New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-13
GBNERAL NOTES.

A w eStcrn writer speaks OF certain iduy III
public as All ornament to both sexes"
The Governors Message, in Kansas, is pub
shed in German and Swedish, well as English, every
year. r. .. NJ .."J ...| ....u .l
Isaac Truce of New Cumberland, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, Of is father Of five boys named Fremont
Lincoln, Grant, Sherman and Sheridan Their ages arc
in the order Of their names. r .. d. ...
A farmer and one of his hired men were re-
Gently discovered In Salt Lake City. under blanket on
top of load Of hay, while 1t was being weighed The
farmer was fined ESQ., and his man sl5.
Mr.. Charles Dickens is President Of the News
vendors Benevolent and Provdent Institution OF Lon
DON He will take chair at the dinner which to be
hold at Freemasons Tavern the 2oth Of April next
There is no connected railway travel between
the North and Virginia the present time Stages In
Washington take people the Long Bridge, and
drop them beside dapdated railroads with cheap and
primitive cars. - .. ,......., ...... . Nh.
During the burning of the International
Hotel in ST. Paul MINI, last week, some Of the ladies
exhibited remarkable Goodness They made their anx
ous husbands wait until they could arrange their toilets
and pack their trunks .. ...
We read in The Sacramento Union that
Mr. Briggs in wolfskl Ranch about 10 plant piece Of
500 acres orchard. This announcement Is made In
tho shape Of mere chance item, as of very ordinary
affair. 1t Ia simply headed "FruiL" and ELECTS no
further attention from the editor.
The negroes at Cairo, H., think the bottom
Of the Mississippi River has fallen out at that point Sew
era men have been drowned without rising as usual TO
the surface before aA disappoarance They think that
1t fatal to pass beneath the surface OF the water and
lock upon rivers with supersttious ave. f.- .1 ..
A new welding composition has been patented
IN Belgium 1t eonsists OF 1000 parts OF iron ngs, 800
parts of boraK 30 parts Of basan OF oopaba or other
resinOus OIL with rs parts OF sal ammonac These ngre
dents are well mixed together, heated and pulVerized
The process OF welding much tho same as usual 40
The California papers are unanimously dis
cussng question Of currency-after the opening OF
the Pacific Railroad They ask whether the California
gold currency win flow into the channels of Eastern bust
ness or their market be chOked with redoemable
PAPER They fear that whom Eastern capital comes In
contact with California capital greenbacks will conquer
The Chairman of the Library Committee Of the
New-oreans Common Council is bookseller As book
seller nc has exchanged large number OF books with
hiusel as Common Councilman He was not as sharp.
apparently in the latter capacity in the former. The
bookseller got the start Of the Alderman In every trade
and the public library has suffered accordingly. r
The only living specimen of the gazelle in
this country. according to The Chicago Times is In PR
waite park IN PEORIA Illinois IL caught In the noun
tans OF Lebanon sent from Beyrout to this country by
the Rev g. e. Hnston and arrived in Boston In SeIten-
ber 1867 Its male mate died. through neglect Oh the
way 70 Peoria by express The living ANNUAL bears
close resemblance to Rocky Mountain antelope In the
same park.
One of the leading merchants Of Shanghai,
China, genuine live Yankee. He ships twice az much
tea as any other firm in the country. attends two
churches leads the choir at one is treasurer Of nis
sonary society, member OF tho Plharmone Society
gineer Of fire company. member OF regatta, club
teacher 10 Sunday school, assistant editor OF newspa
per- member OF the Asatic Society and debter at the
/ debating society. y t1i9 OF 1-].i..-iLI tl4 q
| The Ohio Statesman has the following adver-
tisement from the victim Of gentleman who forgets to
! pay his biIiss 40 -y..-I l,53 od .l UCis -ilat
Five cents reward-walked avay-7too lazy to rur--a
trade buster An person. q Se bSSa seppiS y
niens can WIN perfect safety intrast him With their
The also Tie SaaRs of soas
upon Application 4 s ocS bis
| The. following opening paragraph OF An adj
dress before the Masonic Grand Lodge Of Florida deS
cred In Tallahassee July a. is too good to be lost 10 I'D
As morn breaks from the east with rosy radianee tie
modest violet bends in humble welcome TO the mellow
LIZ he Using .n and the & ths 81
purity expands with defeats sa s6 syrIs ia her petals
clothed IN the esrn,nre OF her choicest sends forth
her sweetest perfumes and 6sSs sent x, Q, t
never rival In our adaptation OF these beautiful flowers
and under te Inspiration OF their fragrance truly may
say that Solomon IN all his glory was not afrayed hks
one o. these, o. ed tGdg go ON ,u.TGgs o yauii
The following stapza, written in lG0l In an
ticipaton Of James of scotland becoming King Of En-
gland has a CURIOUS falfment In the elevation OF DR..
| TAFT ascotchman, TO the See Of Canterbury, 49,
@ Scot our Ringi The limping state AiN'
In. That day mrst need cruteh, freX hnU0.
| What nextf In time q Scot Will prate
I Ut .' As Primate OF our church. II ~ VI b.
And the underground railways Of London renders the
next verse still more curious: an -rf.erf, .I.f.
| Ir When such shah be- why then you'll 500
] That day II will be found 2 ~ ~''' ".''
The Saxon down through London town
Shall buTrOw under ground,