New-York tribune., 1874-01-02
GENERAL NOTES.

| The Legislature Of Western Virginia ia said
to have passed law at its last session to prevent tho
| owners OF hogs from running at large
1t has been discovered by an antiquary in
| England that the VI Chaueer's mother was
"Agnes" The long examination OF bundle Of old deeds
| revealed this important fact.
1t is related that Haverstraw man felt SO
badly about the recent Cuban outrage thahe erected
gotine in his poultry yard aud beheaded all his Span
| We cannot vOuch for the truth Of statement
now its travels, the purport Of which is that Ohio
has 20 defaung County Treasures" But IL she has
| only 10, it strikes US that she has 10 too many.
| A great concert is to be given in the Piazza
del Popoo Rome, by the united military bands OF tho
city, numbering $500 players. Fortunately" 1t is OBJ
| served, " the Piazza Is at the end OF the town."
| Well, this was aggravating A happy Hart
ford couple had silver wedding, and among the gifts
received was a fine silver set. Alasi they had TO
give 1t up the day. 1t was left by mistake Of tho
| eXpressInan.
| A good speculation is mentioned in an Hi
nois newspaper. Three gentlemen. resident In Masss
chusetts 1860 purchased land in the vicinity OF ono OK
the large cities of Illinois for less than s5Vu tor per
manen investment The land was sold Last August ior
$4,000
| Some of the female Boston school-teachers
are very much opposed to the appointment of ladies'
upon the school committee. They say: "From their
own sex the teachers and do expect nothing but
snubbng" They profess themselves willing TO remain
under masculine government" Odd, snttf
A Chinese newspaper of decidedly monarch
ical opinions gravely that at an audience
given by the Emperor the ambassadors over
whemed by the augustness OF his Imperial Majesty:
them had TO be led out In q faintng condition"
The EdinbOrO' cab prOprietOrs, at the last
accounts. threatening to withdraw all their vehi-
from the pnbIie service from 10 az night until IN
e re 'orr b threaten aso 70 cease pyins on sunday
unless allowed to charge fare and half on that day.
There is a clergyman (the Rev. Seth Clark
In Kansas who, being Of the perambuatory sort, has
provided himself with portable church tent, having
accommodations for 100 people He has also two good
mules and spring wagon; and so wherever he goes
upon his missionary abos lie takes his tabernacle with
him.
A prothonotary Qike that officer in Perry
County PENN who goes to sleep the vault attached
to his Office who locked up In the said vault by hA
clerk. aud who is Obliged to stayocsed re all night may
may not be considered ylgant oncerc peraas
seeplness is the proper qualification OF potnonotary
In Pennsylvana'
new plan is to be tried with the Michigan
conycts The Odous striped garments are TO be abol-
i,bed The prisoners to be allowed to correspond
with their friends Those who are uneducated are 10 DO
taught and when liberated, each man Is to receive
suit OF clothes $40 in money, with whatever no has
earned by overwork-
A Missouri wife is mentioned in the news
papers who sold her piano. bought with the proceeds
sewing-machine and material enough to make herself
and her husband suit Of clothes These she made up
on ths machine and her proud husband told everybody
about it Mark the result In two weeks the four sr
| ters of that smart woman were all married
1t is nothing uncommon tor young lady
TO have dearest duck, but damsel In Athol Mass.f
has an unmetaphorica feathered duck which follow
her lust like that little lamb which was sure TO 60
wherever Mary did. At recent musical entertainment
instead of absrdy going In and trying 10 sing TINS sem
sbe duck waited below until the concert was over ana
them escorted his mistress home 10 the great indgha
non no doubt Of the feaherless geese who would haVn
been gladly summoned to that sweet service.
Boston has been Mortified by the discovery
OF oorpse In barrel found in an express Office The
said barrel being pretty roughly handled the head came
out and the dead body Of man came after IT, Inis
merchandise was brought from New York; 1t was con.
signed TO parties Of the highest respeetaDity ana
Also OF the medical persuasion, being subject LOT
dissection. We suppose that doctors must dssect OUT
We think 10 the public ~ transport their raw
nateral without scandal aud with reasonable privacy
The warden of the Massachusetts, State
Prison on Christmas Day, after getting hconvets into
a comfortable frame Of mind by filing them With roass
port and plum pudding made TO them kind and con-
s,derate announcement 1t had been reported he sad
that made the prisoners did not reach tne
nspeetOrs and that they detained Dy the
TJe hsd therefore, caused looked box 70 DE placed IN
the yard of the key of which the inspectors would alone
have possesson Into this box every prisoner wouu %
AZ liberty 70 drop his complaint, and the warden eI
pressed the hope that they would do 50 wuh periecs