New-York tribune., 1868-08-14
STRAY NOTES.

Stafford County, va, mas chllu eISuJ years
old, which weighs lS6 pounds.
Sumac is becoming valuable article III trade.
1t grows abundantly IN Virginia.
The crop of wheat in ROckbridge County, Va,
is the best that has been raised for many years
Counterfeit Mexican dollars are in circulation
along the Rio Grande They arc dated Zacatecas 1866
The Farmers Gazette is the name of q new
agricultural newspaper recently started IN Richmond, Va
U,o Bentheusen of indianapolis caught %
turtles on cne trout ne last Friday and sold them for
81 apiece IN -, r..
threeegged cali two nnd "a iSa a@G iuses Gne ioFe o
leg, and four months old, is now ~ ''0
Wayne County, Indiana -
The indianapolis Female Institute mas ~
students. For years there has not DeeH o'0 VI "
in the establishment.
Large numbers of Swiss and Swedish far
mers are preparing to come to this country Ihey WI"
settle IN the West and South
VIM. Preston johnson, esq, of Lexington, Va,
rotary OF jefferson Davis during the war
A countTyman took room at the Walker
House, Portland, Me- on SATURDAY nghti oew Gud inc
gas went TO bed and was found dead III the morning
G. A. T. otherwise Gath" of The Chicago
Tribune swede' OF The Cincinnati Commercial, and
Alfred Trample" Of The Citizen has now lecture
ready.
The mortgage given by the COnnellsville &
Pittsburgh Railroad Company, to secure the 100000 OF
their first mortgage bonds required stamps amounting
TO $1,000
A water-cure costing 100000 is to be erected
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springs just east Of the town. near which the cure Is TO
be built.
Jabez J. Potter, the veteran of the Providence
police force died Saturday at the Of 81 years lie
had been in the service As years portion of the time Us
City Marshal
The Smith gold mine in Spottsylvania County,
Va. containing acres sold at trust sale last
bought it for $4,000
Mr.. J. NJ. Beale of Pennsylvania, has pur
chased the old Marshall estate in Charlotte County Va
containing 1900 acres and proposes 10 divide IL INTO 'hoo
farms and settle his SONS upon them.
The wOud-be assassin OF Judge Cooley or
Fredericksburg Texas was captured two weeks ago IN
Fayette County taken Austin and delivered To Gen
Reynolds He is boy in age, bat is said TO be old
in villalny
AT. Crutchfield, whilom editor of The Peters
burg Va E1PIess the journal which In 1864 was pub.
issued weekly called The Literary Pdstne IL is pub
hshed in Richmond.
Col Charles b. Norton, once a book publisher
Of NewYork aerward Chief Quarternasef OF the Fith
Corps under Porter aud proprietor OF banking house IN
Paris and of The Continental tho American paper pub
lshed in the same city, Is IN Washington.
The recent disaster in Lafayette-square, New
Orleans is called by the Rebel press dastardy Radical
trick" At Democratic mass meeting the platform fen
killing two and iujurtDg six Others. IL Is charged
that the tmbers had been weakened by saving
Last Wednesday week little girl, resid-
ing with her parents near Whitby Ontario went OUT 10
Six days afterward she 25 miles from home, very
tired very much frightened, aud very hungry OF course
A few nights ago, d. Il. Shields of Fred
Kansas City was accused by tho proprietor Of stealing
two rings High words ensued and at last the dsPgants
came TO bOws the difficulty ending with the shooting OF
Shields, who died instantly.
The ladies of Philadelphia have rife club
On Thursday they had shooting match at Washington
Retreat and number OF prizes were distributed to the
fair winnerstho first I'VE 70 Miss Mary ann Schqtz
Miss Josephine Schmidt Miss Parks, Mrs. CathaIine
Schmidt, and Miss Rosebling
PENNSYLVANIA newspapers complain bitterly of
the destruction Of trout in that state The sup
ply is steadily declining m the mountain streams taey
and
Aeghanies for trout, but 90 rather TO Northern New
York. A proper game law is urgently called for.
Two colOred BARRIERS of New Orleans went
forth last Thursday 10 fight duel They were regularly
placed by the seconds and the wounded honor Of each
was about to be satisfied according 70 tne rules Ct e
friends OF the cavaliers dropped his weapon and ran
GT he % SoTG Sye s tnr ' e NJ me- the dUs braves were about
TO fight was a dark maiden OF TcEOupitoulasst.
A correspondent of The Chicago Tribune has
learned fact and fiction about the Iowa grasshOppers
Tie fact is that whenever they make their appearance
neghborhoOd they first attack the dog ienne or May
weed and eat it entirely before touching anything else
The fcon is that with the AID powerful microscope
face bearing exact resemblance 10 Brigham Houngs
may side of the body OF the grasshopper
The credulity agricultural mind OF Iowa is great
that the existence OF this face Is an article OF popular
belief
TIE mechanics and laborers who were in Gov
erBment employ Rock Island aud who struck on Si9h
day OF last week PRONUNCIATION Of Secretary scho
eicSthours work are gradually returning work
Large numbers OF them have called on Gen Rodman and
stances they were received back again. few who
itted assault upon Mr Ruby who refused TO strike
have been rejected. In few days nearly all VIII be at
work again ....
The Salina (Kansas) Herald says: From
the Eastern papers learn that Indian war; OF some
thing OF that kind has broken out or - nkey 10 DIeak
out south or west Of sat Fort Larned On somewhere
else great mary people "a are re bt %e hear nothing
OF N from tho seat OF war In fact we always can RoO
more news of Indian troubles and outraRes from the
respectable individual the oldest inhabitant says there
mas never been war party any other party OF HId
Indians in Saline County since IL was setteu-orc 'han
ten years ago"
Rollins, the Democratic negro orator OF New.
Orleans was arrested last Friday for carrying cOeeed
weapons On dschargpg the prisoner kecOrooi beeAer
addressed him follows: IL aIn RepuDlca ~ man man
In Louisiana Is better one. You arc uSng eO ne
white by rubbing yourself acoat OF wlteSAsh' ~
would OF In the rain IN hve minutes hou alo ~
publican In heart. But you have Tlght 70
opinions yOn choose You have called Gov metmoth
thief you have called the Recorder OF tho ISL DSls
scalawag No matter for that discharge YOU Atter @
be was discharged Rollins escorted TO the a OF the
Constitution Club, where he made a speech. Gov. War
moth fearing disturbance hastened 10 the SAINT plsoe
and spoke few words OF advice 10 the CROWD, which Au
the effect Of dispensing them. -.
A party of surveyors in Arizona, engaged IN
exploring the country for railroad routes Iat1y chue
upon very extensive ruins on the banks OF te e
Colorado River They extended along the river ~ iny
miles Some OF the walls OF buildings are yer IN tner
places and stand six or eight feet high Inc ssess y
are yet In fair state OF preservation, and as Uo oJ ~
for miles also The ground is strewed with Diohe
ery-ware. The party found some nearly wnOp g S,s
of curious form. The seems TO DC ol Vi- et
pren quality and finer than that founi a. y, .ho
runs In Arizona. Many OF the walls OF tno ny
were onit OF hewn stone, aud Put UP ~ ,od n r ~
many Thousands of inhabitants. VINO ey MeIo OF 70
Hlat tDes they belonged there Is no % Ieeu,1 @ ",