The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-02
GENERAL NOTES.

Balance In the Tennessee treasury, $154927.
vIolets in Hisboro and fresh shad in Goldsboro.
N. C.
Cofax popped the question 1900 feet above the
sea-
Charleston has just had wedding with twenty
eight bridesmaids-al in the market.
Two young men are now in Mo ,amensing tPhila-
delphia Prison under sentence OF death.
The West is complaining OF bad show for the ice
crop. Don't croak too soon heavy, editing fr0sts'
are to come yet.
$500 house in Florida is as good as So, 500 one
in the North Stock takes care Of itself and land Is
fifty cents an acre.
Vim. Kirby aged eighteen years, has been SEN
fenced, Columbia, Tenn, to ten years In the Penn
Tertiary for granddaughter.
II is now proposed In washington to have an in
auguration reception with ball annexed-a sort
OF ball and chain lollllcatl0n
The Athens Banner learns that the health OF Mr..
A. II. stephens orbds his discharge OF the duties Of
o prOfess0rshp In the University at present
Frank Wilson was killed on the night OF the ed
ut in Lafayette county, MISS by his fatherin-law,
Isaiah Goodwin. Killing justhable and accused dis
charged.
The black men who murdered Mary Farley, In
Halifax county, Va, last spring and were confined
In the jail OF that county awaiting trial. made their
escape few nights ago.
The Athens Wdtcls,adn states that r. II. Lampkin,
a promising young man and student at the State
University, committed suicide recently by shooting
himself through the right breast.
The New London incendiaries have recommended
operations and the Star calls for IA secret vigilance
committee" "T1ere is no other safe way" says the
editor; 'iet the people rise."
The Philadelphia Age states that the alleged keeper
Of one Of the fashionable 'shells or that city has
been held to bail for further hearing on charge
Of depicting the pockets OF person OF over 1000
Dy the game OF "far0.o
destructive fire occurred in Meridian Miss, on
the $50 ut. Property to the extent OF about $4,000
sbantIes were burned. The sufferers were Insured.
in the aggregate, for about $4,000
Alexander Bruce, who was stabbed in Farmville.
Va ON the 10th by Il. H. jackson, died on the 2eth
ut Previous to his death he made his will be-
queahng his property TO thoseIof his former slaves
who had remained faithful to him since the surren-
der.
The Chicago Times saws 1t Is considered safe bet
In that city that who never read Shakspeare's
tragedy OF Macbeth in his life Will enter the Wash
other repeating the words Of Lady Macbeth-'Out,
damned spot one, twor' [GOes up counting
damned spots"
Peters, who killed General Van Dorm, has recently
been united in the holy bonds OF matrimony with hts
former WIFE from whom ne was aisPfCea " n cOs
Van Dorm. Miss Peters, his daughter has In conse-
quence, renowned her design OF becoming nun.
Ship Missouri, Captain Bradburn, cleared from
Norfolk yesterday for Liverpool She came into port
a week or two ago to William D. Reynolds Bro,
who finished loading her yesterday morning The
bushels OF corn, LIS bags OF bark, $50 barrels OF
rosn 70 nhds. tobacco and lS2 boxes Of mixed vege
tables
Virginia (Nev.) paper says that all that is re-
qured In the lodging house business IN White Pine
Is lot OF stout iron hooks and lew gunny sacks
The hooks are driven into convenient trees and the
dodgers hung up In the sacks. after which the
landlord has nothing to do till morning but loaf
arout and keep up nres under such trees IS he has
located.
Handy Williams tcoloredl has been found guilty.
In Raleigh, OF placing ladder at the window and
entering the room OF two young ladies' Of Wake.
who, hearing Williams, made good their escape
and gave the alarm. Williams was arrested In his
attempt to escape down the ladder. The ladies Of
Wake are evidently wide-awake and on the look out
for these rascally black Don Juans.