New-York tribune., 1869-06-23
GENERAL NOTES.


Covngton, Kyr is using gasoline In her
street lamps.
One-half of The Paris Figaro has just been
sold for 100000.
The commencement exercises at Williams
College occur this week
The members of the Canadian Press Will visit
Rochester on the 21st OF July
A Japanese Joined the Methodist church at
New.Brunswlck, n. J., last Sunday.
Lake st. Croix, In Minnesota, was bridged
NTH LOGS one day last week, that men walked across
upon them
The bonded debt of Louisville was reduced
so 800 last week by the purchase and destruction OF that
amount Of city bonds
A handsome block of rose -colored alabaster,
the largest known, containing 2437 cubic feet has re-
Gently been unearthed IN q mound at Rome
A man in Connecticut has invented an inn
proved for attachment to church pews formed
by the combination Of the sufng, coveringplae band
base-pate. and springs with each other"
A new history of Minnesota is now being
published in St. Paul by authority Of the last Legi stature
to DO given away to all who send ther auuress " 'o
author Col Girard Hewitt.
Flibbertigibbet is a new English magazine
that is announced the avowed purpose Of procamng
war to the knife against humbug snobbey jobDery cor
ruption sensationasm, sensuasm, extremes, ana ex
travagance
It has been proposed to consolidate all the
principa insurance companies Of the West ana SOUTH
West with central Office at st. Louis and branch offices
and Boards of Directors various central points In the
Mississippi Valley.
The Government had to pay to the Adams
Express Company SOO, the other day. for forwarding
from Washington to Norfolk Va 100000, which was TO
Tpro f,rf Tho NJ
South Atlantic Squadron.
A number of Indian families have taken up
their residence between Hokah MIMI, and the Missis
spp River and have planted about twenty Of corn
These Indians formerly lived in this section Of the coun
try, but have of late years resided in Missouri
Gen. Barney of Keokuk, has the largest
vineyard in Iowa In two different Enclosures within
two and half miles of Keokuk, no has II acres set in
grape vines with fine oak posts and wire to trail them
upon He has expended in all some SS5,OO0 on his vine
yard and in inclo@ng the grounds building, tenant
houses, &c.
Tile Columbia Penn.) Spy says that on the
farm of Isaac edman, oneha mile east of Mount JOY
there is to be the largest bullock in the country
Dan is his name he weighs nearly 1000 pounds, is Elk
feet four inches in hight and measures over ten feet In
! circumference He moves about quite brskly, and In
some respects resembles huge elephant being Of nearly
the same color.
John Deter, an indianapolis thief, after
having broken jail several times caught again last
week ana sentenced to the Penitentary. On his way
thther he suddenly dashed handful Of Cayenne pepper
into the eyes of his conductor. The com
petey blinded that he could not TO shoot, but fol-
lowed Deter by the sound Of his footsteps and with tho
help of others secured his prisoner.
Major Jack Stratman announces that about
the lst OF July he Will ISSUE I'm San Francisco, new one
bit paper, to be called The Daily Erenug Tribune The
Major says it will devote its attention 10 the exposure
OF crime in high places and will boldly drag out and hold
up to public and nfamy those yenal creatures who
occupying official positions act the part Of rogues, and
fat and batten the hardearned moneys Of the people
1t will hunt down those shameless vampires,
no how high their position how potent the in
Ausnce they WELD, and bribe they may offer VIII be
found sufficient to purchase the silence Of this journal OF
to spike one gun OF its batteries"
About a year ago q man named Shoemaker
was and killed in Sacramento by man named Cort-
right The trial Of Cortrght for murder commenced
in the Sixth District Conrt last week Before It had pro
gressed far District Attorney j. Goods received two
teegaphc dispatches, coming from San jose and pur.
porting to have been sent by his wife, stating that their
child was dying, and urging his immediate attendance.
He left the case OF Corght in the hands OF another at
torney who was particularly familiar with the facts.
On going TO san Jose Mr. Goods learned 70 his surprise
that child not sick and that the signatures to the
dispatches fCrgeries. Cortrght was acquitted
| The Hartford manufacturers Degn 10 bu5-
pect that they have a Bourbon among them. somo time
ago a man, with the appearance Of free and easy me
chauic secured work In Of the largo manufacturing
establishments in that city, 40 S. week He labored so
faithfully hat his pay advanced about 20 per
cent Meantime the took pretty thorough look at
the city and its surroundings Friends Of his secured
work in other factories he city aud everything went
on quietly until day there some important seiz
ues in the neghborhOOd for violation Of the Internal
Revenue. The young mechanic. about this tnle gave
up his situation left his boarding place. and took up
quarters at one ofthe principal hotels What quite
gular ho seems TO have very thorough knowledge Of
the manner Of conducting business ia many establish
ments in Hartford, and very thorough acquaintance
| with the Revenue laws