New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-30
GENERAL NOTES.

At the recent annual meeting of the Amer
lean Nunismatic and Archaeological Society," the coee-
tons were reported having been considerably in
creased during the past two years the coin and medal
containing than 1900 specimens, ex-
elusive OF duplicates There are about 500 specimens IN
the other departments The issue the journal published
by this Society has been changed from monthly to quar-
terly aud the price OF the publication somewhat re-
dueed.
A correspondent aged GA years, weighing 175
pounds, writes that few weeks since be walked from
san Jose TO San Francisco in II hours As minutes and
back again 20 hours Is minutes He rested II hours,
but only slept half hour. This made 80 hours for full
ITO miles good sleep and bath 2lter this pefio,rm-
ance brings him all right again." He Is vegetarian,
and attributes the ability to perform this feat chiefly to
his systematic adherence to vegetable det anu le non
use OF whisky and tobacco
A monument to Martin Luther was projected
by the peoploef Mansfield about 20 years ago An asso
citation of Protestants the Dad Of August last under
took this enterprise. "The Luther Monument Associa
tionD Of which Mayor Martin ia President have issued
an appeal Eseben urging that Protestant clergy
men throughout the world exert their influence to organ
ze auxiliary societies In their churches with reference to
collections 10 forward this object. The appeal closes
with an expression the hope that at the uThest the
work may be completed and the statue unyailed upon
the 40h anniversary of the brthof the great Reformer
The antipathy of certain Californian news
papers to the Chinese almost surpssses belief CORE
spondent, weeks ago, related In THE TRIBUNE the
dabolcal devices by which the returning Chinese emf
grant il received in Hong Kong and himself ana hiniiy
are sold into slavery because the English Government
supreme in that city licenses and eEeouragS me tng
'hels" which the Chinese Government VIII NOT permit
in their own cities The Sacramento Reporter reprints
the letter, and, commenting upon ~ says II as tne
correspondent the English Government Is throw
ing obstacles In the way Of emigration to the United
States most certainly owe our best thanks 10 inc E
glish Government"
profound excitement ruf1es the bosom OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church in Cincinnati A Mrs
Eliza Van Colt licensed irregular Methodist
preacher by Quarterly Conference In Troy. More than
bakers dozen Of the ministers OF that denomination
held meeting In Cincinnati, the goth fnst and re-
solved against the Rev. Mrs. Eliza as not in harmony
with the Scripture, to be allowed as prudential
measure Dr Wiley cut her scrptucal footing entirely
away, and left her Gospel standing whatever The
Chairman the Rev. Moody, discovered that she was born
OF due me and thought the proceeding one or the
efforts OF raonaism and ntdey to race the Christian
ministry" One of the speakers admitted that John
Wesley licensed to preach but they improved
his methods after bis DEATH and stopped the women
81 sp WE are Satine to perditien on this tide Of
revolution" Dr. Rugbee modified his expressions by
saying that he was not referring 10 MIS- van C1ta or
was wide divergence OF opinion In the matter
There is prospect of some definite knowl-
edge of the Npgon country, north OF Lake Superior.
Prof Bell of Canada has recently made excursion up
Npigon River and sailed upon Nipgon Lake. The Np
gon the only Of seventeen rivers in the dis
which into Lake superior the rest empty into
Lake Nipgon and add to its line OF about
miles The lake itself Ia Of eptical shape, about
miles breadth and 10 In length, studded with islands
most OF which thiekly wooded. Steamboats, could
ascend tho Nipigon River than ten miles, be
yond that there rapids In places high rocks, of
basatc character border the river especially on its
eastern side: In other parts expands Into chain OF
lakes About days to have been occupied in
| going from Fort William to Lake Nipigon, and seven
the lake s believed been originally covered with
forests, which have since been burned IT. 1t Ia
series OF praries far the Lake OF Woods it,
climate Ia said 10 be not unpeasantly co and its soil
| suitable for agriculture.