New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-06
GENERAL NOTES.

parturc from it, may for mans illusion gven' one
sigourney-morc specifically Major william A. H'-suc
ceeded in being reported in this city few days since as
having committed suicide. ~. Adams newspaper uc
clarc day or two aterward that there was no truth IN
the report. In this connection we may Inlo tat an
alleged he had left destitute circumstances was ade
to persons this office. II the report OF the sce Oh
ruto and shp TO distinguished lady, his family
certainly need more sympathy thah even su' ~, ~
ton could procure 1t well to be convinced OF IctS
when solicitations for aid are presented IN similar cases.
since this is said the fifth time the individual III
question has received obituary hOtce
We believe Nessus has for a long time en-
loved distinguished reputation account Of that little
transaction OF his the shirt business but at last NesS
has met more than his match in man who dwells in
the romantic village OF HOpknsyllle KENTUCKY ms
changing his shirt. When convalescent ne gave the
garment to a colored woman TO bury But uitaranlsm
and temptation oyercame her. She gave II Il careless
washing, and, on the following SUNDAY her Ce Ia man
time ne was taken With smallpox and died soon after,
and strange to say, did five Others who succeSive
came into possession Of the fatal garment SesSS Killed
hi. one man. Hercules. with effort but this Hopkins
william killed his half dozen without half trying
Garibaldi has undertaken an educational work
in quarter where it sorely needed The women OF
Maddelena the island nearest his own, occupy them
selves in making fshing-nets and preparing material
resembling silk obtained from certain shellsh Inc OBJ
lection educating the women on the part OF the MAZE
MaddcleDians is that ii the women should know more
than the men WOuld DE contrary ~ wv VI
Providence" But Garbald has opened schools Tor girls
Mdddeciid
attracted more pupils than cou De pro
yded for, since women and boys INSISTED upon
ne has succeeded arranging his schools 30 thai each
girl is only taught during half day there are two day
e oyi Tbe &s TS t g on these nd and
not bookshop Garibald asks for ad to carry on tn
There should be hearty response.
The editor of The Lexington (lo.) Caucasian,
who some weeks ago uttered wall, howl, and groan
of despair combined over the ratification of the Fiji
teenth Amendment, or "bcdamnedment," as he elo-
quently calls it, continues to indulge III weekly slSis
on the same subject One OF his later eflsons Is an
original negro melody in an awful strain OF deSpaInS
sarcasm. We present specinen,stanza;
Giuarl-ioot AMI sAHbones
We are row all yoti,ts
BAL lore ne Ia"-
Chiqgaring ringachng
This H. indeed, very cutting very bitter particularly
ecstatic brcakiown the part the dog toothcd.
gbbcrng chunk of vileOdored Egyptian blackness."
in view OF his recent hisemcn The kind
tons Of The Caucasian are not entirely confined to the
swarming, fth-reeking Hottentots." President Grant
in for notice the horse house ewelry plate
bullpupoogcal Gaena sot" Lively little paper Is
The Caucasian
a proposition to change the weight of the
silver coinage except the whole dollar is embodied in
bill introduced by Mr. Mercur in the House of Represen-
taves. 1t provides that 50 cent pieces shall be coined
weighing ls grains and % cent and 10 cent pieces OF
poronate weight. The ineness to be ninetenths, the
same the present coin The coins would have, at
this rate an intrinsic value in metal of about fourhs
Of what they represent 1t is proposed to Issue them
legal tender for the payment Of sums OF 81. Their
amount is to equal dollar per capita for the whole
population OF the United States in 1870 When this coin
age is issued il is be paid out at par in exchange for
paper currency. This notion il. by "a
novelty similar proposition very freely discussed
few weeks at meeting OF the Franklin Institute,
Philadelphia, and specimens OF silver coins of reduced
value were exhibited The Hon. James Pollock, Drec-
tor OF the U. 8. Mint. previously suggested the ex-
ary OF the nickel coins evidence Of the acceptable
of small coinage that represents than its
trinsic value Tie object OF the bill OF course is to sub
stitute coins for fractional currency.