New-York tribune., 1870-01-03
GENERAL NOTES.

A Paris paper declares that the other day
valet went to his master and asked for short leave
he was old Zouave-a short leave OF three hours.
When he came back he saId Now. Sir. can tell yon
our concierge, who insulted me. Honor is satisfied"
The Aerial Steam Navigation Company of San
Francisco held meeting last week and decided build
new and larger "Ayitor" for practical work. to cost
$1,000 Ssl5 has been subscribed The eorporators
was accidentally burnt while on exhibition.
New-Oreans, at this season, is occasionally
visited by mysterious fall of fakes from the at
mospheremnute feathery particles This ashen shower
Is the result OF the burning Of prsres miles away 1t
the work Of the hunters aud the grand hunt at dusk
be readily distinguished from tower and steeples by
bright. hectic spot on the horizon The distance to which
these ashy fakes borne By the winds almost
credible ana sometimes they are said ~ originate from
fires thirty miles distant
The great natural curiosity known as Sunken
Lake Is situated Cascade Mountains about rs
northeast Of Jacksonville Oregon. The walls 1000
feet high and almost perpendicular running down into
the water and leaving beach The depth is unknown.
the surface 10 smooth and uEruhed and lies 50 lar be-
not affect it. It's length IL estimated at IA miles and s
breadth at TO- No living man has IL said, ever reached
the waters edge The lake lies SILENT STILL aud myste-
in the bosom OF the everlasting hills, like huge
well scoOped out by the hands Of genI"
AT q recent fair in Boston a sofa-cushion Of
patchwork exhibited which interesting from the
fact that IL the work OF Deacon Andrews the
transmission 70 the custody Of the Warden
Mr. HATSEs have jss 6asaed h oE IL y" more .orh than
II long tine to take DOT the bstrgA hAv enjoyed making
Yours respectfully slsurL l. AsDREvA
The official returns Of the British liquor trade
for 1868 show that Scotland mbibes proportion
TO her population than either England Ireland Scot
land hasa population only about oneha great that
Of Ireland. but there G74s6 gallons spirits
consumed in Scotland in 1865 than in Ireland These are
EnI.ad s,llou,..is 81 500 Ireland sAlon' ''loo7
BY the excise tax upon this 400 gallons the British
Government received revenue OF something like 49,
100000
At the Battle of the Wilderness, May, 1854,
John B. Smith, 4th Maine Infantry. struck oy
Mimic ball directly bridge OF the 1t went
tearing through the bones OF the face smashed the bony
case ot te ie ~ & ear ac az e pse 81 ne M I a nceS np
as dead. bu, partially recovered and last week pr
by the swelling Of the tissues the back OF the
down through the critical region behind the left and
extracted bullet imbedded In the bones OF the skull.
two inches from the outer surface Though retaining its
conca shape IL had been strangely battened and hacked
in Its passage through the bone
A State Christian Convention has been called
in Michigan to meet on the 18th Of January. 1870 The
call says;
The great and religion, Questions -heh .ctaii5s 'h,
n'tou and the 9oTd are % be boldly met nd grlpRrl Ei1
Bible ia sohoos" The Sabbath" OrsaHron Of Church work
n ,61 on, % ,ss ' a. 5 eaon a of Ro@aa.t.
shall sabbath nsesd Of dy o.ered rest sn sos become
Ss w'y 1s 'os S S R sPG1 sos G15 % s s s
W. aT and ' s our oSs DOWN 10 p,os si.bsSs Al ea.,
us.,ed protest from the Whole Ckareh Of Christi
Mrs. Irwin sister of Mrs. Stonewal Jack
son. has secured patent for Improvement in the
struction Of houses, which, it Is claimed, will create
new era in architecture. Mrs Irwin proposes siIwaled
or hexagOnal apartments, which are not only much
handsoner, but -eay cheaper than the quadrangular
closes third space than the same length or wall
built In the square FORM and as these he1agOn9I rooms
ht into each other without loss OF space Ae gam IA ne
whole building great The patentee also claims
that this mode OF building gives greater degtee OF
strength than any other and that TINS mode OF budng
m the hands OF good architect Is capable OF assuming
greater artistic beauty than the square quadrlnguar
form The octagonal building attracted good deal OF
attention years ago. but the hexagonai Is Claimed
70 be something entirely new.
A correspondent of the Paris Steele in Algeria
writes follows: The Emperor in his recent discourse
before assembled Chambers, spoke with admiration
OF the electric which unite the different
nations and which tend TO bind the peoples rrner To-
gether BY common interest IN the progress OF science
Something Of this sort, know very we'll Is ndlspenss-
bic official speech However the Emperor, before
publicly cOngratuat!ng the senators ana Depltes upDn
qures iutO the condition OF the telegraph IN France IN
America the imperial discourse was read Few Louts
after It's delivery This is admirable. In Algeria, how
the DISCOURSE pronounced upon tue <t1
was not received until the 5th Deeemper ~ IS smpw
telegraphic communications two nelghborng countries
having the same interests the population, and the
same name, both Of which are called France.
This is how they do things il Duluth: On
the Gath Of April Of this year. there not lumber
enough In the town OF Duluth 10 build more than one
house-and the population, all told numbered but
10 souls Since that time buildings have been erected
among them one hotel the Clark House, costing $4,000
and anotheI the Yew," costing $1,000; al Episco
pal church which cost 1900 and Is completed ana
zed and s beautiful structure a Presbyterian church
Of large ize and modern design which when completed
will l6,OOO twenysK stores All OF M'S @ ae
occupied and eli stocked with goods; eightyhFe dwell
ma
size and one steam planng-nIl- bscksniItn anu odl
penter shops are quite numerous brewery mas Deen
erected Minnesota Point mile below Frankinsquare
The demand for teams unabated, and span OF horses
and d wagon readily command " per day lanoIersi 80
per month and board carpener from y TO t3 per day
The demand for real estate during the past month haa
been active and sales made az advanced prices lI'
25I65 feet 5upeuOr-st has been sold for sO cash
four Frsst for 500 EACH and other os at about
lots on what h known the Netteion tract in Duluth
proper and declined This $50 per lot for average los
A South American traveller thus describes
the favorite weapon OF the prairie ranger-the laso
These people of the csmpos seldom seen with IRE
arms but they always carry long knife IN the grde
and coIled laso at the saddle bow. Sometimes, too,
they are armed with lasO having three leaden balls OF
other heavy material attached 70 the main cora 10y hre
lesser thongs one Of these bas they grasp 10 the hand
and swing the other two few times over the head 70
give them velocity and aim and then shg theth WIN
such force precision that they wrap around the egs
OF any animal they pursuing, IN such manner as 10
hamper 1t, till they come asng side In the spanish
South American countries men are frequently garrOed
IN this manner with facility that would astohsh tne
ehepGlers d,,dstre OF our larger elues IN tne Gaig
days OF the Paraguayan war company UI nc, -
BraZilians captured one OF the enemy steamboats,
asOe They concealed themselves In the mato or thck
bushes the bank Of the river where they knew nas
the vessel must come close 70 the shore ahu "noh !.
the and every available projection. while the
Others with drove the faraguayans from
making any resistance TIL the lasO party hauled the
prize iaHd ana the Brazans took possession oi IT,
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