New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-27
GENERAL NOTES.

One of the French Academicians had his
wine cellar strck by lightning short time and i'm
medatey Noticed remarkable change for the better In
the quality OF bis wines lie took the hh ana now mas
u yoltao pile attached TO each cask
well-dressed Chippewa gentleman, Mr.. Shaw
Wash Kong chief of the Mile Lac band called. not long
ago. ut the ST. Cloud land office to purchase an addition
10 his homestead lie Il the only full booded ndian.who
ever held homestead in that neighborhood
A Missourian of Kansas City left pair of
boots tied behind the saddle Of his horse he stepped
indoors TO liquor" When he returned the boots were
gone hut in their place note ITO the owner-I take
these boots because AN barefoot and IL Is cold as Ill
when get abel lllpay you for them sure Keep
dark aud see II don't"
According to The BiRghdmtOR Republican
another presumpys fossil has turned up that city
II Ia light coored stone OF about ten pounds weight,
and resembles Arglaceons sand stone. Professor Vos-
bury local sdtdtt pronounces it genuine petIliac-
undergoing vigorous search for further developments
Mr. Harry Moss assumes editorial control OF
The MsssspPi Dcmocrd IN Yazoo In tho following SAUL
tatory employed at considerable expense.
by Mr. McGmly. to edit this paper and mean to do my
have fsvors TO ask in advance of generous publlc
FOR has ben my eapeenee ahat Ell the io
A correspondent OF Calcutta paper makes
curiou. suggestion TO tobacco smokers Abiding to the
alleged discovery by aiPIrslan chemist that watercrcss
IA perfect antdote for cotine. ho says; 1t lately en-;
-
smoke To my great satisfaction found that, when put
into my pipe after couple OF days drying IN the sun II,
had ali the flavor " the best Cayendsh without the tea
Gle, and It even stronger than Cavendsh'
A letter was mailed on the Sth of November
nj Chicago for the Postmaster at Pawtucket r. L. but
tho State Of Rhode Island so written that when
the letter arrived In this city they made Ieand OF H.
and sent 20 London There they still considered the
letter intended for part Of Ireland and sent IL TO
Dublin where they discovered that the direction nad NOT
nm the which
country and the Pawtuekot Postmaster got last week
when il was ave or weeks old During ita journey Il
ad been stamped sx times and Of tue stamps reads
More topay"
A New-Orlears reporter was being shown
through he Insane Asylum the other day, when he en-
counterel very pretty bueeyed damsel who at once
rushed Into his with the exclamation "oh my
dear hustnd' The reporter wished 10 soothe the agi-
tated feeling OF the little unfortunate ana sroked her
hair earesiDgy as ho replied why, my little dear ala
pnoc . replied "yoa always liked 70 kiss me-" But
you know you insane. my dear. he said fes she
replied weariy, " that's the reason kiss your
l.. s. Graves of Louisville shot himself in that
city a short time ago lie Ihad insurance policy Of
600 on ii. life conang the following causc: the In
sured h,ll die by his own hand by derium tremens,
the use q opium. consequence OF duel or the lava
Of any naon Se o. e the jury
enough bund for the widow ON the ground tnat the as
,aDa WI S 81 .S .S hi. viii and %ee the So@
eide beynd the power OF sefcontro or successful resist
man wht In III ut respect morally dead not In tho
sense OF he a tho reced conditions his voluntary
act
A newly welded couple repaired to the de-
pot Baltimore the other day for the purpose OF taking
passage sorthward Just they were about to enter
cars Sy mp 70 the e SeSt SCrS SSS
away" The bridegroom looked surprised and extremely
msnsgedto say to the child 60 away. Fun not your
father The little fellow however asserted thst saeh
the Ease, and sOutly insisted on being presented
with a pdnny The wlfe's Jealousy thoroughly
aroused aud "scene" was imminent, when gentleman
sepped forward and assured the couple that the child
was Ia the babt Of impOrunlng young gentlemen with
ladies on heir the identical language quoted
above. his made matters pleasant at once, and the
young couple proceeded reioiclnsly on their way.
Tho frst manufacturer of buttons in this
country vas Samuel wllliston While ho was dragging
along as country storekeeper-his eyes having failed
him while studying for the mnisry-his good wife be-
thought Ter that she could cover by hand tho wooden
buttons the time, and thus earn an honest penny
From THU time the couple advanced IN tDelr ambition
until the had perfected machinery for covering buttons
the frat Employed for the purpose In this country From
this sprpag immense factory, and then others until
Samuel wliston made half the buttons OF the World
His factories still running at Eashampton conins
wealth br the propreos and known to every dealer IN
buttonsthe world He Is now between seventy and
eighty years Of ago, IA worth i've or six millions, ana
has given tiOooOO 20 Easthampton for seminary and
for clutches t2oooo 10 South Hadley Female seminary
and S2OJOo 10 Amherst College, besides lesser gins
A writer has recently traced the strange
phrase over the Left to records OF the Hartford
County Courts, IN the colony Of Connecticut
"Al fount Cur, held At Hartford, -,
wh,ss James steel dJ setou sgainst Bese
Waters both Of Hartford 10 h court hearing and uJa shcIe
Of The oa Judgments the said Waters la Ia justice they
think bsy ought upon tho dpg the said Judgment, The said Waters
ala rsee March uei that beng granted aud entered
tbe aid the table be sad God hcss
orr IA sAoa" The 0T Arsessd " be male thereof
forthwith A true ooplsi Tsst 90 .
hs Waters tried ioT contempt for snE the words
yeetrd eursihF Aad Verst ansd k3 He asked
review the court following which granted and IegdaE trial
he eoph asked Of the Rev Mess Woodbridge aud Buekng
ministers NJ the Hartford churches 20 the common Aecs
Rseord and u a. olowsi
oPnoa tho.. words said the other side TO be
hetn Waters iacnds W pophAneass by using the nAms
God fhat IL holy With such IN words ~hereio u oJhedi O
then arising 10 the degree Of an I'M
prsc curse the words " curse the most eouiempubo that can
ordinarily be nssd, ,, -.
Ut BuCKSanAs.
Naoa !. ln3-6."
The former iudgiuent was Affirmed on review,