New-York tribune., 1870-04-15
e. ENEPAL NOTES.

One Of the problems that VIII pcrplex the
photographer one hundred years hence viii be
70 give definition Of tie present meaning
OF tbe word "fun." Thus, in tho town of Hamil-
crowd was listening TO a band of music in the street
bypasscr took ont his pistol and discharged it, The
pistol Was rcd in the air nobody was hurt IN fact,
The whole thing was We are told. run" The local
contrary TO tie rules OF good society"
Tile H0uma Eagle comes before the de-
lighted citizens of Terrcbonne Parish La with what it
calls Sautary," its first number beins tie most as
tonishing specimen of Gne writing that has ever been
nshed, even by u Southern Democracy. For this
ing Personal"
ssue the Psrs' o' Pen Butler Willie g7en showing
his usrou' des9n Cyan R151er alli Sp Oos wio
lie vested Central Egypt"
We await with anxiety the promised contribution to
biographical literature: who's op OOs
The townsmen of S. l.. Carpenter of Kansas
City, Mo, will scarcely be thankful TO Him for the
counts no has furnished of the poverty Of that locality
He sent suspiciousoOins s5cent note TO Treasurer
Spinner, asking for new one in return; but begs that
Official in the specimen not genuine TO return it
10 him without branding il counterfeit lie says he is
cents an object of Importance. Moreover the worst
if the stamp is not branded, there is place in town
the currency Doctors may fnd this in
argument against contraction and specie payments
The discussion respecting the removal of the
capital of the United States has stimulated number OF
sites for the business of the nation Perhaps the most
Outof-the-way suggestion comes from Nebraska a
newspaper published at Fort Kearney displaysas reg
lar heading beneath its title map OF North America ex-
hbtng Fort Kearney as its center diagram Of dozen
railroads. real and prospective, concentrating in Fort
Kearney, and sketch OF 10 miles square, with hills,
praries railroads. river 1000 islands, &c OF all which
Fort kearney is me focal point eneath TINS last Is
half column OF letcrprcss. setting forth the arguments
why the said Fort kearney should be the Washington.
They quite sensible and convincing most OF the
literature upon TINS SUBJECT III the nation can AFFORD the
expense of removing the capital city, she may just
well drop the load III the middle OF the prlrcs as any
where else.
This question of color is becoming c0mpli-
Gated by the introduction Of the Asiatc element That
white should hire colored person to wood is
according TO rule but how about yellow man I ne
gro was lately seen IN the streets Gf sacramento saw
local newspaper is indignant about IT, and calls it, as far
hor5eback' though "a we Understand it, t was the man
colorcd of darker hue who mounted the saw-horse.
But the other Chinese looked with admiration fol-
lowed the movements OF the sawyer with careful eyes
and pracccd with bent back aud bended knee in mita
ton OF ms performance one lying down 10 represent
log while auO er applied 10 him not exactly "a dagger
of lath, hut strip OF wood m senhlnce Of saw. We
are not Informed a to The number OF cuts by which
the log was divided
The nefarious business OF selling medical
dipomas has broken ont again. Since the Philadelphia
exposure showed that there certain Universities
and Colleges actually engaged in selling their diplomas
the institutions were given up to tie .c0rn OF the com
have checked these trafchers Their operations were
traced into adjoining States, and ar as Indiana
But the new agency is in Sacramento. The applicant
underg0cs examination; ne simply furnishes his
and money. lie is entered duate upon the books
OF an East, college Of high Staudug:" a diploma OF
spOudng date Is made out and forwarded 10 him.
The fees nsn The Philadelphia cases. are SO Cashin ALL
800 Such act. proved, should by law void
charter of college university. But in this city there
are establishments OF private individuals probably
qnaoks, who call their Offices "mcditai colleges II
Philadelphia s similarly unfortunate. there abundant
sources whence diplomas may be obtained.
Each city seems to have It's own specially
in the way OF ndeccrums. That OF Cleveland Is In re-
spect corpsos An old lady named Toresa Beck dy-
ns ctc about week tso mad expressed wish TO be-