New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-04-07
GENERAL NOTES.

Upuived benefits are not the lot of human
,.v Alta sale of unclaimed express packages at Denver
the goth uit., man bought large box Tor Vs. On
opening it, he finds curraBt jelly and oats mingled inse
paraby He bitterly complains that there Is TOO much
Jelly good horse feed and too much oats Jelly cake
A Mrs. Churchill. who advocates Woman SUI
rage in Vermont. refused the company of man who Is
a member OF the Woman Suffrage Association, and de-
clared that he the canvass she would leave
the State He ia said to have needed her support belDg
drunk 1t ia rather early in the history Of this movement
for it suffer the that ID 80 apt to overcome
the politician.
When the ruling passion is tendency to
steal it may be strong at the grave Itrarey, how
ever exhibits such strength In the oone Fasett
last Tuesday night in Philadelphia. He attempted the
theft of the head and footstones OF grave, but
arrested with thom upon q wheelbarrow When such
mementoes become permanently hs own, the epltaph
upon them should include tho poetic words e love to
steal"
A correspondent of The Boston Common
pealth states that the chair occupied by Senator
Revels the actual piece OF furniture once used by
Jefferson Davis. In April, 1861, when the Sixth Massa
chusetts regmen-that had been attacked IN Baltimore
soldiers ascertsined, by inquiry which chair had been
occupied by the rebel chief and broke II to pieces Per
haps the thought that the precious relic was thus saved
from the communicating touch OF the colored Senator
may reconcile the friends OF Mr. Davis to the circum
stances OF its destruction.
If women really believe themselves anxious
to assist tho numbers of their who with diff
Guilty support themselves in crowded cities let them
organize plans TO the surplus to those parts Of
the country where there is famine OF women. 1t is
SAID for instance that at Scaless Diggngs, Sierra
County California there are only two single ladies to 60
single men and when the married folks get up balls and
apiece to each of the attractive two We doubt
moreover whether there is an instance on record OF
Cafornia miner seeking divorce and wives are pretty
OF good treatment when their places 50 hard to
supply.
The exceedingly trte proverb about marry
ing in haste verified in Sacramento last month
OH vliada tha
the arrest OF her husband, to whom she married
when only years Old and whom she accused OF threat
with him. and the suit was withdrawn; but then her
parents nterfered and asked to have her restrained
from living with her husband. rs they disputed the
regularity Of her marriage After exceedingly stormy
interview, each OF the women having an infant in her
arms matters were settled by having tho young couple
married second time. which 1t is hoped will them
three till they both become of age and jour
ney to Chicago.
Helena, Montana, has, gduring the past few
months, experienced weekly stampede OF its nhabi
tants TO "gulch." the fabulous richness Of
which the old "Foryniners' almost as ready to
believe in as though they had not already gone
been toward Cedar Creek where 400 men are reported as
at present pannng out from 30 cents 10 81 so worth OF
gold 10 pan. The fame OF these dggings" has already
spread the entire Pacific slope Old miners are
crossing the mountains snow shoes from Wsla Walla
and other northwestern towns. while pioneers from
Francisco report move the road" from California,
with heavy emigration from that state In May " the
bottom does fall out OF the mines before the
Inets on the mountains.
late traveller in Europe tells an amusing
story about American who having entered Partisan
restaurant could think OF no French phrase in which
give his order At last he stammered out "Jai Jap"
but pronounced the last word that the waiter under
stood him to say, "Ja femme" and suppo-ng that he
wished to wait for IA companion. left him. After
WAVING long time, seeing that the waiter
did not disposed to attend TO his wants
and thinking that he must have made some
mistake In the grammatical construction OF his sentence
the rang again. and this time SAID to the waiter
Je IdD, pronouncing the last word femme be-
surveyed the man from head TO foot FASTENED 10 the
cashier. and assured him THAT the big whiskered fellow
at table Mo. must be insane, for he says he's
The following letter to the Publisher of THE
TRIBCSE demonstrates the fact that Americans and
not the only who sometimes make
ridiculous bunders when they attempt TO express them
selves In q foreign tongue:
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To The respectable Publisher OF the Tribune Netc. YORK
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honorable subscribers. and not To commit error In
believing, Sir that Will turn your energetic assist
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yours respectfully