New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-05-01
GENERAL NOTES.


Illinois has 700 Masonic lodges, with about
10000 members --. r.. -..
The American colony at Dresden has organ
ICED two baseball clubs. .... .#
In Edmund Yates's last play, caricatEre of
swinburne is introduced. -r-..... ....
A West Texas millionaire farmer has fenced
in pasture OF 10000 acres. f.t
The Berlin Kladderadatsch is the best pay
ing comic paper in the world.
Smoking pipes to the value of $10,400000 were
manufactured in France last year.
The MOrmons have 1s Sunday Schools, with
$500 attendants, at Salt Lake City. - 81.
Mr.. Robert Kelley the late English comedi-
an, left property Of the value Of 10000.
Mr. Motley has been elected member OF
the st. Petersburg Academy Of Sciences
The famine among the Jews on tie frontiers
Of Prussia and Russia shows no signs of cessation.
Miss Burdett Coutts has taken on herself the
entire expense OF Introducing pure water into Jerusalem
First-class private houses in Paris, in good
localities rent at from s. 600 to $4,000 per annum in gold
Offers were recently invited from Clergymen
In an English paper for marrying two couples at
certain hotel. o..
Gen. Sherman has advertised for sale his resi-
dence at St. Louis, No. which presented to him by
leading citizens. H..
Many vessels are at the Florida ports pick
ing up cattle for the Caban market the duty having been
revoked by Gov. Gen. Dulce. .g ..
A New-0rleans blind beggar appeared in
court the other day and went security for friend swear
ing himself to DO worth $4,000
Chinese labOrers are still employed to con-
siderable extent in some of the parishes Of louisiana,
and seem to give very good satisfaction.
The late Major Charles O. Rogers of Boston
left an estate valued at tOo independent Of The Jour
nal establishment which is said to be worth 100000.
Mrs. Tom Hood, the younger has written a
book which her husband has furnished preface
1t is called "Tbs T1tbs," and has over two hundred
recipes. ..-.. . -.
Notwithstanding the large amount of wine
produced in California the Pacific Coast mpOrts directly
from France at least $4,000 worth Of sparkling wines
every year.
There is sect of Greek Christians in Siberia
who keep the Jewish Sabbath Saturday.. Such sects
already exist in the United States In Germany and we
believe, in England. .. '.
The Postmaster General intends to furnish
visitors at the leading waerngplaees Of the country
with better postal facilities this Summer than have
before been enjoyed. .. ... .'..
There is q great excitement in Wisconsin
the mineral spring lately discovered at Waukesha
The people believe course, that the State destined
to become second Saratoga. .
A new evening paper, called lie Soir, has been
started in Pans 1t does not appear until hafpast seven
o'clock in the evening, is Of the size OF sheet OF letter
paper, aud sells for Is centimes
There Is q beam in the roof of the POrtu-
guese Synagogue In Beyls Marks London, which came
from the mbers OF man-ofwar in the reign Of Queen
Anne, by whom 1t was presented TO the syuagogue.
Wolves are making sad havoc among the
hogs aud sheep in Amite County. Mississippi They
supposed to have bean driven into that county by the
high waters in the Mississippi swamps.
One Of the minor benefactiOns of George Pea
body the gift Post Mills w. where he once lived of
library building which cost 1900, with 1900 volumes.
and fund Of 5000
At the granite quarTies above Richmond, q
block Of granite 95 feet long, feet wde and 81 feet
deep was blasted ont II contains Ill $40 cubic feet and
yeigbs S,a2s tuDs, OF Is,6S2OOO pounds
The numbering season in the Saginaw (Mich.)
region has Just closed About 100000 feet Of lumber
have been cut but nearly onethrd of 1t will be left In
the woods unless the streams are speedily swollen py
freshets.
A Mississippi editor and justice of the peace
married couple In 1885, divorced them in 1850 married
the man 10 another woman in 1861 married the
to another 1864 and last week he remarked the
original couple. -
A very highly placed and patriotic American
told u.s. says The London Spectator that II New.York
millionaire committed murder 1t would be literally i'm
possible to punish him. The jury would be discharged
without q verdict.
The ordinary mode of churning in Chilli is to
put the milk in o skin-usualy dog skn-tie 1t 10 q
donkey mount boy on him with rowels TO his spurs
about length Of the animals cars and then run him
about four miles.
During an examination of cadets at Wiesba-
den one Of the boys was asked when the battles Of Jena
and Auersadt fought lie replied that his teacher
told him he need MT know anything about battles where
the Prussians were licked.
Ruby Valley, in Nevada, is 80 called on ac-
count Of tho immense number OF rubies found In
thousands OF the mountain streams flowing through It,
These gems though very beautiful and perfect are too
small to be merchantab the largest being only as large
as q pinhead.
Works of art Of great antiquity and value
are gt found In tile excavations OF the Roman Empo-
mum. Among several fine blocks Of marble recently
brought TO light bearing the consular date OF Yes
pasiSn and Titus, about A. d. rs, the year In which the
Temple Of Peace was dedicated.
Twenty thousand safes have been made at
the great factory Of werhhem In Vienna. On the com
petion Of that number the proprietor gave great fest
val 70 his zoo wOrkmen and their families Strauss com
posed fine polka 10 which hammer accompaniment
was introduced, specially for this occasion.
The grave of Marie Alphonsine Plessis, whose
history was the basis Of NJ. Dumas's novel, La Dame
aux CaInelias is still pointed out in one OF the Paris
cemeteries 1t is decorated with flowers daily, and In
reply to inquiries by visitors by whom 1t is done the
keeper Of the cemetery replies an. Armand"
Among the relics of the first Napoleon, which
the Prince Imperial has lately received by bequest OF his
amt the Princess BAcchoehi gray overooat worn