New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-01
GENERAL NOTES.

The iron and steel ship building industry Oh
the Delaware River Is said by The philadelphia Presto
nave expanded since the beginning OF the present year
with wonderful rapidity. The tonnage of iron and see
vessels constructed during the first half Of 1888 largely
exceeded that OF the entire year 1892 the figures being
55079 and 40,097. respectively.
The University of Pennsylvania is construct.
ing furnace in which the refLse Of its dissecting pm
will be rapidly consumed. II Is understood that Tho
University will likewise offer the OF the furnace 70,
the cremation OF human bodies at price merely Sufficient
to cover the expense. DIR. J. b. Beaver, the demon
strator of anatomy. has never been kncTu asa pro
ssed advocate OF cremation. )ut he Is inclined 70 De-
lieve that this method OF dlsposlng OF te deSa ~ue
gene rally adopted III tue not remote iuture
On the farm OF George Logan, near Lebanon, Id
the county OF Warren. OHIO hen had eynced all sum-
mer such an ardent desire to become u mother, by pr
,stent efforts TO batch doorknohs and everything else
that bore the remotest resemblance to egg that he
owner finally had pity on her. and placed IN her svonn
barrel fourteen eggs which he had discoyerdm
turning "A furrow. Then he vent OF 10 camp meeuni
and thought no more about the lnster u az ,,chl
when e was amazed to lind that the hen had natcuen
into this wicked world fourteen tue shaAes or VIM s.
she caring With the utmost anect91 anu soic'
and from which she receiver cohs'an' uenn'"'''"
hlial devotion. Next
If there is one American institution "hlcn
making rapid conquest OF the country thAn az,
other IL is the family reunion, and thisl tns nesn'o
the season The descendants OF Isaac Happen VIII
unite for the third time September 20. at stone DOH
Fountain County, Ind Isaac Happen. from wnom
the family begins its genealogical record migrated Wv
summer OF 1865 from Newbury, Mass. To woodonusS
Middesex County, N j.. under the auspices Oh us nm
ister the Rev. John Woodbridge. after whom INC 'o"H
was named James Happen. OF the t1ru gcncis.'s
had ten children OF whom all but two who 'emaHee
Newersey removed Ohio and Indiana between ,5s
and 1914. His grandson Judge Peter T, Sot aSusr
CITY Court OF Plainhed, N. j.. has pfepne eeS FROM
statement to the eight generations suyo =. hsar
which it appears that during that period 90 a. and
500 births 445 sons and $50 daughlersi aso nsbsr,
1875 daughters have died; 1873 sons anu A|- '''
have married. o,
The difficulties in the way OF using upos
locomotives the system OF compound boilers nov BINS
universally applied to ocean steamships are s"' ~,
been overcome at last by NJ. Malet 10 France alu ~,
webb An England and some OF the mall trains oos"e
Iondon AMI Crewe are now drawn py ens"o "a.
.tructed upon that principle. "These engines 80" o.,
Echo. .have three cylinders two carried ou'siuo w
frames which are of small diameter and receive
direct from the boiler ana Of larger -
placed under the smoke-box. which receives
the smaller high-pressure cylinders by 'oiS a' ,
ment coupling -rods the driving wheels are ui'p
with ana the requisite adhesion Is ootshen Gu. nsr OF
placing an inordinae amount or weighi on on ne but
wheels The saving OF coal Is eight po1hus - mar day.
the saving the company considei,y a stislactOn
Goals on the days ddty and much -, y. of uIllng
OF the fireman. he Is spared inc iA"'A "
equivalent number OF sh0yetlus