New-York tribune., 1870-04-09
GENERAL NOTES.

A San Francisco morning paper, presumably
at loss I'LL its editorial columns, heads OF them
Love and prints four Of the familiar hymn that
begins Had the tongues Of Greeks and Jews" With
admirable rankness appends the name OF the author,
Isaac Watts to the closing stanza' tis possDe lnat
both the hymn and the name OF the poetic divine may
seem as news to the patrons OF that neTspaper Iae
requisite f and ind gnant poet will complain OF
mutilation OF his production.
successful settler in Colorado, OF Norwegian
extraction Nils Ahstrom OF Rason Creek. is solving the
question 10 how to obtain immigrants in that State so
far NorwoGi concerned, in a most effecual
manner. To people who want workmen-fOr farm
house labor not minnghe offers TO import satisfactory
men or women whose services he guarantees for one
year upon payment 10 him Of the expenses Of their trans
sportaOn, $3.50 apiece. During the first year the
pOyer Is only 70 supply board and clothing or course
ties seem to be gratihed.
People vho'are naturally Of a communicative
disposition should undertake desperate deeds.
mddleaged individual called at the Office OF the Mayor
OF Allegheny Penn and announced to that functionary
his intention to butt his brains out" 1t the
lst Of April, bat the in earnest, and proposed
10 perf6run then and there The Chief OF Police who
happened TO be present incauOusly expressed doubt
whether the man possessed any brains. remark which
nearly precIpiated catastrophe; but an anxiety TO
preserve the beauty Of their newypa1ted walls hast
ened the movements OF the officials, and they arrested
tcues OF from PRISON far greater than those OF
entrance
The antiquarian philosophers of the Hub
In council upon mystery. one Of the Oldest elm
trees in south Boston stood in Fourthst. between Dor
chester aud G-sts and within fewdays has been feed
The tree quite sound and about SIX feet III diameter
the base saving the trunk into sections for
ter feet from the butt By cutting parallel
section at distance Of few inches and taking out the
intervening wood. 10 discovered that gun barrel
up the OF the tree, itself filled with wood or ph
The and character OF the gunbarre indicate that
II may have belonged to Queen Anne musket. ques.
tiou similar to that which weighed upon the mind OF
George Ill. to how the apple got inside OF the
Fire-escapes are undergoing the test of pub
lie exhibition in Chicago. On the 2Sth ult. a hempen
rope securely fastened the roof OF hotel. held
taut tue other end by assistants in the street below
tube SAID be threaded upon the rope began his de.
scent from Tie cornice sliding down the rope with great
velocity Opposite Of the nftlstOry windows he
stopped hs motion suddenly by means OF a lever and
clamp attached 10 the tube The rope being slaehened
by his assistants, he swung himself IN toward the win
dow, passed IN and came out again win LADY similarly
attred aud affixed The twain Sid lesurely down. and
aghted gently their feet among the appaudng spec
s:Ors the middle OF the street The delighted citizens
debate the proprety OF substituting this kind Of perform
auce being much more impressive and sensational
FOR a ceremony OF different sort hch does not usually
upon jumping over a broomstlck.
Rarely, except in the records of Nasby, has
barkeeper been moved 10 give away drinks with liber
atty solely with political Intentions But in Charleston
G. c. there are bar.rooms whore the attendants prodr
ealy supply entire party. and refuse to receive pay.
II seems that bill has recently passed the state Iegsa
ture called by Democrats the Social Equality bhl IN
eoofed eS2ens among Others that .f being served by
reetaurankeepers The latter prefer TO exclude coiofed
men u the capacity OF customers from their saloons and
the excluded testing The matter by going III parties
OF hafa-dozen the different bar-rooms stationus
constable outside with warrant ready ~ case o REFUSAL
and calling for drinks for the party What advantage
fnjP nav not so evident but the colored citizens
great satisfaction IN iorasns on the enemy aud testing
the statute.
Some years ago Nh. Chlds, late deputy Of Mr..
Bailey at that time residing in Concord, y. H.. had
he Per obs kenUeDeC
road 10 build number Of bridges in Maine for that road
Ia discharge Of his part Of the contract he had made
large expenditures and engagements. and had several
bridges In process of construction, when the Railroad
Corporation found II necessary 10 suspend work ana.
unfortunately for Mr. Chids also found ltse unable 20
pay and re Directors could not agree Win MN upon
the value Of his services Mr. Childs found himself ex
ccedngy embarrassed and had finally to resort to suit
az law, which was brought IN Portland MT I. 4 Eussel
Of Boston and Judge HOar NOW Attorney sere
Boston aud L. NJ morrill, uow t. s. SENATOR IN de-
Tense Judge Curtis on the bench A the case was m
cnnd and many experts were examined before iury
In his charge Judge Curtis sought to caution the ur
against giving great weight To the opinions OF Tif
however expert as opposed 10 the actual dm
furnished in The fSse ths eIst ' Vowel enarso dais
more broadly than Maine backwoodsrnen we're ae-
cgstomed to hearing It, 9e e5 AHS sSs no hours
after. the jury sti out Lawyers as rs usual 10
Curtis Vas impatient because he wanted to return TO
Boston the evening train, and Mr. hogr was cha
nm 70 him and said Judge. what Is the matter with
g. HOar looked his spectaCles and SAID IN
very beuignaLt Oh. the jury IA oil rlht the
marshal says they have found verdict for Chllds bnt
they are hunting arter Cartss Garter, to
bring her in" Upon this the laugh vas loud enough 70
reach OF Court Judge Curtis took tho joke and
really laughed sent for the Jury, gave them some add
tiona Instructions and IN few minutes they returned
with verdict for Guilds Of some o., j,O00 now reine
Der IL. But II OF The Corporation had so
plaseTed its roadbed and running material with mort
gages that Mr.. Childs realized nothing
The NeW- York World, in printing the letter
Of Commodore Vanderbilt the best freetrade docu-
nent lately published" wherein 10 set forth that gentle
mans objection to o sufficient duty 10 sustain the manu-
facture steel rails In this country has overlooked tho
circumstance that the Commodore is but one railroad
official aud alone opposes tho numerous interests repre-
sented In the petition for the specific duty To supply
omission furnish the OF the s!Rner- WINCH
~ President FELTON, those OF 'the 6hcers or
railroads laid than threeifths OF al the
steel rails OF which the Railroad Commissioners or saaA
their report February 1870" and h. believes rcpe
seut majority Of the consume., OF -teci tai' ~ lHs
country 1be petition represents tha h cohseueIeo ..
the competition and improvement Oi the manu- "a
steel rails, after many ana expensive ifhls f AntIlhh
ste. work.. the Duro reduced from tao TO 30 per
tu Al aqld. Sos tuit millions 81 American Nali'
tll ars invested q. having pecn tA,
pended Ia eXptrIment, machinery, fnrhNcl, ahR
pr,ptrAtion. an attempt On TIE part W !lrt.si
.tifflrfufer. to stlang,c che Anultan inu.
Duo ii8 birth o. tIr aeurd. The "e.'!. i. .' .."4 .L
tie present ad yaorlil iuiv specific al- 'i L"o .N
u.r ragud. being Lur r.lv IAtu NY '.r I' "i.tA li.
H.. a.EAle sl. -. Ie naA.aS tue Isilcs. - Nt'5 "