New-York tribune., 1869-06-11
GENERAL NOTES.

Wine is cheaper than milk in some parts of
California.
A wooden wedding-marrying blockhead'
.-lWestern Journal.
Trinity College, Hartford, will have no
hron,ces" on class day hereafter the faculty having
decided against them.
The first street drinling-fOuntain, supplying
water for man and beast commenced running near the
Old State House on statest., Boston, last week.
A singular mirage was seen recently on Lake
Ontario The shore Of Canada was visible, buildings on
the lake shore loomod up and vessels appeared sailing
keel uppermost.
Capt. st. j. Daubeneys party, which started
recently in the Rajghur and Mahabuleshwur Jungles
India have killed tiger and six bears and badly MT
two bears and sambhar subsequently lost in the thck
juages. In Khandeish, Mr.. Pedder, 9. 81 ana Lieut.
Birdwood have commenced well by killing two tigers IN
two days. and in Central India and in the Asseerghu
junecs where two parties at work. particularly good
bags have been made.
A man was recently tried in San Francisco
for tearing ont horses tongue veterinary surgeon
who WIS witness in the case stated that horse Woul
not be permanently injured by being deprived Oh Por
ton OF the tone he did not pasture with the ald OF
the tongue and therefore, when the injured member was
healed would experience no difficulty In ieedng lhe
case was dismissed the testimony proving that the morse
lost his tongue by accident
A traveller in Arkansas found the following
notice struck on the ferryman's door at Cache River
sNoatbs-Ef emmy body hear arter Eer or 10 gu
aros the River they can ges blow this hear horn, and
ef dot cum when my Betsy mp at the Hous hears inc
horn blovia shcle down and sell them the hcker OK
sat them akos the river ime away from hoam john vii
son b them that can't rede viii have to 90 to the
Hous artcr Betsy taint but haf mile thar
A lady arrived in San Francisco on the 2otn
u who carried through bouquet OF flowers from thl
CITY, The editor Of OF the San Francisco papers says
"One little pink that sheds its Intoxicating odor over Tue
pagc ON which these words are written, has the potency
OF a fairy wand. Three thousand miles OF space an0
long weeks or months Of dangerous travel through saw
age country vaush before IT, It realizes the dream
twenty vcara The garden pink Of Manhattan Kisses th
field poppy Of Yerba Buena.'
At meeting of the "Old settlers" of st
Paul Mlnn last week, Mr.. N. Mclean was elected fTeS
dent He was 81 years Of age the 10th OF May iaS'
He was born in 7s7 went 10 Ohio at the age OF se'e
years and TO St. Paul in 1850. He attended jury ula
up the Minnesota River ia the early days, where IN
jury all consisted Of bafbreeds except one white man
and there was not pair Of boots among all the juroF'
He afterwards attended jury trial when all the juror
were Indians After the trial concluded, the Indian
treated the Judge with supper OF dog meat
Some Cinnamon engaged in mining nea
ROckn, Cal, discovered the remains OF amastodon
bones Of some animal OF huge dimensions now unknown
IN America One piece OF tho bones which had held on
tooth measured nine inches in width by ten inches
length showing il have been at least three feet
circumference when whole. One Of the teeth was meas
ued and found TO be by five inches on top by 81
inches long the others benglaboutithe same size The
found on the bed rock some nine or ten ieet ro
the surface, Inbedded in gravel
The Governor of Arizona has presented
Jplke 10 the Central Pacific Railroad Company as Al