New-York tribune., 1885-02-05
THE TALK or TIE DAY.

In a recent dispatch from Baltimore announcing the
arrest of an army officer for assaung conductor,
Il was stated that the officer commanded the United
states troops at Fort McHenry." This errer.
Tho conmandant at Fort Mcenry is Colonel L. L. Lang
don. who had nothing whatever to do With the affair
According to the census taon the st January this
year there were 36 470 houses In Toxic inhabited by
03l .O0a males and 576si2 females o me tolaL mum
Der 81 nhabItante, SI2sl were registered III loHo'
and 30 j6G IN other cities ana provinces Sta's''
London.
John Beyls O'Rey. OF The Boslon Pilot Is confident
that Mrs Dudley Identical with Mrs Ryder alleged
English spy whose trick to ugatiste herself with
dynamteurs aud learn their plans. When Mrs Ryders
system became undsr-tood various nschievous young
lawyers introduced to her as consprators and they
had great fun at her expense.
Tourists must beware how they dress at the Hague A
young English lady, who dared 10 wear iet bowler hat
was positively taken of TO the police station by tho
enlightened Dntch guardians OF the peace. on NE pre-
tence tnat people thought she was male student In
womans clothes. - London Figaro.
A reduction was made some time ago in the rates Of
hostage on some classes OF printed matter which does
not To- generally understood ON mail matter OF
the thirdcass such books. postage Is still to be paid
a the rate OF cent for two ounces But newspapers
magazines and periodicals regularly issued at stated
intervals AS frequently four times year. charged
hostage only at the rate OF cent for four ounces
Most people however when mailing papers magazines
TO friend, In the country still stamp them at the old rate
Retter save the odd cents and mail more papers
A man in this town recently bought cow OF local
cattle dealer Some jokingy asked him II he knew
Sa The cow was so old A. not have any teeth In her
MINER law The man went home. and. upon examining
the cow fond that she had no teeth III tha region ana
nromply returned the IL was with some difficulty
mai h. was made undertsnds that catte never have
any teeth their upI jaws Lewiston tMe Journal
Divorces are becoming common in Scotland
The rice of window view for the nauguration Is said
to from $50 500 with tho prospect Of sti further
1afa NAtD "a
pOckeis.-l New Orleans Plcayune
Speaking seraly said Quogg at tho breakfast table,
while his wife and children looked as II they knew some
thing was coming this oatmeal strikes remark
ably excellent cereal
The Chicago ne wspapers are very enterprising The
doy after the mantle explosions In London they pub
sie agrams of the different places In the Parlamen-
tlry buildings where the explosions occurred Every
chaiT They might have gone little further and given
da gram Of the place III Gadstones pantaooLs ,wuich
occunying the chair at the time tie explosion occurred
Eut even a Chicago newspaper Is not perfection -
Peoria Transcript
AbIu is before the Minnesota Legislature requiring a
man IN take out license before he drink anything
stronger than water
ct say. dad" said Hopeful links at the tea table
General stewart had another fight" .
"That sot thought the Oklahoma boomers had
This WAS an Englsl, general pa" chlmed in Angela.
ION. the dynameurs have licked hlm again. Well
aYoure awinly Mixed dud." reJoned Hopeful. This
was dowr In Egypt ~ =. ,-
I'd send down few children OF Israel and clean EN- out
as of old n In Bsmarcks place. ."-lHartiord fost'
strange Japanese custom has just been brought TO
light by the working Of the conscrptlon law The head
of certain family instructed that the time had come
,or his SON whose name appeared the census list to
undergo medical examination prior to enlistment Inc
father lost NO time In informing the authorities that the
sIN .rh haart llA
his daughter He explained that having lost two dagh
r boh about one year old he mad been driven to this
e,pcdent TO keep the third alive. In many districts OF
Japan people resort in their anxiety to proong the Ves
of their children the custom OF besowng upon tncr
osprng names ordinarily given to Infants oil the oppo
site SEX Whenever death has made frequent visits TO
their households
Sioux City correspondent says that II. F. suglen,
ember OF the English colony In Arlington, twenty miles
east OF that place. has been notified from England OF tns
accession to the 6aronetcy OF St Leoara tarousn % n
about q year on charge OF attempted violence on
the person 5S wa Sa yS%S Mr. surdsn or 0a sag as
he was Familiarity called by the other coonsts male DO
To being thing more than plain thfhcr
lie always TO town la lumber wagon ana is pop
ular in all circles Dubuque Times
"swest little maid with the sweet blue eye, eye o.,
Why art thou dancing so m mucn naah anu 81 "'sH
SIN whoopng II up unth Lent she 9chios s, 1o sun
The RuGnlo Erpress informs us-that Dr. Cogswe' sne
founta,p man IA letting the largo cities alono ana rs
successfully attacking towns of his size.
ro..rh IJoton stands sponsor for the assertion ,has
,hs "a ar nf tbe London lunch has quaint Iuna Oh
humor Evidently he Is not contributor 10 'h' p"p''
He only edits it-[The Baltimore American.
An Ir,shman who recently applied to broadway mer-
chant for relief being told to work fer his living REPLIED
81, I'd all the work in the world couldn't do Ill
"Why 10 the editor In tears"
..Why does no look forl0rn y
1t is because, my little dears,
His heart with grief 10 torn
His hope his strength his life MS snsarss
some one has sc00ped and gone.