New-York tribune., 1871-11-17
GENEBAL NOTES.

The chess clubs of Detroit and Cleveland
have called American Chess Congress- to be held In
the latter city Dec, T.
Michigan farmers are beset by an organized
band Of horse thieVes who steal horses In large num-
bers and swimming them the river sell them in
Canada Every county in the State has been visited by
the rasCals Who despite the most vigorous pursuit. nave
yet escaped arrest
George johnson, the negro who was arrested
for tho murder Of the Park family at HenryVile Ind,
haS confessed that he planned the massacre In company
with two other negroes squire Taylor and James Davis
and that ho watched outside while tho others did the
killing. The two men have been arrested.
K. w. Durham, a rich Californian, died
Joking He bequsathed 100000 to the Deaf Dumb. and
Blind Asylum Of San Francisco adding that he enjoyed
the eonsong reflection that his beneciares could not
talk about him after his DEATH Unfortunately tho asy-
luin removed 10 Alameda County several years ago.
and his relatives going TO contest TIE will,
Chicago is elated over new title to pre-
emnence. That august hlctonary, the superintendent
OF Sidewalks has announced that the wooden sdewaks
consumed by the fire would have reached from Lake
Michigan to the Mississippi and that their value was
nearly 81 OOOOOo Whereupoh Chicago boastfuly asks II
any other city has facilities Tor burning M miles Oh siue
walk at single kindlng 1t Is be hoped not
That Tennessee possessed oil lands of appar'
emily great value becau known after the close OF
tho war but after a few wells had been suDk it was
found that so few Of transportation existed as 10
render even flowing wells almost useless and work was
abandoned The valuable discoveries not to be suf
fered remain permanently unemployed Tor new rii-
Way designed to afford outlet for the product OF the
wells ia rapidly building through Overt0n County.
new oil-huntng mania may agitate the country Wlihh
the year. when discoveries can bring tner on W
Eastern markets.
By way of progress in prosperity and reeu-
peratOn and of repairing the damages accustomed BY
their late rebellion there has been Tournament at
Statewide N c.. with. told, great pOmp and
display" The knights" were "splendidly dressed"
with flying colors," and also with " dazzling swords
and they rode "On noble steeds followed by large
crowd OF anxious spectators" although are not told
what the spectators were ANXIOUS" about-pOssbly
lest the chevnlers should be thrown from the noble
horses into the iRnObe mre not in the rude encounter
OF the mOnOmachy, but through their deficient eques-
trian requirements their winding way to the lsts.
There was battle, but Of what kind we do not know,
except that it was 9t taS inc eGS T
by the pretes young lady OF the neRhbOrhood, neat
aud costly crown" " This was done with much glee,'
says report. Wel it must have been funny
That the skin of the Ethiopian is tOlerably
secure from change has ever been undspued fact;
vet according the most recent revelations OF science
such is the case longer San Francisco doctor has
discovered process by which white man can be trans
formed into negro which certainly no less remark
able than that the African should be converted into
white The surgical operation, that has become SO
common since its recent discovery, OF transpantng
norton of skin from some other part OF tne D0uy or
even from some other person, to an ulcer, Tor the
purpose of starting new gr0wn OF eu6ci6, was pg
ruddy complexion, the borrowed cutlcle DavlnB Deen
taken from the arn of fullb0Oded negro. The exper-
hut 10 The horror of the victim the black skin Is spread
ing rapidly. and tho pleasing probability rs tnat ne VIII
soon eeons nSgrS OF Soqg;s h E;
our Southern friends call Caucasian"