New-York tribune., 1869-01-19
GENERAL NOTES.

trOus workingman IN England carries P'uP0A y" 49,
back"
The San Francisco Alta California says that
California figs are taking the place of imported hgs on
the Pacific coast Many of them are decidedly superior
in quality to all from Smyrna save tho very best
Mr.. Corbin, member of the General Assembly
of South Carolina has introduced III the Senate curious
bill 10 determine value OF contracts made In Cohied
crate States notes. their equivalent during the h'e
Rebellion. The bill Is elaborately drawn ana NJ gea'
length and declares that during the months OF January
and February 1861 81 of the lawful money OF the unleu
states was worth 81 O5 OF Confederate States
notes. durne the month Of March, 81 06; and so tho Dill
goes on bv regular gradatons till the lst day OF april
1865 when 81 lawful is declared to oe worth gao %
In Confederate money. Thence to the ISL uay oi may
there appears to have been fearful decne IN inc vauo
Rebel money, as on tDat uay inc ralc 10 Sb uo" "
the bill at 81 for 1888 49,
The English profess to think that murders
and violent deaths barbarously frequent in the
United States What shall say OF the following item
OF news published under the head Of Occasional Notes.
in The Pal Nall Gazette: "Dr Lancaster held u nduesS
yesterday OF the deaths being tho result OF holiday
excesses He had already held inquoss on SIX ohhdren
who were found dead in the streets on Boxing Day The
other corOners busiy engaged In similar cases AT
shadwell two men quarreled Christmas Eye and In
the scule one Of them FELL and was killed on tho spot
At Stafford on Boxing Day drunken man staDDed
another who died instantly At Northampton there was
another murder" Here arc dozen deaths from "ex-
cesses" half dozen children found dead" one case OF
manslsugher and two of murder-2l unnatural and vo-
lent deaths beside enough similar cases" TO engage the
time OF "other coronersall disposed Of in few lines
as an Occasional Note"
The London Daily Telegraph had the follow
ing kindly notice of Mr. Chds, when he was expected In
England ' ~
Mr. George W. Childs. the wldelyknOyn proprietor OF
The philadelphia Public Ledger viii land in England IN
two MY q m
tive From the position Of poor working Lad ne
has risen to be the owner ana director OF one o
and most influential, OF the TRANSATLANTIC journals Inc
10 he add a 70 Rs 0G fHas IF ha
show Of philanthropy Almost the last tnns ne ug & DC
graphical Society Of Phiadelps cemetery IN which
printers resident in that city might have suitable nte
Chds Invited the prominent OF the citizens OF Pha-
delpha farewell banquet, at which speeches were
greatness Of the esteem with which he Is regarded
Hopes expressed that the three months holiday
which he was taking would result IN complete restora-
ton Of the health which long and Hrduous duties had
considerably impaired.
Tnere is very valuable n,ino of siioo In
North stonington, Conn. A joint stock company has
been organized and commence operations In the
Spring. The company coo OF land. and have
long of 200 more, with mining privilege.
The silica s mostly found at the depth OF
three feet, but occasionally crops ont on the surface
The first met with. after digging few feet resembles
of from several hundred pounds weight 70 fractions OF
hounds Further down the silica becomes finer and finer
until IL has the appearance OF wheat -four 1t has been
tested at several Of the largest glass and crockery manu-
factories of the country and pronounced equal to the
best 1t makes very handsome porcelain crockey Six
crushing machines will be used by the company In reduc
ing the the proper condition for use An excay
alton TO the depth Of about 2O feet has been made the
land and standing on surface and looking down. the
cavity has the appearance Of immense basin OF milk
The Neu- Bedford EUening Standard, review
ing the whaling business Of 1sG that tho year has
been moderately successful one" Some spendid voy
ages have been returned, many fairly remuneratye, and
q few almost total failures The sperm whalers have
hardly realized expectations except In few Instances OF
catches tho NewZealand ground and In the Atlantic
Ocean The Arctic whaling fleet, which IN the FIRST OF
the season looked though 1t would meet with total
failure, came out Of the with flying colors.
The number Of vessels added to the whaling fleet dur
ing the year 10, OF which wero new; tho number
Withdrawn, from shipwreck SALE etc, Is g. The num-
Der lost at sea condemned is H. The following shows
the number vessels owned in the United States in tho
whaling business Eew.Bedord, l7s; Fairhayen Ia Mar
ion 7; Dartmouth Westport To- Holmes Hole, l. Edgar
town. Il Nantucket, g. Provincetown, 90; Wellaeet l;
Boston, 9; Salem Beverly, l. Newburyport, 81 Groon,
l. New-London, 20; New-York, 5; Sag Harbor, g. San
Diego. !; San Francisco Total, 33e
We noted recent decision of San Fran
cisco Judge, in which he denied that Chnaman
'person as that word used in the Fourteenth Amend
ment" and accordingly ruled their testimony out OF
court This decision is in accordance with Californian
precedents and the prevailing custom. How much the
Chinese need the right OF testimony be inferred from
the following incident recently reported IN San Fran
cisco paper "OD Sunday last the oakland boat brought
over to city quite number OF Cinnamon, who came
In their holiday attire to visit their friends this side
Of the Bay AS they severaly wero walking peaceably
along Pachcst, they were assailed with shower OF
stones hurled by boys set and encouraged
by their parents, who, every time stone would strike
one the poor creatures and him to yell out with
pain, would set up laugh Of approval THIS still fur
ther encouraged the boys not 10 rest contented with
brusing their noensive victims but they gathered up
handsfui Of befoul their garments beside setting
spon them three largesized bulldogs who bit and
red them. Several poor fellows took refuge inside neigh
boring stores obliged to walt an hour, or longer unt
they could coming along some persons 70 escort them
out OF harms way. This kind Of amusement was kept
up for at least an hour in the open Sabbath day. without
q policeman around 70 check the outrage.
Gen. j. Bankhead Magruder, c. s. A., re-
Gently delivered lecture in Baltimore on "Maximian
and Carlott" In the OWL service Of the Emperor
for year after the suppression Of our Rebellion
After reviewing the OF The Mexican INVASION he
asserted that Macmillan had an eye single 70 tho ns
tonAl existence OF Mexico and never yielded to the
prjudces Of any faction He was favored and respected
by all truly patriotic the country Personally tho
Austrian Prince truly noble man. He had strong
ambition TO do good and left Vienna In company with his
beautiful wife, bearing the good VIII Of al Europe When
Gen. Mauder nrst met him In the City Of Mexico he saw
moro frmness and strength IN his face than hs had
expected to ind He spoke Of a. one upon which
the world looked sghast and expressed sympathy with
the lost cause" He believed however that govern
ment could exist In Msxloo without the good win Of tho
United States. His policy therefore, that Of peace
Maxmiiian was an American In feeling. and he eneour'