New-York tribune., 1869-01-21
GENERAL NOTES.


that of little girl named Agnes LeIdig.
Hundreds of divorce bills arc being pressed
upon the attention of the Delaware Legislature Tess
bils are actually delaying important matters OF State
and public interest," Marriage, says correspondent has
lost even tho dignity OF being called lottery an Dcia
ware Dissatisfied parties of separation upoa
almost any trivial pretext by feeling lawyer to act in
| the lobby.
very serious, though laughable Joke, was
perpetrated In st Joseph Mo-, last week, on a young
| couple who desired To be married gentleman having
authority, kindly offered to marry them and veut
through the FORMS telling them cali on another officer
for the certificate To his surprise they failed to discover
the Joke call for the necessary document for nearly
week. The lady is very indignant. and bushes but
another ceremony has now been performed and the Ger
| tifcato dated back.
| The Humboldt (Cal.) Register says that if tho
bitter rivalry between the Central and Union Pacins
Railroad Companies continues widen and deepen ara
finally results in the building OF two roads, instead OF ono
the continent the people will have great cause 10
be thankful competition is what they want above an
else. II the Union Pacific attempt to pass on 20 the Pa
cifc with independent line, the Central Pacific win
find the Of selfpreserystion independent line
| by way Of st. Louis.
| A wealthy Massachusetts capitalist is in cor
respondcnce with Major E. G. Randolph, Chief of the
Piedmont Virginia, Land Agency, He proposes to pur.
of New-England mmigrants-from 1000 to 1900 acres
The land must be in good cultivation, with comforabs
buildings, and waterpower sufficient to run the mills
which the settlers will build II they do not fad them
already erected They will for their purchase
and propose to take immediate possession and begin
work.
| The sn0w-shoe racing season was opened at
Montreal last Saturday by steepe.chsse The
| was two miles and ahaf mountains The contest
tam anha Of fha (luh
and the winner was rewarded with q handsome silver
medal Crowds gathered about tho starting point
and along the road making with the dash Of sleghs and
the excitement Of many partsans, lively and pictlr
esque The prize time for the two miles and aha
was % minutes 40 seconds. similar race for gold
medal Is announced for this week.
| In the celebrated Glrard will case, just de-
cided in Washington, the heirs admit that the VIII Of
Stephen Grard entirely excludes them from any claim
to the property In question, but they contend that
soldation act has made it impossible for to
cute the trusts given to the city and consequence.
the heirs entitled to the estate The decision in
of the city declares that the change the d
the city by the Consolidation act" and the enlargement
of its areadoos not change Its identity effect It's rights
TO property or privileges previously held.
Of the 623 lunatics In the Illinois Insane Asy-
INN at Jacksonville, tho of insanity given s
follows Domestic troubles, "a; religious excitement 81
business anxeties I5 death OF friends 15 puerpera "a
disappointed love, I2 physical injury 1e Ill health 20;
vicious indugences, 32 exertion, sprtualisin,
hard study stroke, intemperance, Ia fright G;
epilepsy TO- paralysis, g. Jealousy. typhoid fever ?;
exposure while in the army g. home sickness, O. aborea
g. maltreatment Inflammation Of the brain, herel-
tary predisposition, 1; unknown, 27i.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company is build
ing "a new passenger coaches which 10 be heated By
two stoves or hung under the floor Of the car one
at each side Pipes extended along the inside with
register permit the OF the heat Tho pipes ex
tend the whole length Of the and the heat first strikes
about the feet, where 1t is most needed The tempera
ture of the be kept much regular by this
system Of heating than the ordinary stoves, which
placed at the DOORS and usually kept so lot that no per-
sit near them Another great advantage Claimed
for this improvement is that Of a smashup, tho
stoves be readily detached from the The fuelh
applied from the outside, but the heaters are so con-
structed that they burn for several hours without re-
newal.
A naval velocipede has been invented in
France by Capt Du Buisson, Commander Of the yacht
Jerome Napoleon which belongs 70 Prince Napoleon n
is composed Of two parallel tubes Of castIron cigar
shaped connected by iron crosspeces In the center
propeing wheel, covered by house or drum, on the
top Of which the person using the vessel site comfortably
in sort of saddle, with strrups BY means OF these
strrups and hand-crank upon each sde he gives tie
wheel its motion, precisely II is given to veocpedo
shore. The novel craft is easily propelled, az tie rate
Of ak miles an hour. Prince Napoleon, who Is realya
man of science has not dedicated his fine yachts al
together to the Of pleasure The use Of steam
launches, general, initiated on one OF
yachts under his direction and tho employment Of tho
electric light at sea, was also suggested
The first effective locomotive engine. built in
America, built in Philadelphia, from draft by RufsI
Tyler In 1884, This gentleman at that time cOnsd-
cred the best mechanic IN America The wheels OF the
engine were made Of wood with broad rims and thick
tires the fange being boed the side 1t called
Ola Ironsides. She first put in motion on the Ger
mantown and Norrlstown Railroad. She one milo an
hour and was considered the wonder of the day was
asoertained that the wheels too light TO draw The
tender and to overcome this difficulty the tender va.
placed in front Of the engine This kept the wheels on
the track The maker and his partner pushed the engine
ahead until 1t obtained speed, and then jumped ON
the engine The boiler being too small for the engine
steam was only generated fast enough TO keep II IN mo-
ton q short time so they compelled 10 alternately
push and ride during tho whole trial trip. 1t wasH 70
rarded as q success The wheels were afterward re
placed with iron wheels This old engine is still In ex
istence IN Vermont.
The Wdshington Chronicle wishes to know
which Loomls It is that has invented q new system Of
telegraphic communication" Plain "Dr Loomis," 10
says is Professor" of nearly eyerything-Chemisty
Physiology Astronomy Principles and Practice Of Med
cine Moral and Mental Philosophy. History. Rhetoric.
Toxcology. Microscopy, &c. "Dr. LOOMS Is also a'
author OF complete Mathematical series Astronomy,
Physiology Physical Explorations OF the Human Body
Geology Meteoroogy. Mizpah. Mental and Social Culture
Chemistry &C. "Dr Loonis" says many things predice
many things and does many things. Will some reader@
THE TRIBUNE tell The Washington Chronicle which OF ns
following "Dr Loomises" is whichf Elias LOOM"
LID Professor Yale College; George Loomis, Rev. Do
Professor and President Allegheny CoIesei 0t~
ioomls. N. D, Deak and President Howard UnivernJi