New-York tribune., 1870-02-05
GENERAL NOTES.

Mr.. Dalrymple, the great farmer of Mime
sota said to have made $4,000 clear gan in three
years Of farming.
A Boston magazine writer has gone into the
grocery business saying that the highest salary good
story writer can get is $500 per year.
Butler County, Ohio, has a drove of hogs
which it challenges the world to match In lot Of 40
animals % months Old the average weight is 63 pounds
Some profoundly speculative minds are agi-
tated by the entcing possibility of putting steam
gine and machinery aboard Of arctic iceberg
and propeling the concern down TO NewYork TO sell for
highprced ice in the dog days
The total number of vessels lost on the North
lakes 1868 lO5 tunnage, l value, s2O7 3Oo
In 1862 vessels lost 2 tunnage, 445 value, s2Ooooo
The value of damage to vessels and 1868 was
$3ll4OOO in 1862 s4lGOOOO Number OF lives lost in 1868,
on the lakes 32l; in 1869, 2O9
1t is said that the WOolen Manufacturers
Association of the Northwest at Its third annual ses
on to be held in Chicago February II, will change
its and plan Of operations as to include manu-
proposed is The Textile Manufacturers Association OF
the West and South"
A newly married lady in Chicago complained
to her that her reception day her cardbasket
with circulars from lawyers, announcing terms
for divorce SO absurd. you know, ma. before our
honeymoon is over" :" True, DEAR" replied ma (who
had been twice divorced, but I'd put them in safe
As a remedy for the Inconvenience result
ing from excessive perspraon of the feet evinced in
the softening and peeng off Of the outer skin especially
between the tOes German physician recommends the
application OF tannc acid or tannn, by which the outer
skin epidermis Is converted INTO kind OF leather,
without obsrucDg the pores, through which the per
sprstOn still passes readily.
The Editorial Association of New-Jersey
reports that there at in that State el publish
ing establishments issuing altogether 100 newspapers
and erioI ioala t1aga dahl OUpp ar
monthly. Eight dailies and 30 weekes are Republican
n m ndenensn anu % thee arpcn
tura, two monthes devoted TO religious subjects, and
three monhes to literary and miscellaneous matters.
There two daily and seven weekly papers printed
in the German language the remainder IN English Two
have been commenced during the past year Eight
weekly publications have been discontinued.
Dorsey, the eccentric Rhode Island phian-
thropist, being repeatedly called for speech at the
dinner lately given by him to the inmates Of the Connec
ticut State Prison. at length responded as follows:
told you last Summer never made peehso you see am
9Ps novice in that business The 1pIs apt m has sad we are al haRP
yoa When be crossed AaHe i was Vs stormy s"d
1o ISsAs 3 S' i Be- Sss Ss aoS d bs Gys @
H very unhappy With greatest d6caity
fs1 H.S Sa ny 2 s a Keep R 'Is that S s
The recipients of his bounty were almost overcome by
these noble sentiments Of their benefactor.
The ConnerSrille Qndiana) Times says that
during the temporary absence Of her keeper not long
Amburgh Menagerie wintering in that place. deter
mined free herself from bondage and exhibit herself
were Fee OI to the building IN Which
confined but finding she was unable TO push the sold
sood ~ cOse p poTmy Deliberately lifted the fright
ened beast of his stall with her trunk held him poised
IN mdair then dashed him violently to the ground Not
satisfied Of the scared cattle shared the same fate
Everything was in the widest confusion on 0ns Sers gers
made the building echo with roas trying to burst their M
ing and Daeify
return OF her keeper but without success, and at one
harpstring If she had succeeded in escaping she would
have instantly demolished the dens containing the ami
rounding country could not be realized. Word was in
stantly Sent keeper. Mr. Nash and he arrived
blinded by her rage that she did recognize him, as
usual, by his fOostep; but the moment she heard his
immediate subjecton and she trembled and begged for
mercy most pltiabIy."
The Memphis editors have been having q
lively time lately-somehing Ike quadranguar duel
The Sun OF that city, aroused by certain statements in
The Aralaee OF local significance only felt called upon
TO speak Of its editor in the following strong way:
which its author Pastlanimon dasardv
assassin who only differs from Combs in iss that whereas The latter
and d.fam. fair reputston."
oway to attack Mr. Bingham the editor Of The Sun, and
give him beating, upon which No. appears in the per-
publishes card setting forth that author
offensive pTsgapG & tna s father m wn S feeble ain invalid
the only which could save Col Galloway from IN
fanny would be to direct his attack against him (Bing
ham, jr). which he dared him TO do. This brings
No g. Col Galloway's brother, L. I. Galloway who
the following rather pointed language, his name III
Sundays AraLd,,che:
Bngham-a young to the defense Of his father
by pdepg abusing Col Galloway knowing great
parity years would shield him from punishment OF Col Gal
owa take notice Of this youth but and
equality To that be
,ekiEg reputation bully by abusing gentleman 30
the ssd james W. Bingham liar
| scOundre and poltroOn"
This viii probably bring things to q crisis.
NATToNAI ROARD OF FIRE UNDERWRITERS