New-York tribune., 1868-12-26
GENERAL NOTES

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The yachts Palmerand Dauntlese. rb;.,
probably sail for tie American piize cup next s,
laid up atstonngton foT the Winter s%
A man in Bath, in this State. otfoc,os,,
wife with knife last Sunday threatening N tr, -, ~
cause she had been baptized AGAINST bis visl,es .
The Ginning industry OF Alabap,aa lo, h.
referred by the Mobile Board o. qraGe to sp,cir,a
mittee. The coal interest Is the object o. s,eciI .
tude. ...t - r. A
a new chair OF History and Political Scios..
has been created by the Trustees OF the lInlcsr.,
Georgia, for Alexander II. Stephens lie vas for,.,.
elected TO I'LL IT,
A manufacturer in Berkshire County. Nas,,.
ehusets, has offered to give TO the ladies' Ia , oy,
the cotton cloth thoy Will make up foe the moor o,ns.
town during the Winter. A'
The Old School Presbytely of Blairsv;,,.
Sew'Jerscy. has resolved to take no yonrc men ~
care rs candidates tor the ministry. WHO are peube,,s
any secret College societies.
A farmer and bis wife, in Webster. Msss,.
eluctts, have kept house % years and have never s
eoohng-stoye-or any Other kind OF stoyc They hay.
adhered 20 thc n0bie old open Grr-pacea
The laws Of Rhode Island still reouire
property qualification of all naurazcd voters Asa.
rase Association in Providence has been formed to IN
fluenee public opinion against this restriction
One Of the San Francisco papers has added
now feature 10 its birth. marriage ara iea column
divorces" Tuis department well supported aud
as much public convenience as It's companions.
The mild sentence-1s months imprisonment
of the captain WHO maltreated aud murdered The
lt1e sowaways Of tho slip Arran, is pronounced in
London the most astounding failure Of British Justine
record"
John Stuart Nil spends much Of his time in
private at Avgnon devoted to his Forthcoming vcgk-
The Life or Bucde" He ia generally 70 DO found there
during the Fal and Winter when public dut es do rot
coll him to London f
New-0rleans has Geological Garden. The
animals have been much dfSusIed Of late at the disa
ereeable and unusual weather. The Inhabitants Of
Louisiana cali it carpebag weather" because it does
not belong to their climate. m
The new "Army Control Department. is
being pat into immediate practical operation by the En
glsh Ministry OF War. "COntroers" have already been
appointed for Portsmouth, Malta Gibraltar Cape Coouy
aud the other chief military points.
In pegging boots by steam, 20 cases, or 90
pairs Of boots Is usual days work. 0ae In IIo?
kntor Mass has peggcd 50 eases 9s2 boots days
ITe once pesgcd Is boots twice round minutes aad
did one boot, in a trial of speed, ID u seconds!
Kate Fisher, the actress, was very nearly
poisoned by accident, recently, at the g. Clair Hotel in
Pittsburgh She had been suffering from cold and took
large dose Of tncure anica, mstakingit for cough
nedclDe, an immediate antidoe and careful treatment
restored her.
Prince Charles of ROuminii, who has been
threatening Turkey with Christian rising, and troubling
Austria is considered in Europe strong and dangerous
man Owing to Prussian and other pressure, Roumens
has promised peace and ordered ell implements Of war
10 be laid aside-a,d eareJidty oiiod.
Mr. Johnsons salary is s25cO0 a year. Wa
think It would not be bad idea 20 pay IN Treasury
bond for that amount, interest, due IN seventeen
years. with the provision that the interest as II acerues
be deducted from the principal instead OF being paaN
MT. Johnson. Boston IraHsctpL
The Prussian Government has been "pack-
ing" its Supreme Court by appointing "honorsy
Judges" This has beer done In order to proieot certain
unconstutional proceedings. An honorary" judge "a
Prussia may have fall Judicial authority, but receives no
salary The Diet controls the salaries.
Great Britain is after new colony. An Aus
traan company has bought rights in ths Feee slsrds
and bousau ud emigraDs have settled built houses, aud
begun to cultivate crops The natives dsapproye Of hsse
proceedings and have attacked tae settlement killing
the colonists wherever they eau reach them
Experiments are constantly being made by
scientific men at woolwich aad Chatham, in Engiand,
the various explosive compounds-guncotton nitro
glycerine. etc. These experiments with those maze In
other countries and by private Individuals. must soOn
throw new light upon this very important subject
The Spectator thinks that Mr.. johnson los
been hedging-trying 10 make up for lis Laird Whsrn
cifc and Bocbuek cordaIity by praisng Mr. Bright II
quotes the very non-comnitaI answer Of who
asked whether the earth went round the sun or the
sun round the earth" Sometimes Que and sometimes
tothor"
The origin of the game OF billiards is credit
ed both France and italythe date about lD The
famous c. Cotton who the Hoyle OF his day. writing
in l674 informs us that billiards at that time 20
popular In England that few important towns were with
public tables and many private families had them In
their houses
All the little eX-sOverelgns OF the North
German Confederation aud nearly every member cf
noble family eujoy postal "franking" privilege. Ths
members OF tho Prussan Chambers have recently osllh
privilege aud they demand that all Others shall osa
it also. The Government seems ashamed thus far. v
grant their request for list OF those who oxerciset
The Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet has
been sclfsusaning during the past year and haL 10
earnings during that time havo been S333lS o. 1851
yentory OF property now Oh hand foots up si!'" 70
An artcsan well being sunk within tho walls 10 oo~h
supply OF fresh water it is now iSj feot deep; S'.f
has already been found. but not In sufficient quAnuy~
full supply.
The famous Grand Duchess de Garolstem
Schneider received bracelet valued AT so0n itOu -
English lord, during het visit To Baden-Baden. i''
Donors name and tito wcro cot In diamonds. Nha'
pity" exclaimed tho actress. when she received IL ~
he Is not Spanish nobIemanhis name would nave 0''A
much longer"
TIE London Spectator says OF the four gen.
temcr who received baronctcios from the reuiins '
glish Ministry. that George Etenne Cartier oeSV,.
tha label for real services and none OF the oher gems"
men have done any particular harm" carrier II An
nent French Canadian politician lilo was once - A.
Of a rebellion. but ~ now M iulnehoH' "e"''' "
Dominion Government