New-York tribune., 1870-11-14
GENERAL NOTES.

An unforeseen opportunity for baseness has,
1t appears. been afforded by the postal - stem
Gently introduced into the English PostOnce. These
cards are already used substitutes for letters
great extent 1t that wretches who wish to show
their unmaDliness have been using these cards the
vehicle Of insulting, indecent, and practically anOuy-
messages to ladies'; these cards having chance u
being read by other people during their transmits
that does not apply to closed letters. Nor is clear
th, outrag ge is to prevented the
read all the cards posted and destroy without deiy
cry those that are evidently unit to be for
warded
Miss Mary Louisa BOree is on record as the
first young woman Of pure African descent graduated In
NewOreans teacher. Her age Is stated as between
II and 8 years. and her accomplishments as OF high
order The eevang effect Of the educational advantages
which the intelligent coored people of the south are
making every effort secure, is already manifest In
social well political Improvement Their Dest ~,
daughters have probably already acquired more thor
ough school knowledge than those OF tner white neig9
quote the poet who describes sweet girl graduates In
their golden hair"
A meteorological phenomena is recorded by
the Mobile papers which science may explain Out ordf
nary mortas cannot The Savior told his followers thai
scndeth the the just and on the unjust but
here Of column OF rain falling for i've days ON
a single family graveyard inclosnre in Mobile ana 1a
persons have actually seen H." Thirteen inelhptls "i ho
femoine family lie In this incosure in the Roman Cath
olic cemetery Three AleCIeek, IN the shbrs Vi
and fenced off from the rest OF the grounds. The
tives of the family have witnessed the amazing phenom
Cna ana of course know what To make OF H. Ihe
column is not heavy, but sufficiently strong to wet le
garments ana Is perfectly NS6' m f a nyt of % ISa 80 e
plot as the weather has been perfectly clear for week
Collectors of curiOsities should seize upon
copies Of newborn newspapers with uncouth names and
be quick about it, for monstrositles as rule, do not
long survive their birth. There was the Estab'ishet
Fact Georgia paper which no longer seems apparent
The Jipleeute of Texas changed her nane which Waa
. GOOD thing TO do-jimylecte being Texas vernacular
for sweetheart. One BdrtrGm's cheek OF Michigan Is
of sedaa Mo- is advancing well into its second Volume
under the designation OF re Da4 ba-oo A. % uCg' u,
his knowledge OF the anatomy VI the paLoV. As OS
natural habits; doth the bazo9 IN ~ the T cogSyn%
or sink or wade creep, or fly r III Is ccuuru' %
we py, it up suggesting only the posslOIity Oh HPe
gTa phical error and that the reai uae VI 'N0 P"f
may be The Daily Boohoo.
Wisconsin has discovered a method concern
ing witches that is a great improvement upon oldme
practice. In Milwaukee, few days ago.
family proceeded to a staOn-house and laid complaint
against neighbor as "hexenmester" or master OF
witches declaring that he had bewchcd them so that
their residence disturbed by noises and they could
not seeD ut night; and that the father OF the family had
received warning by voice from an lnFlsloe source
The police authorities for the father, and believing
his part in the matter indicated his unacy locked nm IN
a cell. The family sent back IN charge or two
policemen who at The earnest solicitations oi tLe ehtIe
2 sons daggher ana Gd liza ad yG IEGr the n a.
ness Of Tchcrait; and m indcated ca the Grod "a prip
those VINO fear them most.
The poltical proprieties Of the Democratic
ee mcnt in Rochester unspeakaby shocked during
the few days OF the past campaign by the tlunder-
ing zeal Of School Commissioner, who in the Of
an address to the children, ndiscreetly, but not IN
naturally, alluded TO tho prevailing excitement, and
casually mentioned the candidates. This scandalzed
the Democratic journal beyond expression, anG the
small seed OF Politics in the Schools had reached tho
proportion Of Bible IN the Schools If Ihe De@ocrat
guns by recfting the eccentric conduct of DemOcrto
school official mentioning him by name, who visited 6.
This Illustration of the ways Of Democracy not pleas
ing in the sight of the teachers and the esotted Com
missioner put OUT" To hide his indecency fiOm
the children whom, as Commissioner OF the DISTRICT
this characteristic specimen OF Democracy had control
The argument ceased and nothing has been
heard Of the prostitution of the schools to Radical
teaching"
That valorOus knight, st. George, who went
all the way Cappadocia for his dragon neglected.
seems some of similar stock British SOIL For sew
era months past, had been in circulation that
large and geooking animal had been seen on the
banks OF the River Elwy, Wales and beleyedto be
domiced i'll the Cefn caves, about two miles from st.
Asaph, cathedral city. one day last month, young
man went from Rhyl to meet the monster, and ha'
ing armed himself with the protection OF Heaven and
stout stick approached the mouth of the cave, sheltered
by a protecting ledge. For one hour the champion
entity Issuing from the depths OF the cavern, Ike
distant swarm of bees" Nearer and louder grew ihe
pecped over the ledge and behold his enemy stood be-
fore hm He took lone long look at earth ana shy,,
and sprang over ledge. The combat bfci, but
decisive The monster yielded 10 destiny ard the st,ond
blow Of the champions stick he was evidently young
creature and had not time To show how much iEht
there was in him Nothing like him has been seen btrc
on the island The following his dimensions: from
hc nose 10 the end Of the TAIL exactly our fe,t seven
inches the tail being rather more than half that !t-h
five toes and the hind four. The animal is web
footed black above and white beneath. The coat is
mailed quite hard, and protruding in sharp Coru," ana
angles Tie head is low and fiat the mouth large ana
round at the end, measuring seven inches ~ tltce
inches the teeth numerous. The new -. Ctoff
one Thomas Iughesis exhibiting his yanquished enemy
at Rhyl, Wales.