New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-15
GENERAL NOTES.

Texas has raised large castor-oil crop this
year.
The Moravian mission in Greenland is 1876
years old
Louisville has neither q public library nor a
public reading-room.
The present Protestant population of France
is estimated at 100000.
A French geography speaks of Portland as
the capital 81 New-England.
Five hundred and seventy Methodist
churches dedicated in 1868.
Velocipedes are sold in Cincinnati at $50
each. The factory turns out 1000 week.
There are three thousand acres of grape vines
within a radius OF so miles around Keokuk, Iowa.
Chinese Sunday schools have been estab-
Ished in all the Methodist churches Of San Francisco
The only certain means of avoiding gray
hairs yet discovered Is keep the head closely shayen
A New-Orleans lawyer has married pretty
girl whom he found begging the Streets ten years
ago, and educated
Hernandez, the Spanish cOntortionist, is in
prison IN Nebraska for fourteen years, on charge Oh
trying TO Kill his wife,
Gen. Sanborn of Minnesota urges that guns
be distributed the Indians because bullets are far less
dangerous than their arrows.
The passenger travel between England and
France year. only $780, considerably less than
between Boston ana New-York.
Victor Emmanuel is said to be bankrupt, so
far as his personal property concerned He is unable
to give expensive municipalities.
There is a bill before the Wisconsin iLegisla-
ture making the attendance at school Of children be
tween and IA years Of age compulsory.
A new French book on female beauty says
the American the most beautiful IN the world
Next to them come the Russian women.
There is q house in the town of Greenland,
NewIampsbirc the bricks for which were brought from
England In 1898. II Is stI III good repair.
A homo has been established in Florida for
children whose fathers have been killed by the kuklux
and others, because they dared 10 be loyal
Fortune-tellers who pretend to be able to
disclose buried treasure for consideration swnding
some Of the more silly farmers Of the West.
A bill is before the Illinois Legislature pro-
vdng special punishment for boys who steal newspapers
from doorstepe. Indiana has such law already
CALIFORNIA; population is only one-fourth
female. In Nevada there eight men to one woman,
and the proportion In Colorado is twenty to one
An ancient guide board in North Barnstead,
New Hampshire. bears the following inscriptions Pitts
q
A transparent agate has been found in Villa
met River California inclosiug drop OF water. twas
exhibited tho last meeting of the California Academy
Of Sciences.
Black bass, from Virginia, have just lmade
their appearance in tho Boston market for the first time
They are similar to perch sell rapidly at from II to IT
cents per pound.
1t is asserted in Texas that ever since the
close OF the war there has system OF Matchmaking
and numbering OF Texas drovers they pass through
Missouri and Kansas.
Alex. II. Stephens has been compelled by the
state OF his health and existing engagements TO decline
tho chair OF Professor Of History and Political Science
lately created and rendered to him by the University OF
Georgia
Gold has been discovered on the farm of
Casper westervoIt, Salt Point in Dutchess County
people the neghborhood are much interested over
the fact Portions Of quartz have been sent to NewYork
TO DO Analysed.
The Hudson is navigable as far north as
West Point. From there to Cold Spring there is largo
field Of Ice but is thought that boat pillow through
II easily boat would then have trouble to 20 from
Cold Spring to Newburgh AZ Poughkeepse, persons are
still crossing tho river with loaded teams.
The PrusSidn Military Gdsette says that the
German military organization is complete, and that
million Of soldiers can, at any moment, be placed un
der arms by single telegram from Berlin" The Prus
sian troops 1t adds OF 35 battaons OF infantry
squadrons OF cavalry, regiments OF artillery with
LAC guns and Ia bataons of engineers, making 100000
soldiers in ALL To these should be added the Federal
contngcnts which follows Saxony, 20 battalions
"a squadrons 90 batteries and guns; Brunswick bat
talions sQuadrons and guns Mecklenburg Streltz,
battalion and Hesso- Darmstadt, 10 battaons, squad
rons "a guns and battalion Of engineers; total 5000
men. But says The Military Gazette this force OF 469OO0
me only OF
many. "In OF emergency Prussia also command
the services OF the troops OF Baden Wurtemberg and
Bavaria and Immediately order levy OF her reserve
consisting OF battaons OF infantry squadrons Of
cavalry, 30 guns and IL baalons OF engineers;
army of $4,000 An additional force Of 200 900 men
ut her disposal for the occupation OF towns and gar
The above numbers do not include the officers
military train military aborers special corps OF any
kind" ..
A serious ailray occurred III the Chinese
Theater, San Francisco on the night Of December IA.
The San Francisco Times has the following account OF IL
The company OF performers many OF whom were OBJ
noYous TO large number of the audience greeted
when the performance commenced, with llyfklWawoo'
OF words TO that effect THESE we,e eo
theaters until IL really became unpleasant TO the actors
Several police officers arrived just IN time to wtness inc
deny not wen posted In the play Tor they seized every
Celestial who struck tue attitude OF lay on, Mncduma
aud pitched him either ont Of u window OF over
upon his head. The presence Of the officers seemed
very obnoxious aud the whole dramatic corps toge.ea
with the spectators with accord moved toward Tue
door slight Misunderstanding in regard 10 flght OF
way occurred In the hall lending to the door
and swinging over lis head let drop on the Uranium
ii bs Sor one Of ths oees seized Inc where
upon another Chlnaman grabbed tho Ratchet ana ~,
another officer The wounded man was dragged out aud
carried away by his countrymon. Several Knives were
drawn and used but rs last as man was wOuhteu no
".