New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-14
GENERAL NOTES.

The three State Commissioners of MaSsachu-
sets will make report TO the Legislature concern
ing nebrae asylum and the best method Of caring
for the $4,000 inebrlates In the State.
A recent divorce trick in Indiana was the
serving Of the legal notice the husband when he
too drunk TO know anything about it. and the court
granted the divorce before lie knew OF the proceedings
The hop crop of Wisconsin in 1868 was
900 bales in It is only 10000 bales 1t is believed
that there all than 10000 bales of hops
in the whole country and that this quantity will fall far
short OF the demand.
A few years ago an ingenious gentleman
managed get drunk free of expense almost daily the
streets of London by falling down in fit, with small
placard on his breast Don't bleed me, but give
glass OF hot brandy and water"
They have a model of new canal dredge
in Rochester which is expected TO remove six neal feet
Of per minute 1t works by OF broad shovels
attached to endless chain, something the grain
elevator principle
There are about $4,000 bales of cotton await
Ing shipment Galyestona much larger quantity than
has known at this of the year. Great
difficulty experienced in obtaining lighters to put it
board OF vessels.
This advertisement lately appeared in n
London paper: WANTED, by father, school, where
mny receiv education to dt him for manly
AID useful life. without any hnmbug to nations dead
aud buried thousands Of years ago"
The IlOOsac Tunnel is now in the hands Of
the Mesrs shany OF Montreal contractors have
agreed TO finish the work for ssOOoOOo before March
is7 and expect 10 complete It long before that time.
Gov. Canin estimates that the tunnel will cost the State
altogether N0,0ObuOJ.
An obese French lady. complaining of her
frighul tendency to ebonpoini says fat that
pray for disappointment to make thin. No sooner
does disappointment than the expectation
OF growing thinner gives me such JOY that become fat
ter than ever
One of Mark Twain's farmers bought some
Bartlett pear trees and the he took OF
fruit the ree-deaer. What kind OF pears do you
call theseT well Il don't krow; Button pears, per
haps" But they grew ON one Of the trees you sold me
Tor BARTLETT" Are you snch fool was the dealers
convincing rconder. "as suppose that tree Is going
to bear Bartlett pears the fist yearf
Mr.. 7. ID. Robinson of North Haven, Conn,
has Invented ingenious apparatus for dropping feed
to horses cattle poultry etc. in the absence oi the at
tendant II consists Of a hopper with I'D NJ the BOTTOM
which Is made TO drop at any time desired by snd.
farmer wishes his cattle horses fed early hour
before he gets out OF bed at any time dnrug , nh
and the machine does the work AT the appointed time.
Mr.. Whaley of New0rleans, has perfected
an invention 70, propeng streecars by condensed air.
Each will have two cylinders or tanks to contain
the compressed air, which is TO DO used as a motor.
These cylinders are on the top Of the and be
charged az the depot 10y engine worked with steam
In connection with these cylinders there Ia an IN
CINE, for which special patent haB been obtained TO
receive the condensed air and rotate the wheels
On recent trial, with pressure of 90 pounds o.
square inch, OF these machines carried % men 81
miles In u minutes, turning corners, aud stopping with
the greatest ease.
The bombay Gazette, speaking Of the services
rendered llh by the Indu Russian telegraph line,
gives some specimens OF Reuters London dispatches
which hcvc been received Ia Bombay. Tins Is one:
4oSpoN iiih d-raau sils bar,mds lords
f1s'd la sB"lrr UH A,sBauol ireland butuy
Catao.c sEr1u-loP A.nssl-"
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5hStSa rartutss ~ ourhs assoson lord been
ntnt bad opp1.ul t,s,frd uus WIN
iohusnci 90 tr.tvs tpr AND believe hmd
susrnan pei eIisr ar blessing peace
Men sometimes die from very singular causes
blacksmith IN Monticello put common wooden axle
In his fire 10 loosen the iron thmble" from its
edge, when to MS asionishmeut II blew up thootiug
Jagged spntrrs Into his BODY. Death cnsucd. Il hap
pened thus The broken axle had been lying out n tho
ram for time. aud Ttuty thoroughly sIuratct
with water There Is frequently Considerable cavity
between the thmbe and the end VI the axle. The
had rsted tie bolt NJ the head Of the thmbe
as 10 render II perfectly tight, and the swelling Of the
wood mad produced "a similar effect az the other end
When the moisture In the chamber had changed 10 steam
and aterward to In the Intense heatan explosion
Was the uatuI al TcAut