New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-18
GENERAL NOTES.

Perhaps some explanation of the Characters
ties Chicago may be found in the class OF people that
are there few days ago the police OF Detroit ar
rested Harry Carpenter. Said Carpenter was orgi-
naly somebody's cook butler in England. At Suspen-
sion Bridge he became steward OF De VeauX College.
he developed in general propensity to swlnde;
obtained watches clothing, money &c, as Is alleged,
by confidence" operations Buffalo did not want him
back again. but Buffalo merchants wanted their goods,
and upon his arrest in Detroit obtained them. The De-
tro authorities after stripping him OF his plumber sent
him to Chicago paid his fare. 1t To be hoped
not the principle of carrying Goals to Newcastle
The births, marriages, deaths, and divorces
are compiled in Connecticut by the State Librarian His
report the past year indicates that the natural in
crease OF population, the excess OF births over
deaths in that State little lower than in tho pre-
vous year. The preponderance OF births Of boys over
girls was five per cent which is higher than the usual
average that State. About per cent OF the births
twins There but one case OF trplets But five
of the O0 deaths were OF persons whose age exceeded
100 years one farmer IN colchester Is reported as nav
ing attained 40 years OF the 49 divorces granted twice
as many were upon the wie's the husbands petit
ton. table Of the for which these divorces were
The LibraHan that 'Hte dependence be placed on
it," which seems likely, according to its figures the
divorces were $50 instead OF i9l.
Certain farmers in Saratoga County find
themselves in possession Of inconyenent phenomena.
About miles north Of Saratoga in the town Of Will
ton there is strip Of tableand about two miles in
length and In BREADTH which has been until recently
dry farming land with sandy SOIL where scarcely pud-
die formed in wet weather. This Spring from 10 to u
ponds varying from one six acres In extent, made
their appearance. The farmers have patiently waited
for them to dry up and depart but 1t seems that they
have come stay Tho expense of constructing drains
will be very great, Nrt present no other alternative
presents itself. ABB miles east of this section,
for several years, and tn other side of the AdrOn-
dacks the water is at least tw eet lower than one year
the farmers of Wilton for their obtrusive water priv
leges
The old fishermen at the mouth of the Con-
the Fish Commissioners and artificial propagation a
kind OF scientific nonsensei they now think otherwise.
II ascertaned that shad require about three
years for growth to merchantabe size Three years ago
the Commissioners and Seth Green presided over the
Matching Of about 4000O0 young shad at H0yOke. Now
comes the sequel There has not been many years
better for shad from the Connecticut River than
the sd Of Maywas % 900 but il known that consd
cradle proportion of the haul of that day not
tihc explanation OF which is that the shad atciay
Matched the product of parents mated at about
mated with old female fish, mesaiiance which the men
Of science think results in inferior progeny.
THE TRIBUNE respectfully declines an opp6f-
tuDy to dethrone the Pope and utterly demolsh the
Church of Rome An individual writing from Boulder
City, c. T., declares that the dogma of infalbility is
decree of damnaon to all Protestants" and PROPOSES
now and forever put end to it, He expects to do
this by proving that Christ was conceived the 5h Deem
SeI a. S H Mo eOr n W. M 1901 and
monstrated there will be nothing left for the Church
aforesaid but ~ lay her pretensOns at the feet the
Sage OF Colorado and crown him the Infallbe One.
But in order 10 accomplish this mastersroke Boulder
citizen asks The TRIBUNE to advertise book that shall
prove his propositions. He wants II i" in prominent
Ree IN the paper Tor SIX months but he cannot pay
modest request viii not bring upon the anathema OF
the prospective Pontln OF the Rocky Mountains
The Gillett divorce case in Bloomington,
Ill., possesses all the elements Of frstcass scandal
The early preparations may regarded as having been
complete Mrs. Gllett is said 10 have been separated
from husband before she married Mr Gillett while on
the other hand Mr. Gilet himself aegedto have been
divorced man al the time Of the marriage. Julia Lee
chamhermad formerly employed in this city at the
Astor House. made affidavit In Bloomington, alleging
adultery on TN part Of Mrs. Gett with noted hotel
proprietor OF that town, placing the
Astor House IN May OF last year when Mrs. Glet was
In TINS city with her daughter For this affidavit, Julia
Lee was arrested on charge OF perjury against width
charge and 10 cOrr0bOrae her AFFIDAVIT she makes oath
That the daughter will testify 70 similar occurrence
ABOUT the same time at tho ST. Nicholas Hotel The legal
aspects o tho case complicated By the application OF
Nj, Gilett tor ebange " venue