New-York tribune., 1867-07-29
GENERAL NEWS.

The Ward brothers of Ncwburgh, CHALLENGED
the famous ouroared crew OF ST. john, n. b. to low
them five or six miles on tho Connecticut iOr $1,000
A cOlOrcd woman, while gathering Whorte-
berries the Dismal swamp was bitten by bllck
snake, which caused her death IN few hours
The recent Saengeriest cost the Philadelphia
Musical Societies between $4,000 and $4,000 The banner
given as the first prize for the singing cost $4,000.
The Jews have resolved TO establish cocae
In Philadelphia II Is not however, to be confined N
their own people but TO be open to Christians OF al
shades Of views
A young man named Leo Brown, of Spring.
field, H. last Saturday bitten by a ratesnake with
six mttles He first killed the reptile. and then drank
quart OF Bonrbon and felt no harm from either the bite
or the remedy.
The LyRchburgh Nclcs says that the total
amount OF inc tax on tobacco shipped from that city
oOOOoo from the LIST Of june, isGS to the present date
9nt much the larger portion Of this tobacco shipped
IN bond ana the districts to which II was shipped col
ected the tax and are credited with It.
The report OF a survey of a railroad be-
tween Nashville and Knoxville has just been published In
detail The projected line ia 100 miles long and runs
on natural route along western slope OF the Cumber
lnd Mountains The estimate Of the total cost OF con
deepest grade is 90 feet
., A Society has been formed at Munich for
INC collection OF cigar ends An appeal to DO addressed
society instead OF throwing them away IL beng Intended
0 EG Apply d nnr nS pfe6ed arising from their sale 70 the cloth
&0OO,OOO a year may be obtained by this means.
A Company has just been formed in France
with capital Of 3OOO0OOf to search for three Spanish
gaoOns which sunk by the English fleet al tbe
commencement Of the last century. The galleons i'm
question returning from Mexico aud had ON board
about 5OO00OO pasters. They s at the bottom of
the sea- and several attempts 10 at the treasure
have failed Powerful machinery is being constructed al
Bordeaux.
On Friday last black bear, weighing 24O
pounds killed within half a mile Of the town OF
Toms River, Ocean County ~ j., the farm Of c. W.
Cowperthwate late Revenue Assessor IL had previously
devOured lamb belonging 10 Mr.. C., OF which clean
york was made IN little or no time scarcely particle OF
the deyOurcd creatures fleece being left to mark the
spot party Of six or eight tOwnsmen provided with
gun and dogs soon after the varmnt" and sue.
ceeded In dosing him with few eaden pills which Ope.
rated fatally No such animal known 20 have been
previously in that locality within the past 40 years
Illinois will have TO be wide awake or Cali
foria VIII seize upon her name Of the Garden State
And perhaps IN California the township OF san Gabriel
may be called tho Garden OF the South. 1t is better
adapted 70 the cultivation OF the grape than any other
district OF the same size in Southern California There
are fully 700 900 vines cultivated IN this locality at pres
ent yet this number covers but very small portion OF
land In the district, which Is equally well adapted to
grape culture There arG several Ourishng vineyards
here two years old, which taYe not been irrigated and
thef owers cay they appear 70 do better and be moro
healthy than with irrigation There are, perhaps
2ooO acres OF land In the township lying waste and Just
as g0od vs. any under crop.