New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-15
GENERAL NOTES.

This is, indeed, a great country. Twenty
five thousand deer been killed In the Adirondachs
during the last two months. section OF the
{" Old Maaes 4" redwood tree, row on exhiDi@oh
ference and is nearly thousand years ole; proving
tbs Noahs flood did moi dampen California Then there
Is Fn0ch Arden, VINO i tuning N all paris "i the
country simultaneously, and nfrequenty bringing
second wife and new Twins win nun
There are many signs OF vitality ana pro-
eess at the crest OF College Hill, in Providence TIE
new library building gives general satisfaction toe ne"
aoritory will be under roof before long, aud plans Tor
the new Alumni Hall have just been accepted The de-
tails Of construction have been ntrusted TO A. u morse,
and it is confidently expected that the Alumni Han VIII
DO the bandsomest structure on The HILL The attend
ance at Brown University larger now than 1t has been
OF recent years and its field OF usefulness steadily
widening 1t really looks IL the pee OF that wealthy
city ginning to taKe some interest IN the eoege
Another TRIBUNE reader makes haste to deny
that tie Horton House at sOuhoid L. L. which is SAID
10 have been built 1859, is the Oldest In the united
States He says that in Greenbush across the river
from Albany there still stands house built of brick inn
ported Holland, and I'm An excellent state O pres
eryaton It WIS erected by the PATRON ivan Rensse-
laer In 1885, as nearly be ascertaiDed from the
records IL is twO-soried; has gambrel roof, and
"lesu.to" on the bringing the caves
IN that side down within reach OF the hand
There are stones set in the walls OF the
lower story, pierced with holes to permit tie IN
mates 70 fire with their muskets upon any proving
saYages who might venture near enough Inc same COT
respondent thinks that there houses in Albany hat
are as old ss one but there records showing
the dates erection Apparently II is not safe 10 pro;
any building made oy whites IN ine CI hi
tbe carpenters and maSons bills, aud diaries OF that
time are scarce which mention such matters.
In the Western North Carolina mountains,
where there many quaint customs. arithmetic Is
still taught in the log sehOolhouses by means OF the
rod The switch poised in air and the question Is put
EXIT ana seven how many T. II there be default
or mseaculatOn the response, there Is an echo from
the adjacent mountain SIDE beOkening the personal I'M
happiness OF small boy with powerful lungs and after
the whaeking has for time, the victim OF
problem which Presidential asprant with
remarkable talent for railroad fnanciering and
miscellaneous cipherinR could not solve TO his
own satisfaction, is hung up TO dry on che
duuce-stool. The correspondent OF The Baltimore
Sun who mas peeped into this queer old schOOroOm,
has been Gown the valley the French Broad and all
around the mountains without seeing what was hand
soest IN that beautiful country. He has not word 70
say about the tall hthe shaPely monptain girls 6eJ ono
Intmang tbey are harder than tue men ana not
&C ali talkatye. Yet II was IN TINS iOVey region lt6
Mrs Burnett found her L6dnsky and as every travel
Ter has visited those mountain scenes Knows tneie
Is more tnan one Lodusky.
THE TRIBUNE's letter-bOx is filled with re-
quests for information I'm all departments Of human
interest from doubetaBdards to cOrnpasters, but sell
dom does II contain comprehensive inquiry as
this win you please tell where can get informa-
ton in condensed FORM Of the politics Of Europe for
the last ten or twelve years II yOu would greatly
obhge.-MIss CLARA" -" Wed, there are encyclopB-
das and there English ANIMALS with registers Of cur
rent events OF the annual summaries of The
London Times covers the period naned and there are
many special works like The Two Chancellor" which
Miss Clara will nnd very useful There is, however no
single volume which Will give her comprehensive idea
OF contempOraneous European politics. Events have
moved rapidly there has been no time to sum up
the results The French Constitution for Instance was
adopted only three years ago, and II not until last
FAN that precedent established whereby the Gov
eminent mas tumble OF the English aud AIoeri
can systems OF Cabinet and Presidential adj
ministraton Miss Clara cannot find con-
yenient crsm-bOOk in contemporaneous history.
sac is really in earnest in her desire to understand
subscribe for Of the weekly journals puD shed in
Lond1n--say. The Spectator or TIE Saturday Reeiev
Among THE TRTBUSE's new exchanges is
JEoyrs Hef or Ken Gazette. which Is undoubtedly the
only journal OF the kind the face OF the earth II Is
ANAL quarterly printed Melbourne, in the interest of
mi sing friends heirsatlaw and unknown legaees and
Is intended tneStacy, bankruptcy, dividend and
unclaimed money register 1t contains record OF
notices TO persons for whom inquiries are being made
both IN England and Australia, the name OF persons
entitled to legaees, property other money,
missing heirs-at-law, and persons entitled TO
bankruptcy dividends and unclaimed moneys in the
hands Of the Government complete alphabetical list
Of the names OF persons who have died, or who may
from time TO time die intestate will he published. to-
eether with an Of the estates left by them in the
hands Of the curator. The importance OF the
dertakipg 10 shown by the fact that IN 1872
return was presented 70 the House Of Commons,
or cash balances aud investments belonging unknown
snitOrs and standing IN the name Of the Accountant
TO the enormous OF 1905 900 900. On the national
aeps % t 5O OH nnaoed d1idend and The
ceased soldiers and sailors amounted 10 S7oO0OOO
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