New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-12-21
GENERAL NOTES.

The wine product of California has been con-
sidcrahly overcstmacd it appears The Alta Caiifo
MIA says that the product for will not be than
5OOOOOO gallons instead Of lOOOO first reported
| by authorities.
The Hon. n. p. Langford of Montana, the
| leader Of the famous Yellowstone Expedition OF 1870
and several scientific and literary gentlemen, is engaged
In an effort have the Yellowstone region declared
National Park. The district of which features have
daptcd for agricultural, mining, manufacturing pur-
poses, and it L. proposed to have S magnifccnt scenery
public uses as q grand national reservation Congress is
| to he petOned 10 this effect.
In Bristol, n. H., great public hOnOrs are
slowcred upon young gentleman whose only merit Is
that when he went wooin he rat with the object of his
affections many young gentlemen have done before
him. until O'Clock in the morning. After tearing him
self from the lady, nc walking home he discOv-
cred house fire Now. there had MT been house
fire III Bristol before for year and hall. The lover
the village saved from destruction. so delighted
the reIen with this they made handsome pres
ent to the whose personal beauty and delightful
conversation compelled her lover to stay much later. or
rather 90 home much earlier than he should have DONE
In financial way, the Boston ball given to
the Grand Duke a failure. The expenses amounted
to CTS and the receipts to $S,9lG deficiency $500
However this fact is not mournful 1t might he for
there is Guaranty Fund amounting to $llSO and the
subscribers this have been assessed to the amount OF
so per cent their subscriptions Having enjoyed the
dance they must settle with the piper All the
penses might doubtless, have been easily met II there
had been little less squcaisncss III selling the lick
cts and If their price had been little lower but all lux
urics must be paid for and among them Tie luxury OF
having real Duke all to yourself
Since Satan was kicked out of Heaven, there
hasn't been such All extraordinary tumble rs this Of
James Hammond jr iii Providence. Being in the fourth
story and also intoxicated he the railing and
a circular stairway Of the Arnold Block breaking
2iinch rail Of iron by hitting 1t with his head and smash
ing through skyligbt into taOrs shop He was taken
III pltasa
he not seriously hurt, only little sore The es
WONDERFUL and only to he accounted for by the fact that
he in il balny condition when hc went over. This
however cannot he considered argument in favor
excessive drinking because but for the drinking this
involuntary acrobat wouldn't have pitched over at ALL
This is an age of useless and absurd wagcrs
and 1t to be pity that the stimulation Of betting
cannot applied to something which will do the world
some good At Wheeling, W. Va. one Andrew Hes
lately wagcrcd $50 that he could draw buggy (wcigt
2GO pounds, from Wheeling Tradclpha and back In
Fix hours the distance being I5s miles, with two three
considerable hills 10 climb. Andrew did II fairly in
hours and Is minutes having over II hours to spare II
H. therefore, established fact that IA drag
buggy that distance III that time, rather that
not all To which we RESPOND y the LANGUAGE
this upon the political moral soc al material and
religious destines OF the human race We pause for
reply
The rebuilding of the most important parts
OF great city like Chicago presents such chance as
does not often occur In gencration % exhibiting and
employing architectural taste well as conOnsense;
but what the result will be Is known only to the destiny
which controls the heads and guides the hands Of
strucors Especially there is to be fine Court
House, OF which great things might be hoped only the
correspondent OF newspaper writes "Wat II will he
se or LOOK kc It would be presnptuons for any man
acquainted with the depth and breadth and originality
:. Chicago Aldermen or Cook County Supervisors dare
'o Imagine for instant" However IL seems 10 be
oisOati"n that the new building cannot by any posi-.
,i'tV DC more frigltful, announcement, aud expensive
'h nia one i"" III ruins, looking M II did, Ike
'''J 0'!tS chCrub with very white wnsA."