New-York tribune., 1876-11-23
GENERAL NOTES.

A Baptist minister has sued churcn coin-
mittee at Oakland, CAL. for hbel Damages, 100000
An inquisitive Frenchman announces tri-
umphantly that Paris consumes on Good Friday 2So
Mounds of salmon 10000 pounds Of cod 5000 pounds
o skate 10000 pounds Of red herring 5000 pounds oi
shad, 100000 pounds OF eggs ana o'''o pounu' Vi
butter.
British pluck has paid its compliment to the
national cap and bells The officers and men OF the
Arctic Expedition named OF the peaks on the edSe
of the ce-orld which they could not traverse Mount
Punch" in consideration Of Mr. Punch's 'werldfamons
laughter and general Noun rite tSa
hes north Of Mount as the rat on whose face for two
days before the sun, we observed he warn gov
like greeting from our Southern hOne
Patrick Hennigan of Troy, n. Y, went fish
ing last Saturday afternoon and caught eghpoundor
He planted himself bank by sulphur spring not
far from some iron works. He baited his hook Win
great care He threw in his line He bded his time He
s he eoud do 10 haul it in II is the devil he NUT
tered But it neither devil nor fish It was i've
sQueang pig weighing eight pounds The iish,hOok nau
ssught the little p0rker under the Jaw: The Troy Press
not only relates this pleasant little fish story, but al
explaius IT, barn fire short distance up tlo
river and IN that litter cfpgs This li'te pig
escaped from the flames ani taking refuge IN inc water
"Bulldozingn is most excellent discipline
for tramps One day last week man knocked at TIL
door of house whestovn, n. Y, demanded some
thing to eat and threatened TO set fre TO the roof Inc
lady within refused open the door and quickly slipped
out of the by the back and ran to her
the husband aud off, but was closely pursued Inc
husband lost his breath and shouted % % 10 i m
too became exhausted after he had passed the wod 70
led 10 the barn in the rear of the house where e
had applied admission. Then the three men ted h
up by the and each OF them gave MIN as mahy
lashes as they could lay upon bim
Chicago has had ghoulish diet for fort
night attempted abduction OF the body of Abra-
ham Lincoln aud the arrest OF Hughes and Mullen on
Nov IL have enabled the Chicago public to breakfast
and sup horrors Such rectas as these are gourns
dire superavc Tor the Western press The wires nave
brought all the essential facts TO Eastern readers but
there are few details Of the plot which may have es-
caped notice Mullens idea was after securing tne re-
mains. to transport them means OF & dtaD
the sangamon River when nO~s Ous , SnoIe d hant
north of the cemetery and bury them n Inc sanu on M
under the bridge The place Is an admraoe one or tne m
purpose and the closest search would have resulted I'D
3anrht The plans were matured after several consuta
tiOns and the Monday night before tne eSGuon tne
Started for Springfield. A confederate had betrayed
them by unfortunate accident they were hot ~.
Chicago saloon when the officers finally effected ther
capture.
"Dickens's Dutchman," after serving nine
terms in the pententary stole an Overcoat on Monday
and Is now a candidate for tenth term. When MI
Dickens was in Philadelphia thirty ago. Langhener
was in the penitentiary aud novelist him there
and went into parOxysm of grief over ga system rigid
strict and wrong" Vide american Notes :" =" 10
another wa "A German, sentenced To nVc years I'M
prisOnment larceny two OF which hau 1ust e1Peu
He had laid out the few feet OF ground behind ms se
with exquisite neaness and had made niue
In the center that looked bytheby, IKE grave: Anu
yet more detected, heartbrOken, wretchod creature
would be difficult imagine. never saw sIcn picture
OF forlorn actiOn and distress OF mind MY ealt pleu
for him. and the tears Gown his cheeks ana ne
TOOK one Of The visitors aside to ask with his trembling
hands nervOusly clutcbing at his coat 10 deta nn,
whether hope OF his dismal sentence OcIns
commued the spectacle really too palnIul 10 wiz
ness" "Dickens's Dutchman Is now apont "a Yeas
old, but docs not look more than %. h1s T & S'
blue or graz are dull aud expressioness ana hls square
cut unintellectual face covered with tck glzzy h'
presents picture which is anything but pleasing
The evidence taken by the Congressional
Committee at San Francisco shows that the Chinese have
many firm friends in that State. One witness has
frankly stated that In his opinion Cinnamon would
make excellent husbands for American girls Another
has been 80 hars5e admit that there are many cx
celent things IN the Chinese religion. On Noy IA the
Rev William W. Bren Presbyterian minister, WHO nha
o large fruit orchard at Marysyille, Cai gave JOIN
Cninaman a 1rstclass character said ne IegaIu
the moral aud physcal condition OF the Chinese apOrers
better than that OF otner class OF aDorers ey
temperate ceanly and healthy Iney are iess coI
rupt aud injurious TO US than the laDorinB ciooes VI
other natiOnalties should think 1t would DO deslraDe
for Chinese to marry white women but thlhk IL Mot
be very good taste. / believe that God mas sent
these people here for great and good purpose IoI t
human race He has sent them TO learn sOmesnng oI
our institutions and religion, that they may mnnse @
Christianity great empire Senator Sargent ncIo
put In a ally question Would II not be better Ior tns
the witness, If they get the best OF u.s. 40 moi see WI
they should not take the State As well as IEelanu
Yes" be continued, in reply 70 Senator morton' al
educated Chinaman is a gentleman"