New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-23
GENERAL NOTES.

Jefferson county Ill btoso SO"'''''N~ -
individual who has recently lost faith in appearances
NOT in the Government ITSELF He held. according to his
own belief $3.50 in United States legal tenders Ihere
was no question Of the accuracy OF the pre-
sentiment OF Secretary Chase thereon, ou' S oner
therefore them to that functionary win ,ne
that should cash them at once as ne %anea 10 use n
being sincd." They were the usual Jac Sm"e Pho'o
graphs
The blessings that come from above are
rarely in the shape OF pockotbooks But Few days ago
there was windfa OF that sort in Detroit The keeper
of stall in the market finding that tho melting snow on
tho roof drpped through upon his produce, climbed
upon the top the stall with view TO regulating mat
ters. He found six pockctbooks lying there IN tne 80"
each containing less 1t Is supposed tat
they thrown there some time ago Dy piGkpochet
the moment Of his arrest in the market. since tne
discovery roof of the markethonse Is swept by y"
uncer force with careful assduity to which lts moor
has ever been stranger
In loading the cars of the Dayton and Miehl-
gan Railroad with ice, the power Of steam IA apphed
direct to the frozen surface train OF carsis backed up
TO curve near the shore Of the river bayou rope "a
extended from the locomotive tho largest sized ice
cakes and the latter dragged mp by the motion OF te
The faeIites which steam affords in precurng
modern comforts never more happily lllnsta'en;
the vast powers and appliances when niagReu .no
Monoths OF Egypt from their quarries would scarcely
have sulced To pull these iceeakes up ,he river oaA "
fast as the suns rays would have melted then
The "fcmale uryr of Laramie City, II their
Al the time Of the drawing Of the jury. when 1t was
ascertained that their would be furnished by TEL
eeraph the operators threw aside all other nessises
upon the wires throughout the country AteI W. III,
SAGE was sent elacuaory replies Of astonishineht came
back by wire every direction. The ~hoIs hes,age
was transmitted through the cable and printed IN @ ~
of We pity the
of wyoming Territory future honors can soote te
envy which they regard the happy rev Who's f
names were read. perhaps by p0tentateS ana pi"ceS "
another hemisphere.
A romantic tragedy occurred lew nights
ago in Jo Davies County Illinois young couple VINO
were 10 be married day or two attempted TO fora
Plum River in q wagon their return from an evening
entertainment in savanna The river ha ls s,h hu
after crossing half way the horses refused 10 60
The torrent foamed and roared Threatening 10 s"..
and In the darkness and confusion IT. was
turn the horses up stream but the iatai Pulhg ., 'e
wrong rein brought destruction WIN H. anu husoH
wagon and the lovers swept over dam near NJ
hand The may he supposed TO have dled IN Gsch
This is The second couple that have been drowned ON the
eve of their marriage IN Plum River
There is a notion among decent Democrats
that the OF the Democracy III our City and state
are due TO the peculiar dcbascment Of ring or Secton
for whose disgrace Of the party should not be
held accountable But similar characterl'cs seem 10
crop out even where continent separates tnen4 IRON
the Corrupiious OF tins city. Thus Tue CALIFORNIA
Assembly has passed bull 10 remove tnS Commissioners
now selected 10y the supervisors ana insurance Nou
panies from the control Of the Fire Department OF san
francisco intending BY filling their places WIN Demo
rrats 10 run the whole Department a. a partisan
machine Like ours their Department had attained
Good organization aud success It's emancipation
from poica Obbcry and this change VIII ulnS ~ pack
again INTO the ditch The Senate that p1'sed Betgcs
SUNDAY law via not hesitate at this new outrage anu
Gov Haight may be expected again 10 adopt his method
of evadug responsibility by allowing 10 days TO eapse
without "A veto The first sunday evening after Betges
law took effect. tho Black Crook was exhibited IN
Sacramento WITH us, the mere prospect OF change IN
the law opened tho liquor saloons of Brooklyn Oh sun
day. and led TO an assassination.
a correspondent writes to The BdH'more
American concerning the late commander Of the Oneida
as follows:
The first act in the life OF Mdshipman Edward p viii
Hams late commander of the Inflated Oneida was 10
the captain and Of the British ship Cleopatra
ST. Johns, y. H., in the year 1853, while Mr. Nials
was Gunner Of the Decatur, and Mr. Williams and Mr.:
10 her On the night OF the 25th Of july 1885, fell in
with the British ship Cleopatra, from Liverpool bound to
Quebec, IN % sinking condition Mdshlpmcn Kimberly
and Williams volunteered 10 go aboard OF her with
crew OF and try 60 her and get her INTO
Quebec but she filed and capszed. and had To be aban-
doned. 1t dark ana stormy night, and after much
danger and exposure the officers Of the ifated ship
were got board our snip with safety. Midshlpuan
T.. II. Williams III charge Of the boat that brought
them to u.s. and upon getting on board Capt william &.
White asked IL all were safe Williams replied: 81
have saved every soul, sir" And he had. inclose
letter written by the English captain to Capt white
after his arrival board ship You will see II is II
years old The Cleopatra had crew OF IS men, beside
her captain and mate WILLIAM HAECOUgT,
Baltimore POstOifcc.