New-York tribune., 1869-03-11
GENERAL NOTES.

Miss Maria L. Sanford is q candidate for
County School superintendent in Chester County, Penn
TbA TEXAS newspapers continue to be filled
with accounts Of robberies and assassinaons Ii tha
State.
The presiding burgomaster OF the Tree Guy
Of Hamburg was in his youth, dry goods clerk In
Philadelphia store
CARLYLE says, with witty ambiguity, If you
are In doubt whether to kiss pretty gull give her tne
benefit Of the doubt"
Robert Houdin, the famous French magician,
has lost his whole fortune the Paris Bourse lie makes
living now by literary labor.
Norfolk has q remarkable class OF thieves
They recently stole safe and two large steam en-
gines. They are champions Of the heavy weights
Since the passage of the law In Alabama
allowing the widows Of men assassnated 5000 from the
county every husband in that State has become anxious
for his personal safety
Col. Czabad, who has published in Paris ana
Vienna Life Of Gen. Grant," relates in it number OF
anecdotes which formerly told Of old Gen. Scott
and Of which he makes Gen. Grant the hero.
Baron Haussmann the Prefect of Paris, has
his private Office in tho very at the Hotel de Ve
where Robesperre lay with his shattered jaw, on rick
ETY. table, few hours before being taken to execution
Madame Vauges, the leading huckster woman
of the Partisan markethals La Refine des Hdes as she
is called is worth half million francs but to be FOUND
all day at her stalls selling turnlps aud cabbageheads
Instead of q fat OK, according to the old Gus
TOM an enormously stout man carried through the
streets Of Caen, France, shroye Tuesday He was
paid sS5 for his services and gave the whole sum TO
poor cripple.
The prison of Hawaii is described as the
sweetest little prison in all Chrstendom" 1t is very
neatly kept One aged lunatic is employed TO watch the
leaves on the trees within the nclosure, and to secure
and destroy every one that falls.
Tho King of Wurtemburg, brother-in-law Of
tbe Emperor Alexander H. OF Russia has secretly turned
Catholic This is said to be the why his Queen
Olga who is very ardent member Of the Greek Church.
has lately been estranged from him.
The Princess Bacciochi, Louis Napoleon's
cousin who died recently her model farm in Brittany
had made great deal Of money by successful agrcul
tural undertakings Her fortune, which yielded her an
income OF over francs has been left to the Prince
Imperial
little girl was very fond Of preaching to
her dolls Her mother heard her one day reproving one
Of them for being wicked. Oh you naughty slniu
child she said shaking the waxen limbs, youu 90 10
the lake of birthstone, and you won't burn up-youu
just szzle"
They have in Wisconsin what are called
brown paper and request the guests to dress in their
old clothes Bean soup, crackers and dried herrings,
constitute the refreshments, with "cambfio tea, ana
water. The guests walk home.
The editor of the Episcopal Church organ at
Chicago says: "Undor circumstances these col
umns open TO discuss any official act OF any Bishop In
tho Church. any expression Of opinion which Bishop
makes or any advice which ho gives. AS Bishop, he is
utterly above Judgment Of ourS or any other mans
1t has recently been announced that Alex
ander Won Humboldt died very poor He was unable to
make good his bank account at Mendessohns which he
had considerably oyerdrawn His publishers, the Cotas
at Stuttgart had turned his welknown generosity to
account and paid him comparatively triing copyright
for his Cosmos" and other works
The London Weekly Dispatch concludes Sc
we're critque semmess book on his cruisngs In the
Sumter and the Alabama AS follows: "The Adventures
OF Admiral semmes ure now mere tissue OF boastful
and repusve stories OF robbery and violence pced with
some personal peril, over which humanity and cos
mopontan spirit would gladly draw vail"
An indignant Alderman in St. Paul, Mimi,
writes as follows to an Editor; "To the editor Of The
Pioneer In the issue Of The 81 Paul Press Wednesday the
"a am accused Of being the Cause OF breaking Down
Hose Cart No And further accused for gyenR too false
alarms which deny and the man that utters such words
liar and the truth not In him To the Proprietor OF
The 81 Paul Press should Like to Ask favor that Is TO
keep your Calf Mouth Shut"
Sitka is the place where the traveller either
loses or gains day in the week person going east
warly around the world gains the day which is lost by
the one who goes the West and ska is the point at
which the two reckonngs meet The Russians who have
journeyed toward eastward through Siberia celebrate
their accustomed Sabbath while the Californian, who has
reached 1t by westward journey across America finds
the shops and business suspended on his Saturday
A Paris correspondent of tho International,
tho French paper published I'm London that the eH-
tremely malicious attacks which Rochefort constantly
making upon the Empress Eugenio arise from bis exas
peration at tho fact which well aware that she
was who nstgated Pnayd TO institute these proceedings
against Rochefort which led TO his flight TO Brussels
Despite the financial OF La Ldnirne, Rochefort
feels very unhappy at Brussels aud no longs to return TO
Paris.
The fortune of the various members of the
royal family OF Prussia is estimated at 100000 thalers
The old King spends his money freely. and has saved
little or nothing The Crown Prince is economical and
accumulaes money very rapidly Prince Charles and
Prince Frederick Charles are spendthrifts, and have
heavily morgaged portion Of their estates. The Queen
Dowagor believed to have saved several million dol
lars but che Is such bad terms with the other members
Of tho royal family that it thought she will leave her
money 10 charitable Institutions rather than TO the King
and her other relatives.
At the fourth court ball at the Tuileries, both
the Emperor and the Empress layished attentions and
marks OF Kindness on Mr. and Mrs. Burlngame. The
Empress begged Mrs BurnGame to accept splendid
brush set with pearls and diamonds at her hands, ana
the Emperor went with Mr. Burhngamo for half an hour
into the smokngroom whero he handed him one OF his
own cigarettes and him. When
the two loft the smokng-room tho chamberlain, who
opened the door, noticed that Napoleon III patted tho
American ambassador Of the Chinese Emperor very cor
daily on the back.