New-York tribune., 1884-01-16
GENERAL NOTES.

There are five astronomical ObservatOries In
Rochester with permanently mounted telescopes and
equipments more or less elaborate not TO mention
number of portable instruments with which good Work
Is done
The Phoenix Insurance Company of Brooklyn
makes exhibit in another page OF this issue which
should be gratifying TO It's patrons. 1t shows net sur
plus nearly hundred thousand dollars and cash
balance OF more than quarter OF million
1t is daily becoming more evident that West
ern newspapers not who makes the cOuntrys laws
so long as they make It's dictionary. Thus
gentleman who recently inserted letter In his own
defence in The KIioIrMe Tribune is accused Of having
cdrled that paper by The HdtddpOs Times because,
forsOOth, such letter is sometimes called card"
Thomas Van Valin, of Syracuse, who was
lOi years old last Saturday, expects to his ll5h
birthday, for his grandfather lived To that age and his
father undoubtedly would have done had he not been
cut of untimey by accident in his l05th year
geat-uncie of Thomas died at the OF l2 and three
cousins Joseph John and Isaac Van Yan. lived TO be-
respectively los, lO9 ITO years old II these state
monts are fictitious The Syracuse Herald must bear tho
blame.
When the Anthracite Baseball Park at
Potsvile. Penn, offered for sale by the Sheriff
few weeks ago # bought for the creditors of the
association. Thereupgn the players. under the wages
act OF 1872, claimed first lien the proceeds of the
sale for the payment of their salaries. In long
opinion rendered Oh Monday Judge Pershng holds that
the management OF baseball club Is not business in
intended by the law that the word borcr does
the nature IN the cOuCm lItlOD Oi the la", as
the wages Of mechanics cooks pogters, miners etc.
1t is stated that in the year 1882 1873 per-
sons and 90 cattle killed In India by snakes, and
26O6 persons and A. ijO cattle by Wild animals In the
same year 59l wild animals and Al snakes were
themselves extcrmndtcd-l large Increase compared
with 1851 Indian officials. however greatly distrust
the statistics OF death from snake bites knowing that
nearly every death not otherwise explained, most
suicides and probably murders assigned TO this
convenient In remote places regular tradr In
Matching of snakes has been carried Oh for the
purpose vi obtaining the reward
A remarkable mosaic has just been discovered
at Nuncs. II contains more than $50 square ieet
and represents a Roman Emperor seated on throne
beside which stands a female figure There are also
two figures OF men, OF them leading lion and the
other wild boar warrior with Roman helmet
completes group. The work has escaped injury, and
the lines aud said to be fresh though they
dated from yesterday. I" IL is declared by competent
Judges" SAYS The ST. JdmeSs Ga-6ttc. 70 be the richest
mosaic yet discovered museum IN Europe possessing
one IL. A. for Its value, they decline To name
definite sum- though they express the opinion thatN
cannot be worth less than million OF francs al the
lowest. The unfortunate owner OF the house. III wHlch
this has been discovered lad Just s0d IHe
property the municipality for less than t2OOO LUIS
body will the mosaic, and place IN the museum
O tie town, already rich IN local relics Of Ae h0Lth