New-York tribune., 1869-06-18
GENERAL NOTES.

Bloomington ILL., the largest ever held In the State
Rice Harper, esq.,, agent for Jay Cooke 81 Co.,
has recently been making large purchases OF real estate
in Duluth, Minn.
The Commencement exercises of Genesee
College and Wesleyan Seminary begin on Monday the
2sth inst and contlnue till Julys -
Over 1000 tuns, or $4,000 bags, of cotton
seed have been consumed during the past season. In
Cincinnati, in the manufacture Of oil.
The Progress of Liberty, published at Har-
rsburg by a colored man. contains advertisements OF
missing relatives OF former slaves in the South.
There is a tavern in Chester township, Dela-
ware County, Pa, which bears the fragrant name OF
:" The Red Onion"
The women of Rhode Island having with
drawn their petition to the Legislature for suffrage have
resolved to appeal directly to the people of the State
The Maine newspapers report that the snow
in the woods Mooschead Lake was in places up to
the axles Of stage Saturday the 9th ns and that
until the week before the stage went on runners.
Within a few days $3.50 fur seal-skins have
arrived at San Francisco by the bark Cyane and the
steamer Alexander These cargoes 1t is said are worth
not less than half million dollars.
The Gypseys have commenced their thieving
operations vicinity Of HarrisburgPa and recently
stole small child Of Mr. John shifert residing at Hook
ersyllle.
A home missionary was asked the cause of
his poverty. principally" said he with twinkle OF
the eye. because 1 have preached SO much Tithom
notes"
Two men in Salisbury, Mass, snapped wives
in 1862 and been arrested at the instance Of
somebody who happened know of the circumstance,
for bgamy.
A couple in San Francisco whose parents
a. oond yyhv thpy be m IN
prevent an interruption Of the ceremony chartered tug
and had the knot tied while anchored in the bay.
Mr.. John Mitchell arrived in Bangor, Maine,
recently having left Hong Kong the second day Of
May, and made the passage in tyenty.nine daysl He
made trip from San Francisco to York in six days
The demolition of the fortfcatiOn of Lux
emburg has been commenced and the Bason Camus has
already been destroyed 1t was originally commenced in
1885, under Austrospanish rule, but not finished for
III years.
The Presbytery of Cortland adopted the re-
cent plan Of reunion by unanimous vote, at 921 o'clock
p the sth inst which they claim to be earlier than
it adopted by the Presbytery OF Londonderry the
latter claiming have been the first to pass this
The Directors of the Narragansctt Park AS
socatIon voted UNANIMOUSLY last week to forbid the
OF Narraganset Park TO John Stewart and others for
the purpose OF trotng the bay geding "John Stewart
against time match OF 2l miles TO wagon, inside OF
an hour
The Prussian Central Committee of the Ber-
lin International Congress OF societies for aiding the sick
aud wounded in war have offered prize OF 100 frcdrchs
dor for the best treatise the most eectua means OF
arording voluntary assistance in battles at sea. Tho
treatises may be written IN German French English.
A California paper says of the Chnaman as
n railroad builder, that his labor is cheap, his temper is
good his disposition doce his industry Ia unaggIng.
his strength and endurance wonderful, and his
chanca skill il remarkable.
Some Of the Southern railroads are sadly out
OF repair Alocal Journal says Of Of them " This
route Is slow and An experienced surgeon and un
deraker every train. Passengers vauabcs will
be taken Of whether slightly, seriously, fatally
injured or otherwise"
Another communication has been sent to THE
TRIBUNE ONCE, IN which tho author offers 20 prove that
kerosene oil may be made nonexplosiye. Offers, how.
ever not what the public want but the actual intro
ducton TO the market OF cheap Kerosene oil made abso
lutely xplosiye. Then for law forbiddng
the sale at retail Of any other.
The crowds Of people daily visit the eXhibi-
ton Of Fagnans Nine MUSES." In Boston Fagnani is
Italian artist who has painted portraits OF many Of the
celebrated pcrsonages I'm Europe and who. TO illustrate
his claim that America contained all the types Of beauty
that Greece had selected his subjects from the rep
resenatve beauties Of the wealthy families Of NowYork
and Boston
The Harrisburg journals report that as the
emigrant train the PcnDsylyanla Railroad was about
to leave Marysville. few days ago. child. whose
parents were immigrants on the tram at the time,
thrown of the platform by the olting Of the cars I'm
starting The train passed 1t, seyerng the head
from the body. The hearrendmg to tho feel
ing spectators. But tho nhuman parents went West
seemngly unconcemed about their innocent offspring
thus horribly mangled.
Two citizens of Jackson, Miss, having gone
fishing expedition the Pearl river, found them
selves at the end OF the second day at MadisOnye with
money Inqurng for the sheriff OF the county they
told him that they had escaped from the pententary
Jackson that they had had nothing 10 eat and bad
him to give themselves up Tho sheriff. thinking that
he would be rewarded took them back TO Jackson and
to the keeper OF the prison and told how he
by his prisoners His scorn and indignation may DO i'm.
aginod at finding himself the victim OF practical Joke
The London newspapers report most ex-
traordInaTy instance OF colonial refinement. "King
Billy" the last male aboriginal Of Tasmania being dead
the scientific gentlemen OF Van Demens Land squab-
bled for his body. DR.. Crowther wanted It sent per
packet the London College OF Surgeons, but 1t
already promised to the Tasmania Royal Society. DIR.
Crowther DO baGed obtained by stratagem
TO the hospital where King Billy died. cut On his
Maosy's head tackled fresh head to tho royal trunk
and carried or tho original oaput In bag. Upon this
inc hobpll surgeon Cut oh tho hahaS anu ices w Oo
presented ~ the Tasmania Society; and then, headess
handless. and footess King Billy buried, only to DO
dug up again by somebody fow days after
A Worldly wise critic has been hurt in his
syntactcal sensibilties by the following IN q recent
artcriticsm in THE TRmUSE Mr.. La Fargo hurts US
chldren-iL our tonderest feelings" &c. Sinners
against grammar be followed up with sharp stick,
and tho critic OF THE TBihUSE critics. parts OF
speech hereby requested 70 30 for Sweet William Of
6tratfoTd-on.AVon:
"whAt may this