New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-01-12
GENERAL NOTES.

The irrepressble Davenport Brothers war;
astonishing Washington last week.
Funds are being raised in Montreal for. I.
statue OF Queen Victoria. Six thousand dollars bav.
been subscribed.
The Brockrille Recorder, in Canada, is repub.
fishing Jane Porter's Scottish Chiefs" There's news
paper enterprise.
! The Bay of Sandusky is one vast skatino
rink, with Is miles Of clear Ice in straight line Tbs
boys and girls Of sandusky think othng skating foa,
miles across and back. ,.
A man has died in Washington from CLAN.
ders" lie had driven horse suffering from this diseaxs
and the physicians, after q post norem examination.
and several scientific experiments have decided that hs
caught IL from the horse.
The State Agricultural College of Kansas has
the names OF II ladies and 81 gentlemen In Its Last cata
logue There system OF military drill in the College,
and department Of military science. Whether the Ia
dies take the entire course" or not cannot say
The guano trade Of Baltimore has materially
decreased the Importation having fallen of from lsiu
tuns In 1867 to 1887 In 1863 The Chncha islands sent
so75 tuns in 1867 and only 100 tuns in 1863 The high
price demanded for guano $50 90 per tuD. in gold pro
vents its use except I'm the manufacture of other fer
tilizers.
Du Brunfaut in Paris, recently exhibited ar
tiees made Of spun glass; such "a headdresses watch
chains curled and smooth ostrich feathers etc Tho
usual objection TO glass fabrics OF brtteness does not a
ply here, the thread ia fine spiders web IL
not inferior in strength the best WOOL while far
ceediDg 1t In beauty The fexibhty OF the thread 10
such that 1t may be worked in the sewing machine
| The Alaska Herald is q new journal of eight
pages, published in ska and printed the LIST and 18th
Of every month II is printed half 10 the English Ian.
guage and half in Russian 1t urges the removal Of tho
seat OF Government from sltka TO the Island OF Kardak
which has magnificent harbor, capable Of holding YES
sells OF 5000 tuns burden 1t is full Of salmon too and
the fishermen had salt and casks they could all million
barrels in one Summer.
A combination of English capitalists have re-
ceived from the Shah of Persia the exclusive right for
20 years to railways In the country agent
has proceeded to Teheran to break ground for
short sixmile line from the capital to the suburban vii
lage Of Rey. famous weekly Of pious Persans
The ground already been surveyed and the report Of
the engineer employed estimates that the line may be
constructed and stocked for considerably under
100000 The passenger traffic will amount about
10000 o week.
Major Wade, the youngest son of the present
Vice President stationed in Arizona has just had
his first scouting adventure in that territory. He belong
10 the 9Th u. 8. Cavalry, and recently made long
securing" tour in command OF Company In which they
succeeded 10 killing two Indians wounding another and
capturing ranchera containing about 30 wickies
Indian huts, filed with baskets bows arrows and other
Indian fxngs, all Of which they destroyed Tho troops
and officers say the Major Is the right in the rghs
place. and will do to bet on in an Indian fight
The hotel registry book of one hotel, San
Francisco shows the following remarkable array Of
tonalities during the last six months: