The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-04-01
e:assAL NOTES.
There are 10, 600 Masons in Georgia.
Savannah isrevelling IN green peas.
ShipbuIi,ling IL active in san Ffancisc

There are lG, 600 Masons In Georgia.
Savannah Is revellins IN green peas.
Shipbuiiiing IL active in san Francisco.
Nashville talks Of erecting $4,000 opera house.
Agricultural societies are becoming numerous Ia
North Carolina.
Fifteen inches more OF snow fell in Northern Yer.
mont one day last wees.
Ex-Conrederate General Buckner intends to reside
permanently Ia New Orleans.
Only about 700 men are now employei In the
Chariestown tMass.) Navy Yard
The meeting of the Connecticut Labor Convention
has been postponed until April TO-
II IL stated that there are half milton Nor
wegians IN the Sorthw estern States.
A lot VI extra leaf tobacco was sold In LynchDurx
Va, last week for 500 per 100 pounds.
An Iowa lady, upwards Of 100 years old has just
protested religion and Joined the cnurch.
All the negro regiments but two have been scoa
sodated'' out oi thc United States Army.
Upwards OF s2ooo,0o0 capital Is invested In cir
cuses aud menageries In the Uaited states.
Three hundred OF Tennessee's standing army Of
l6Jv militia are SICK with the smallpox or measles.
Fletcher Miriam died AZ WestIed Middlesex
county, Mass, on the ot Of March, at the age los
years.
The "Mllitary Order Of the Loyal Legion, what
ever that mas ne holds convention Ia Philadelphia
on April y.
The Court House at Bennington, Vt. was burned
on the 25th uit. A large portion OF the court
There are 400 students at washington College,
Lexington, Va, aud many new ones IRON the lar
south arrive daily.
Our fishermen I'm the Cuif OF ST. Lawrence ana
Bay OF fundy are again In a 50 FAR wordy CONFLICT
with their Canadian brethren.
Vermont matron. Mrs. Kelly, OF Black Brooks,
thiltyei2ht years Ole, married twenty-oue years. is
the mother OF nineteen children.
Mrs. Glenn, convicted OF completely I'm the murder
OF Mr. and Mrs. Young az indianapolis Ind, has
been sentenced TO Imprisonment for NE.
Three counterieiters were captured In Macon, Ca,
on the 2ith ut, with several thousand dollars IN
counteriet treasury notes la their possession.
The Lexington CKy.l Observer ana Reporter says
the New Workers az present purchasing horses ia
that section are e-.1ently making clean sweep
OF II.
General Thomas q. Polk, elder brother Of rfssop
Leonidas Polk Of louisiana wi.a "a a. alzo Confed-
crate general during the war, dled AZ Holly Springs,
l1ss., on the 18th uli.
The ''stesmooat war; on the Upper Mississippi Ia
over, the rival lines having agreed 90 slop cIeaiiny
eacn otner so that they mar devote their individual
attention " tho pubic.
A valuable library OF GO volumes belonging to
the estate OF q gentleman who died recently In
sr cU a N.Y. was so,a y. paoc Auction the
cenis
A little dincuiiy occurring mt the breakfast table
hoa,ng s n s yn,e s1s ending BY ne taer
nate a1alr.v
Another horrible storycomes to us from Cairo III.
mther attempted 10 starve his tnree cldrSa 1.-THE
Oldest beng not six years old death by lockisg
them up ia vacant room, where they were dis
No'rAc' Me~A seibb rt''idf uts - any uOuI-
ishment.
Montreal paper says that at no time within the
last twelve years has there been auch n large and
continuous emigration Of agricul turists from Canada
10 the United states as az present. IL h estimated
that ~ many as 800 persona most OF them yoaflQ
men are leaving the country every week by way VI
Montreal.
writer In the Prdirfe Farmer calls attention to
improvements IN varieties Of corn. lie says That n
az ..,nch attention was paid TO this subject as 10
paid 10 improvement IN potatoes enI g.s.cs s..a.
dred millions Of bushels might I've added 10 the cro
on the area now cultivated within three years.
The great want Ia earlier varieties,
Michigan Is the place for ladies' The Senate OF
tnat s'ate sas passed bill providing that N any
persosi shall hereafter wifuy insult wilfully or
.ndecently annoy any female BY any obscene or in.
decent word or words act or acts such person shall
be deemed guity OF misdemeanor, and upon con-
.iction thereof shall be punished ny imprisonment
IN the county jail net more than SIX months Dy
fine not exceeding tl00.
The High Peaks In Oregon have commenced TO
emit SMOKE and the Inhabitants anticipate earth
quakes or some other internal connections Mount
Hood 1900 feet hig Mount Jefferson 1000 feet
and the Three SisterA 1i,0U0 feet which are mem
toned a. exhibiting signs OF activity are extinct
| volcanoes, but Mount Hood has been IN state Of
eruption according 70 the Evolutionary history Of
the Indiana