New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-09
GENERAL NOTES.

In Switzerland one who kills another is liza
Bile for the debts of the murdered man.
There are two establishments in Maine for
Matching fish arttacialy, at Augusta, and one at
Alma
Subscription books are now open in Boston
~, season t,ckes TO Gores Great National Peace Fes
tival
A Western paper notices very favorably
"shakespeares beautiful comedy, She Stops TO Con-
quer'"
It is estimated that there are nearly 10000
young men IN Boston under marriage engagements wait
ing for better times.
Scientific men in France and Germany think
the recent commissions Of the earth indicate the ultimate
formation OF q new continent.
The Figaro thinks the Johnson Clarendon
protocol is an expedent resorted to by Mr. Seward to get
out OF disagreeabe position.
The recent lunar eclipse could be seen from
the summit Of the Sierra Nevada while the was still
in sight. This phenomenon was caused by refracton
One hundred and twenty volocipede pat
ents have been applied for already in this country Ono
hundred caveats addition TO tho above arc also on e
It is said that the bones of horses have been
gathered on the batte.felds Of East Tennessee and
buried in the National cemetery as the relics OF Union
soldiers.
The editors of China call California the
Golden Mountain Editorials frequently appear in their
newspapers on the subject Of Chinese emigration and
colonization.
A man has secured the use of all the lamp
posts in Concnnat for advertising purposes under con-
tract with the city authorities Ho will pay s. 20 per
aunum for each post
The reporter of The Quincy Cll) Wing draws
a comparison between horse and velocipede remark
ing that the velocpede is specially remarkable for the
ease with which 1t lies down"
The negroes Of South Carolina are sadly per-
picked State and County taxes They cannot I'M
derstand now sheriff elected by themselves should
around and ask them to pay taxes.
The last new form of confidence swindle is re-
ported from Boston. wedressed lady walks into a
store says she has lost her pOckebook lives out Of town.
and borrows dollar or two to advertise it,
A boy of 16 arrived in Cleveland last week
on his way from Norfolk TO Salt Lake City where he pro-
poses to Join his father He had walked all the way from
Norfolk and hopes reach has father by the LIST Of May
A membersof the Ohio Legislature, Nr. Fitz-
gerald referred to another member few days ago.
"thing puppy lof the lowest kind and most ordinary
breed whom II is wrong treat with ordinary decency
poor booby."l
The son Of the Viceroy of Egypt. who is
being educated in Paris has fitted mp his private apart
ments at an expense Of over $4,000. He has twelve
thoroughbred horses in his stables, and cellar stocked
with costly wines.
According to the latest statistics, the annual
sugar production OF Cuba is about 100000 tuns OF this
amount says correspondent Of The London European
MAIL not more than 5000 $1,000 produced in tho
disturbed districts.
The proprietor Of one Of the Philadelphia
tbeaters recently announced on his programme that
"No lady or gentleman would eat nuts IN frsclass os
tablishnent" Tho effect general panic among
local peanut merchants.
Six Scotch fishermen, at the head of Loeb
gphead recently caught 5000 herring In two hours The
sea literally boiled with fish, aud the simply scooped
them into their nets They were paid only s225
for the whole $1,000 by London buyers - 4, 81. d.
At most houses in England now, there is
nearly as much aud elaborate dress for break