The New York herald., 1869-01-10
GENERAL NOTES.

Major BENJAMIN Hammatt Norton, for the last
twenty years United States Consul at Pictou, is in
the city, route for Washington on official business.
Major Norton was politician in Jackson's days,
and on being removed from office by the old hero
gave rise TO the term Nortonized," !" much in vogue
! in those days.
Colonel John W. Duncan, an old and respected
citizen OF Atlanta, Ga, Is dead.
Twenty-Five cents pound, cash, for cotton, in
Macon Ga. That makes the Georgians chuckle.
An incendiary in Blddeford Me- prior to setting
fire TO stable broke open the door and turned the
horse into the street. curious case OF philanthropy
| in Down East rascal
! No caucus has been held by the members OF the
Pennsylvania Legislature for United states Senator.
! The general opinion Is that the republicans will
nominate John Scott, OF Huntington county.
| The statue OF an Indian maiden, in solid brass,
| and OF immense proportions, has been discovered
| in cave In Illinois, At first it supposed TO be
a statue OF Long John Wentworth III his earlier
/ days
| The annual yarn about eagle carrying OF a
chila l. published this year in NASHVILLE paper, and
Is q eyed TO have occurred In Meigsvle, Tennessee
The child In this case was recovered after chase OF
! two miles.
| A despatch from Princess Anne, Md, states that
Rounds Wilson and Wells, the Chesapeake pirates,
have been respited until March TO await the trial
OF their companion, vary, which will commence
next week.
There was quite an excitement at Laconia N. H..
on the 5th caused by an attempt in the court TO Inn
pcate DIR. T. 5. Foster in the Farrar poisoning case.
DR.. Foster was the physician OF Mr.. Farrar during
his sickness
ell of the Montana Legislature to remove the Terri
toralc aplta from Virginia City TO Deer Lodge City.
resoute struggle in favor OF Helena viii be made
IN the House.
A German named August Brock, O baker, for
merly member Of Captain Ulver's battery, New
York State volunteers, found dead in his bed in
New Orleans the 3st ult. II is supposed he died
from heart disease.
A patent has been taken out for new process in
cigar making. The leaf tobacco Is ground to pulp
and run OF In sheets, as paper is made done up and
sold by the quire or reamand then every one makes
his own cigar, II he pleases.
Mrs. Twltchell made a formal application to the
Philadelphia Court OF Sessions yesterday to fix the
day for her trial protesting her innocence OF the
accusation. The application was considered and
the trial set down for Monday week.
The Rev. Mr.. Collision alias John W. Green, who
preached in Middlebury, Ct, about year ago. and
left after committing forgery and setting fire to the
parsonage, has been heard from at the West. where
he Is in jail on charge OF poisoning his wife.
vessel bound from Chicago to Boston has brought
up at ST. Thomas. That is gong long way round
to get home, but probably the commander Of the
and paid for By Uncle sam by the time he arrived
there.
The Governors Of Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky, Ten
nessee, Alabama and Georgia and other States have
issued q call for convention to be held in Chatta-
nooga on the oath OF February to consider the best
means OF securing the improvement OF the Tennessee
river.
The Boston Trareuer gives report that the Bos-
have sold their steamship Mount Vernon TO parties
intending her for the South American trade from Rio
Janeiro, and that she will leave for New York In
few days.
Trade Of ST. Adams, VT for 1852 COG $50 pounds
OF butter, at forty cents per pound, 81 042, 752;
94S 270 pounds cheese at fourteen cents per pound
1882, 757; 14,102 boxes spring water at 81 so per
box, Slo5, 765. Total receipts for the above
$l,281,274.