New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-14
GENERAL NOTES.

| An officer OF the Internal Revenue IN NIr-
gina reports that he found in the mountains OF that
State copper still, the inscription on which shows that
IL was manufactured 1896 and that 1t imported u
this country Tue capturing officer has set abont work
ing the history OF this old copperhead which Is said to
| DO very interesting
The business of the Denver Land Office for
| the month Of September was follows: Homestead
entries 1901 acres cash sales, 5C92 acres; land
rant entries lGO acres total 70 This large
owing chiefly 10 the public sales The greatest
portion Of the lands offered were not sOld and are stu
subject 10 private entry.
The San francisco Times announces that the
majority OF the who have arrived IN that city
from China within few months the wives Of men
already established In the State. and that they brtng
with their children and household goods and set
tie down honestly any other peote IN the domestic
relation. The Times also claim. that the Importation Of
women for base purposes IL constantly decreasing.
Mr.. ID. +. Hall Of San Jose, Cal, has given
LOO acres of land for the purpose founding Orphan
Asylum in Los Angeles County, and lent the Committee
his pig animal 81 years old and weighing LOO pounds.
red 10 The same charitable object The owner claims that
his pet is breed that don't get ts growth until II Is
years old that 1t has yet chance to add many pounds
TO It's weight
The people of Utah are again agitating the
question Of admission the Union They say that the
blacks have been enfranchised, and the question of
woman suffrage is being extensively agtated while they
S"ass I1 say hat this condition Of affairs
nues much longer the people OF me states viii come
and do not therefore. belong to them
The Houston (Texas) Union says that the
greatest and most urgent need Of that State good
system OF free schools and continues Boys the thou
sand in the large towns are growing up in ignorance
prey every vice In the calendar while In the rural dis
rcts they growing up 70 ten pound spurs Wild must
angs bad whisky volvers vie knives and difficulties.
1t would astonish many people to know how many young
and women there In Texas who can neither read
nor write" ...
The editor Of The NeU- Orleans Times thus
apologies for a mixing up" OF two articles In the
paper of the day before: "we owe apology Of
our Sunday contributors Arthur and L. +: u, jr.
and the latter Vanity but the closing paragraphs OF
each contribution, by oversight In our composition
longing thereto and Spiritual Mndodness ended In
Vanity and Vanity In spiritual Mindedness.'"
In private garden in San Francisco is stone
about eight feet in length by four five
width and two three feet Deep lined with and
supplied with water from the Spring Valley Water Works
About two dozen goldfish from the Society Islands
placed there several months These fish have been
regularly fed, and but little notice was taken OF them
until few days ago, when 1t observed accidentally
that the colony has been increased by an nnumerable
quantity OF yOnDg goldfish, about inch In length
The little ones are In good wggng condition and bid
fair, in tme to rival the brilliant hues OF their nuy
prOgentors
The Buffalo Commercial Advertiser comments
severely the lack Of attention paid by masters
of lake craft to signals OF distress 1t says: ITO he
compelled to state that the III fated propeller Boscobe
schooner w. A. ChshOimthe former hre and the
latter waterlogged-were passed by than vessel
when their signals OF distress were In plain sight, Ia
disgrace TO our lake marine. To plead danger
cuse for not rendering aid TO comrades In distress when
every lessons their chances OF escape pure
and unadulterated cowardiee aud nothing shorts and
captain that Is guilty OF should be deprived OF his com
mand Immediately"
Capt James johnson, Of the sloop Susan
Brewer, caught and took TO Washington, d. c.. few
days ago, curious marine animal, which the local pa
pers describe as follows: "The body OF the animal
somewhat resembles the body Of toad, the back being
OF hard grsy substance and the tail are two maps
which were used as the propeng power. The head
works In socket and from pOrtrude ten horns or d
fee Sizes at the root OF largest the eyes which
are large and OF Unusual orililancy The entire length is
about Ten Inches and color white with beautiful brown
the 'front.' who pronounce IL the eny Of the kind
found In this vicinity" G rI' al .. .
A German photographer has invented a meth
cd Of making seals and stamps with the portraits Of bis
customers thin layer Of gelathe sensitized with BIZ
chromate Of potash exposed 10 the action Of light
der photograph positive. by which the parts acted
rendered insouble In water. The gelatine film Is i'm
mersed In water and the parts acted by the Hight
swell up, and obtain picture relief Of which
plaster cast be taken. gavanc plastic copy being
taken OF the cast, We have metallic fac smile OF the
photograph which can be employed as o seal This pro
suggests method Of obtaining perfect kenesses Of
persons metallic checks for the use OF the printer and
also admirable way Of illustrating soisaLfc books