New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-01-25
GENERAL NOTES.


f the severity Of battles skrmshes in Spain because
a snanish officers deal very largely in superlatives.
rfadler Pavia for instance, teegaphed from Malaga
that ms soldiers were received in the Plaza dc la Cons
tlclou with horrible fire "tego hOrrOroSO. The Civil
Governor reported the same firing languid and de-
sultory."
About 70 Alumni met at the annual Yale
dinner in Philadelphia, last Thursday evening Among
the guests the evening President Woolsey Prof
Fisher ard Prof Packard Of Yale College, aud the Rev.
Dr. E. p Rogers Joseph c. Jackson and Luther W. Jones
of this city. Dr., Charles ]. stll6, the historian
Of the Sanitary Committee and Provost Of the
University Of Pennsylvania, is member Of the Phla-
dephia Association Prof woolsey responded, OF course
to the first toast, "our Alma Mater"
A Methodist preacher in Texas, writing to The
Ne Orleans Adrocae asserts that majority OF the hay
members of the Methodist Church South are willing to
unite with the Northern Church but that the ministers are
bitterly opposed to union and they control the aylty-
He. himself was once assured by a preacher In San
Autoio rat he would invite him to preach in his pulpit
bat THAR the people would not listen o him." being
% member Of the Methodist Church North. The sequel
pr,vcd that the preacher was misrepresenting his
people the prejudice in his own heart, for when
afterwards invited by the lay officers Of the same church
to preach the congregation listened to him very respect
fully
Cleveland has had another body scratching
sensation The relatives the missing are very
indignant and warrant has been issued auhorisng an
officer "a search tho Medical college The body stolen
was that Of a German woman. Her friends visited the
grave last Wednesday decorate the grave On eXamln-
ing the mound 1t became evident that the earth had been
dsturbeda portion Of the sods had been turned over
white the earth around gave evidence OF having been
very recently dug over Suspecting something wrong
the friends began looking for other evidences that inc
body had been removed from the grave On small
evergreen near by they discovered portion OF the gar
mems in which the deceased dressed when sbe was
buried Proper implements were lat once procured. aud
in a very short time the coffin was uncovered Tie top
of the box in which the coffin had been encased had been
removed the glass over the face OF the corpse to
nave bcen broken tho body taken out and stripped of its
clothing, and the garments replaced In the cofiu.
A new and very dangerous "infernal" ma
chine has been invented and successfully" tried IN
San Francisco street car partially filled with passe'
GERS was thrown violently from the track. evening
An inside supposed at first that 1t was another earth
Quake A search for the cause OF the disturbance
revealed an exploded torpedo firmly fastened to the rail
OF the track In general appearance it resembles an old
fashioned watch being about two inches in diameter aud
yeeghths OF inch In thickness. II composed Of
Russia sheetron, with two strong clasps Of lead by
which secured to the rail OF track Fixed In the
interior of the torpedo and nearly reaching its upper
surface, three gun-nippos sodered 10 the lower
plate They armed with ordinary percussion caps
and we're exploded by the car-wheels passing them
The machine was filed of with some powerful
explosive mixture The whole afair is shrOuded In mys
terry The object aimed was doubt TO what An
explosion OF that character directly under the wheel OF
car would effect The reckless daring which prompted
the inventor 10 give trial IN the very heart Of the
city, points indirectly TO the probable use to which Others
OF larger cahber may be put.
A spirit of lawlessness is becoming prevalent
in China place Of that abject respect for the Govern
ment which peculiar TO the Chinese people.
This change is due in great measure 10 the presence OF
large foreign element and many foreign customs In the
large cities. But The Aaa Californian suggests sim
stronger influence in that direction Cafonans'
returned 10 then native land foremost in setting an
example Of disregard for law They practice what they
learn in California This influence win be as Irresistible
in China liberal ideas Of government which are
constantly reaching Europe from emgrants to Atlantic
States recent instance Of the new awlessness In the
Celestial empire is the conduct of the Chinese in regard
20 the forbidden gold mining IN the province Of shan
tunR In spite Of governmental edics tho Chinese have
Joined the foreigners and have rushed In upon the Chez
foo Mines setting defiance all law and civil regulations
Ia their determination TO dig gold. Tho Imperial Gov
eminent apparently aghast at their extraordinary e
froutery stands for moment parayzed. China is APP
paranty now In transition state passing from al auto
cratic or ohgarchc form Of despotsm into some more
liberal system.
Complaints have frequently been made of the
destruction Of lumber on lands belonging TO the United
States in California especially among the mountains OF
the coast range" and the Sierra Nevada. party con
neoted with the United States Land Department after
thorough inspection last MONTH reports that the destc
ton OF timber the public domain in the vicinity OF the
Pacific Railroad has become so great that
be taken to stop it immediately II the timber IL Cit of.
the land being Yaueess for other purposes, viii not sell
az any price, and the Government will be deprived Of
large revenue Private parties having sawmls are cut
ting down timberby Hundreds Of millions OF feet other
parties are cutting wood in like quantities One con-
tract wood to the extent Of cords was recently
let by the Railroad Company and the parties propose to
cut 1t on Government land Parties also cutting down
the timber and sending It along the track for sale 70
private Individuals others cutting in the cahons
for hauling by teams Virginia City, Nevada and other
places for the OF the quartz mills Congress granted
TO the Pacific Railroad all the timber required for the
actual construction Of the road but did not grant the
right to public private parties TO cut timber or wood
for the convenience and supply Of towns along tho route
and at the the work going the Government
will lose millions of dollars in q very short time.
Don Piatt of The Cincinnati Commercial tries
10 explain those causes which there 10 have
been return 70 life after burial Speaking Of the recent
melancholy case in Eew.orleans, he says: . o..
The corpse had been incased in casket, made
air tight The consequence lie that the gases generated
by the decaylng BODY produced
uraton. and sbvered the glass over the face.
know ali about this for had come under my I'm
mediate death Of friend In the country,
caused by an accident sudden and unexpected that
few Of the friends aud relatives could be called 10 the
funeral within the ordinary incident 70 such
SONS An iron coffin procured the body placed IN
IL, and the lid sealed and screwed down III the usual
manner, with thick glass plate over tho
head To those who watched the loved
face through there appeared asngpar change
The veins OF the forehead began TO SWELL and stood
ont like chords Then the face began SWELL and
the eyes partly opened and Tho lips fell apart giving to
the face Mortified expression, painful 70 look upon
These changes continued until the dead seemed to he
striving TO breathe aud speak and strange noises were
heard inside Women shrieked and tainted, and az last