New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-15
GENERAL NOTES.

and is named Chee-Mah.
A new paper is to be started in Paris, to be
called The Divorce 20 be devoted 10 the passage Of law
legazng divorce There said be 5000 separated
men and women living in France
A great revival is In progress among the %
Quskers in Richmond, Indiana. Almost all IN the
Society who converted before have now entered
into full fellowship and large numbers OF the most
prominent citizens aud OF the most fashionable ladies have
Joined the Society .I|.|F
AS a man and his wife ~rcre ac work in
field near small town In Iowa. their child which was In
basket them, heard to cry. and the husband
asked his wife 20 and what the trouble was she
intent upon her work. delayed few minutes and them
70 her horror found her chd dead with large snake
coied aroundit The husband in the frenzy Of Ills anger
hand and killed her nstantlysO eIowa papers report
Does Slavery exist in Missouri asks The
Hamilton mol Courier and follows up its query by the
following remarkable statement Of facts eve led TO
make this inquiry by seeing the following published in
recent issue Of The Kingston Caldwell County MOI SEN
HnSI AZ among the official proceedings OF the County
Court OF that county The Sheriff was ordered 70 sell
cret McCuoch poor persons without means OF support
@ the lowest bidder fSr one year my Sn Po
Mary FerringtOn, and her children for $40"
A Prescott (Arizona) correspondent Of a Cal
ifornia iourna writes: "What this country wants is
the 95th parallel railroad That would omen up coun
try equal to California Ia big phrase but think true)
for this country Is rich both in mineral and agricultural
that look as II Nature made them expressly for farms
but at present inhabited by Indiana aud wild game only
and good soil ne climate OF water clear and
sparkling. the valley eneirced py oiV pnes hte1ea
with small oaks jumpers, &C. ...
The main line of the st. Paul and Pacific
Railroad was to have completed through the Big
Woods by the close Of last week, making IS miles OF road
constructed this Spring and Summer that being the dis
lance the wooded belt Tho construction party
will emerge next week upon the open prairie. and ten
the work Will 90 forward much more rapidly Flttyhye
miles more OF rail were 70 be laid down TINS year. or
miles in all for the years work, but Is now expected
that much more will be accomplished, the work thus
FAR progressed much more rapidly than was antcl
psted. .-I ..
There is young lady residing in New
Orleans Who for years, has been afflicted with
temporary mental alteration. OF late, however 1t has
assumed permanent form, and she imagines herself
great statesman. 1t Is impossible 20 keep clothing suta
pie 10 her eek e sTa 'sG 6ss fine she Is lawyer
arguing at another Judge; ana taen AGAIN an
orator a bet very Closely But She manages to
cape TO the front gallery or door sometimes ana rev
evenings ago appearance assembled around ner
gang OF boys and rls. whom she addressed at length
One of the coolest Opponents on record oc-
eurred last week at Burr Oak, Mich. young woman
who after I've years Of married lfe had become tired OF
her husband and fallen in love with his younger brother
packed M her bed and clothing in the presence OF her
husband and with her paranour drove 20 the Hou 81,
her fathern-law her husband and another brother IOl
lowing on foot Here the whole matter, which has been
contemplated for over year was freely ana deooEaey
talked over the declaring that she never ioTs1
her husband well as she did his youngest brotner @
young man then cOoy helped his brothers wife ana
child into wagon, aud getting in himself they left Tor
parts unknown
They admit the testimony of Cinnamon IN
Idaho Territory and the trial Of An Choy and All sam
for the murder Of All son, in silver City is attracting
much attention on account Of the novel mode OF swearing
Witnesses ROSTERS head Is hacked OF with knife,
broken the oath written on yellow paper burned
and the smoke which supposed TO be the spirit OF
tbr bnrned oath blown up TO heaven In each The
prosecution aud defense each swOTe hVe witnesses he
hive chickens broke five saueers, burned hve pieces OF
paper After killing the chickens they are thrown
away by the Cinnamon and considered unnt Ter use aus
having had their thrOas cut, nicely bed etc. the Ame
can heather considers thernone the worse.
The Bloomington Qll) papers publish cor
respondence from Chenoa, describing waterspOut and
whirlwnd that took place there the Sd inst There
were three waterpouts. When first discovered hanging
of in a westerly direction, of blush green color one OF
them burst making great DUST toappearance although
il was raining hard at the time The second passed over
without dong any damage the third passed alte north
an over foryaere lot II passed aud came 10 the
house Of Mr.. Riley, a poor man, which u took up aud
dropped IT, breaking 1t IN pieces The family were ~ &c
all the time WI u struck te grVun so y, ~ tuS emu
The house was l+xi6, one story.
Work on the central shaft oyer the Hoosao
Tunnel where the fatal accident happened two years
ago. now progressing at the rate Of foot day IL Aas
now reached depth Of eos feet New air drills are being
set M which expedite the work, that 1t is expected
that the whole depth, feet, Will be eNcavated by
March At the eastern end OF the tunnel they are
putting up six Of the improved compressed airdrils
The heading the western end is mile and 2l feet
from the entrance. Gangs Of miners constantly at
work the headings, while others are carrying out e
enlargement $50 feet Of which Is made Three hundred
aud sxyN feet have been taken fro the heading since
the ls OF April Last week the rock Vas penetrated ~
feet this weeit will probably amount to more than 50
feet At each blast that Is made on me enlargement 20
cubic yards OF rock are displaced Al TINS rate Of pro-
erosion the tunnel can be completed IN three years
A correspondent of The Memphis AUdldache,
writing from sardis, Miss reports the first examination
Of a coored school In that place. He says: AFTER
raj unsuccessful attempts by imported teachers. bo,h
white and black Dan T. ]. Matthews "a native Of this
county ana formerly owned 10y Col sam Mntthewsl was
employed as teacher, and he has not only given 10 his
close, undivided attention but has studied hard all the
time IN order TO extend ms usefulness ana increase ms
kuoWedge the better to discharge the duties OF his pos
ton. Both the examination and the exhibition were
highly cTedtahle, aud conducted IN genteel orderly
manner. rejecting credit the teacher the pupils the
OF whites witnessed the exercises and expressed them
selves highly gratihcd. Let our deiamers stick pin
here"
The experiment of building moderate houses
for moderate means has been tired in Montreal during
the last year with good results In the year 1861 the
cessty increasing the number OF houses OF moderate
rent attracted the Of gentlemen interested in
the subject aud building association formed, char
tered and organized. The OF the association was
issued III shares OF SO payable u share per month"; OF
M advance the stockholders preferred interest being
allowed on all advance payments. On the first OF July
last year $1,000 % the stock had been taken, ground
chosen In a suitable situation. and IL houses built
and sold and occupied In building the houses
the wishes OF applicants are consuted the houses
are sold t an advance OF per the OF land
and bindings TO interest insurance, and other
penses while the houses building; and the payments
with per interest made in monthly quarterly
iustaments. extending over period OF ten years, on
less at the option OF the purchaser
The natural bathing facilities at the CalifOr
mia Geysers make the locality OF the most populas
resorts the Pacific coast. The ordinary bathing
tabushmeut is feature In It's way II Is primitive In its
construction being built OF rough boards and portions of
N covered WIN emmy sacks vet conLnns nntral steam