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

employment In San Fianclsc0. Tue old farsah pan vi
street proposed to silence the clamor FOR
bread.
The father of the Welsh fasting CIR" who
was scientifically starved TO DEATH has been found guilty
OF mansla ghter by Coroners jury, and committed for
trial.
An employ6 in La Belle Coal Mine, near
Wheeling, W. Va. was crushed TO death on Thursday
last while work In the mne by the sudden railing
upon him OF soapstODe 30 large as 10 require
the anited efforts OF seven men for It's removal
The Washington Chronicle makes the startling
statement agitation o: the question OF removing
the Capitol has already cost the people OF Washington
not than t2 10000 within year In the depreciation
Of real estate"
Evaporation of ammonia is the best method
of producing artificial ice. and German machine has
constructed capable Of turning out by this means
with the aid Of three men and threehorse power en-
gine. thousand pounds OF ice an hour
The latest marvellous feat in machinery Is a
I" Horse Clipping Machine" which works by means OF
comb capable of being readily run through the har In
any direction while sharp knife revolving close 10 s
outer surface clips the ends OF HAIR Oh smoothy ana
rapidly
The Alta California asks the cause Of the re-
markabe OF deaths from Brghts disease OF the
kdneysi The startling prevalence OF the maady IL not
peculiar that part of the country but equally marked
In all the largo cities and the inference seems TO be that
1t is the result of some habit peculiar to the day.
The results of the direct tea trade to Chi
cago via said to have been very salts
factory During the month OF December 63363 pounds
Of tea shipped east from San Francisco. most OF
which, II s believed went to Chicago The ocean relRht
San Francisco by steamer was " % per cwt ana the
railway charges, ~ 20.
Colorado begins to be the grand attraction
OF emgrants Gov. McCook, in his recent message to
the Territorial Legislature. sad that he had received
communications from three German colonies-one con
tanning 40 families ard the other two with over 200 fan-
lies I'm eachdecaring their intention 10 emgraie 10 the
Territory Spring aud that he was constantly IN re-
cep letters asking for Information about the country
Gunpowder and lead continue to be used with
great freedom in Kentucky. Jacob johnson (eoored)'
was tired at Louisville recently for violence TO the person
OF Mrs Lousa Henderson The Jury said that Jacob
was guilty." upon which Mrs Louisa, dissatisfied
with the verdict drew pistol fred at johnson In open
court. aud cut off Of his IL anything were
needed to satisfy that the verdict was just one
would be this Amazonian shooting for not evident ny
herself and can protect her own virtue ss aray the t
jacob J9nnsons In tag he IN. hndsss Wooer without
fear and trembling.
Senator Stewart lately introduced a resolution
in the Senate stay the execution of order OF secre
tary Coxs restoring To market certain California lands
withdrawn by mistake for tho Southern Pacific Railroad
Company The correspondent OF The Jour'dI Of com
perce nsnuaed that he the attorney for the
Company and acting In their interest IN the matter Mr
stewart mas replied in letter to The San francisco But
let He says that the lands In question are the only
could be made and that party Of spectators have long
trying to get them into the market when they in
them seless in promQtipg settlements or railroads both
OF which the State needs All he wants is to invite set
tiers by dedcatng the land for two years to homestead
and pre6mption according TO the law presented oy m
in 1885, His course has naturally aroused the opPoson
Of the specuators to whose influence ne ascroes INC
attack OF The JOtgraPs correspondent
The Helena (MOntana) Herald of Dec. % thus
speaks of Gen. James NJ Ashley Governor Of that Terri
tory Gen Ashley during the brief trial he has thus far
had as OF Montana. has given satisfaction TO
Republican party In particular. He has shown himself
e"s to bsDeat the Territory by enstiSs grafton
from the States and from Europe; In encouraging the
brave aud manly behavior the outstanding Of
finances aud his bold stand against the dsloya and de-
aud rus man and Republican since he became Gov
and we are not 10th to give him our warm ndorse
H e 5sT nrsa rs 'Se s 0ny %SsR
business document congratulaes the Legislature
National Constitution to our new condition as nation,
and that the great privilege Of the ballot will be secured
every citizen of the United States OF mature years.
whether native foreign born, white or black We
think OF the Governor has imposed upon the
President Gov Ashley could not have beed tho record
Of life.
We unwilingly admit that American inge-
nuty In the construction OF srOnghods for the preserva
ton Of property to be falling behind the skill OF
burglars in forcing them In the question between mon
ior targets and monster place national reliance
the former There those, although We not Of
the number who wond rank the safety Of money next in
Importance TO life. IL appears that In considerable
town performance at night. including powerful ham
mernR and prodgous explosions may attract no aten-
tou and dependence longer be placed upon even
unusual combination of the present or security
against banI .obbers. The Cashier of the Gens Falls
ton of the obstacles that burglars met and
tho processes by which they oh,.,neo access 70
ON the 9TH uit A vault with two sets of doors, sthe
outer Of chilled iron two inches In thickness. neosed
large safe with doors OF ono and half inches within
which another safe constructed OF I've alternate
layers Of iron and steel Three separate operations were
effected In each instance the doors were pried q little
apart gnnpowder poured in and fuse attached Three
We should like TO ask whether 10 impos-
and connect t with the wires battery as to ele
graph alarm TO some distant point the moment any
portion Of the iron surface Is touched by burglars tool
The principal blame for the terrible accident
which two years ago befe the steamer Magnolia
Cincinnati fell upon the engineer Jerome Stevens Tho
following letter from tho captains wife goes to prove
the reckless disregard OF life In this In many
Others the fault o the and not VI any Of the
officers or crew
few words those ~hs f-nds OF
the Magnolia the cod that they entirely blame Jer
Phsr. sad ah.d husband
%. boilers Of the boat ss s''r % rsy bath ag nat A'y were
ssad ndses Am The engine With ess bees because sr
vsu sapls ohsss days csr,A asd ss wsdy TO ..e
boilers the boatbs s.d You iae~ thsss Esusd ea ey
Mr. ..s u ps1 pS . % .ss ss sue"
Abcp three sseAs bre hs explosion Mr. Praher called to Ls
you burr and mother, busif
afraid Will not die 81 home The boilers are burned out have
hesrs h The boat bat they ~eaJ not sisa TO have told
then that right endangsr the hives Of osrs and
monus day upon which the explosion
Paher ad To II wish the hsrk had not come To- take 10 the
had better CO. sad he have told sboa she condition
bpa-b. msy Ito last tias yOal
Jeroe engineer had bseo tried aOd convicted Of
slaughter wouh have been ~uag that be shah safer imPnsea
the ho hat boat shoad have shared be