New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-24
GENERAL NOTES.

Indiana and Massachusetts are revising their
divorce laws The object of those engaged In tho move
ment appears to be to make more difficult TO procure
release from the marriage bond In Indiana there Is
determination 20 redeem the good name OF the state
from the reprOach brought upon 1t through the facite
for easy divorce which have so long existed there
The public school work of Virginia, under
the sperintendence OF Mr.. Rfner appointed some time
since by the Legislature, is making encouraging pro-
gress Inf more than oneourth, perhaps In one-half
of the counties Of the state schools have been opened
or are on the point Of opening by Of private sub
scription And a large portion Of these schools have
heretofore existed as private schools Which, ny the con-
Of those coDcerned nave been adopted lnto e
State SYSTEM and been made Tree FOR all In many cases
the teacher continues u receive pay from hs patrons III
addition to what he receives IRON the state ~ ths
combination of private with public means schools IN
some counties are likely to be multiplied as 10 furnish
a full supply for the wants OF the people
Even though the vineyards OF France should
be utterly extermnated, still shall America have wine
Accounts from California indicate unmeasured quant
ties of that coveted beverage The planting ofvnes and
the pressing of grapes increase from year to year. ana
the last exhibit is almost incredible for 50 young cou
try II estimated there are 2000 vines IN California
alone all bearing-not the meager tendrils OF the
East produce but in abundance and of the finest known
raisius. The grape season In TINS iaV0reu , ~
gion lasts six monihs-eyen the end OF DecslnDer
i'm open air. II may also be "A comfort 10 lhOsr ut-
priyed of the French brandy to learn that CanorLa
which is ordinarily pressed out by the feet OF Laughing
girls" Instead of this primitive method, machinery ~
employed and a. a result the wine Is pure ana NeIl
much better pressed. one California estDn.lheht lc
Buena Vista Vnicultural ssoclaio, MADE an We
from its 10000 gallons Of wine last year
The Lake Vineyard Company, wnch leases Whey 'iius
with $4,000 vines made IS 600 gallons also 2Us Saos
of brandy making total product equal % lf5OO gaohs
OF wine-two and third vines to a gallon
At concert recently given at Utica, n. l., the
new musical Instruments invented by Mr.. H. b. Horton
were for the first time exhibited to the public Ihese III
srnments are q dolce campana, cornuclndlh anu
yiua bass. The dolce campana Is about egnb ieet hS
and six feet wide Fastened to the front surface or
sounding board by running through their centers
are so glass bells. In front Of the soundlngboard'
which is In upright position. the keyooard Is arranged
on an ordinary cabinet about the size OF medium
cabinet organ Between the sounding board and the
cabinet the player SITS with his back 10 the bells ire
keyboard includes two subkey lOf naulpoy a
flute attachments, the bellows for when, together W
the one controlling the pneumatic drum - manager Dy
treadle. The yiua bass Is about SIX feet g anu
the surface shape Of a palm leaf One string, whlch
heavy the deepest string OF piano, eNtens lrOh
the the curl at the top At tine lower end OF Jlr
string wheel about six inches IN diameter trbc
by a delicate crank about half way up the Instrument
comes contact with the string, upon which stops pro
ducing great variety of notes are played by Key
board The keys and stops take the place OF the nger
ordinary bassvol and the ros1n Wheel answers
to the bow With the exception OF the horn attachheniS
which give IL an imposing appearance the cornucind
,smiIar the meOdeOn. The ylula pass Is powerful
md capable great execution. The music or the doice
similar To that OF the bell OflgatO OF an
enables it To execute the most rapid movement and
therefore its capacity for execution snrpasSes anything
attainabe by hand belplayng. IL Is condensed Dell-
ringers sort of Swiss family" by machinery.