New-York tribune., 1870-05-30
GENERAL NOTES.

Harlem g. HOlingswOrth, at Wilmington,
have Just launched iron collier boat to carry coal
to Boston from Pennsylvania. 1t has l3 water-tight
compartments vii carry O9or 900 lnns @ ana 20 sTe 70 Boo Go
ton in eight days As the Htssti WI, naEg tt ~
return freight water Is tO e let INTO the compartments
for ballast. and pumped out at the end OF tho TRIP
The Port Byron Times apologies for its in
gratitude to friends who assisted 1t in its hour OF need
More than years ago it was burned out, ana kd'
svmnofhziup patrons OF literature came forward gusl
They have not yet paid their subscriptions ana the pro
pretor fears that he may ind hII pest ifle'Ae Don
Caesar de BaZan-amOng hls creditors
The population of India is 1851 ,GH. Feu-
datory India estimated 4 OOOOOO total G21 Number
of square miles, 157G9S The Province of Dude has the
greatest density of popuat0n4i persons to the square
mile All India haS 1855 to the mile, ana Russia mas ~
persons to the mile: the United States only 26 Brazil
only Turkey only 90 The Province OF Oude mas ol5
per cent of males and i82 OF females, Whlie EhSah
has 1874 per cent Of males ana 0I-O per ccht VI Ic
1t is not always satisfactory to strike OIL"
The Phadelphans object to petroleum in oiad Those
fish caught below the mouth OF the Schuyll River, are
said to be perceptiby favored II is Thought they
mbibe something that thrown into the watr ny de
oil refneries the bank. Whatever II II, ana dencos
"a it, may he TO spccuators when trst extrac le
from the bowels of the EARTH II is unsued to those OF
humanity. Old Rapid would nave OuJccJcu thdI IL
smacks OF the shop
Some time since we noticed the case OF a
fastidOus young who refused to be baptized In
the same with convert Of African descent prefer
ring to risk her salvation rather than submit to such an
indiouty Per cO,fr1 we have now 10 record that ut
Pewee ky last Sunday, Bishop Cummns OF the p. f..
Church confirmed in one batch ar we may use the eN
nrpssionl three Young ladies and cOlOred man."
which ID is historically declared, "never happened in
Pewee r. T. Church before" In order TO appreciate the
moral courge of Bishop Cunmins i'm thus re gOusly
buking the hcathcsn Of caste distinctions 1t must De
remembered that there are still great many BISHOPS
Of several perstas0ns IN the country VINO Wou
confirm candidates for membership WITHOUT uSliCloh
Of color.
An interesting case (Mayhugh agt. RosenthaD
has Just been decided by Mr. Justice Sorcrof ONO May
hugh in 1856 deserted his family and went to California;
in 1859 he wrote his wife, sending her small remit
tance; he not heard OF again until 1885, when he
made his appearance in Cincinnati MeanWhle, III I9o',
more than seven years aller ne had Deen ast nera
his death, house IN the city for farn IN the country
but Judge storer, In very aDle opOI hed tat aIler
dcseTOn of years the wife had clearly the rght
suppose her husband dead, and his heir together
with her children To make such disposition of the estate
rs she it The Court therefore refused 10 interfere
with the conveyance 10 Rosentha OF the city property
and ntmatcI pretty strongly that the husbands title to
the farm taken in exchange was rather dubious.
4 curious will-case has just, been Temporal
riy at least adjusted m Chicago. The testament was
that OF Andreas Eckner This document was drawn
up by TeutOnc Justice Of the Peace who testified that
when the will was executed the testator far gone
that ne could do no more than answer "ydw 10 each
question that asked him. The Justice 1urtner Ie-
posed that 20 the best Of his knowledge and belief the
said Eckner starved To DEATH possibly by lmpa-
ticnt heirs and legateeS in hurry to realize However
mcnt To he the last will and testament of the deceased
Really these reports Of contested wills which have al
way. been and more frequent tan ever,
NAV well reconcile any person of philosophical turn 10
an impecunous demise provided always that lie
leaves enough to satisfy the undertaken and the sexton
As vet another instance Of the chronic botheratOn at
trndant upon the settlement Of estates take case Just
adjudcatcd in Philadelphia. Elizabeth Donagly l,uch,
il appears her name though she called Eliza
beth McGuigan the as died, 1t supposed, ntes-
tate, leaving an estate valued at 100000 The next of
kin are preparing 10 administer, when young man APP
pears, named DOnaghy who AYERS that he was candeS-
IN thp
will bcquea thing to him the entire estate real and per
sOnal the tesatrX Elizabeth. Wrath fills the bOsoms
of the disappointed relatives and they pray and beseech
the Register Of Wills to send the issue to jury. But the
Register impacabe. In the first place he says that
he s bv no means sure that the rclayes" in the
least related to the deceased and, in the second place If
they are the will appears to De perfectly good one so
the relatives" real SuppOstOus, unayailingy gnash
their teeth, and the young man, named Henry DOna-
ghy," enters into his possessions.