New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-01
G. ENERAL NOTES.

A New Hampshire woman, it is said, re-
Gently conceived such strong admiration for Charles
Sumner that she wrote him frequent letters informing
hun of her intention TO become member Of the Senator's
household. OF course her missyes were never an
swered ultimately she went TO Washington TO carry out
her threat when she was discovered to be insane ana
sent 10 an asylum.
Samuel Buck, an eccentric character, died
recently in COnneaut Ohio, in his s5th year More than
GO years ago he was Tilted by young woman, which 80
affected him that he retired from society and lived alone
until the day OF MS decease. In public ne donned mans
habments; but under his own roof he wore feminine
attire, declared ho was Mrs Buck and always spoke OF
himself and desired to be spoken of az q woman.
The Southern journals have a remarkable
vocabulary OF abuse, which quite beyond the control
comprehension Of the benighted Northern mind Por
instance, The Memphis Tenn) appeal says Of Henry :.
whose love Of trcachery and alsohood Is sim unsatis
fed; a glutton Of contempt who has morbid and
wohsh desire 20 keep his foul aud infamous reputation
before the public"
Among the large cattle-raisers of Texas are
John HittsOn, who has 5O,OOO head Of cattle William
Htson, who has 5000 George Beavers 6,ooo; Charles
Rivers 10000; James Brown, 1900; C. j. Johnson 5000;
Robert Sloan, 1900; COgcln5 Parks, 10000; Martn
Chdcrs, 1000; and John Chisholm, 5000 The entire
number Of cattle owned In Texas Is nearly tyW0 Whlle
New-Y0rk state with her 100000 Of population, eight
times greater than that OF Texas, has less than iVO
head Of cattle.
The SauIt Ste Marie Canal, whose channel
has been hitherto only less mysterious than the course Of
The rivers OF E1en Is about 20 come to something aJ last
Already there have been excayaed 10000 cubic yards Of
rock and cubic yards Of earth The canal Is to be
lined with timber and not with stone, as according 20
the original idea. An additional set ~ locks IA u De
constructed, Congress having madC luflb' appOPa-
ii 10000 for that purpose The cost OF the entire
improvement will amount to S2OOl,OO0
The newspapers will continue to send MS odd
and nexpcable stories for instance, one from Pennsy
vania OF little girl found in garden still and speech
less She was carried home much against her WILL but
r...s r..gH..s To flfrTtf lf nt "A
her n she had seen snake. Upon this the poor emo
went into commissions, and has continued 10 90 INTO tt
al interval, ever since Probably not one single MOru ol
this supcrnaturIl yarn Is true and II the ch iedi
in commissions the SNAKE must be dOsONtd anu INC h'9
attributed TO indigestion.
Hogs are frightfully like human beings.
They have measles and ungcyer and cholera Just as
We do and now the hogs Of Fulton County H., have
betaken themselves TO feverandagu Upon the hrst
attack they bunch up" together for the sake o.
warmth After the chill, fever follows ana they soon
expire Feryenty IL 10 be- hoped that tney are hUI
sa smoked aftcrwaTG, or that they DO not expert
euce resurrection the shape of lard The hog i the
worst ana unnaturally treated OF ai uoleS' am
mails and the wonder is not thai 80 many are sch Ous
that 50 many are healthy.
The West is great region for farming NJ.
L. sullivan has Livingston County Illinois, a lallh
eight miles square. containing l0J6O acres6i sections
Government survey This vast tract is subdyided into
% farms of $50 acres each. Each farm has captain
and first and second lieutenant, all under control OF
commauderiu-chief There are 1900 acres under tle
plOw over 10000 Of which are TINS season IN corn,
looks slpcrby. The whole Of the land was entered
from the Government by the present owner some ~
wears since at 81 % per acre. and is now worth with the
improvements made upon IT, at least s4,OVOOO.