New-York tribune., 1872-04-13
GENERAL NOTES.

More astonishing ZOOLOGY A pig at Platts-
vile, Wisconsin! The property OF Mr. Jenkins, and the
proud possessor OF legs ears eyesccket with eye
balls In II, and trunk ike ALI elephant. Comment
would be superiluous.
A nice mixture, we notice, in the attractions
of travelling exhibition at the West, VIZ: Wax figures
Of Alexis, Sleeping Beauty, Stokes The Double Baby,
The Whales Jawbone, and James Fisk ir, with tigers
zebras, and sacred CATTLE" whatever they may be-
A good deal has been written of the new
Swedish colony In Name but fact Of interest
we gather-that excellent progress made by the colo
nsts and especially by the children, in learning the
English language. Some 30 OF the adults can speak
English with facility The North Star, weekly news
paper published at Fort Fairfield, has regular Swedish
department printed In Scandinavian. For artistic lux
ury settlers have among themselves prOfe ssona
opera singer, Mrs. Newman.
Now and then there is fresh instance of
Prize Ring brutality in England just to keep in a
decent kind Of countenance. On the 18th u there
q combat at Long Reach (Which was interrupted BY the
Thames Police between Calas and COnnor The first
of these was so frghtfuy bruised that he died the
morning in the Workhouse, 1nfrmary. Connor, with
three others was arrested ana reinanded tne MAGISTRATE
haps murder, and certainly aggravated mansaughter.
An improvement in the manufacture Of pig
iron recently adopted at Hudson, N r. is said to have
increased the monthly production of the furnaces by
about IS per cent, reducing the proportion Of coal
uued from S5 cwt to 2s cwt for each tun Of iron
placed on the furnace and boed fast to the tunnel
plate which prevents the blast from passing out
through the top OF the furnace and compes 10 20 find
exit through side ues nine feet below the tunnel head
II results that the coal used In reducing the does
become cemened together at the top OF the furnace
hitherto.
A maiden lady in Plum Township, Penn,
possessing considerable property recently exhibited in
dcaons OF mental alteration. She stouty avows that
she is victim Of many vile sanders, and cites terrible
stories which, she says certain OF her friends circu
lating concerning her, Her relatives at first paid
attention to the matter until she had instituted about
dozen suits for SANDER against Of the most
spectacle people Of the township. Then her father fled
petition In the Court OF Common Pleas asking that
Investigation he made to her sanity. SO the
dozen people rest at case as the drawn sword Of her
wrath-hguratlyey speaklng-has Deen removed 1I0fn
over their heads.
The Omaha (Neb.) Guards ordered from
NewYork quantity OF uniforms, for the purchase of
which the OF money requisite subscribed by the
members and placed in the hands OF the treasurer who
is constable and Democratic aspirant for the nomina
ton Of City Marshal When the time came to the
money. the treasurer could not Dc found and the
police and members OF the Guard are having very
lively time hunting for him, through old, dilapdated
houses, In the suburbs where member certain
he had hidden himself racing through the streets
three or four directions because old lady was sure
she had passed him on his out Of the city aud
thirdly and TO conclude one davs labor, upsetting the
him concealed In basket OF potatoes bag OF feed.
A bloody afiray, in which two officers of the
law shot and house burned down. took place,
Gently Harlem H. Tie affair resulted from the at
tempt OF land speculator named Gassete TO oust an
old Indian chief from property he had paid for The
trouble began ago. when Gassette attempted TO
drive of the Of the land In which he partially
succeeded, and placed the premises 70 guard
the property by force OF arms, supplying him with
nuIilion. Recently an attempt was made TO serve an
injunction on the occupant by an officer who shot
and will pro )ably die Again another officer the
following day, at a. with apOsse. made heir appear
ance, when he bred upon them, wonndn another man,
not until his hOnsc had been lr0d, and had become
hot 10 hold hi. WINS the OUTLAW Captured Tie hhs
beon lodged ai await the action OF the efand Jury.