New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-25
GENERAL NOTES.

Hanson County, Indiana, is suffering from q
gold fever there great report therein Of the dis
covery OF rich gold and silver mines The story runs
months past We are merely assured that they "have
met with good success" This quiet aud rather tame
phrase ia connection with gold and silver digging.
strikes US as u little suspicious Pour months the c1ca:
have aud this Is the moderate result III
there had been gold or silver enough ray these
nIorcrs' sweais worth" our opinion Is that the reports
would have been alitc more JubiiaiIt aud sonorous
When Sir Rutherford Alcock was parting
with Prince Kung. that astute functonary remarked:
" wish Won would take with You your opium and your
missionaries" The former put too many Chuamen n-erp
latter woke too many OF item up for Pr!mce hug
pleasure. We sorry 10 record that sir rutherford
partook mildly Of phase Of the objection 81 Chinese
celestias to English dvines REGARDING tue latter IN ny
however, that Sir Rutherford has sactnced tue opium
trade TO secure other privileges with Cbiha we nope
then, that he has saved the missionaries.
1t will be remembered that, some months
since Miss Augusta Colburn detected IN Concord.
n H. In wholesale stealing. She was regarded -
keptomanac aud prosecuted The result shows the
simple justice ana humanity Of tbs o0urs Tor ie young
lessiy aud violently Insane. From Concord she went To
Lowell aud was employed IN several respetaeo families
aud stole various articles from every oc OF them Tue
considered as one OF moral reohsibliy las many
9taieS ana oime,h' punt, o., ~ T. an Important Ia,
against have beeh idS6T6tdf ana ytIuisyss
by cerebral disease.
Loose statements sometimes do great deal
Of Injury, and propagate no ht;ie Important error.
There are say the newspapers so male and 30 female
murderers Ia the Michigan PcnitenlarYiSs oRlebitl
Btfa 1thsrty. Nov, without any evidence before
take the liberty OF not believing that 80 persons gully
Of murder In the rsi degree arc at present confined In
this Penitentiary Probably this nnmher IL Il so ao.
question is bow mauy OF these prisoners would have
been hanged, II hanging had remained In fashion Ia
Mchiganf Until THY are properly classified, such sta-
tistcs worse than noOc at Hll.
Salt fields as rich in brine rs those recently
discovered In Goderieb, Canada have been discovered
saniIac County. Michigan The lands comprise about 300
acres and lie about six miles INLAND from Lexington the
Wincieli says This district 10 umdernid by the Mar.
burns freely but not to be taken Indication Of
coal These formations are the same ms yield petroleum
cOpiOus salt formaton-the Balina sslt basin-which
would afford "a supply fbriue your land Ths il The
source OF brine Syracuse T.. aud ~ Port Austin
~. Clair, aud Mt Ckiucns. Mich. and Goderch Canada,
directly across the lake from your locality"
The Archbishop of Bordeaux thus describes
a case Of somnanibuism in a young PRIEST He was In
the habit Of writing when asleep, and although
card was placed between his eyes AND the notebook
he continued write vigorously After he had written
exact was substituted for his manuscript aud
that lac made the corrections the precise situation
which they would have occupied on the original page.
very astonishing part OF ths that which relates 20 his
writing music la his sleeping state, which It IL said ho
and aud heard such things but only snch things
bore directly upon the subject Of his thoughts He de-
place OF brandy which he asked for. Finally he
nothing ~ all that had transpred wien he awoke. but
IN next paroxysm he remembered all olyand
90 lived sort 81 double life. phenomenon which Is said
to universal In all the OF exalted
A bill is now pending in the Pennsylvania
Legislature based upon the belief that women are con-
fined in nunneres against their WILL confers upon any
three Judges In the different Judicial Districts power
examine. aud further directs them to visit the
Deres converts or cathedras situated therein at least
twice a year. The Judges have the power
all the female Inmates each singy, unaccOmpaed
you confented and satisfied remain In said convent
nunnery cathedral" Those wishing to be released
Ina cd IN will furfl eF
Other provisions OF the bill designed restore TO
snch Inmates desire 10 leave any property OF theirs
which may have passed into possession Oi the officers Of
the Church during their stay. There are number OF
resisting the execution Of tue law OF course the value
OF such law depends upon the Question whether there
ascertaned by legislative inquiry There seems To- be 10
provision to repay the expense OF board aud lodging that
there exists the United States class Of prisoners
guilty Of crimo aud DESTROYS of Freedom whom the
habeas corpus cannot reach is high tine the matter
should be Investigated. This bill rather crude but
u may prove Of service by attracting attention TO pos
sible method Of unusy Restraining Individual liberty
In Vermont young woman has been starved
to death on theory Last August Flora stoddard. then
healthy girl Bratteboro live with her half.
sister. Mrs George Haskins. few weeks ago was
dying condition. aud "a since dead Mrs ms.kins had
just graduated ut hygienic" establishment aud regu-
lated her own household upon notions se had acquired
there. The Diet OF the girl Is described follows: break
Fast pStatoes raw apples 6sseaIs made by Mrs Has
saIt. and so,1e appe-sauce without seasoning Dinner
differed only In addition to beans stewed ia aud
similarly prepared There were only these two
meals per day. sat butter. milk, pepper vinegar, aud
ali kinds Of meat were strictly excluded Under this
Flora, according 10 Mrs HuskiIs's siateiBen
although at fret turbulent got TO DO pretty good girl
quite docile."
sister of the poor victim, having been continually
refused admtauce, at length obtained access accom-
panied by q policeman. The dying griestill fed ION
systeu, found In fireless Shc PROMPTLY
removed medical advise was snmnonsd and her lass
hours were soothed by comforts TO which She long
oeen stranger eau only fatal experience keep men
asa woinen from such faatastic experimental Must
nnnan iives bc sacrificed 20 quscsry aud folly while the
principles m health seaas OF it inght
e tahght IA every school The general stem Of
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