The New York herald., 1869-04-05
GENERVL NOTES.

They are raising Cashmere goats In Colorado.
California pronounces the steam plough success.
There are In Virginia ten cotton mills, with s0e0
spindles.
Baptist Minister'S Institute 10 to be held In
Chicago IN June.
The home Of the late Mrs. sigourney. the poetess,
at Hartford, has been sold for a railroad station.
crack Western base ball club, the Buckeye OF
Cincinnati, has just dissolved, $I1.O0o In debt.
There were three suicides at Dayton, Ohio, on tho
3lst ult., two Of them caused by unrequited love.
Flora Stewart, aged 1o3; Samuel Briggs, nearly
lo2, and Mary Hanson. 100, died In New Hampshire
last year.
Several Germans have located near Charlottes-
yille va and are entering largely into the cultivs
tion Of grapes.
Impatient once seekers are inclined to regard
General Grants toothache as kind Of gum game
Ne,c Bedford Mercury.
per plague, as large numbers Of eggs have been de-
posted In many places.
Aaron Quackenbush, formerly slave aud SER
want In the army of1776, died at Sharon, Conn.,. on
the 30th ult., at the age of los.
Montreal papers contain news OF the despatch
thitner Of more troops from England in apprehen
sion Of trouble with the United states.
The military posts Of Winchester and Fredericks.
burg va, have been discontinued. The troops now
serving there are ordered 10 report to Richmond.
Lynch law in Kentucky Is made 10 apply to lazy
husbands. An indolent blacksmith was recently
tied TO tree and gwen sixty-two lashes because he
didn't support his family.
An insane man recently visited the North Carolina
Legislature, and on his return to the asylum being
asked what he thought OF it, replied. swell, think
they are q branch Of this establishment"
Mrs. Glenn, who was recently convicted at Indiana
polls Ind. OF murder, and sentenced to mprson-
inent for life has been subp1naed q witness in
the trial OF an alleged confederate In the same
der.
An order has been received at the watcrvet
Arsenal, Troy directing the discharge q all enlisted
men above the number OF 1fty duty az that post.
tfty-two OF Uncle Sam's boys Will therefore be mus
tered out Of the service.
The Pensacola and Georgia Railroad Of the State
OF Florida has recently been sold for more than
$780, eco above its bonded Indebtedness, thus BRING
ing the old bonds, most OF which are owned by
Northern men, up to par.
General Juba A. Early, late OF the Confederate
States army. arrived In Lynchburg, Va, last Mon
day. from Missouri. lie Is In good health and look
Ing remarkably WELL lie was IN exile nearly iour
years, during which time he sojourned In Mexico,
Cuba and Canada.
Bridgeport gentleman lately saw. without In
reference, his landlord Geeced OF 500 by gamblers
on the train aud remarked explanation, az vast
going TO warn him He raised my rent 5000 this
year,
The Superior Court OF Chicago has rendered deci.
personal damages amounting to 81, 500 The court
held that II companies permit cars TO be overloaded
passengers not responsible for damages result
ing from standing on the platform.
The army OF '1oggersr In Michigan are breaking
camp and returning. IL IL estimated that Ave thou
sand men have been employed In the lumber woods
during tue winter ut an average wages of thirty
dollars per month"; The ''drivea this year will be
the largest ever sent down the Muskegon river.
southern genius has constructed a lamp for
burning the cotton ny, which lays the egg that pro-
duces the cotton worm. IL win probably prove about
~ useful as the famous nea killing machine the d.
Stions for using which were:-First catch Jour 6ea
then carefully place him under the knife, turn the
crank. and he is neatly decapitated.
negro man In Clinch county, Ca. few days ago
poisoned two children Of q negro woman whom he
had lived with for some time aud then abandoned
him, leaving the children on his hands lie admin.
stered the poison In roasted potatoes causing their
deaths In few hours. lie has been arrested, and
says he poisoned them TO get them out OF his way.
John Brown, an eccentric colored barber Of Akron,
OHIO. died on the 3oth ult leaving property valued
at $4,000. In the year 1s49 when colorcd children
were refused admittance into common schools, Mr..
Brown erected schoolhouse IN Cleveland at his own
expense For some time he hired teachers and paid
them, the school being free to the children OF his
race.
A duel between two negroes took place near
Augusta Ga, last Saturday afternoon. The ''code"
was strictly adhered to- and after sght wound
received by one Of the oombatants, white persons
present suggested q board OF honor, which was
finally accepted ana an amcabe settlement effected.
The Cbnstnondiisi states that both colored gentle
men stood under Ore Ike old soldiers.