New-York tribune., 1870-08-15
GENERAL NOTES.

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work entitled "Waugh's Lancashire An
ecdotes affords ground for the suspicion that there is
development OF womans rights In the rural districts Of
England which may prove cOnsoaory to those interested
I'm the movement and watching 1t, with hope deferred,
elsewhere. The pateramias is represented as coming
homo at night drunk and disorderly. The suffering
spouse finding herself unable to manage HIM shouts Ior
help to her son who is upstairs, in bed Bli Come
down stairs an Lick thi ther OF else he DC u mas
| ter o. tn whole house"
How delightful it must be to live in Tuska-
oosa away down in Alabama. A clan of "Mossbacks,"
numbering thirteen, sent notice TO another Moss
back" named Whitcutt that they intended to pay lin
hostile visit He took the hint, collected about dozen
wearmed men in his house at the time specified, and
as tae assuming par be fire. wa reI retnTpcd bS the
aggressors killing daughter of Whitcut and woundng
comrades The Tuscaloosa Monitor heads this little story
"Scaawag War;" intimates that lively times are eX-
pected yet" and expresses pOus rope that the 1ght
may renewed from time TO time till not one be lett to
| tell the tale of his own iniamy"
! Instances like the following give some con-
cepton Of the extent to which adutraton carried:
few miles south Of Augusta, Ga is bank Of peculiar
clay called "kaoln" 1t is perfectly white remarkably
fine in gran and free from slick. 1t is admirably adapted
TO the manufacture of the finer grades Of hardware, such
as porcelain and is also useful in the manufacture OF
wall paper. As il is quite taseless, however 1t forms an
of adultcfatOn soda, tartar,
caOmel, white lead, flour, and pulyerized sugar.
prominent druggist who has experienced the adapta-
bty OF the clay for this purpose lately visited the mine,
according to local paper and offered to take the whole
annual product amounting to 200 or 500 tuns at prices
above what it is worth for legitimate purposes such
facts show very plainly that when people are too fine to
any but white and fine flour, and too poo to
pay high price for these articles, the result is sure to
| be adulterated articles.
The contests of colleges in athletic sports
receive the hearty approval Of The Christian Union
might be expected from an editor who has faith in
muscular Christianity" 1t is justly suggested that il
these forms of activity suppressed those which start
up in their place will be degrading to students and dis
nj apIlp fIn 1nf
betting Is answered by the fact that 1t Is neither
sary exclusive c0ncomtant Of the sports in ques
tOn. Theology, according to this religious newspaper,
which ought to be competent to speak In such matter
produces quite as much heart disease, not TO say
heart burnlngs as ballpayng or bOatracng. Now that
Christian authorities have taken field sports under the
shadow Of their wings there need be 10 socitude about
personal results in OF fatal accident An eXcep
0n will be mado however, In NewOrleans, where the
match games of base ball are played on sundays II be.
be suspected that they successful fishermen
who were chosen as fishers of men,. Bishops may yet
be selected for skill in batting live balls into the outer
bad home run may be accounted an evidence of
faith while those who have tugged Mt the laborng oar
will be entitled to rest by the waters of Zion.
There are special and unusual efforts in Mis-
souri, that to indicate general purpose on the
part Of its leading citizens TO make 1t manufacturing
State. The prominent manufactures projected and in
operation hitherto, have reference to the mineral and
textile productions Of the State and iron, lead wool,
cotton, fax and hemp the chief materials subjected
TO these industrial undertakings. Glass and paints
also named among the manufactures, and the list in
creases continually both ia variety and number some
"a the places which have sigaized themselves in such
enterprises Kansas City, Sedaia, Sprin ngeld Leba-
Carthage, Cape Girardrau, Ste Geneyieye, Boon
yille Macon, Mexico, Richmond, and 81. Joseph. The
last named city has had under consideration by its Com
mon council an act TO exempt all capital IN such
undertakings from local taxation for period OF ten
years The proposition is significant showing the pop
ular desire 20 become independent manufacturing
community but such an enactment would probably be
unconstitutional The civic position Is not unlike that OF
recently natualized citizen who was the last OF several
elected candidates To return his thanks at public meet
ing " Mine cOuntTymen, you have mine danks. Der
rest elected dey Will do well dey can. Will do
better as | can"
1t will be recOllected that Scotch matrOn,
whose life gnawed with enyiou, rivalry of another
matron the way, exclaimed, upon seeing the
funerea display when her rival became widow: "Wcel
weel! There mickle show there noo but II
haze corpse mesep from mine ain door some day" A
similar necessity for having o corpse to make show
with felt by citizens of Lansngburgh, ~ " a
few days ago. number Of them, in boat accompanied
by coroner began graphing Waterford Bridge for
the body of Fitzpatrick who had been reported IA
drowned there while bathing While the men were thus
engaged the inquiry "What yes doing there T. was
addressed O them by Fitzpatrick himself from pier OF
the bridge To which appears he swap unnoteed AT the
time when he supposed 10 DE dr'wned. IL was de,
teTmned not TO ashore without body. 80 one OF
their number laid down In the bottom of the boat tne
others covered him with theG coats ana solemhy r0weu
expressed themselves in the usual phrases of pity and
sorrow; but one woman, pressing closely as the boat
In observed that the stockings OF the supposed
corpse dry; and hereupop EXPRESSED an indignant
doubt about drowning. Whereat the body" sprung
upon ia feet, while shrek went up from the women IL
was the turn of the indignant crowd To want u
corpse, and they were strongly lnclneu 10 make gcn
uine FROM among the Jokers.