New-York tribune., 1868-12-30
GENERAL NOTES.

weekly Republican paper published st Silver CITY iuaho
Territory.
A Christmas circus pageant in London, TINS
wear included % POrtucuese oxen each bearing much
in q gilt pagoia on Its back
An English paupcr has been sentenced 10
tentv.ouo days hard arbOr for making comcai faces
at another pauper IN church.
A Young woman has been condemncdat LlIie'
France 10 TWO months imprisonment ana 100 francs hhe
f,rintrcducng batch Of L0tccS into tDo couhuy 0Ho
lad hidden them under her cunohne.
Illinois is forming q State Geological Mu-
serin IT srrurGeiG Zach county viii be represented in
regular order and stranger can see almost ~ S"cc'
the mineral resources Of the entire state.
The Golden Society in London is about to
publish Tie speeches Of its great founder They are 10
be arranged and edited by John Bright and IhoroId
Rogers.
A strong pressure is being brought to bear
npon the British Government in favor Of buying tho
Irish railways upon terms submitted during the last Ses-
sion Of Parliament by joint committee
Miss Emily Faithful is one of the prominent
omens right sneakers Of Great Britain. In her last adj
dress IN the Hauover-sqdaro Rooms she said that out OF
ooooooo women Of England 100000 were unmarried
Eight OF ten new railroad enterprises are now
"under contract In Southern Illinois All the counties
interested have voted liberal aid, aud "Esypt' is 10 be
enlightened by locomotives and freight cars.
The Jesuit Schools of France have increased
very greatly IN number importance and popularity since
the establishment Of The Second Empire They are liked
by parents all classes because they are "respcctaDe
aud quiet"
Two negroes, members Of church near IT.
Louis nercd with the pastor In certain doctrines "ch
he was trying tOcxpain in sermon last week. noisy
discussion was followed by serious disturbance, ana all
f.of.r f1s t4rf of
The Neir- Orleans Times remarks very wisely
that II Gen Grant TO present himself In his night
cap 10 review the Of the country he would hardly
command the respect which he does dressed in the fun
uniform Of his high oflce" Very likely
Lord Cork now holds the highly honored
Office OF Master Of the Royal Buckhouns' This posi-
tion does not give him position in the British Cabinet
Both his honors and his duties light we under
stand as his name.
Queen Isabella has finally gone to house
Keeping in Pa-s. In her desuton she Is obliged to
put up wrha $4,000 house on the Boulevard du Ro de
Rome She had previously contracted for two houses In
the Champs Elysces, ana paid $4,000 forfeit
The Manchester Stock Exchange was recently
thrown into panic by number OF forged telegraphic
messages from London ordering tho purchase OF Ame
can bonds. A great amount Of stock changed hands
before the trick was discovered. Forged orders
The careers of Beust and Bismarck, the two
great German dplomatists resemble each other very
closely general outlines An English writer thinks IL
will soon be dincutto tell &" which Is which" Baron
Won Beust has Just been created Count King William
did just little better for his Minister
A new one-pcnny serial story is being pub
shcd in London entitled Grimes OF the Arisiocracy"
II processes to be series OF strange undcov
cred murders and other crmes compiled from important
documents stolen from among the private papers oi his
Royal Hghnes the Prince Conscr upon the night Of tho
I4th Of December. 1901 b. iootman IN Her Maesiy's
servicew
The two volcanoes, Etna and Nesuyius, have
nearly always seemed entirely Independent Of each
other but the recent erupuons Indicate that unity
OF action has been established between them. The
cooling Of TO have been the signal for an erup
Of the other On the night OF the goth Of November
the last OF molten Haid descended from Vesuvus.
the 27h dazzling Greet appeared on tho SiciAn
volcano.
The Gallo-Ronan Cemetery recently diScoy-
cred in the forest of Comptgne Lacro saint Oren
France has already furnished nearly 30 earhcn and 30
glas. vases for the Royal Museum Three ancient sepu
chcrs were opened IN the Emperor's presence, few
weeks ago. and numerous OF different forms and
colors IN clay md glass eIhumed. NJ. de Eoucy. Nh
eminent archeologst, superiutends the researches
The California papers arc congratulating
their readers that next season Will bring fresh Chesa
peako Bay oysters the Pacific coast Via the great rail-
road one has already reached San Francisco, being
carried across tho "brcak in stages at heavy expense
1t is thought that Eastern oysters will compete success
fully with the big fat fellows" Of the Gulf Of California
even "a higher price.
Madame Rachel, the "prcseryer of youth and
beauty" st does large outside business although she
IA confined In London Jail Her agents advertise ex
tensycy In France. with assurance TO their patrons
that the necessary ingredients OF Nine Rachcs great
compound have been presented TO the Empress In vases
OF gold" Parisian writer proposes national tribute
to the imprisoned enamet in the shape Of statue In
the BOis dc BOulogne
The public hospitals of London are in a
wretched condition The Metropolitan Free Hospital
has recently been investigated" The buildings old
and rckcty unfit in every respect for the purposes OF
hospital The wards small and badly furnished. Tho
rooms are insufficient and very dirty the hygiene Of the
hospital Is frequently disregarded the nurses are In
ferior, untidy and are badly paid.
Gen. Robert j.. Lee has congratulated the
President OF the VALLEY" Railroad Company In Virginia
prospect OF speedily raising the necessary capital
by vote OF the counties through which the road will pass
between Harrsonburg and Salem. This road he says
will open up the rich mining interests OF the upper part
OF the Valley. and will afford by which capt
tai and labor may introduced for the development Of
manufactures.
An English Odd Fellow complains before
the Westminster Police Court THAT his Society has re.
fused to give him t3 due him account Of the death Of
his WIFE because there Is technical chance TO evade
He had fallen into arrears and had been suspended
for a certain length OF time In the meanwhile ho had
paid all his dues but his wife died just two days before
his period OF suspension had expired.
A London Justice has decided, very absurdly,
that the Cruelty to Animals" statute does apply
birds This decision arose from complaint against q
birddeaer for cruelty 20 canary. He sold IL "tamo
canary" It's purchaser discovered that its tameness