New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-01
GENERAL NOTES.

TITgE
headed American eagle shot in the neiGhborhood OF
Fort Washington few days ago He was flying 50 high
when shot that the sportsman did not recognize
hun for an eagle He measured feet III inches from tip
TO up Of his wings. and feet in hight.
The ministerial sensation of Boston, just now,
is the new pastor OF the Pars Church. the OF
the Rev. A. L. Stone The Rev Mr.. Murray is graduate
OF Yale College few years ago, and st on the sunny
side OF 90 He with great precision and is any
thing but clerical in his personal appearance In his pull
pit exercises Is decidedly original and his auditors
we're slightly startled the other Sunday when he prayed
that the Lord would bless thosemddeaged females in
the congregation youthful hopes had been disap
pointed"
A wonder on four legs" has arrived in
Louisville from the Cumberland Mountains. 1t is about
two feet hight. and might be mistaken for fawn at
distance It's coors dark gray and pure white, It's
legs and face being less spotted. II female,
has tho nose OF sheep knock kneed has crooked hind
legs fiat shoulders, large heavy ears, and toerably
long. bushy tail It's feet resemble those OF sheep.
When standing naturally there hump its back and
Il would be success o camel 1t only tall enough.
II subssts food similar TO that provided for sheep Its
nature very doce, though it will sometimes jump
at strangers when captured 10 was swimming Kentucky
river, and swan very rapidly. .'I
The particulars of the suits now on trial In
Chicago in which the OF Stephen H. Douglas claim
follows 1t alleged that Mrs Douglas was induced to
convey the property Thomas s. DObbins for the
satisfaction OF merely nominal debts with the under
standing not expressed In .the deeds that Dobbns
20 be simply OF the property for the benefit OF
the heirs but Dobbns b said, has sold the property
his own name and not trustee and appropriated the
proceeds to his use 1t further alleged that Dob
bins has paid large Of money TO Mrs Douglas now
MIRA Williams for her assistance securing the property
AS against the children Of Senator Douglas and her step
children. I.
jefferson Davis is described by a French re-
porter IN lie Gaulois as follows:
jefferson Davis TALL slender, upright his chest is
pansve and his bust supports splendid head attached
to broad shoulders by short neck. The forehead is
ample Its lines sharply defined by OF gray hair
and slightly rounded beneath It are eyes OF clear blue
very sSeetin expression aud Observant and rejecting
deep inner thoughts and reyeres the figure spare the
nose aquilne Ike An eagles beak ths mouth is very
large and expressive OF henevoenoe, sweetness aud res
oluton the chin IA long The general impression con-
veyed by such physiognomy that of meditatvs and
kindly man. IL reveals the firm belief OF this citizen OF
the world in the Judgment OF the OF his time aud OF
posterity daily becoming less prejudced and ia
vorable TO hun lie speaks softly and his features relax
when he sniles He Is slow In expressing himself In
language into which he continually ntrnding phrases
IN his native idom He s sparing OF gestures MI Da
butter and tea and dining of two dishes. Il .
As an express train on tho Michigan Central
sengers waiting for the train startled by the fire.
quent whisting Of the engine II was found that man
driving at furious pace to get his horses and wagon
the track befOrehe engine reached the crossing
Tho engineer did his best to atop the tra but 1t was too
late, and the oowcatcher struck Just between
the wagon and the horses separating them in
stanter, and consgning each place on opposite
sides Of tho track, little or none the worse OF
the COLLATION. The man and his wife leach about 0S)
caught upon tho platform above tho cowcatcher
and Just In front engine. Instead Of losing
ence OF mind and jumping off, they settled themselves
eomposedly, as though nothing had happened the old
lady put her hands in her mu while tho old man, with
one hand extended II Erasping tho rens and the whip
raised in the other assumed jockey attitude and thus
the old couple rode up the station triumphant amid
the cheers Of the bystanders. AS soon as the train
stopped number rushed to thosr assistance but they
declined all aid. manifestng concern for Tor them
selves but considerable for the fate of the horses and
wagon The horses were undured. and the damages to
the wagon were trinng h..llt ..I.. a
The model of proposed rival of the Great
Eastern has been exhibited In san Francisco tits 70 be
VI the sizo as tho Great Eastern except that in
stead Of Is feet II will draw only feet and carry pro
portionaly less tupnage II is designed 20 carry four