling his beat
near the Race-st wharf at early hour ON THURSDAY
morning heard cry for help ran to fhe waters edgs
and soon deserted swimming stontly toward him.
When he been pulled the edge of the dock and
recovered breath. the gave his name rs Gussv
Bunstave and in response TO inquiries said; VEIL you
see shust wanted to die and dat was how come to
slump in" When the policeman asked him why ne MAD
replied: "yeii, y'u see vas abe TO sawim una vas
hard work for man TO drown vat could shwim"
The old br0wn-stone building that has served
for nearly seventy years the Capitol OF New Ycih
state is about to pass away. Capitol Commissioner
Perry has invited proposals purchase and removal
the work to be flushed before the let OF next OcSbe
II was completed in 1914 at cost OF $l1o6s5 IA
SUN that appears ridiculonsy small when compares
with the money lavshed on public buildings But
the oil Capitol. though on unpretentions structnren
rich In associations Is existence covers two
thirds of tie period NewYork has been free and inde
pendent state 1t doubtful II the executive chamber
OF any other State building I'm the country has known
the presence OF many men prominently Identified
with the Nations history the Governors room In the
southeast corner Of the old Capitol Here have sat
Daniel d. Tompkins. De Witt ciintoh Merlin
Hamilton Fish. washington Hunt. Horatio Seymour
others whose fame 10 "a wide as the country Tae dis
appearance OF the old building, interviewer - 10 ht-
atsy with the history o. the state and naon canng,
have 70 pass away before the new structure with al s
spendors OF architecture can hope 70 nave entwin.a
about II the associatons when now gssHer afounu "
deserted aud dsmantied rival
On August 10 Robert Caskey will complete
fifty constant service assistant warden OF the
Western Penentiary OF period OF SER
vice said 10 be without parallel IN prison records Mr.
Caskey lived Beyond tue Biblical limit
but IL still hale and hearty man. Yea, nave mad
some fights" he SAID the other day to reporter The
worst ever had With prisoner named Duny
went into cell and he asked me was prepared to
die laughed and told him had no trouble With him,
but he answered: have to kill the nrst man
that came In here' with that he asked, Have you
knife No. said 7, Il haven't WELL take this be
said He had got two shoe knives from the shop aud
fastened them in piece OF hickory broomstick. bads
stctjug out each way. Then ne had fashioned blades
for another such weapon the hinges OF his bed II
was this knife he threw when he said take this
and "a quick that he struck at me with tho knfe lac
kept There we II was dinner time ana no one
about and ike two dueli,sts faced each other HE
missed me the first time, and on his second blow his
knife passed between my left arm and my body shut
down on IT, and High helped mo hold II there
Dnry had my other aud couldn't strike. but he
was IN the same nx Ihsn we o
holds and meyer thought Of shouting t1caiiy 10 KICK
ing about che CELL knocked over the oeucn and the
noise was heard by the chaplain DE ran down ana
assistanca came that overpowered Duny. Both OF US
were worn our, but neither was CUT