New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-19
GENERAL NOTES.

A fund of $4,000 has been left by will Tor
the establishment and maintenance of free school for
INDECENT white boys in Georgetown. ID. C. I..
According to a ministerial estimate, every
fifth man above the ago OF 81 who has died in Connect
cut during the past 40 years was Incorporate
An experienced master builder says that this
ia the frat time in thirty years in which he has been able
20 dry plaserng buildings at this season without
the aid Of artificial heat.
"Strawberry time is upon u.s." says The Hew-
Orleans Times. "a specimen of the Russell Prolnc
grown in the open air. and measuring nearly nve lDohes
In circumference laid upon our table yesterday
A writer in The Neu- London Star, who was
once member OF a committee to invite Rufus Choate
| TO deliver Fourth Of July Grafton In New-London
declares that when his reply was received 1t REQUIRED
days to decpher 1t so as 10 tell Wnetner no aoooPou
| the invitation or not.
The delicate operation of transmission OF
blood has Just been successfully performed in chicago
The patient young lady almost hopeessly affected
with consumption. Thrtyslx ounces OF blood were
taken sister and two brothers ana nJected iheo
| her veins and she Is now recovering
In Philadelphia, on Saturday night, thief
entered aud rapidly gathering up available
booty when the caught him. scufie followed
and burglar shot twice at his opponent other help
came and the thief secured on wednesday ne was
indicted pleaded guilty and within the hour was doomed
TO OF $40 and 10 years and months In the REM
like TO give him liberal salary for doing the Same thing
| in this sanity, Rng-rued city OF New-York
| The dispute between Senator Cameron and
Mr. Mcclure continues The recent letter OF tho latter
giving the inside history OF Camerons connection with
the War Department declared by that gentleman to DO
false all its particulars and he asserts that no one
who knows Mr.. Mcclure will believe anything he says
ON the other hand it conceded that Mcclure Ia better
acquainted than any else with the real facts OF the
case Mr. McClures letter has caused much comment IN
political circles Washington and opinion upon IL Is
| very evenly divided
| The district called the "West Division" has
been the scene Of most OF the numerous burgaes and
street robberes which lately alarmed Chicago seven
indignant gentlemen residing in that district turned out
| the other night in the small hours determined 70 90
little in the Vigilance Committee line Observing sus
PPny aSou hey started after and Chased him several
blocks at speed until he suddenly disappeared the
tia escape of weknown aud highly respected citizen
from band Of ferocous cut-throats VINO had chased
him up TO his very door
| A correspondent of The Santa Fe NeW-Meri-
can writing from Albuquerque in the same Territory,
describes theatrical performance of kind that seems
like leaf from medieval annals. 1t s difficult to realize
| that the old Miracle Play. the parent OF the modern
says: 1.-The past week had grand fiesta at Duranes
with theatrical performance by an amateur company
Fan OF Man. in which were personated God, Adam,
Eve, Mercy Gabriel the Devil Appetite &C. God was was
crowd immense. We had horse,racing, dancing ana
/ various other sports at the reast
| A Canada paper makes the following compari-
son The entire force Of the American navy including
vessels all classes vessels. These made up
OF sailing ships OF the line, Grigates II paddle
vessels 81 iron-cads soops six storeshps, yacht
| and / torpedo-boat Many OF these out OF commls
sion several are being repaired ana some are Tor ae
England, the other hand, has G3 ships IN her navy
OF these steamships aud vessels III commission OF
which ron-clads India troop ships are on
special service for the colonles-2 at Bombay ana In
Australla-G2 gunbOats 20 sailing vessels ana III
are for harbO service This feet comprises the largest
powerful well the most enectlVe nghtlng
| ships either for home or ocean service
! We notice in The Boston journal four solid
columns the gamblers OF that city, whose
implements recently seized TO come forward and
show cause why said implements should not be for
feed This Is all very WELL and proves doubt the
energy OF the police in suppressng hes put what are
we to say OF hG oG%hs ae We The evil
OF gambling this city ia hydra headed IL IL well
that although the notorious places at Nos 10 and
II Brate.st deserted just now the keepers have
taken other houses and the games are IN progress as
desire indulge readily informed by the "ropersn.
The faro snake IN Boston would Aen Is scoched not
killed However all credit to our sister city or the oest
Of inentOns She has tried even she has but partially
succeeded Here in New York do not so much as try
Mr. Josiah Quincy writes to The Boston i'd
rerser advocating the introduction of the German
TEN OF Cooperative Savings Banks. These depend upon
monthly deposits for their credit basis Tho deposits
cannot be less than five cents nor more than $40 They
be assigned, Withdrawn diminished except at
| the end Of a financial year. after six months NOTICE
| Members are admitted by vote and case OF failure
they become liable for the indebtedness OF the institu
ton The Of failure however have been proved
in Germany to be very small Loans are made only to
| members Each is entitled 10 loan equal 10 his
contributions larger loans must generally be well secured
After paying deductng the interest on loans ana de-
posts the balance. which, IN Germany averages II per
cent per annum is divided among the members IN pro-
portion to the amount Of their contributions Inc nrs
Of these institutions was established 20 years ago by H.
schultze Delische.
Epropos of women's rights is an incident re-
lated by Edward webbe in his Trauaes, which were
| first published in London in 1890. Webbe was taken
prisoner by the Turks in a sea fight during q voyage
| fro IeghOrn Being
profession he was in 159 made master gunner OF the
Admral's galley expedition TO the Land of Preser
John Turkisan oil within Is degrees l,OSo miles of the
sun" In describing battle that took place there ne
| says But 1t is worthy of memore, to see how the
| women of ye did pile themselves with their
weapons, making great massacre upon our men, and
murthered 800 Of them in such speede aud FURIOUS sort as
is wonderful; needed TO have feared their men
at ALL had not their women BIN our great overthrow a,
| which time my self was master Gunner OF inc Al
mras Galy yet chainde greeuonsly and beaten naked
| with a Turkish sword failing for not shooting where
| they would have me- and where could not shoot"
NJ. Rene de Pont-Jest challenges, says The
PAU Mall gazette of Feb 8, NJ Maxine du Camps stats
ties concerning the guotine NJ du Camp asserted that
there average ten executions year in
Yearly expense Of as francs and that every decapto
ion thus cost i2i24 francs "a cenmes To tins Rene de
says that the number of persons executed in France
fold was erected only seven times and that there are not
but only - execuoners in France. including Monsieur
de Paris and his two assistants. The gulotne costs
therefore, 425OO0 francs but 10000 francs and
only about 1900 francs NJ Rene de Pont
adds further that he has an instrument den
cal with the guillone at Kschra, near Radiya. In Ne
paul. 1t was over one hundred years old was called
tardrd and kept by the fakrs for family 40 an
| instrument OF decapltation.
A correspondent of The Delhi Gazette, writing
from Benares, on Dec. 10, says: Some Mahome-
dams OF Bengal have recently brought here mermaid
preserved in II exactly resembles fish covered
with scales in the lower half, and n monkey having
head and two arms with fingers and nails In the upper
OF course IL is curious thing 20 look at quite
tonished TO learn from OF my friends that a
mermaid exposed IN the eouk OF this city could be