New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-07-19
GENERAL NEWS.

There is talk of using the waters Of the Falls
Of tie Ohio Louisville, for extensive cotton mills
Whittier first appeared in print in The NeC-
biny Conn free Iross In 1896
The frst number of The College CoarGnt, the
successor 10 the old Iae COtTaHf has been Issued.
At Maromaine. Wis, haiIstOncs seven inches
In circumference did much damage TO the crops
The annual meeting of State teachers com
mences at Auburn, ~ Y, ON July p.
4 National Horse Fair Is to be held at kala-
mazOO, Mich. oct ], , and s.
The annual convention of the Chi Psi Fra
terny meets al Troy on the 10th and nth very large
attendance Of delegates Is expected
A birds nesting little boy tumbled over n
prccipce England 800 feet deep, and VIII never rob
birds nests again
The great tabernacle of the Saints at Salt
Lake city h now finished |! Is 20 let wide anu furnish
Two horse thieves have been tried and con-
vctcd before military Court In Mississippi. under Gen.
Oris late order aud sentenced 10y him to five years III
the Dry TOrtugas
The Chicago police have begun prosecuting
parties who their property 10 ewd characters to he
persons were arrested and indicted by the Grand jury.
A woman named Belle Norton, who had just
been sentenced for Ihght walking attenPed 20 commit
suicide IN the superior Criminal Court u Boston, on FEl-
day. by strauglug herself with her hood.
Two tecgrams in cipher were sent from New
Orleans sunday morning July 90 the French Emperor
and Of his Ministers, at cost Of $4,000 IL Is sup
posed they refer 10 The murder OF Macmillan.
A policeman in Albany used to carry in his
pocket quantity Of snu To throw INTO the face and eyes
or fractions prisoner. by this means the officer avoided
the necessity OF using his locust.
An enterDTsng London manager OF a concert
gives his patrons three ballots w hundred dancers
sixty Observation-Disclosures, singers acrobas, mimics pic
tures latest kilograms, saloons, supperroons. evening
papers, aud ten orchestra pieces, all for sApenee
The fisheries on Eastern rivers are once more
quite profitable owing 10 the euos Tor tlcir preserve
tun In Maine, Massachusetts,, Now-liHupsilre, and
Connecticut salmon and shad have appeared where they
have not been seen FOR many years.
A man named Paine, in Monroe County, n.
VI lawyer drew up win for dying man. aud after u
signed and read Paine claimed that was not right
aud drew up a new one which was signed without read
ing ana IL Was found mat all the property wlled 10
Paine. lie Is now In Jail awaiting eAAlninatoh
terrible disease, similar to the cholera, has
broken among She freedmen On te panat IONS along
the Nazoo River and The lower part OF Carroll county,
Miss IL has every appearance OF cholera, but ~ con
fined entirely 70 ne negro Bopmaton Ele.ea Oh INC
lesser numbers ON Others While many OF the negroes are
| dangerously sick.
A correspondent of The Rochester Union
writes that mo p9,acngeS oi ine e s otEa y
the appearance OF huge serpent which raised It's mons.
irons foad I'm the front o the vessels bow and projected
about 30 feet long, and followed the steamer as shark
| follows Il slave ship.
| The amount to be raised by tax in Jersey
lows For repairs 5000; lighting streets $4,000;
TCse l sC0y9 sulRST o' e of
city officers, $4,000 printing, 5000; election purposes,
Szoc Phnlo GROUNDS, repairs o., $500 uol i " W ~
debt, $4,000; legal expenses $1,000 public htHllh SOOO
stationery, $500 Fourth OF July, Sol cleaning Streets
5000 deficiency 1865, s353il 80. Belgian pavement,
ment OF city bonds, slI $50. Total, Sl0,3O7 20.
A newly married couple from New York, who
had been visiting relatives near FentOnyille Mich,
were being driven in take tho ears few days ago.
When within short distance OF the railroad crossing they
discovered the train rapidly approaching The team was
urged forward nt furious rate and the track nearly
reached when the bride became 80 much alarmed at the
almost certain destruction awaiting them that she sprnng
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flying team threw her on her feet, ana she Tell directly
ACROSS the track while the ponderous engine was draw
ing fearfuly near. With admirable presence OF mind
che instead OF attempting o Iiso up threw her body
around parallel with the track and rolled on 20 one SIDE,
and safely rolled out OF tho way. Picking herself up, sl
started for the depot rods distant, ana arrived
! there Ia time TO take the train.