New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-20
GENERAL NOTES.

The Fourth District Court in San Francisco
has granted divorce young aud beautiful lady who
was married 70 Joseph j. Smith Of Salt Lake City The
lady testified that Smith Is deacon IN the Mormon
Church aud that always treated her kindly they hay
lived pleasantly together FOR several years Recently
bnweyer concluded 10 have second wife, which
Mrs smith objected and So when the deacon TOOK nome
his new BRIDE wifo No. l returned 10 her mother.
During n recent balloon ascension at Mem
phs some interesting phenomena were noted The
highest altitude attained was which elevation
the temperature was 500 Fab The balloon in ascending
always assumed a whrng motion from right TO left.
while IN descending II turned from left TO right: -FOUR
good English lever watches taken up. two OF which
stopped at the hight OF two miles very delicate
pOcket compass completely dcpoarlled, and though
has since been gradually reganing It's polarity u II stun
worthless The aeronau confirmed dyspeptic be-
fore he began balOoning, but several voyages nave
effected radical cure
Mechanical operations in the Chief Corners
department Of the United States Mint in Philadelphia
have been suspended for the purpose Of having an entire
new set OF boilers placed In the Institution. These
boilers have been under preparation for some months,
nd were constructed with the greatest OF care and skill
possible to bestow upon them Every separate piece OF
holes have been bored instead OF drilled so as TO produce
fracture upon the iron when completed there can
the country The amount OF coinage prepared at the
Mint within the last two weeks aggregates seOOO as
or token coinage the amount OF labor Will be seen To
have been very great In It's preparation.
The great Central Elevator in Chicago is to
be enlarged II is OlX2OO feet, and since its con-
stmcton, u years ago, has received about 6GOoVo
bushels Of grain. When the enlargement has been com
Melted II will occupy lOlx3OO feet on the ground, with
walls Two feet three inches IN thickness, aud 100 feet
high This will make 10 the largest elevator IN the
world containing as II VIII go plns eac9 oo iect reo
with total capacity OF 100000 bushels OF grain There
will be three railroad tracks running into the elevator
two OF which will be used Tor receiving gram aud one
cars that 80 can he ran nto tue elevator al one
tmr If necessary thus making u possible to discharge
Elders Howard r. Corey and H. j. Boyle of
Utah have been on missionary tour through stokes
and surry counties North Carolina, and smythc county
virginia where they collected about 100 converts men
women and children Tho company left Norfolk va on
the 18th for this city, whence they 10 90 10 Chicago
via the Pacific Railroad The people seemed to DO deep
~ ,h1ed with Tie peculiar doctrines OF the sect and TO
have full faith In their leaders They nave sofa on ne
nrouerty Whenever practicable, and viii make fresh
a i'm the land Of promise. Some Of them, being unable
to dspose OF their lands, left them rather than be e
behnd The men seem 10 be entirely OF tue nuustrlal
classes stout sunburned farmers and would be an
invaluable acquisition In any community. The women,
win one or TWO exceptions, seem 20 be entirely destitute
- eysnna charms aud II the universal reports or Nor.
ond0m DO true they WILL IN many Instances, be destined
10 become hewes OF "oou anu drawers VI "A'oI io'
moro favored fair ones
magnificent present has been made to the
u.totieal Society OF ST. Louis by Mr. J. C. Barlow aud
his wife daughter of Mr. Auguste Chouteau.Jr II con:
ss Of three oil portraits Of Pierre Lacede Iguest and
Auste Chouteau, the two founders Of the City of 81
% and of the old Madame ChOuteau, the ancestress Ut
lie v.hnle Cbouteau family OF Lguest and Madame
Chouteau these the only pictures IN existence ana no
annnnt Of money could have bought them. Pierre
IacIede Iipuest the who gave the name 10 ST.
Ions i'm 7GI after having put up his busiess house on
me mock ON Mans directly in front OF where the Mef
ch,nts' exchange now stands; aud MIR Auguste Chou
team chi fhe frat tree on the Place dArmes, when was
Tho soare ON which the same Exchange Is now erected
Among the bills of indictment brought IN
by the Grand Jury IN the Philadelphia Court OF quarter
IA mi
Gambling a false dispatch" The DistrctAttorneys IN
xostigation OF the matter showed that tho young man
US engaged TO be married TO young lady whose pa
,,s cre OppOsed 10 the match. In order 10 pIeNent
b pinu rho parents sent the young lady 70 some ehus
M the West The young man, not To be Outwllted sent
Ic West setting forth the serious illness Of the molh-
r ~ hs afanccd. In response the young lady came 70
phiIadelpha where she was met by the young man. an
hntn yisted n clergyman whore the marriage ceremony
no. nerformed This incensed the parents ana hehuo
Nc dSarge The District Attorney abandoned the case,
snbnittIng the bill 10 the jury without evidence III"
| yer,licl of not guilty was rendered.