New-York tribune., 1871-07-26
GENERAL NOTES.

The New Orleans authorities threaten to in
diet Mr. McGlnnss the new made sou-n-law OF wm NJ.
Tweed on Of explosion In his oil works in that
city, through culpablo mismana cement They will take
legal action against him as soon as he returns from
Europe.
John Smith is az ubiquitous and many-llved
as ever. In looking exchanges, we discover
.bst John recently drowned himself In New-Orleans;
died in m in ST. PAUL. hanged for stealing in Lutte
Rock; was scaded TO death in Cincinnati oroke ms
neck by fall iu Boston, and was run over 10y railway
In Charleston. Poor John he Is ever undergoing mar
tyrdom for the sins OF the Smith family.
India seems to surpass even the South est
for peculiar titles 20 newspapers Among some OF te
latest are The ADJrosa Leaf ofhe Market The Fragrant
Der Of the Valey The Rays ofhe Morning me Pu99so
Bird of Good Omen, and The Inner cate o. Paradise 70
eIicay speaking such names infinitely preferable
TO me CoicSkin ThudeTer, The Broda Are o. freedoh
The scorpion Of Me SCUM, ana INC Dugo" h"g"''' vi
our native cline.
The Sons of Neptune are both impulsive and
amorous; and here is a case which proyesit: Capt.
visited Waltham, boarded at the New England Ho
tel fell in love with the chambermaid, cOurted her Tor
week. and married her at the end OF that me having
previously given several hundred dollars TO purchase
a wedding garment or two. But duty called the gallant
ited 81 in bank the OF his spouse during his abb
sence This rather beats Sweet william and Black Eyed
Susan and our only fear Is that the impeuOus skipper
will he subject to fits of melancholy during his voyage
and cato nine tail his mariners accordingly.
The testimony of very cautious witness
during murder trial in San Francisco is thus given by
ity: "A gentleman came up there forget the name;
l think his name is Renwick; think this gentleman is
the man; think he am not sure; think he was;
am not sure; guess this was the man; think so;
would not DO certain: yes, guess-well THINK sO
believe that Is the man; believe that Is tne man.
guess that is nm tat no Looks % IKE NM guGss t6s tht tbs IS
man. said thought It was him. didn't II Well so far
viyidy before his eyes.
The Solicitor General in the early part of
the Tchborne trial began dozens of questions with the
words "W Would you be surprised 10 fndf" and 30 long
did he continue to use them that the query became
famous and at length formed the subject Of cutting
cartoon in of the comic papers After that Sir John
the stereotyped query passed his lips 1t seems
as the solicitor General might wish. In the Divorce
Court the other day. member OF the bar caused burst
Dc Sobs somet6s ~ %ond nj you be Surprised to nd that
you idT And the merriment was increased when Lord
Penzance quietly remarked, Remember you are nnrlng
Ing on a patent"
An English journal says: 1t is point in
sisted upon by many trustworthy authorities that the
power belongs to men OF certain temperament to iDfu
by strong silent will the action or certain other per-
close at hand that in other words there IL sort
of atmosphere" Of different intensity round each
individual which Is susceptible to vibration by distinct
OF thought Whether such force-if really existing
can be developed as to produce without contact
many Of the results OF muscular effort Is now problem
awaiting solution; and in the opinion OF DR.. Higgins.
the eminent astronomer whose researches with the spec
troscope have within the last few years startled the
scientific world, the experiments OF Mr. d. d. Home at
least show the importance Of further investigation"
Such testimony from such witness as Dr. Huggins is,
TO say the least remarkable. The current number or
The Popular Science Repie contains an account by the
editor, Mr. Crookes, who Is eminent chemist and a
II. r. s., OF the experiments by Mr.. Home TO which we
have referred Dr. Huggns Mr.. Cro0kes, and serjeaDt
Cox were Witnesses One experiment was with spring
board ftted with strength index, whlch on ME- Home
lightly apply ing his fingers exhibited force equal and
at times double or three tines that developed just pre-
yiousy by Mr. CToOkes jerking his whole weight up ana
down. Mr. Home was not allowed 10 see the test appa-
ratus beforehand and all three witnesses attest the
genuine nature OF the results. The other experiment
was with an accordeon ncosed In drum cha pc cage of
lath aud copper wreb, Invented by Mr. Crookes. This
was placed underneath the table Between the top VI
the and the table there Just space enough 10
admit one OF Mr. Homes hands, as TO enable him To
hold the accordion by end the rest OF the nstru
Inent being In the and therefore beyond reach
Held In this position, the ACCORDION nrst began 10
Vbrae and then To play tunes, and finally, orthe re-
mOyal OF Mr. Homes band-which as well US his feet,
had been kept mmoyable by the witness-to h0at and
play inside the cage without apparent support The ae
count or this experiment DR. Huggns fails TO authent
cate only 20 the extent that his position at the table did
not permit him TO bc witness of the Withdrawal OF Mr.
Homes hand from the aocordeon IL these experiments
can bear repetition again and again In the presence or
competent wiinessos, they will undoubtedly show the
cNtnce OF some new force agency the direct opera
ton of which has not hitherto beon recognized NV
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