New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-16
GENERAL NOTES.


| quack doctor, who recently occupied the
District Attorneys hotel room at New.Bedford during
his temporary absence up all the attorneys blank
Indictments under the liquor 70 wrap HIS bot
ties OF physc leaving only couple OF blanks for larceny
and with the concurrence the Grand Jury, proposes
service.
| The Germans continue their enforcement of
tho Sunday law m Pittsburgh They have held meet
ing to select men to look out the different street rail-
roads, and one OF the speakers said the sole purpose
the society wishes TO reach the EXTREMIST observance
equally compelled TO bear its advantages and disadVan
tages The courts ar. already full OF cases growing out
| OF Violations OF the law
The valuation of Boston for the present year
has been nearly completed by the Board of Assessors
The increase in real estate from last year will not be far
from siOOOOOOO against increase Of about 900
last year the preceding twelve months Ward Five
shows the addition to Its real estate the amount
footing up between 5OOOOOo and 100000 moro than IN
1868 Ward -Four comes next. RoXbury boasts gain OF
| S9,OO0COO IN It's real esate
The crop of Malaga raisins last year was the
greatest ever realized amounting in the aggregate to
10000 boxes. The yield the present did not
promise 80 we'll at last accounts and thought that
IL would be onethrd less than that OF 1868 All OF the old
boxes which would soOl find market This fine fruit Is
shipped TO all parts Of TIE world and generally obtains
ready market whereVerintrocuoed.
The northwest provinces of British India
north provinces great distress has been caused by
much water The f OF rain has surpassed anything
within the memory Of the oldest nhabitant" The rice
great article OF Indian food has become high that tn
people unable to bu, sufficient quantity. aud sub
sCriptlOn has been got up IN their behalf.
The passengers on an express train, about
miles north OF Dayton Ohio were startled by hearing
the whistle for down breaks" The train stopped
in safety, when the following conversation ensued
between a beautiful country lass and the conductors
Benhami hes the express agent at DaytOn" "Yes
Miss" replied the obgng conductor but please never
stop my train again. nnless you are certain there Is
danger ahcad-rememler hat"
A stone, about three by four feet square, and
eight inches Tick. has been quarred near Sala-
manca, having It's top impression Of horses hoofs
one impression OF oI's hoof, two marks OF dogs
the ball OF the foot and several OF the toes being very dis
tnct The ye;y hard. and resembles blue clay
or potters clay. IN cOor The bottom IA covered with
coating ~ greensh The stone has been sen 70 DO
deposited in the state Museum OF Natural History at
Albany.
The proposition to change the Divorce Law
IL being freely discussed In Washington. As the law
now stands conlugal lndety the only for which
the Courts ~ the District authorized TO dissolve
matrimonial contract freely made without fraud Inc
law proposed authorizes divorce In tho discretion OF the
Chancellor for other causes This law was introduced
INTO Congress last Winter but II at once met with oppo
ston which will probably be kept up change IL not
deemed very desirable. and especially the sweeping
change proposed
There is on exhibition in Washington, ID. c,
a curiosity the shape OF fish head The fish Is known
ns the "Bonnnconda." and caught in tho Amazon
river south America by George Malcolm O'Nei com.
mandor OF the Second Battalion. Peruvian Royal Army,
ON he 10th Of May 1851 The head Is well preserved and
Is thirteen inches long from the gu 20 le UP OF the
mouth In the upper Jaw there are two sharp teeth about
iooh while each side OF the Jaw contains long rows OF
teeth In resemblance It's nearest approach TO tho ALI
The North German Correspondent says: "The
inhabitants OF Dnrrensten and the neighborhood lv
Ing a life Of constant dread. Near the castle which ira
dton points the prison Of Richard COur de Lon
a whole granite Cn has begunl 10 slide downward, and
II expected from day TO day that the vast mass rocks
will be precpated over the road into the Danube. The
O'Clock IN the morning, and during the day every one
who wishes pass TO understand that he does 50
1G on Works which are intended 10 diminish as much
as possible the destructive effects Of the catastrophe
A man in the dress of n workman was lately
walking in the streets OF Berlin with packet IN his
hand sealed and Inscribed with an address, and note
that contained 100 thalers IN Treasury bills. As the
bearer appeared 10 be at a loss he was accosed BY
Messenger who asked MIN what he was looking for The
%PS o hat he would read the sddrs The
reply was made with agreeable surprise why this
Vile -, Tie messenger upon this demanded 10 thalers
Tor the carriage Of the packet which was readily paid
with liberal addition 20 the porter The new p0ssessor
y, Tho nacket hasened TO an obscure 10 examine
his prize but breaking the seal found nothing put
feg sheets OF paper, on which was written, Done
that the death OF an infant daughter Of Mr. Westa OF
that city was caued by the administration OF an over
do.e Of morphine by a physician. The chnd being Ill.
the parents called Dr. J. a. Hensley, homeopathic to
treaf A. subsequently the mother dispensed Win Dr.
Henseys services and during the three days following
employed several allopathc physlcans Dr Hensley was
sfr ca led again and finding the child crying gave
the mother three powders with directions TO give one
and 20 repeat the dose II the child dd not sleep
nor wake after several the mother became alarmed
and called in the Doctor Restoratyes were
TIA uhya
me remaining powders with him inc parents caused
an inyestigation which resulted as above
There is still preserved at Corning Adams
County. Iowa the oil printing press OF the Franklin
notent first used at Alton, H. by Elijah Loyejoy, who
was murdered by Missouri mob for advocating anti
slavery principles The mob threw the press and other
Once H1tures into tn, Mississippi River IL was suDse
menty fshed out md taken 10 Indiana, wheTe II was
Id Or several wears in the publication OF newspaper
Thence Il taken Iowa about the ySai i2so 800
usgu nemoc2atic newspaper Fairfield In the Winter
OF 1852 IL purchased by ~ N smith anu I9iosou
, r. RagIet nov Of The Boone County Democrat II
did service the publication OF neutral papes Sseu
yat,on but not now use II was built In Cincinnati In
| 1885 n -, o,
At the last meeting of the Bethnal-green
Roard Of Guardans letter was read from the manager
., ,ho Eastern Branch Of the London and Westminster
pnk stating that IS note paid In by the guardians 70
ooo,rt had ben presented &C the Bank OF England
d nsvment refused on the ground that they haa us,
puted claim Tor ~ ana G aSa on TO the note in question
cehulto ecnIiar one IL had been found by all Inmate
the In o. PAR S Sf SeaSSs Pqr
Shnse "a vin been washed previous TO the discovery oi
tbs Iote was 81 course IN very SgS Se
,anancI and directed the master TO take IL 10
man 10 Ascertain It's genuneness The bank anthorl
the Dn 10 casl the note On the above letter Delng
Ties Scrimge)ur thought the best way would DC 70
n2ot the note same they TT S T
whcn NV Mr. scrimgeOur was after some dscusson'
| adopted.