New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-21
GENERAL NOTES.

A petition to Congress has been filed by the
heirs OF Con- Mooer of Revolutionary fame. He
titled to hafpay lieutenant and adGtant from the
close Of the Congress having passed law allowing
full pay for five years in place OF halfpay for he DO
sired, he accepted tan unlucky speculation, as
turned out, for he lived IS years from that time Inc
heirs ask that the balance OF hafpay for his life
which, after deducting his pension, amounts 10 V1o Dc
paid to them.
A Valparaiso merchant recently receiving o
challenge officer with whom lie had qnarreled.
sent back this " have desire whatsoever to
kill you still less do desire be killed myseh Here 3
what propose. Go the nearest wood Choose tree
about stout myself place yourself So 3D. or even IL
the tree II You hit it. admit that in thu
wrong, and viii offer you an apology III the contrary
case, 1 shall be ready 20 receive yours
Curious petitions for money frequently como
up Congress One sent in the other day from the
heirs OF Michael Nourse late Treasury clerk who vas
in the habit OF performing the Registers duties when no
absent. The aggregate time thus occupied by mn
the heirs now ask difference between his salary
and Registers for that time The petition was refused.
as according law only can be paid for doing
gwen service and the Register has long ago been pa'A
for doing that one.
Maryland has 1913 square miles of oyster beds.
% OF which are closely covered and the scattering
To protect these treasures regular commission has been
appointed OF which the head officer has just made
port to the Legislature He calls for an amendment OF
the laws which, II secured, be thinks Will provide Tor the
employ OF 10000 men; AT present oIS dredging
vessels and 9 are licensed for the trae Tho
bvalyes is immense. aud is annually ncreaslng ont -
each adult oyster generates about one million young
year, the supply will hardly give out
Ohio has three important commercial ports.
Cincinnati Cleveland. and Toledo. Cincinnati has
population OF 100000; real estate worth s73ooo0 sn<
personal property worth s59ooOOo value Of imports n
1869, 262 against t2l925 COS IN los exports
1862 al6l 262 against siS2ss56 IN 1855 number on
manufacturing establishments 5000 producing arteies
annually worth sloi6SI6l2 and giving employment N
Cleveland has population OF 5000; value OF real and
personal property, about ssoooooco The population q
Toledo is 5000 The imports and exports OF this place
have increased in nine years nearly 800 per eentum.
During the past year nearly 10000 bushels OF whes
handled at Toledo, most OF which has passed 70
Eastern ports already
A Philadelphia publican missed money from biz
TILL Every employed in vain for the discovery
OF the thief He slept alone in his barroom Que night un
disturbed but IN the morning every bit Of paper money
removed In corner hole was found Just pig enough
tOres had BEEN renewing the lining OF their WIN
national currency Of every small denomnaIionT me
into paper down and amounted in tho aggregate "a
several hundred dollars IL all the mice In the country
t,biv d,nnIshed and bar.rooms would be the most ap
propriate field OF action they could find
The citizens of Terre Haute, Indiana, have
published pamphlet setting forth the superiority Of
their city place for the iron manufacture The ehsi
advantages enumerated are; l. The presence OF Lrss
and inexhaustibe quantities OF block or spint, and
btuminous GOALS O. The presence OF rich hematlte roe
ore IN great ADunuAnct, WITH u nOio euPIV
ghetto iron ore, and the dreoness OF communicates
with the specular and magnetic iron regions OF sks
Superior and Missouri BY the mixture or the nehatc.
and specular ~ Is claimed that the pee.
iron is made. 8, The presence Of plentiful Supply oi
carbonferous limestone. for huXlng T. The dlrectnea
VI communication with the four leading western eies
aud with al other commercial points ~ the sorthwest
aud South Terre Haute being only eleven houts iton
Chicago and hours from ST. LOUIS CINCINNATI ana
Louisville. ..
The recent action of the Regents OF the
Michigan University at Ann Arbor. admitting ladies 70
the full advantages OF the University TRAINING VIII rem
der little or no change necessary IN the conduct OF the
institution The dormitory system was long ago abol
shed and all the students lind their places for board aud
lodging wherever eOnvenienees are offered In the city OF
Ann Arbor There ia nothing to be done in the Uniyer
slty buildings after the applicants FOR admission an
ond ouahed except for the Professor 10 designate th
classes which student-male or fenlae-shail enteri
give out the lessons x the hour OF recitation aud heal
ana examine the given classes at the time liked IDA
stuents male female, prepare their lessons at theii
private rooms and when the hour for recitation arrvcS
thew ALI pass tho recitation The question: OF no
conmOdaton OF female students dees mol arise IN any
way other than IL arises whenever there is an oreass
OF se students to crowd the benches OF the focf
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