New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-07
GENERAL NOTES.

( The cOlOred pastor OF Baptist Church in
Cincinnati recently obtained permission to water
from of the city replugs for the purpose of mmers
ing his flock 1t has Just been discovered that the
cay shepherd instead of using the fluid in that manner
cisterns.
The United States News Company assures
the public that it has to stay" With view OF
contributing to its pemanence and advancing the
general interest Of its patrons the company has begun
the publication of The United States He,cSdeale twelve
page monthly the second number of which has just ap
peared Ihere is undoubtedly arge held which such
Journal conducted with Judgment and enterprise may
probably cover
Statistics recently published show that the
process subdvdng the great plantations of the South
Dis going rapidly forward In Mississippi, for instance
there 42 $40 plantations in 1860 and the
humber of in each 37O Ten years later
were 6S,023 FARMS the of each being 1913
taeres In the number of farms was 2O5 averag-
ing 1S5 each While the of cultivated land is
less than 1t was in 1860 yet the production of cotton is
OF growing thrift and pTosperity and iiusfTate i'm q
Striking manner Of the great results of the
A painful surprise has been caused in CO.
enhagen by the complaints of English officers they
not cordially received and handsomely entertained
durnS therecent visit of the Reserve Squadron the
Danish capital The three chief accusations that the
town of Copenhagen did not offer the British visitors its
hospitality that the officers of the Danish navy did
give banquet to the British officers and that the latter
not made honorary members of any club The ref
uation however to be complete and leaves the
eomplanants in rather embarrassing attitude. The
facts that tho council of Copenhagen has no
funds at its disposal for purposes of entertainment that
most of the Danish officers away at the time of
visit and that those who present could not in jus
the very small pay which they receive and that the
only club in Copenhagen has neither military nor
val character.
Mr.. James X. Gilmore ("Edmund Kirke ~
has written letter The Cincinnati Commercial the
timber of Tennessee which constitute an am
pie fortune for the State The total of Tennessee ia
26,ss0OO0 acres of which O77 1896 still COW
cred by the original forest Owing to the great diversity
of surface producing corresponding diversity OF eli
mate nearly every variety Of timber known to the
try is found in the State Among the most prolific and
valuable growths white ash, white oak sugar maple
wild cherry cedar poplar, black walnut, white pine
and yellow pine. Mr.. Gilmore who writes from Knox
Sile closes his letter with the following generous offer
Laundering the Southwest the Northern man generally
learns in that school which is said the only IN
which fools win ea-experience. 1t was thus we got
our timber education, and having acknowledging for
every Northern man who Is tempted to sharpen his
npon the magnificent Southwestern forests, will
cheerfully give him any aid and comfort" in power
by al questions he may put to when We
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Assisted by free press and wide personal
liberty the Republican party Of Portugal has established
itself in strong position and is thought be entering
upon progressive agitation The Lisbon correspondent
Of the Augsbug AAgeneine Zeiitng has recently drawn
attention to the embarrassment in which Govern
ent has been placed by this recognized condition of
affairs AT public meeting in Lisbon attended by
than thousand hearers, yentuTed declare
that the King OF Portugal thief" and he added
the further piece OF that whenever His Majesty
in want of money he sells island to
rich English These assertions little too strong
however for the Portuguese police and the orator has
been arrested and is in jail 1t appears however
that he has onnous degree Of support amongst the
Popuaee of the capital At the last public procession
which the King took part several persons i'll the mme-
date neighborhood Of the King shouted at the top Of
their voices Long live the Republic p The clergy
6mny cursed the traitors the procession thrown
INTO confusion; but the King himself his self
command and quiet dignity. The Government is dis
resstd % the discovery. which admits OF doubt that
aRepubbean spirit is popular amongst the military and
that several of the officers preence of
ing their preference for Republic. The only sodiery
on Whoin the Government can count the Municipal
Guards, who execute part Of the police service and
receive on that account higher pay bitter feeling
against the Jesuts Is increasing in Portugal
working together. ~