New-York tribune., 1885-08-11

Feasteth O his blood at last.
- Boston Saturday Evening Gaxette
Only eight American poets have lived beyond the
OF sixty years This shows the power of tho press.
Il Merchant Traveller
An English newspaper contains the following curious
notice: 1.-Two stray dogs have been foand and are In
charge OF the gamekeepcr They appear to be sporting
dogs but have 30 fur refused answer TO any mama"
Ayoung person Of Tomahawk Bluff
Carried pistols TO make him look tough.
When they asked Do you chewf"
Herepled Yes. 1 do;
I'm a wegular wetch Of wough"
"Look hero | I wish you would explain how this got
into OF your cigars" said man rushing sI into 2
esco The manufacturer eyed It vita disgust and
.sa ,ns aasTs"ce between Mother Hubbard and
a Connecticut wrapper !"-iPittsbars Chronicle Teie'
graph.
Pathan who had served some twelve years In the 9th
Native Infantry. shot comrade for reporting that ne
VINE again and shot her and also killed sepoy Of the
2ist Native Infantry for remon.tratinG with him. All
sa,sS their ammunition and stood siege OF
nours firing freely through the Tool wnen any enors
stenation bullets flying all over the native
The general commanding forbade the sroops 20
10 hs dead wife and shot himself dead He had killed
four men and wounded another. -lLondon Globe.
Ho saw hor glide adown the oeaeh
Clad In her bathing dress,
And vowed ne never saw sight
or rarer lovelinesa
she frolieked IN the surf awhile,
And when she came ashore,
Tho vow that he at nrst had made
He made. ALI, neyermore!
i Boston Saturday Evening Gazette.
downtown lawyer gives as reason for not going to
Europe this that rich client has just died ana
he ia afraid tho heirs would get the property
Nine million dollars worth OF property destroyed
by fire in this country last month. No wonder t was
hot.-[Peoria Transcript
Two sons Of Cornelius Vanderbilt amateur print
When they srow up they x start papes ana
present tho pubic Win tho NShuerons no"s'- "i"
dephia Call
Hes q man Of largo calibrc." remarked Jones to
Brown speaking Of an acquaintance. " Indeed y was
bore" Oh I" murInured Brown. and fainted away
Merchant Traveller.
osman Dgna is not dead, as reported He refuses to
going un pun he'd probably wantto die-tNor-
ristown Herald.
rh, annual statistics OF the German universities have
lust been published They show considerable Increase
in the number OF students in all the faculties save that
Of theology In tho Empire there at present
twenty-one recognized universities. Of which the Oldest
thu Ruprscht Karrs University Of Heidelberg. dates
from 1886 and the youngest, tho Friedrich wilhelms
University OF Bonn dates from 1918 The total num-
her of professors and lecturers attached to all these
seats OF learning Is 20A3. and the nunoer OF
25 964 The Royal Friedrich wilhclms University OF
Berlin. with prOtoSSois ohu 's""~p - s~~
larrest and tho ancient university OF Rostock with 40
professors aad $50 students is the smallest OF these
foundations The Univ ersics Of Oxford and Cambridge
are both very much ancient than any OF the Ger
man foundations; but oven Oxford and Cambridge arc
excesded In antiquity by tho UAvermties Of Bologna
Paris Toulouse and Lyons
Queen Victoria has just lost hor fsyeritc dog Tn:
proves coneusveiyth thae 'no So0'" Ca" ""''
zers Weekly.
An awful suspicion is haunting the pubic mind thas
poswell p Flower will arrange q committee to walt
unon and tender him nomination for Governor this
year.
writer says the American girl thinks for herself"
hnsbapd r. s-And sometimes gees for him. too
we've been told,-lNorristown Herald
DOGS may not noed to have ither mouths shut up as
this season OF the year, uut womon csrs~AniJ nooo
muslln.-tBoston Budget
"An Old Maids Paradise is tho title Of . now noyel
Tn. scens ia probably laid in tho Isle Of MsuBoston
Courier.
Tnsy sat together tho stile,
Tho moon was In the sky.
She looked aoft and then at him.
And then said, with sigh:
.Puir Dian swings her silver car
Through tho ethereal blue;
wish We rode on yonder al
Augustus, dear, don't youi
90 what q sweet. aesthetic nighti
Loves harp II all atuner
He muttersd low. rs he looked afsr,
{" Lor what mis- ht for coon r
New Orleans Times Democrat.
Tho ascent Of Mt Blanc accomplished tho other
DAWN twelve hours by Mr. Evans OF Chester, England
with threo guides from Chamounx This II tho quick
est ascent yet made.
1t has been decided that q naval cadet who throws
kisses at girl is guilty Of ungeutlemanly conduct.
Quito right He should carry them TO her and place
them genty on her lps-(Phiiadephia Call
A Ahackman at the station yesterday morning com
potned OF feeling sick and threatened to drop on IN
dead swocn tho sight OF old lady coming hi
n hag m hand bragoQ him right
up When he drove on with his passenger he was the