New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-06
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| At the recent animal dinner of the London
Cab-dnvers Benevolent Association which presided
| over by General Lord Woseley and attended by many
distinguished men. more than $1,000 subscribed 10
the funds of the Association In proposing their health
and prosperity the chairman emphasized the that
there are 900 the metropolis; and he
illustrated their honesty sy tho statement tiat during
turned over by he drivers To the police.
| At his Fourth of July dinner ut Belmont for
the Philadelphia newsboys, Mr. George W Childs had
| 7s2 guests. They a good-natured company Of
urchns but not particularly devout one, and when
they all seated at the ableS the Rev p c. Davis
found advisable to ask the shortest kind Of blessing
The boys knew what they there for and performed
business in hand In uncommenIy short time. They
the tables only half hour bat that brief
period they disposed OF 500 pounds OF meats 400 quarts
of ice cream three large tubs OF lemonade and vast
quantity OF bread, vegetables and fruit.
There seems to be a longevity boom" in
Philadelphia During the first six months of the present
year The Public Ledger chroniced the deaths of 500
persons VINO had lived 10 or beyond the OF eighty
years This number exceeds the record for half
by twenty and the record for the first half Of
1881 by sixty and nearly equals the total for the entire
year 1874 II noticeable also that the list for
months just ended contains seventy -hye me women
than mem and OF the eighty three individuals who lived
TO or beyond the age OF ninety years. were men
and sixty-Iour were women.
An army of banco men and miscellaneous
gamblers has descended upon Denver In anticipation OF
profitable campaign Tor Lhat CITY N 10 DO the nccunB
place during the summer OF associations OF
sort and another than before assembled In
a single season &c any point in tac wos., A certain
muscular Christians mode of disposng CT these
gentry Was this: Whenever" he said -
stranger shows interest In my affairs knock HIN
down. II necessary I apologize afterward" This
would be summary method Of procedure In any
ease and might occasionally result Ia Knocking down
angel unawares. although II Is sir1niscd that angels
visits and far between In Denver The fact is.
that Il probably what this muscular Christian
to express, that Oh who falls into = gamblers
clutches deserves 10 be rcceed.
Two men named Summerfield and Wealth
ersby who recently returned to Bufte Montana, from
fishing the Big Hole country, brought back
with the story oil immense aerolite which fell
near camp. and likewise several piecea Of the
heavenly visitor substantiats their narrative Dur
ing a terrific thunderstorm they the clouds
asunder and from the rift hugo body descending with
train of vapor behind it, It the earth
with q concussion which shosk their cabin. and sank
about three feet below the surface bad
recovered from their terror they hastsned to the spot
and after little digging uncovered stone having the
appearance OF lava. In shape uuncated cone an0
weighing In their opinion from 500 TO zoo pounds Inc
surface, which etf hot and emitted suiRaurous
odor, was OF ueen hue and covered win ANAL koAes
might be made W hngcr tps In soft pastcL
The latest report Of the British Consul-Gcn-
era ut Havana expresses opinion that although The
definite abolition OF slavery I'm Caba wiz nos 10 accom-
pAshed until 1885, slavery VIII have practically ceased
to before the end Of 1883. In 1850 more than
5000 slaves were freed, In 1881 than 10000 and
In 1882 about 1900. The AutanonlirtA general sp
ponents Of spansn rule and the active hunanifaEs~n