New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-04-26
GENERAL NOTES.

Two little girls, sisters, named Robinson. at
,enpting 10 cross the prairie near Council Bluffs re-
Gently during violent storm, lost teir way ana per
ished.
Massachusetts is not in the mood to make
divorces easier OF attainment than they are at present
hill for this purpose h.s been rejected in the Legisa-
ture by large vote.
A Paris letter says that one of the first
things citizen asks his neghbor nowadays on meet
ing him out Of doors "Can you tell me, Monsieur the
Of street this morntng And the reply 49, tnd
could have done half hour ago. but since theh the
name has been changed three times.
The example of our Tammany Council and
Board OF Aldermen Ia finding feeble but weintenoned
nitators. The Baltimore Counclmen, without haggng
about badges and contingent funds have recently voted
themselves 81 700 apiece as small but practca coPeh
satiOn for their arduous services.
More than a century ago Prince Dietrichstein,
1t related disposed of his property in sesla to Fred
erick the for S3SS3Ss ducatsthe third of duca
being then the first time carried 20 the Prussan Mint
the identical ducats, down to the fraction, were
found untouched where they had been placed during t"o
reign of Frederick.
The French Fair in Boston wound up on
Friday evening last with grand rattle In the list OF
drawings was this announcement: "327Miss s. NJ Col
lns half dozen Of shirts" II Miss" had been Mrs
this would not have been quite so much like he cee
braed prize OF an elephant ana II rs no, SUR t ,f
ton. At any rate il isn't half so bad AS II the young
| woman nAd drawn a meefsclaun plpc'
The Berkshire County (Mass) papers mention
a singular verifcaton of dream. Charles Stedman OF
the village birmingham dreamed three nights In success
little boy had been scalded to death Having
lost three children, he felt much disturbed by what he
REGARDED as a warning and took every possible pains TO
prevent such calamity In spite OF all precautions,
however, the boy five weeks after the dream fell INTO
a tub Of scalding water, and died in few hours.
Boston is justly proud of her new High
and Normal School edice for girls, than which more
sumptuous and complete building for the purposes of
education cannot be found in the world" Twenty years
ago education Of girls in the higher branches was
subject of ridcue in the Boston School Board but now
the popular sentiment is in favor Of giving them the best
educational advantages How long at this rate, will IL
be before Harvard University opens her doors to grlsi
The poetic mind will manifest itself, even
when dealing with the most ordinary topics. Thus,
Western religious paper having "a New-York editor"
known by the euphOniOus and suggestive name OF
Funk" wishing, "just go TO press" TO announce
the departure Of the said editor for Europe tearuy re-
of steamships beware If brother Punk" succeeds in
swimming across the Atlantic their investments will
have sudden fall
A Nashville journal says that Southern
planter went to Brazil his family after the close of
the Rebellion, became naturalized citizen and entered
into business Failing in his enterprises, and contracting
debts he could not discharge two Of his daugnters ed-
Gated and eomey girls, carefully reared in Tennessee
were according TO the laws OF the country sezeq ana
sold slaves They are valued at 81 200 and some friends
OF the unfortunate father are about to redeem the gs
from their bondage.
There is sweet news from the Green Noun
tain State. In other word, The Montpelier Waterman
says: "The maple sugar IcrOp Of Vermont will be
larger this year for any during the past
90 and will be a very important item in the production
of the state, at the low price sugar brings now
the best being from TO 10 cents pound the work OF
the camp often very abOrOus and difficult, has been
lighter and pleasaner than usual owing TO the almost
entire absence Of snow in the woods and the mild
weather"
The horrors and infamy of the old Slavery
we'll illustrated OF a handsome
and intelligent brunette Lizzie Carlton, who number
of years ago. Louisville, KY, and obtained sit
uaton with a dressmaker. She became 80 popular In
the establishment that she was made superintendent,
and, by her amabilty and pleasant manners gained
many sincere friends She Joined the Baptist Church.
and after time was married to OF its prominent
members Philip Slaughter They lived very happily to-
eetber until one evening" Mississippi planter appeared
at their home with apOceman, and claimed Mrs Slaug
ter as his runaway slave She denied the truth of the
story declaring she the daughter OF Portuguese
woman and wealthy New Orleans planter, who TO con
cea their relation from his wife, took his mistress TO MS
house his slave she consenting for loves sake Inc
assumption was plausible as the po' guese was 80 uaA
as to appear like q light muatto 7Iaughtsr was so
moved by his affection that he kept the scandal quiet D
buynQ his wife from the planter. He was weakminded
and weak hearted however, ana was induced 10 Oeneve
I'm her veins and that it would ruin him, socially, to live
with her. Consequently he turned his wife into the
herself az seamstress and in months gave birth TO
child She bore up brayey until her m fw WerS
In the arms OF Sister OF Charity After her death, sew
era friends Of Philip Slaughter went to Louisiana TO as
certain the facts Of the painful affair they nave just
been dsclosed and learned that they were e4acty as
the poor had related them. 1t seemed that the
NewOrleans planter had died suddenly without reveal
ing the truth about his Portuguese mistress VINO soon
lowed him to the His estate being much involved
the slaves among them little Lizzie sold to stran
ger, who had doubt she was much his lawful prop
erty as the other ehattes Her master, when the
girl reached H. determined to debauch her. and 80 she
ran away carrying with her the story told her by her
mother which nobody would believe. This distressing
and oerrue tale reads like romantic felton, ana needs
only ampifcation make novel OF painfully absorbing
interest Who says that with all its cost Of blood
and treasure too dearly waged. when ii has made
the repetition Of such atrocities no longer pOssbei