New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-03
GENERAL NOTES.

a writer in The Philadelphia Press cites
from memory speech made in that city by Henry Clay
than - years ago. in response to the calls OF
large crowd gathered I'm front Of the hotel where he
staying :. Fellow-czens: You that have wives had
better 20 home to them; yOu that have sweethcars had
better be- enjoying their society," and you that have
neither had better 90 home to yonr mothers IA for me-
intend b. spend the evening In the society OF these
ladles"-pointing to the paror OF the hotel.
For 4 long time the Patagonians, it was I'M
derstood were real giants Theu this denIrd; OBJ
scrycr il asserted had looked at them through the
magnfying medium Of fog But letter from mem
Der OF the Magellan Colony speaks Of some OF them
standng six feet six or seven inches and from head
heel symmetry itself" Nor IL it unusual to lind Pata
CONAN weighing much 2s5 pounds. With all their
Splendid physical cterscs the race is degenerat-
ing through the use tobacco and liquor" Moreover,
with all their bodily strength the people arc said to be
exceedingly cOwardly. Most Of their wounds are given
behind. Heretofore they have recovered marvel
ousy from wounds but with their degeneration the
process is slower.
The late celebrated DR.. Warren of Boston
gave his skeleton to the Medical School by WILL jeremy
Bentham also by will gave his bones to u friend who
made much of them, and kept Them decently dres
I'm his library And here Is Dr. Isaac ROwe late OF San
Francisco who his last testament desired that his body
might be dssected by his medical friends the softer
DR. ROwcll further desired that his skeleton might be
wired well together and kept in some medical college
that II the widow wished for the bones OF her ateOved
they to delivered TO her upon her paying the
suppose that the widow Rowell could do with his skee-
toni
We read of grand spelling match in
Springfield, Ill. All the schools competed. one hund-
red words selected given to the contestant pupils
to written upon paper and the averages ofcorrec
ness seem have been pretty high, ranging from 9ss
per cent down TO 96 per cent Whether the pupils spelled
by Webster Worcester DR.. johnson, or Walker we
informed. But this spelling, after all, Is an e1-
ceedlngy arbitrary and uncertain affair, and nearly
much matter Of fashion pronunciation. There no
cd standard do not know that there can be auv
and welleducaed people Will probably continue To spell
spelling which closely follows the root OF the word
the best but writers will continue their little
nOtousabOut the matter.
The colored legislators of the South are
probably doing well could reasonably be expected
but Of them, il must be admitted have very crude
notions to tho power of reforming society by law
For example, Mr.. johnson lately introduced i'm the Leg
islature OF Mississippi bill containing four provisions "A
follows: Firstly Any person persons found guilty OF
stealing horses mules stock Of any kind should he
hanged by the neck until dead the tenth day after
convicted" Secondly. THAT any person or 5ersons
aiding or assisting To conceal stolen property any kind
the penalty shall be not lea than thirty-nne asbes nor
than three hundred, ON his her back Thirdly
That person persons found carrying firearms on
the sabbath hunting ON the sabbath, or using prnfanc
language the Sabbath, the penalty shall NOT Inc Ice
than twenty five dollars than live hundred dol
lars" FOurthy. "That any person or persons found
guilty OF playing cards, billiards. horseraeiug on the
Sabbath the penalty shall be not loss than 1--WE hundred
dollars nor more IMAM one thousand dollars aud less
than three nor more than nix months In the County JaW
10 hardly necessary to say that the virtue OF the white
members was found equal ~ tho Crisb andithat this bin
WAS duly 4trang.od.