New-York tribune., 1870-04-21
GENERAL NOTES.

A statue by Robnet of the celebrated DR..
Desgenettes placed in the Academy of Medicine
at Paris pendant to that of Larreys IL represents
Desgenettes in the Syrian campaign inoculating the
virus of the pest which then decimatng Nap0leon
army into his chest, to prove TO the survivors that it
not infectious. Owing to his audacous courage the
last day of his life the result of his terrible vac
cnation The statue possesses great anatomical merit
showing Desgenettes while under the influence OF his
dangerous demonstration.
Michigan has had her first "cOlOred jury"
On the 5th inst three Irshmen tried in Detroit for
assault battery, before jury exclusively composed
of coored citizens The Irshmen feared that the preu,
dice their countrymen entertain against negroes would
fairly tried and the prisoners were acquitted
ing an opportunity TO make fun Of the juryInen but
found themselves instead witnesses OF decent aud IN
teigent behavior which they might have initiated with
profit.
A Nashville paper exults in the arrival in
that city elegant style of hearse for children,
(Which the handsomest piece Of work OF the kind we
have ever seem" The body of the hearse told
white with gold finish and trimmings OF white alpaca
with silver frnging 1t is also mounted with number
cheerful gilt while each side OF the drivers
pattern is expected in that city for the benefit
of adults The editor remarks that the enterprsing
spirit Of the undertaken deserves TO be appreciated"
Certainly Nashville is happy in having such an under
taker and such hearses Who wouldn't die for the
pleasure of being carted of in silver and gilt and white
alpaca with fringe say nothing of the urns on top and
the drivers lamps
A Southern paper attempts by puff to instil
life into that buried statesman Tooms who in his palmy
days expressed the serenest confidence that the good
time was coming when he should call the roll OF his
slaves under the shadow OF Bunker Hill Monument The
recent ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment gives
this save-driving gentleman of old a fine chance
for reflection, upon the uncertainty of earthly
his political equal, and the black Revels
sits In the Senate while Toombs almost forgotten as OF
rights many wrongs and In the days when the Southern
ogarchy ruled the Senate, scarcely decade back the
hopeful did not dream OF so speedy vindcaiOn Of
truth and justice at its hands Toombs cannot rise again.
Requtescdt IN pace.
Certain Supervisors, whose names are given
in the Chicago papers, have rendered themselves nam-
GUS by act of nhumanty to inmates OF the County
Poor House. Finding paupers than desirable
city, they gave notice to the women there that their
left the premises forthwith These poor creatures had
money friends, probably no means Of procuring
wednesday morning last hundreds OF these poor
people thus excluded, with their children carrying their
babes in their commenced their weary march TO
the city BY nightall they had not all arrived OF
the being in delicate condition, and fitted
for travel II there Is other explanation OF this piece
OF cruelty than the economy intended by these Super
yisors they may yet suffer from loss of public conf
poor driven II would be better for the gen
temen thus receive their punishment for occasionng
this exodus rather than elsewhere to DO compelled with
uneasy footsteps 10 tread the burning marl"
In one of the New-Orleans dailies there is
standing heading "From the Parishes" Some notion Of
the character OF in the interior OF Louisiana may
be obtained from that which is simply headed Qua
cha" The first little anecdOte Is TO this effect: lady
named Lies being seriously i'll, debating will
heF g Ss sSe should saVe nothing his w
that his for this omission should be enD0d
led as her own sentiments In her WILL The gentleman
who was drawing up the document declined To proceed
with it under the circumstances, and walked out OF
the house time Locking % nass before ae4cso saSs bs se
tween Mr. Wimberly and d DIR. Binkgraye, term-
mating In a blow from the former and two pstosh0ts
from the latter after which Mr. Wimbery lived about an
hour The second item-same date and place Monroe,
sOh ult-mentOns that Is or 20 mounted appeared
In the evening that day In front OF the Office Of the
Sheriff That functionary, Mr.. Wisner came 10 the
door and was dead Instantly The mob then forced
the iail shot and killed OF It's inmates, Anthony
Johnson and liberated Beavers, confined CHARGE
Of having murdered two freedmen in November 1861
while the mob work proceeded the neghbors were
warned 10 keep close within their houses peril Of
their lives This ia the vicinity u will be remembered
where the famous vendetta breaks out at intervals he
tween two families. recently eliminating In number Of
murders among the SURVIVORS, III must DC pleasant
lare 0f rasideuce.