New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-01
GENERAL NOTES.

A society has been organized in New-Orleans
for the preservation Of the records of the Confederate
army In urging all Confederate soldiers who can to ala
the society," one OF the Memphis papers says: by TUG
testimony Of those who have survived the dread otuT
OF battle and the vcisstudes OF war he ueau iuDv
The suppressed testimony in the Cold Spring
murder case in Indiana which, at the time OF trial. last
Spring attracted much attention. has been puDSheu'
and shows that the friends OF Mrs Cemwho was con a.
nrisonment for ife-used every means In their power,
Including bribery and temporary Tor ihe
other persons admit that they were dr
murder These persons not used as W'neSSeS uuI
| ing the trial. >, H. A.;
A Salt Lake City journal describes the DIS
honest manner in which Brigham Young POSSESSES mn
self of large tracts Of the public land some Vi U D
land In the Cache Valley known as the Cnue be had
and brigham was anxious to own 1t, although ~ es
az % iyrd as the law allows Accordingly he caused
tract five miles long and four miles ~S who re-
spectiyely put up santies four secons IN THESE MY
resided the required time, when the ehantes were aa
by four other men to other sections &C 1ney n tScr
veyed their titles to Brigham Young ana receiver 'no
wages
Gen. Logan has written q letter to Secretary
Rawlins touching tho Improvement of the Illinois RIVER
After rehearsng the various acts passed by congress
since 1859 for the improvement OF certain harDors ann
rivers" and calling the attention OF the secretary 10 no
fact that S2OOOO was that the 6ef Of
Engineers to the Secretary OF war has MADE no Iec0
mp
Of 81 Goo COO 70 be expended in the Improvement OF the
navigation OF the Illinois River Why this inlportant
work has been overlooked In the allotment OF thls pID
priation is something which cannot understand lie
Then urges that the Secretary give the matter bis mne,
diae attention aud allot just pOporIlon VI 'no S@'
to this Improvement
In mid-ocean, 700 miles west of Sandwich
Islands our Government has extended ts possessory
rights over barren island hitherto unoccuped Some Can
ornians found upon extensive deposits OF ana 10
protect their right Of discovery, they got the Unleu
States to plant &c the national nag Inns guam
quito unlike that Of Peru II is rich In 90 b
without the odOr OF ammonia that distinguishes ne
guano now I'm market. The island is owned Dy lcn n
In San Francisco ana nayns one sccomnanied by
Prof Atwood Of San Francisco, to survey te saDu "
test the chemical gnae 81 t aed to CARY to LONDON
| cargo that will conclude the demonstration.
The schooner Summer Cloud sailed from
San Francisco recently for northern Alaska on gold
hunting expedition. San Francisco journal thus ex
plains the origin OF the expedition seyera years ago
fow sent ashore from avesse Tor lIesn Saer
at some outoftheway place, several hundred nne,
north OF Stka In the stream from when they oDtaneH
their supply they found quantity OF quartz OF when
| they brought away few samples. When these spscr
| Francisco they found to DO exceedingly rich III
gold II is represented that there was large quantity
OF his quartz along the bed and banks OF the stream ana
the conclusion Is drawn that there arc rch gQld deposits
i'm ihs vicinity" Two expeditions have been In search OF
one Is success the prOspectors expect to make
| paying voyage by fishing and trading
One of a gang who robbed one OF Wells,
Fargo & Co.'S stages, near hhlto recently
written letter to The Virginia CITY Enterprise, In which
he claims that the robbers are not "hwaymen but tell
you Mr editur they are onest working MIN VINO hau 70
lie saws That hundreds OF men are starving in the White
pine region having been attracted hther by reports IN
we're i'm demand at from s. to day. and continues
Aud thin when toung Parced and our feet DIS
tered and set down 10 wrest ourscf ana we take UP
The ,ufrrDric or some other paper 10 read we nnd
peace from the White Pine muse that We are tes or dead
ths is aiding insult 10 Injury aud the American People
stand IL So we robbed the stage gust 70 get money
enough 10 take US away from the nisgrhDie pno e ds
are not goiu yet will try 10 burn the press th. SINUS
@ 30 i ils Mace Who cant get one day and
way Of gOn only to wax TO ylrgni and that Is hafd
For some days there have been lurking in
tho uoghborhood OF Harrsburgh two Wild or insane
mon They throats OF horses cut OIL the ears OF
other animals and would allow no human being 10 up
pro.ch them. on Saturday one OF ne men wa sur
rounded In the woods, and though lie dtlehuod nisst
with fence rail-. he Was after stIuLhe' r. -,
Ito WAS bareheadcd barefoot ana without coat nc To-
fused 10 speak would tell his name nor answer any
question That asked lo refused 10 cat ahd snoNeu
such violence manner that on sunday he was trans
fcrred TO custody Of the sheriff. ana lodged IN the
County Jail He gave tho building close efAmin1'I1n'
seemed familiar with locks aud cells ahd !rled tho
rssded 10 trounce one OF the prisoners IN the hall with
broom. This tNOhnndcd game. IN which Use ~
finally locked In cell. much against his Will re
fusug before ms, however TO touch meat or dTnh'
threw OF tho bed clothes ana finally the mattrass,
stretching himself ON the iron bedstead
4 Western inventor whites 10 one OF the
Bloomington papers: while write there Is an odd aud
rough looking object about tho OF your hat fashioned
under overly keen edge Of my Jackkufe, floating
about tho II viii geo aud bAw, or 10 TO the lar
board or starboard, according as you move rs ta or
perhaps to speak nnutlcally should ray ruddcr. lt
moves goriousy by It's own internal powers, which aro
impaired by means OF small clock spring Its leverage
entirely the AIR. and Is what all have been sO
long looking for-an appliance that Will control the
course OF balloon More wonderful IA little machine
| am also tho inventor of, which was also moved by
spring. All completed, wound 70 up aud let u or
is wn force like bird II darted into the air. alas
for human fraty. tho spring. running down while Us
wings on the upward stroke cumo 70 the ground,
was necessarily "a trail creature, II MAS smashed 60
flinders. The next ono make shall so with, aud the
power being then my own muscles, shall soc 70 u that
il does down too suddenly aud that the wings
Kept In sailing or noatng altitude untils legs shall
strike terra hrma."
A curious will case is now pending in the
courts at Marshall Ind. In 1864 Mr. Sibey died, leay
ing wife aud 10 years OF age. In his will lac
gave his wife go 0Oand bis homestead but bcqueathed
the remainder OF his estate 10 his son, directing his
utors however 10 hold In trust and To pay 20 this prn
cIpal egaeo year until he should have become Of
age, when ho to have 5000 and ST. year untl lie
should DO 20, when, II In the opinion or his executors ne
would squaudcr waste H. ho should receive $4,000
then 81 900 year until 10, when no To have $4,000 II
thought by ms executors competent TO manage IT, and
tors he should be possessed OF sufficient discretion 10
take Of the estate they were togiye him the whole
his heirs and II he should die without issue, then the
collateral heirs OF tie testator. Mr.. H. j. Perrin, Mr.
Sbeys partner, OF tho executors, and the only
who qualified. In his management OF the estate ho
quarreed with Blbley, and the latter filed bill In
chaneery against the executor, setting forth that mas
much but OF the five executors had qualified, and
as the estate has been substantially settled ho has
right 10 come into Immediate possession. The Is
| still undecided.
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