New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-09
GENERAL NOTES.

A aying toad, now in Washington, was cap
tured In seine at Cape Henry, few days since. 1t Is
OF most singular conformation and OF beautifully
gated hues measuring about six inches in length with
center OF circle capacious mouth and fms as large
as large wings about the center OF the body on each
side.
Pierre ROllie, well appearing but evidently
distressed Frenchman applied TO the Mayor Of Columbus
Ohio recently for protection against witches complain
ing that his life pestered out OF HIM. The Mayor
duly signed and sealed with the city seals threatening
double penalties to Witches by order OF Cotton hather
The plaintiff was pleased aud relieved
France produces from 7,OOO,0O000O to $780,
900 OF eggs annually The estimated production Of
eggs In Great Britain s 2OOOOOOOO annually and yet
England pays about g. 100000 In gold for importatons
FROM France Belgium, aud Holland IN Iatis olnci1is
appointed by the city government inspect not only the
number and quality but the size OF the eggs THESE IN
specors are supplied with rng' an eggs passing i
through which thrown out, or TAKEN bring au III
ferior price. .
TLe indianapolis Journal says that in Indi
ana the year 1869 will DO remembered as the year OF
storms More frequent and violent thunder storms nave
occurred heavier rains fallen, more and moro de.
s,rnrtiys freshets have been produced, and more
fatal accidents have occurred lhan h an ~
yea, Tn' WItbin the past week the greater part
of Tie state has been visited with erce protaeted ana
dndEds corn and deaths from lightning but with the
variation Of large quantity OF nan WHICH n"S greatly
Injured the corn ana Other CROPS
a
around Gettysburg conducted by learned antiquarian
hos nroved tho truth Of belief long entertained by resi-
dop, that the battlefield OF Gettysburg had In the ais
tant past been the Of bloody struggo oetwSen
the Indians unknown or long eAtc1 iago
tc ia attested by the eXhumAtion OF the military mpe
ments OF the cOmbaants, and the remains oI Wy uca
nst 81 Round Top and Of the National Cemetery THESE
relies are found thcky Embedded IN the sou VEep
% area of territory which was the scene OF the henel
Gsfent I'm 1859 They consist Of stone arrowheads, DSe
AYES war clubs shields &c Some OF them ISS ceS ON
eHhbtion I'm the college for the present but they WI"
soon be placed in a case at the Springs Hotel
An English patent has been granted lot
mothod Of testing iron rails for railroads by sueoung
,ho, % tho pressure Of q rolling mass, equal TO the
maximum TO which they are liable IN actual use u;
a track OF about 100 feet diameter Is maze UP o
the rails to bo tested, which are BENT aieL rI IeS
yertIcal spindle, moved by steam or water pvweI ~
which pass number OF arms rescnng over n Which
nrar Witch they carry annular lrhleNoIk III Hlon
'0rmher OF heavy rollers are placed These roleIs;
which weigh SSo vc1cty equal TO that railroad train
h g. kept M for suitable length OF time inc test
can pe to which they would BIO subjected In rail
road az sliding and tnnmpln& mssei 70 ha so al
roIItno one &c The number OF rOeIs 10 " po az ~
n as ~ produce no injurious heating OF the ras Dy
| the velocity lmpaFIeu' nm 80, M \
correspondent of The Lewiston (Me.)
Journal gives an account Of search Tor the pur'eu
,roasure OF Capt Kidd at Mount Desert by man "no
res TINT ne has had message from the spirit au ~
srjter saws: 1.-THE man has been prosecuting ls
search since year last June Ilo says Inat hS
pected by the spirits TO dig eight feet ana ne wou
Hh ~ cover 10 cave containing concehled utHsuie
hu Wv led Ave feet and found solid ledge lie say
ne, this ggered his faith little for the only tmo m
iaS aaTy tack but the spirits gave hlm new rSNe,a
% Falling him dig In another direction until ne ouh h
tlon, lie obeyed the command ana Iouhu what 1T
gutter, constructed OF mortar put Whlcn hloi,
teIS fndi yiduas call q seem In the ledge lie ioI
sensS tbis seam 90 feet, then was ordered 10 us
lOWeu Erection until he found another seam or gutter
hh0th Ia saws he did find lie says lie don't Know WY
wlo r, have placed such obstacles IN MS palh pus
the satisfied that they are all for his good ne
eyldenuy with the idea that the spirits wont aow
now search much longer but VIII commit the tas1
HIM 10 hs 10 complete Before the man embraced th
0 theI IAN ne was good blacksmith"
Jeremiah Falvey, Providence, H. l., boy
Int 10 years old arrested last week for stoan'
soma money from grocery At Police Hoadquat.s,' ~
',,d hIs guilt and professed himself anxious 10 isr
adn sent with him 10 Salisbury's coal 4,
an OILY mat he had hidden IT, that no might % III
ne s1u uiP Of Police and Detective Swan yeIuSSu ~ ~,
Inc OhS rived there jeremiah led Detective d. Az
wsn cd of one OF the elevated shoots, useu non 81
10 tJ coal There they found hole lust laS la SAL
eharEHs the young sharper TO crawl through nsneci
70 ho was In this hole, and the oincet' ~ bi, n
le ,hot fhe youth was playing any game Ip and cam
ing t"d directed him to Ego M lie dd go Az Swan hear
escape 'In large end OF the horn" OnceI % drec
out a, @ drop Oh the ground below, and ulelEoo