New-York tribune., 1876-09-01
GENERAL NOTES.

The Western press is nearly unanimous in
urging an adjournment Of the Omaha Indian Commission
until Sitting Bull shall have been driven t. the wall aad
forced TO surrender Peace thinks must be conquered
OF the Yellowstone
The English press is greatly interested in
the shipment OF beer packed icechests from NswYork
to Liverpool. II the experiment succeeds, American
beef be placed IN the English marhet at price 20
per cent below the current rate.
woman in Council Bluffs, Iowa, has sold
out her husband brindle cow CALI and $50 to boot
former wife, from whom he had been twice divorced,
coaxed him to return to his allegiance and the second
wife, acuated by spirit OF accommodation aud agiicu
tura enterprise, consonted " separation Tor the con-
sidcrltion named.
Cries the Eastern exchange-table to the
West " Give the pO;sOn-SlngiDg attlesnake rest"
In the heart of midsummer huge lizard was carved
out Of the interior of woman in Iowa The incident
gave unwholesome stimulus to the Western imagna-
ton. The transition from lizard TO rattCsnke easy
and for two months past the Western has had
story 10 head OH his page ho tells his foreman
f up the forms with whatever comes handy, and goes
home happy.
There is a growing tendency in California
toward division OF the ranches into small farms. ri
good sign The cutting up OF immense tracts not only
stimulates immigration ard colonization, but leads to
dversication OF and the adoption OF improved
made this structure upon Virginia farming: We at
tempt much and do it i'll. haf, thru, or even
fourth OF what mange, well wrought aud properly
dressed. would produce more than the whole under our
system Of management"
Alphonse Pinart, French scientist, who has
been studying the antiquities OF the Pacific for
three iour years, has been exploring yaneOuyor's
Island this summer. He has found large number Of
shell mounds and cairns and is convinced from
animation of the skulls and bones found In them tnat
the the tribe OF Indians now nhabitng tho
island some enormous boles have been found by
settlers at Rosala, Washington Territory The skull of
an unknown animal was dug up from the bottom OF o
spring IL weighed 800 pounds.
The condition of the industrial classes in
Northern Germany shows that flush times quite
demoralizing hard times. After the close Of tho
Franco German war wages rose to unnatural level,
all classes fancied that tho 0odtidc OF prosperity had
set in. thrift discarded aad Injuries became indis.
pens.b craving for wealth bcset all classes and dis
colentmct was fOnieDtcd and the ultimate result
deterioration OF workmanship. Herr ReuleauX has
summed IL up; ''The products of German workmen
taste and absolutely devoid Of lmagina1on" The hest
work In 5.e world Is done by eOntenled workngmen who
are moderately prosperous.
j.. V. Webster of the California Grange
recently delivered in County on The
Power of CC0pcration.' almOnishing tho farmers TO
maintain solid front in their warfare with the local
storekeepers. The editor of The Francisco Grocer
and Country Merchant fls his nk-hon with gall aud
sings ID thus II the Most Worthy Grand Gas-bag Is
not himself saphcadcd IDIOT II is evident that he takes
the farmers OF thi Snte collectively 10 he void OF toe
least atom OF The ccnoncst kind oil common sense and
we hold that his ncvcy-cndn., mpouuning haTaDues,
together with those OF the whole 1bo OF hangerson, in
many perpetual TO The intelligence aud manhood
OF the farmers Of this coast"
Twelve hundred pounds of powder, four
cannon and 500 muskcts have been stored for week
past In barn south OF Caldwell. Ohio, where the vote
to hold "a reunion. On Aug. 20 anonymous
letters sent TO certain townspcOpe advising them
to keep out Of town for few nights tie arsenal was
TO be blown They took IL all in The whole town
in Il cold ch OF horror, and the next moment IN
fever OF excitcment Ihe Town Council convened forth
with and decided tiat the danger imminent The
powder, cartridges and arms removed 10 distant
wood and placed under str0ng guard and the local
paper went wild the "helilsh plot" How those
practical jOkers uust bc laughing in their seeyesl