New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-05
GENERAL NOTES.

In 1860 there were but 400 miles OF horse rail-
road in the United States 1t estimated that there ara
at least 4,COO miles to-day.
The J. II. Roscoe arrived at San Francisco
on the pad ult with the first Of goldfish from the
Choumagn group Of islands From her report it appears
that the fish unusually scarce this year, ony $4,000
having been caught up TO the 6th OF july
More than 100 tuns of frozen poultry, packed
In fee during the Winter have been received and disposed
Of in Faneu Hall market Boston, since the LIST OF April
The largest portion OF it from Vermont where pack
ing frozen poultry Is made quite business by Few MGR
chants though considerable quantity shipped from
the West. II was all sweet ana IN good order' ana
brought full prices.
The NeW-Bedt0rd Mercury says that the Con-
gregatOnal society in Fairhaven, feeling unable TO
bear the expense necessary repair and strengthen the
spire Of their church, which has long been valuable
landmark to ships approaching the coast propose low ~
shipmasters and shpowners, and something should Dc
done possible to prevent ie Meteng cans us upon no.,
needed to repair the steeple
An interesting divorce case was before one OF
the courts in Vermont last week The parties were mar
red few weeks ago in the town Of Colchester u Is said
much against the wishes of the ladys friends ana ING
wife makes application for separation, on ae sIounu
that she did realize what she was doing ana DeIeYeS
that she was induced TO consent TO the marriage ny
con M love notions or drugs administered to her for that
object by her present husband The VIE Is sad 10 DC IN
telligent and prepossessing go
II is estimated that a locomotive boiler will
some Ines however the boiler under favorable crcum'
stances particularly when pure water is used, may
travel 100000 100000 lmes before becoming uhseIve
able Assuming that the life OF the engine Is
Inv the endurance Of the boiler and that ~ under IayOr
able circumstances 1t will last the 6OOUO mIes Vn9
during that time IL is estimated that the hreDo1 VIII
nrobaby require u be renewed at least three times, the
tires OF the wheels five or perhaps six times the elahA
axles four times and the tubes from seven 70
ten times
A Lafayette Qndiana) correspondent writes to
The Cincinnati Gazette that there Is corn field In Ben
ton county Ind of 1000 acres in good condition ana
growing spendidly The same correspondent adosi
Messrs Earl and Fowler have farm OF $4,000 acres Ia
Benton county in body well watered ana WIN per
manent improvements, having l4O miles OF hedge renee
ants three blacksmith shops &c To cultivate the corn
lands 1863 and twOhOrse plows were KEPT III uaJ uso
and the pasture lands 4lOO head OF cattle are nov
feeding for the New.York market, and will be shipped
this Fall by rail- Messrs. Earl Fowler give their per
sOual supervision the farm, besides attending 10 telr
separate interests the former ajobbng merchant anu inc
latter banker" -
A Dutch statistician has computed that in En-
gland Il pounds Of coffee consumed annually for each
person; in France "a pounds; Germany, pounds Dem
mark 81 pounds; Switzerland, pounds; Belgium, 81
pounds Holland, lot pounds ana In the United states
pSuIG ob Ur a one cause OF
the difference the consumption OF Gomez Dy various ma
In England parcuarIy roasted barley roasted beans,
aud other counerets are largely sofa as eOHee
extent that 1t Is no exaggeraOn TO say that OF the stun
retaled ground coffee in that country more thah na
never grew on coffee plant
The Shanghai 'NeiCs Letter calls attention to
the careless which American cotton goods for
the Chinese market are prepared for shipment single
wrapping of fabric not much better than gunny-baR,
Of thin whltey-brown paper, the whole tied
round the bale by few small ropes considered good
enough for such valuable goods as drills jeans, aud
sheetmg The English method Is astrklng contrast 70
the American. Although English goods only onehrd
TO onehaf as valuable, they are ncased ~ Two thek
Of stout brown paper next the cloh then thee
tcnesses Of arred CLOTH the whole covered by an out
side canvas and most securely bound together by four
ironryeted bands The bale presents almost the hard
in fine American vessels there would seldom DO
a case OF damage under ordinary circumstances.
Some recent experiments made at thew oOlwich
Arsenal near London, encourage the hope that gnneat
ton can be successfully used as destructive agent
pasade was built Of oak tmbers foot thick firmly
fixed in the ground and supported in the rear by strong
trusses Discs Of guncoton were placed along the face
palisade about foot above the ground, and
bred by battery IN the nsua way Inc eject may De
| described as wonderful The palisade was literally
blown away amid deafening report as II the massive
mber offered no more resistance one side OF tue gun
cotton than the atmosphere on the other The discs re-
quire fixing; merely laying them on Is sufficient
Solid blocks Of iron and stone be shiyered into rag
ments by firing disc laid on the top In future seges
If desperate fellow can but get 10 the gate OF thin
part OF the walls aud hang few discs Of guncOttOn,
breach can be made by hrng with galYahic curFens
from long distance
A Chicago journal gives the following yer.
sion OF shooting aray that took place recently at Muir
physboro: 1.-THE shooting OF Tom Logan, at Murphys-
boro, when Invested Of all its drapery, is at
daous and ludcrOus affair II seems that Logan
drunk and his brohernaw mayor Blanchard arrested
together TO the JAIL where Blanchard intended leaving
Logan until he became sober trusting to luck as to how
up together, when another ellowdrunker II possible,
than the oherssRut the door and locked them both In,
where they had 10 remain night The shooting grew
out of this affair." and in itself Of very great conse
qucnce. Tho ball struck Logan IL the forehead but ana
| not penetrate any depth. and he Will be soon oyerlt
again. The whole corps OF MurphysbOro officials nave
been ON regular drunk for week. and have ruled with
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state and makes an admirable showing OF the beauties
| OF Democratic rule"
The new contractors for eXcavating the
IIoUsac Tunnel pushing the work ahead quite rap
idly During the month Of juno they drove the heading
al the east end In leo feet and it is in mile
and eighth The first week in July they made 80 feet,
are also being pushed ahead vigorously They are
having drills made TO operate ON the roof, which
they hope have in operation in September and by
which they expect TO increase their progress very mate
rally. They also erecting buildings the mouth
Of the tunnel for four additional copTessoIs, to
give them more power They VIII be run by steam
They have geo at WORK at the east end divided
in three gangs which work night aud day continuously.
resting only from midnight Saturday TO midnight MoA-
day. Tie central shaft Is down about ZOO feet and Is
sunk the rate OF than a day. At the
end they have just got fairly at work. and they expect 70
make over loo feet month
As a switch locomotive was performing its
accustomed work Richmond, Ala few days ago, two
stay bolts gave away causing the crown sheet TO bulge
out thus opening the throttle valve. and rendering tho
engine unmanageable. At the same time an aperture
mado near the fire box, from which issued Jet OF
scaldng steam Fearful OF an explosion the engineer
started the pump to work and jumped from the ocomo-
tive. lie had scarcely reached the ground when the
engine started of at speed that has rarely before been
equaed in this country. After going short distance
crank pin broken. and also side rod AT every rev.
outOn the piece OF rod in contact with the cab and
soon reduced IL to splnters. dispatch sent TO
Centervo TO leave the switch open and let the engine
run of the the track bnt it did not that place the
volume of water that being poured into the boiler
causing 10 come TO stand still about four miles n0
town The engine was badly strained and broken. ana
Will have 10 undergo thorough repairs before being se'
again.