New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-24
GENERAL NOTES.

An excellent suggestion is going the rounds
Of the press that order TO distinguish from 10 man
usorpt the public Should acquire the habit OF putting
under capital l. in writing IT, IL teeqaphic charaotsf
by which /. would be recognized both by telegrapms
operators and ypesetters II IL further urged htt I'M.
practice be taught by Instructors IN penmaDshlp and
school teachers
Squire Douglas, c0loTed man, is regarded
as the Oldest person In NewJersey He Is reported "a
have born in 1860, and not WashingtonS body
servant Fiftythree years OF his Ife passed In
slavery, and Re was owned by 10 different persons.
Douglas purchased his own freedom. lie Is The
father of II children. He now resides win grand
daughter, Mrs. Amelia Scott, herself an old woman: In
spite OF his great age, DOuga Is active does Bt farm
work and can stll hold the plOw.
Somebody has ventured the remark that we
live age Of progress Among the evidences Oh this
circumstance the that made Of refuse Ia this
Europe SURPRISES America and Parts Is ahead OF the rest
OF Europe-especaly so as tine devices Of food
concerned One OF the most recent Of these iEgonles
is the manufacture OF new potatoes out Of old ones Toe
latter the smallest and cheapest oDtiabe, are Odden
under foot in tubs until their skins rubbed
away that they acquire smooth, san-llko appearance
basket and sold at fys francs piece az the carly
product Of the :" still yexed Bermoothes"
An encampment of 30 or 40 families OF
gypsies in the vicinity Of NewAlbaDy Ind, attracts
special attention by indicating intention Of permanent
stay Some Of them have already purchased farms ono
gypsy sent thence this city order to jewelr for
the manufacture Of silver eakottle for his wife, cost
ing 500; and in paying the express agent upon iu
delivery, displayed roll Oh Il Dis, io
lady will doubt yet greater fortunes IN the TEA
grounds while her husband teaches the lndihldhs, -
their cost new lessons in horsenesh. recent act OF
Parliament iLclOsng lands hitherto designated ~ conf
mons, has had the effect OF driving the gypsles out Oh
England.
A correspondent in Puebla County, Colorado.
seems TO be more scared by Indians than tho majority
OF settlers thereabout, and writes accordingly Ono
portion Of his advice to persons proposing to settle ID
that locality is however worthy OF consideration he
suggests that in every with families should
first so there alone and satisfy themselves respect
ing the choice of land and the prospects before taking
out their families. There lands, he says on the AT
kansas River not tabe because OF floods when the
river rises; there j. upland that ~ grease ~ a h
destroyed by the current on every recurrence OF D9h
water Aside from the expense however u Is nol q.ns
certain That the suggestion OF our %
suit the wives Of men INTENDING G 10 ,
so distant an excursion.
There is tIite adage about obtaining news
of domestic affairs away from home. The Aon"e"
Herald has made discovery which will be novelty 70
people in this vicinity Having described the popularity
Of the Rev H. W. Beecher in article which involves
more lattudinaranism than his sermons. that pa
nor states that tho dry goods shopkeeper Of this city, In
dealing with ladies from out OF town expecting 10 stoP
here Tor few weeks are in the haDlt OF oIhB 40 an
irdnceTnent To cnstoln an invitation seat In pew
in Plvmoutb Church. And order to make the connec-
tion between the advertisement OF the dry goods anu o
STactions Of MI Beccher complete. the number of tho
nroIrad new is stamped on the business card OF the
sl0pkeeper If Boocher wishes to do little ans
sionary work perhaps during summer tour, he might
lind field in OF his labor whore such myths have
credence, across the ST. Lawrence.
The inability of human systems of law to
mete out exact justice exemphhed in the Registers
Court in Philadelphia last Saturday George A. Alter
and his wife, Catherine had their respective wills some
time ago drawn up, with the intention the part Of
devise TO the other their entire respective posses
sons. BY mistake the husband signed the wife's viii,
and the wife the husbands and this was not discovered
until after the death Of Mr.. Alter Catherine obtained
Act OF the Assembly TO enable her 10 have the Regis
ters Court reform said paperwriting" TO accord with
tine qteQOns or the deceased but upon examining the
OF the the Court has decided that there
power earth TO alter 10 for Mrs Alter. The Judge
says cit hard case but decides that the general in
jury upon society which would be inflicted by giving
effect TO will not signed by the deceden would he far
greater than the hardships OF Catherine.