New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-14
GENERAL NOTES.

A Shetland colt, near st. Louis, is three
weeks old 20 inches Ligh and l6i pounds in weight.
A Southern paper remarks that the Mayor of
its city rarely misses opportunity of making mis-
take"
San Francisco has big drum, just the size
of the Boston oue building for her Jubilee Now they
are looking for somebody big as oBaldwin TO beat It,
A Fort Scott man. in eXcavating a cellar,
came upon vein Of yellow oche six feet thick. which
sold for s. load taken out Digging cellars IN
that vicinity is now a crowded profession.
Two stock farmers in California had dis
pute as to whether Cashmere goats neboodcd sheep
furnished the finest meat. jury was appointed, and
about persons part0ok Of the barbecue with which the
trial celebrated The jury decided in favor OF Goat
by "A vote OF 3 tO4
The Joint resolution to make over 80 bronze
guns captured from the Rebels To be used in construct
Ing at West Point in memoyof the officers and
soldiers OF the Regular Army who fell the late WAY,
passed the House aud has been referred to the Military
Committee by the Senate.
A number of influential citizens of Connect
cut headed by eX-CiOv English have petOned Con
grcss Iucude in the coming all incomes large
and small derived from every sort OF business they
believe that il only by this that the national
resources can be properly ascertained
An ingenious gentleman, giving the name OF
Cews and representing himself a speaker Of the Re
publican party tSc). has been endeayorlng TO gain
livelihood by passing about SUBSCRIPTION llst among
hood OF Navesnk n j. and has succeeded in getting
considerable of money IN this way.
Philadelphia has begun i'll good season to
prepare for the Centennial Anniversary OF the Declare
ton of independence. The Joint Committees OF the City
Council have and will forthwith hold consultations
with committees OF the Legislature ana Franklin lnsti
IL desired that the celebration IN 1916 may DO
national In ITS character and with This aim Congress VIII
be invited 10 assist.
The specular iron ores of Pilot Knob are
roasted at the charcoal furnaces in piles, each contain
ing about 1000 TO 5000 tuns, and burning six weeks.
The bottom OF such pile is made OF sticks Of wood. laid
about five feet apart, and closely covered with other
nately layers of about is inches thick and of coal
dust inches thick The is broken 10 snal INST
size Roasted red outside, ana composed OF con
centric Shells which lnclose kernel rms kernel Is
commonly rather raw when well burnt is Dfo"hsh IN
hue.
A correspondent writes that IheOphlus L.
Zchiueskopsky, Polish chemist and pupil OF Liebig
has succeeded In producing sieic and aumnous ether
and by their assistance has solved the achemsts problem
OF making precious stones With pure oxide OF rOn the
auminous ether forms the ruby with suphate copper
il forms the sapphire; with salts of Nickel the emerald
while from the union OF the seie ether ana salts OF
chromium the topaz born These gems have not the
extreme hardness OF the native substances but Their
lIstcr Is exquisite. Slick and aluminium are tie ele
mentary bases OF all nlWs and elays, ana are found
everywhere THIS process of etherzng thon Is said TO
be- simple but delicate, requiring great dexterity
discharged English prisoner, WHO was
assisted to emgrato this country by the "sherns
Fund Society,"" writes as follows 10 the Ordinary OF New
gate America ia line country for any man II he will
only work matter what kind OF man lac H. ne can live,
and live honestly | shauld recommend any man In my
position 10 leave England. only wish had come out
20 years before. Carpenters get 81 day; smiths 81
~ 80 aud some 81 (; uhsh'th., ~ Hhd ~
clerks from 500 per month pOrterS s0 To S2 per
week carmen, en- tn SIS men who WORK on the lirn 81
10 50 cents per day Good gardeners are much wanted
on can Hee by the foregoing man need not rtalNc
beg To return sincere thanks Tor sending no