New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-23
GENERAL NOTES.

pavement. VI -
Cleaners have become a nuisance in CIncin-
natl theaters.
The "Widows Wood Society" OF Portland
Name has been In operation for moro than " years
A couple were recently married in Kansas ci'y'
Missouri In less than one hour after being
One member of the Freshman class at faie
ia 80 years Of age. Another OF the same class pu
little boy near Quincy, H., recently hung
himself because his mother sngered him BY speaking
sharply. ...g Iala SOD Don
Seventeen hotels have been burned In St
panI since Is52two OF them during the past
two months.
Il is proposed In Cincinnati to consolidate
several educational institutions and found university
after the German model . .'I .-a lt ...,. r..
matchmaker in Rochester has just finished
o watch movement which will run eighs days Without
winding. It has two mainsprihgs.
colony of beavers have settled on the Apo
mator River, Virginia. and are cutting down QUANTITIES
Of shrubbery and young trees.
Paul Huet, one of the most distinguished
Landscape painters of the original Romantic schoo dea
in Paris on the 9th February He was o5 years old.
The Wilder steam street car, announced some
months ago in the Detroit papers, is In successful
and regular operation Of the tracks In that CITY.
Mr.. George Wilkes, who sailed for Europe two
nonths ago for the restoration Of his health VIII prop
ably return in March, He has almost entirely recovered
Boring for one of the deep water piers OF the
rrea, AZ Iouis bridge has commenced The founda
ton is to rest upon solid rock 80 feet below the bottom Oh
the river.
Cairo. Illinois, still asserts its claims to
brilliant future Vessels now for the first time being
loaded with grain at that point for direct shipment 70
Liverpool G.. ... .I.
The Turks are always snappish and suriy
during their Of popular fasting They eat az
such times only after sunset and they then good
Datured enough.
Bishop Simpson, of the Methodist Church,
during his recent visit to Houston Texas was not
to preach In the edice OF the Methoolst
He occupied German Church.
A negro. rs black as coal, is practieing law
In Nashville with success He citizen Of Illinois,
bat went to because he could not enter his
profession In the former State.
The Commercial of Indianapolis remarks that
the lecture profession is about played out In that
locality and in tho West generally The Fat Contributor
Mark TWAIN and Du Chaiu have been failures In Ind
annapolis. ... .... .....
Foreigners accuse us of being brutal because
we use the knife and revolver frequently he PRs
broh Commercial respectfully reminds the foreign critics
that II is mostly foreigners In this country who ply the
knife or pull the trigger.
The Halifar Citizen, mindful Of the superior
courage which struts beneath the scarlet coats OF En-
gland and Canada, says that our American onoers
during the Rebellion DULLES and braggarts but
towards more than either"
Gen. Grant in declining to ride with Presl-
dent johnson during the Inauguration ceremonies io
lowing the example of John Quincy Adams, who declined
10 ride with his successor Andrew Jackson on account
OF the Miss Eaton scandal Jackson rode to the Capitol
alone.
The London Engineer shows the insuperable
difficulties OF tunnolng bridging the English Channel
and proposes fast floats to be 1000 feet long and
100 feet wide double enders and each propelled by -FOUR
screws" These IL thinks could make speed OF 70 miles
hour.
The Chicago Journal thinks the Lord Cham
berlan OF England has begun In the wrong part OF the
theaer his efforts at dramatic reform There arc more
ndecenoes In dress to be witnessed in tho
boxes OF arsocracy night than ever seen
behind the footlghts.
The "snake show business" is so degraded
in Orleans poor Artemus Ward would be dis
gusted II be sti lived The booths and tents along the
leyee are used confidence and other swndling
operations aud the police authorities are suppressing
| the :" show" business IN the city.
A well-known Californian lrishman, named
NJ QUINN has turned out 10 De an lrsn Earl Inc
papers, proving hs right his title and his estate were
preserved for many years by an old negroes In Charles
ton Quinn 10 about to sail with lawyer to claim his
| heritage lie will be the Earl Of Dunnrayen
Still another railroad luxury has appeared in
the West-silvcr palace roda for the Pittsburgh
Fort Wayne and Chicago road. There is rotunda" at
each end Of the car with every possible luxury In tho
way OF seats, silverpated chandeliers, water-cooler
basins, stoves, etc Each car has "a double berths
! Advertising ingenuity has left little room for
novelty, but merchant in Newark, In this STATE has
challenged attention by leaving his space entirely blank
with tho following note in hne print ut the bottom
This space sold to A. E. Brennan. but as their bust
sufficiently brisk already they decline to use I'D
The old custom Of cock-fghting, recently re-
vived extending rapidly in Virginia and North Caro-
lima grand Gallo tournament between the two States
was recently held in Norfolk. veteran virginian pub
fishes card which he shows that the sport is mprov
Ing and that eating the eggs OF game chickens makes
men pucky, punctilious and sensitive for their honor.
The Australian Meat Importing Company, re-
Gently gave public dinner in London to working
and their families by way Of advertising the quality Of
the meat imported. They had mutton pies, beefsteak
pies stewed beef sausagos and poted meats With the
exception that some OF the dishes were little SALT the
meats differed but little from those killed In England
A young Bostonian commercial agent was re-
Gently tried and condemned by mock Court OF sales
men IN 81 Louis for sehng goods without license. He
took everything In earnest all legal forms were observed
and the defense conducted with serious vigor lie had
even been arrested by mock officers in uniform. lie was
finally sentenced to stand treat" much to his asonish
ment.
One thousand fallen women are at the st.
Lazare Prison. near Paris. novel plan of making them
good members OF society being tried. benevolent
cety Of French ladies manage to marry them with dis