New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-20
GENERAL NOTES.

A French correspondent recently diversified
his report of tho pctura exhibition at Zurich with the
following irreyerent reflection upon ambassador Of
France: VI. Ruch0nnet ran TO embrace " AragO. But
he had forgotten NJ AragOs that famous hereditary
feature family Arago so he received 10 full In tho
face and could escape II, do what he would
that cape OF storms" That is OF the most striking
metaphors put into circulation since LongfelOw called
London Globe supposes that the uudes
the with which NJ Aragos cape OF storms"
Is forever being blown
The most conspicuous success in Newly ork
in the dry goods trade in the year has been that of
T. j. Dennng Co. This young firm has in a short
rebuilt and extended the old retail OF A. T.
Stewart & Coz and Is to-day doing much larger outof
town retail business than A. +. stewart Co did.
While they have gone up, one or two other rms, far
more noted two three ago. have been gradually
slnAhg. Those firms stopped advertising; L. j. Den
ming & Co. have been advertising layishy aud
judicously has been the custom of almost any
other dry goods firm IN New York While other firms
complaining ol dun times they are extending their
reputation and trade, and furnishing another practical
demonstration OF the business axiom that other things
being equal the greatest publicity means the greatest
prosperity.
The perennial farmer who about this time
Of year goes hunting black sns kes has been
again. time "a little farming community of
Berkshire County, Mass. lie went out last sunday
morning. and though he did find any black snakes
he did lind wonderful cave in limestone ledge. which
was promptly named the Devils DcD," by the bu-
coicystors ADV enturous persons who tried explore
it wiHl lighted torches, driven back by gusts of
poisonous gases, which seemed be exhaled by some
demoniac mDnster or course, under such circum-
stances there nothing to do but stand outside and
make brilliant guesses about II, which the inhabitants
are doing with great energy. 1t is supposed by some
ncredulous people the finding Of this cave is not
unremOtey connected with the desire to attract
DOafdeI5
People never get tired of being duped by
stories fortunes of which they are the heirs
The latest story OF this kind from Illinois Some
one announced that the descendants Governor Brad
ford of whom there about seventy thousand alive
were sole heirs to fortune OF 100000 900 lying in
the vaults OF the Bank of England aud followed up the
announcemen.with circular Offering the modest re-
ward of dollar from each heir collect tA. pretty
sum dollar is not much to pay for a fortune; and
great many would probably have paid It, had not
doubling Thomas written to the Bank of England ask
received the following answer: In reply your letter
of the 18th inst beg to inform you that the bank have
no knowledge whatever of any property to which the
heirs OF Governor Bradford entitled. am sir
your obedicnt servant g. o. GRANT chief accountant
The heirs have gone back to work.
The investigation of the management of the
Russian Ministry of the Interior under the late NJ Mark
ho and his predecessors bringing light some cxtraor
binary Irregularities" they officially called
is said that OF than 400 900 roubes about
100000 allotted to the secret postal service has dsap
peared aud that curious document has come TO light
signed ny Count Val and Count schouvuon attest
ing that fund Of on roubes Intended for the re-
lief oil famine stricken provinces had bymporia decree
been shared among three fayOrtes Alexander H. Tho
Minister OF the Interior Is provided with secret service
funds for the disposal OF which he Ia accountable to
and this department has always been notorious
as hotbod OF corruption. Thero story of the Car
Nicholas which Ia believed TO be perfectly authentic On
occasion he was asked by the Minister Of the Interior