New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-10
GENERAL NOTES.

The culture Oh lnulBO IL 10 10 lntIouu0cu oh
the Isthmus OF Panama.
The total amount of Coal consumed in this
country IN 1902 was 2es3vOH tuns In England in lScs
lo3 Iui5T tuns used.
In 1915, the Cumberland Coal trade amounted
70 o, s5s tuns In 1862 1t 1ss2eso tuns increase
OF 1885, 008 tuns In "a years
The total number Of paupers in the Metro
poan District London, on The second week In January
last was I5s2s7; corresponding week In 1862 1879
A resolution has been offered in the Georgia
Legislature to open negotiations with Tennessee for the
cesslon Chattanooga and Its immediate surroundings
to the former State
OF 70 applications for admission to the
Musical Conservatory OF Paris only IS have been success
full The youngest applicant was little girl 10 years
old and next Youngest to her was Marks Kaiser, the
noted child violinist Of New-Oreana
The following card is published by pllilo-
sophical Down East surgeon:
vdus wSo ran bin dosu the evening Monday
sp an sss1 I vehicle S and BSr The
feels grateful for his escape from DEATH hat b,
privilege Of attending him sickness which require professional
services"
The Democratic candidate last Fall for
School superintendent at Lexington, ILL.,. has lately
abandoned tho interests Of education to engage IN the
horserade lie nu mbers the animals gave
his for them. sold them for what he conld get and
IGT or er one we do no., know S that he fol-
lowed the Democratic" doctrine, that when has
iudiae the priucIpa We only know that lac has fed"
leaving his prOniss0ry paper to take Itself mp What
pity that he Is not Ia Congress! Ills haise Is Comano
aud Messrs Mungen AID Comanc would be sweet CO
partnership title
The Alumni of Brown University resident in
Philadelphia and vicinity held their annual banquet on
Tuesday evening There number OF distinguished
gentlemen present and among The guests were The kigt
the Rev George W. Samson. ID. d.. President Columbia
College, ID. G.. The Rev. Justin r. LOOMS, ID ID Pres
dent University at LewsburG; the Hon. Charles Thurbcr
Of Brooklyn; Prof. John l.. Lincoln, L. j.. OF Brown
University. and the Rev. Lenuel Moss. d. d., editor
NGiionai BAPTIST The officers of the PHILADELPHIA Assoc
Gallon arc President. the Rev NJ A DE Wolfe Howe
Rev George Dana BOardmau, d. d. Treasurer, iloratio
Gates Jones. esq; Secretary, j. Barton Muslin M d.
The Chinese pagans who have migrated to
California seem to take to" Christianity with the great
est facility. We read of Chinese sundayschool In San
Francisco with 100 pupils and % teachers IN attendance
and the show that they learn TO read the new
Testament and sing the Christian hymns with surprising
rapdity. These Chinese pagahs nave FEWER
To overcome than any other pagans on the globe Ihey
have caste System like the Hindoos they have no
cannba propensitcs and they are not sunk In british
degradation and stupOr like many other heahen peoples
They are generally believe of the Buddhist religion
aud when the absnrdites OF that system are pointed OUT
10 them, their Intelligence quickly sezes the facts our
experience with these people thus far has proved that
there would be no Difficult ~ In converting To CHRISTIANITY
all the Chinese pagans who may come to our shores
1t is some years since the South Carolinians
engaged In the business which one OF their own leaders
designated as making history" That mode OF manu-
facture having to grief 1t seems that new method
adopted The facts III this new history are to be
made subservient 10 political education Tue House OF
Representatives OF South Carolina were discussing, on
Thursday last bill TO provide for common schools IL
all gong rights but unfortunately SqusDDie arose
about schOOl-bOOks and 1t was more than limited That
some legislators had an interest therein az they had
been seen" by publishing houses Somebody gave
somebody else the fe, but atterwsrd withdrew it, Hth
erto the proceedings had presented point OF novelty
for asselblages In those ATTITUDES But at last Mr.
Ranser stated that opposed to the bill. II such
scnOoboOks he would read extracts from were puf
chased. He then read:
''Qnestion: Who Abraham Lircolnf
Republican who elected President by the people sh1
issued proclamation emsnepns tue negroes knowing at the
time he did IL be doing wrong"
one or more of the other extracts mentioned "negro
lrgisaures Another member remarked that there were
eleven Democrats among the School commissioners VINO
were perfectly willing put such books into the coored
schools This little disclosure OF the KIND OF intellectual
Illumination intended for the benghted African gave
twist affairs the selection of school books was re-
ferrcd committee. Query Did they issue from the
presses OF Northern pubishersf