New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-04-30
GENERAL NOTES.

trees have been planted In IOWA.
The International Universal Exhibition is to
be held at Brussels in 1870 the Plain OF Maneuvres
A San Francisco Judge recently arraigned
the entire audience in his courtroom for contempt Of
Court ... .' .... A..
Mr. Clay, colored, of New Orleans, who de-
clined to be Minister TO LIBERIA an Income of $4,000
year.
A canal through Greece, across the Isthmus
OF Cornth, Is again discussed 1t will DO three miles and
threequarters long.
Two swindlers recently set up dollar store
at Hartford sold dear goods remarkably cheap sud
denly dccamped without paying their debts.
The faro bankers of New-Orleans are trying
to make the United States Assessor call their game
lottery so that they may be taxed and lind legal
istence. . ..
The MARQUIS of Butte has been invested at
Jerusalem with the spurs and sword Of the celebrated
Godfrey dc Boullon, making him knight Of the Holy
Sepulchre
Two young women, on an average, commit
suicide in Paris day in consequence OF disappointed
love. One man does the account of pecuniary
embarrassments.
There is temporary home for lost and
starving dogs In London, where some dogs are cared
for yearly Tho worthless chloroformed TO DEATH and
| the valuable specimens sold.
| The Illinois State blind asylum at Jackson
VILE which was lately burned will be immeday rebuilt
Bloomington Is making strenuous exertlons to secure
| its location within her limits.
| The overland westward travel is increasing
rapidly as Spring Large crowds OF cnigran's
are daily arriving at St. LOUIS en- route for the flatte
| Valley and the Pacific Railroad line
| The San Francisco Mechanics Institute will
open its Seventh Annual Exhibition next September IN
! building covering 10000 feet OF ground and erected
| specially for the purpose at a cost OF $4,000.
The imprisonment in England of poor fell
| low for stealing a turnp from field has been followed
by the incarceration for q month OF two girls who
| picked IA shlling's worth Of greens from pasture.
| 1t is computed that the total number of per-
sons annually employed in getting coal in Europe is 7oO
600 In Great Britain 3OO 900; in Belgium and France
In Prussia 10000 and the remaining 100000 else
where.
A gentleman of Eaton, England, recently pur-
chased for q small sum an old picture from furniture
dealer in Windsor. Upon cleaning and examining tho
painting it was discovered to be genuine Ruysdae.
The picture is valued at several hundred gulneas.
An iron water-pipe, II inches in diameter
and $500 feet II miles long, has been laid In Tuouhne
County California II runs down mountain, under
creek and up the ascent on tho opposite side' under
perpendicular presue the lowest point Of 6si feet
Gilbert Pell, the original "bones' of the
original Chrsts Minstrels. arraigncd in an English
Court the other day, for stealing clock from tavern
The charge was. however withdrawn, and Pell dis
charged on the ground that his mind was affected.
Forty mines in the White Pine (Nevada) Dis
tet are named after Grant, and nearly an equal
number bear sheridans in various 'orms Morning
Stars Evening Stars North Stars and all sorts Of fanc
ful appelations abound. over 5000 claims in all have
been recorded
DR.. Benjamin Aver, the member of tho
Georgia Legislature who was lately murdered by the
roadside near Louisville In that State. native OF
Pennsylvania and graduate Of tho Philadelphia Medical
College for 20 years he had lived South Carolina and
Georga. He the only white IN his County IL Is
said. who had tho courage TO vote for Grant
! Professor Powell, who departed nearly one
year ago charge Of scientific expedition to explore
the Rocky MOunthns has returned TO bloomington Hi
nos for the purpose OF procuring four portable boats IN
Chicago, w3ch 20 DO carried out tho Pacific rail-
road possible The party to embark IN these
boats the headwers of Green river and follow that
and other into which empties 10 tho Pacific
ocean. The party will spend some ten months Mrs
Powell has returned to Bloomington, and will not ac
| company the second expedition.
The KnorriHe Wing says there was post
script TO the card from Senator Brownow In relation 70
the $50 contributed by Andrew johnson toward the re-
establish ment OF the Senator's newspaper. This post
| script. The Whig says, Is as follows
r. S-While Military Governor Mr.. Johnson made
large upon tie rich Rebels OF Middle Tenncs
sec and compelled them To pay over TO him thousands OF
dollars As he Is undertaking 10 explain what he did
with other moneys these Rebel contributors would like
TO know what has been done with the money wronohed
from them at the point Of the bayonet. W. @. Il.
Mr. Bayard Taylor translates for "Putnam's
Magazine few passages from fiveact tragedy by
German dramast Just published In Stuttgart, based on
tho career Of Macmillan In Mexico. Tho ues In which
Carlotta describes her interview with Napoleon
striking and as Mr. Taylor remarks, not likely 10 be
translated in France
sphiuI $ he, and from The land Of Bgyptl
edofh lin a a 81 onlr
No bigger bsn the COLA be shall on:
his r aud answered mol
fOr o N 2 than be shot
a December Light-but half that
fhone bis p and answered Not
Madame, IL gtisVes much and Ghsn, be wentl
There is now preparing in Berlin what will
be the most magnificent aquarium IN the world. 1t Is
situated in center Of the principal promenade OF the
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