New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-26
GENERAL NOTES

Tho last 10 years work performed by the
copyst tho Prince OF wAles Theatsr in London con-
pr,ss tho reading and transcrbng OF 1880 playa 1t Is
said that fellow still lives, and Is still sane.
Here is tho way live Yankees settle In the
West: man recently arrived In town ia Minnesota
bought lot, built O house. and set up Housekeeping
within the space OF B hours and had and heir born
70 him before the fret meal was eaton 10 the house.
The servants of French Countess were 80
excited and busy recently the occasion Of the death
of their Mistress that they forgot 10 feed the hounds and
soon afterward of the domescs having entered the
kennel set upon, torn to pieces and eaton by the
hungry beasts
An oil spring has been discovered in Wyoming
Territory, about Ave miles north Of Aspen Station
tho Union Pacific Railroad and vol has been bored to
the depth OF 100 feet Three small leaders OF oil have
already been struck aud tho lnuoatons are very FAVOR
able for u rich yein
The crew of Toledo scow declare that the
ghost Of the murdered captain Of the craft appeared dur
ing late dangerous storm the lake, took hand at
the pumps. and saved his old vessel from founderns
The deserted In terror NJ the OF having
been saved from death by ghost.
An Indiana correspondent deserves niche in
the temple OF Fame by the side Of tho Great American
Condenser In speaking Of recent iynchng, he says
eve arriYed the ground at o'clock IN the morning.
and found Billy Stark hanging W tps mno poeoh
tree. Al O'Clock we cut him DOWN.
A young man who had come into possession
OF large property by the death Of his brother, was
asked how he was getting alsng "0hp said he. ct
having dreadful time; what with getting out letters Of
administration, and attending probate court and set
Ting claims, sometimes wish ho hadn't died"
In the Supreme Court Of the District of
Columbia objection made that the nterlineauon In
an indictment was written In blue ink the instrument
having been written In black Ink. Judge Cartier said
"Now this period OF the abolition OF all distinction on
account Of color 1t appears to mo that THIS criticism Is
hypercritca"
Some of the sherffs and the officers OF the
San Quentin Prison. In California, quarrellng
the queues OF the Chinese prisoners. by rulo Of the
prison every convict must have his hair closely cropped
to JAIL psckeng the queues Tho prison onioers claim
the hair as their own perquiste.
In the Louisiana Supreme Court last week
three called in successionthose OF tho State
against Garibaldi Orsini aud Mazzinand when every
one was expecting 10 hear Victor Emmanuel, Louis Ma
poleon Victor Hugo called TO answer In Court for his
Johnny Snapper. Exchange
The following explanation Is gwen OF the
application OF tho term vade 10 one OF the Turkish
ultanas The wife who first gives birth 10 son Ia pro-
claimed Grand Sutana AIachi Sultans and IL soemnU
III the prince thus born ascends the throne
then his mother takes the title OF Sutana Waldo"
Although the proposed tunnel under the
Severn River will BIO only threequarters OF mile long.
ts construction would shorten the railway distance from
London to tho South Wales district by almost eighteen
miles, will half an hour on every express train,
hreequarters OF hour ordinary trains, aud VIII
reduce the Of bringing coal 10 London by moro than
shilling q tun-