New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-13
GENERAL NOTES.

Tho loss of frozen apples in Michigan during
the recent cold weather estimated at 100000 bushels
An Indianapolis fnancier proposes to eXtin-
rush the public debt by substituting Treasury notes FOR
bonds aud then Keeping the former in circulation TIL
they woar out
The Ne,r- Orleans Republican prints Mt the
head Of It's couuus, as particularly appropriate aI this
time, the old and popular hymn commencing
"E Sa. :i so give Ssi q b 'i la Bye
Several papers in Maine arc now discussing
the matter OF Tho emigration from thai state. and how
your, men should DO induced to remain &c home, In
stead Of going to tho West j. BOW the custom with
many. II - Thought that Iail.uad I" re AioossooA
oounry hch Il uOS much talked or VIII tend TO CHECK
tie emigration.
The United States Armory at Springfield,
Mass has lately received Al great SrnGstoles Weighing
from 500 10 1900 pounds each, 10 be used IN grinding
down guuoarrl nud The freigu bills make mention OF
also bNes ~ coudemned pieces OF guns ffUm shaIPs
factory n Hartford.
Accounts arc given Of new oil, made from
tho yolks Of eg and sad to be much employed hy the
German coonsts South Russia FOR curing cuts, bruises.
Ac The eg,s are boiled hard. tie yolks removed and
crushed and then placed over fire and stirred cafcinlN
u the whole substance II on the pomt OIL leAn6 IRE
when Ito Vu separates, and uiHy De poured on.
A citizen of Lawrence County, Ohio, who is n
magistrate recently had occasion to make transfer OF
real estate Tho deed drawn mp and he and his wife
sIgrd It. Then, as Justice Of the Peace, he acknowl
edged Dol, own deed before himself nnG stated mat he
examined tie crnOrs wife separate and apart nom her
husband. aud t4at sLo was WuDs party Io said deeu
An immense bed of pctrited fossil shells has
been found near Saratoy Ia South Eastern Russia TIE
Interior OF these shells contains beautiful crystals OF
fupha'e ot copper from which # Is proposed 10 extract
the metal In scruritc POINT OF view inns discovery Is
valuable rs many fine specimens are ~ sCch d goo1
state OF preservation that the slane Of tne sheiis'
their former occupants, can be easily traced.
A
Of ac who manifests much interest in tie freedmen's
schools OF that state recently aed II ho mad learn
ing himself To which he replied. "Ouy what got be-
Liuu Tue piowtail-s;ole 1t nike "nSh ne was asked
rem lylue school MP 90 tLe fence gct lttle les
dcu IN &c bOoA-grc clio hei eqg J0f ~, you
See"
A meteOric fragment was recently picked mp
I'm Stewart County H. II fell within Fix feet OF negro
girls and buried the ground to depth Of about
G., ut Inches Tho fan preceded by loud explosion
aud rumblug noise The STONE Is aoont as large a.
mrdum s!z,d aVpe, bGt nearer square tha Iouud. LUIS
heavy FOR It's ,ilr, and ucrustcd With black coat aS
thick as an cgg SHELL " .ch was rsluJhlN ioIH' WHO
sage through the atmosphere. In color ANA grain It
looks lac fusion OF granite aud marble.
A very abseht-minded young man applied to
tho County Clerk in Davenport Iowa, for IA marriage
license When asked for the Of the lady he could
only remember her chrstcued name, and Obliged
leave tho ONCE Ia ina friend who could give INN her
surname When they stood up before the County Auditor
la IA, married that officer called her 10y the which
the friend had given her, when Tie lidy interrupted ~
say ng That mat was her The ceremony WAC
st0c the parents OF e bride sent for ana they
having testified 10 the actual name OI tue ady the eere-
DOny was concluded
Minnesota was lately the scene of marriage
with a romantic origin. lady who had been teacher
in hat state married missionary and out to India.
carrying with her photographs Of friends and ac'
qulininrces. young Brsh officer OF her acquaintance
looking over these pictures QUO DAY. ana was struck
with Tie appearance Miss Jennie Shaw Ot Lakeland,
MIMI IU opened correspondence with her, aud they
were last engaged without either having seen the
lady aud they being mutually pleased wero married
z few weeks 30 ana have gone To Europe.
The capstOne of the monument TO the Con-
federate dead In Richmond. Va, placed 10 position
ON Monday Several accidents had occurred In the at
tempt. to accomplish this work, but nobody had been
hurt and Monday the huge mass ot rock was haug
Ing over the mvuumeut, everybody looked forward Ia
another brral Ing OF the derrick No disposed 10
undertake the pcnlOus duty OF climbing To DE top ana
placing the stone Ia position, except Ihumus Stanley
white peuitcuaIy convict from l4nchbulg. Who boldly
volunteered TO do H. ana aid accomplish tic feat Ihe
then mstly Chtcrcd tbs man for ms brave deed.
The new Wamsutta Mill ut New-Bedford
Mass IS now ready for machinery It viii contain $1,000
spndlcs and 700 looms. The engine now building VIII bo
tho most powerful stationary engine IN inc countIy-a
beam engine OF ~ inches diameter Oh oS l'i huu
stroke, rating Loo lulstpoMtr l"t Ec. NnV'l Vi lH1
cuguc shut viii he 20 feet IN diameter ieet mce aud
weigh 40 tuus, new style Of machine, called s'shel
rs To bc ntru iuccd Tor dressing one ~ now ~ "P'i"""
In tho mills. doing Tho work ~ TX lnehl"'u tSauG
They probably urrllWu 10 ltN'iutluhWo
tho uf yarn lIsbVhrNtd tHt as yet The only ONES
In a. ration IN tho country are IN NeWBedtord and Low
istUn, Maine.
Work on the new Mint in San Francisco is
progressing rapidly. There are now Iabont 10 |orkmen
of yous classes employed AZ the building OF these 30
orc sonccutcls 80 are h0rcrs 20 are bicayers, and
nve pre stnue.nubuus The concrete foundations wcro
uui shed nhuut months HGO. Inc men now 'npluytd
are engaged ~ CueTut iug The lOuhdhl ion walls Inc
uutrr walls arc hut or solid granite, ana arc ABOUT Ne
frrt wide The inner wallis are bullt OF DITCH huu vary
in Nidn from three 10 nNc feet these Ndlls WlhNh}
i'm hpht from Two ard half feet to hNt ie' according
Ia thr grade of the lot The surface of TIE outer walls Is
constructed of roughly dressed granite On these lohu'
tions viii Irest tho basement story ana Two stories
above
The continued interest of the negroes in edu-
eating themselves Is constant incentive 10 renewed
evcrons ON tho part OF their teachers. and 1t is fire.
ou.ptIv dSpnyed IL touching manner One old coored
Y,nn,nn Ina North Carolina. VINO attends higt-schuOl
ai n very hard that her children may 30 To school,
.oled for her lahOrS aud piNatOus hy the amiy
,grrsS i'm cnruiug aud says; 81 tells yOu, mSsa, NO
~ feel hungry when reads; dnfs better than VT
tis Innssn" Another old frccdwomah n Mississippi,
,t,W with seven children, who Is very poor, says:
mean 10 educate my children, n have 10 work my
hund. OF While the huccuke lasts hry 20 "a school
Nn old negro I'm Mississippi says; II nchcr dues no
t,g more while live. null give my children clHnco
10 1 10 school. consider education next boot ldh