New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-01-27
GENERAL NOTES.

peted and it is announced that the Institution now mas
room for all who want to como
The Lebigh Valley Railroad Company OF
Pennsylvania transported 2225,630 tuns OF anthracite
coal over its line last year In 1885, when 1t was ist
opened. tho amount carried was only 9O05 tuns'
A tbreshing machine, recently patented, and
now manufactured In Philadelphia, threshes the gram
without breaking the straw This at least Is CLAIMED ior
It by its inventor Unbroken straw commands much
higher price city markets than that which Is broken
and tangled
The "transit duties" paid to the State Gov
eminent Of NewJersey by the Camden and Amboy Rail-
road during 1868 amounted to $0s5 o. The whole rev.
enue to the State from this from ell the through
railroad was s2s9s3 &C. This $3.50 50 more than tho
same revenueilast year.
The proposed boulevard to encircle the City
OF Chicago viii be IS miles long and will embrace an area
of 1000 acres To meet the expense incident on this last
great public work. bill has been presented to the Illinois
Legislature asking for the Of "a 100000 Park bonds
to draw seven per cent interest," redeemable within 40
years. .- .f -
The cities and towns on the Hudson River
have boon recently flooded with cOunteteit cents Inc
shield sde and the words United States on the
other are ontted while hardly perceptible impression
OF the word notv IS inserted tho word zone" In
order to shield the counereter from the penalty OF the
law. , ... -r. r ...-.. ..I -.r.
Chicago processes to have, among other
greatest things Of which boasts the largest bakery
IN the United States One hundred and thirty barrels OF
-four are made into bread and crackers every daaoout
10000 barrels year. Part Of the bread is aerated by
machinery and part Of it IS the common "fermented'
article. d..
There has been general complaint In all
parts OF the about the probable supply OF Ice Tor
next snmme In New England fears have been aroused
4. Hap liza Of Wi
dying and the Ice honses st empty In East
ern Pennsylvania the ice crop threatens 70 be failure
and the indignant citizens Of philadelphia in anything
but melting mood when they speak OF the subject
John Chinaman in California Is clear at @
bargain His ideas Of the "credt system" are extremely
safe though rather vague. A merchant OF unbounded
credit in San Francisco recently applied to Chinese
merchant through his agent 10 purchase cargo OF rice
on time The agent duly set forth tho opulence, stand
ing &c. OF hrs principal, 10 which Chinaman replied:
Yes him welly good man. Ne trustee, him pay me
one-halp cash-ee, other half when me deber reeee."
The punishment melted out by white men to
negro near Batletts Station, in Western Tennessee,
who had eoped with white girl, was as follows; rope
was put around the Victims neck by which no was lifted
q few inches from the ground. Turpenthe was poured
upon him and torch applied The explosive nuid, OF
course burned with awful rapidly and the unfortunate
victim was soon enyeoped in flames the hempen ropes
burning with greater intensity than portions Of the
horrld paraphernaa 1t was eaten in two by the do
vouring flames and victim, half roasted, allowed for
a moment 10 escape was shot TO death he ran This
is the account find it in The Memphis Appeal,
paper Of violently Ku-Klux sympathies.
An industrial Association of East Tennessee"
was organized Knoxville last week The objects OF the
Society are announced follows To obtain and dis
seminate information upon all industrial pursuits T. To
Increase the number and variety OF manufactures B.
To promote the development Of mines and quarres. l.
To improve agriculture. To enlist business men and
capitalists in the encouragement Of home Industry.
member stated at the first meeting that East Tennessee
is capable OF supporting population OF sOOOO III mas
climate SOIL aud facilities in every way superior to
Massachusetts, There Is, within Eve miles Of Knoxville
marble which II In Massachusetts in the quarry az It
IT, would be worth 100000 At present 1t is worth
nothing.
A noted and dreaded outlaw and Desperate
McLane plying his bloody work with gang OF other
mon or the OF Texas and Arkansas has just been
captured ut Little Rock The following letter found upon
his person sad and curious evidence Of how warm
hearted young girl will cling the she loves through
sin, sorrow and shame:
HARRY DEAR: received your note by DIT. Kennedy
y ine yst heard many times You was killed after you
left Texas The you shot Waco village has got so
George Holt died eight days after you left stevens
vile. HIS brother swears vengeance against you; Iou
had careful when you IN this part. Father
IS your enemy-he win do all he can against you You
wro 90 often. II can only You once more Ihave
great many things 10 tell you You said you would
after me. God speed the time when We sbal meet
mother and every other pearson and follow you my per
secuted lover Ny people are all very hard against YOU
people tell me was foolish for loving you desperate
with doubtful name, but thank God for loylng You
aud sis party in Arks God speed tile time when We
m9e fUSTs yon %y picture as YOU asked me to do
keep it as a token OF my love. ELENoR.
The editor of The Georgia Statesman has not
forgotten Mrs Harriet Beecher Stoves part tho great
political contest which preceded the Rebellion An arti
Gle in that paper Informs its readers that she has now
the erontery solicit patronage for new paper to be
called temptingy and treacherously Hearth aud Home
OF which she is edtress He has also discovered dam
gerous chds story katydids and crickes In Mrs
stoves book called Queer Little People, in WHOM Tie
social dIftinotons Of color are crltiol%ed mere no
says subtle poison, similar to that whch Is oelhS
artfuy disseminated IN the South in many other New
England books" The writer also crcizes other works
and finally reaches the following climax Of indignation
rs it possible to sgmatzo too severely malignant
foe to humanity-One who though woman, has so far
unsexed herself that she watch with the satisfaction
OF Mohawk tho writings OF PROSTATE and suffering
people, and seek to stab them they writhei" The
editor OF The Savannah Neos adds hs yoco to that of
his neghbor. "Not content he Gays, with tho blood
money which has already received for her Hecates
share In the Internal mcantatons OF hypocrisy false
hood and envy which first conjured up the demon of
dscord and then let loose the fures Of sectional hatred
and fraternal strife she Is seeking to invade
Southern hearths and homes with her false morality her
pernicious. demoralzing. and debasing fanatcism"
Col Hudnutt of the Union Pacific Railroad
Company, in Idaho recently delivered speech be-
fore the Legislature OF that Territory which points TO
strong desire the part Of the Union Company TO claim
the trade Of China and the East through Puget Sound
rival Of the Central Pacific Road II the Union road is
extended in accordance with this idea TO Puget Sound