New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-31
GENERAL NOTES.

In Chichi-iima the best cultivated Of the
ten islands which compose the Ogasawara Archipelago,
lemon which planted by Commodore Perry and
which Is still loaded with fruit every year, Is pointed Ous
70 the occasional visitor.
The next General Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church will meet in Philadelphia next May.
The election delegates from the Western States Is COM
peted The Rev. j. H. Vincent d. d. of this city, and OF
Chauauqua fame, was elected delegate by his minis
teral friends in Chicago Dr. Vincent Is a distinguished
man. he has been strangely deprived Of this kind of
cation has peculiar significance at this uIne'
A dispatch printed in Eastern papers last
week described the resusctaton under sensational cir
cumstanccs at Black River Falls, Wis, OF a young
woman who was about to be buried In two letters one
addressed 10 Mr.. Wellington Smith, OF Lee Mass, ana
the other To Mr. Edward L. Cook, of Madison n j. tho
postmaster at Black River Falls Wis., Mr.. JOhnParsons.
declares that the story is totally without foundation.
that the OF the woman who was alleged to have
rescued and the Of the doctor who was said
to have saved her both unknown there ana That no
incident has occurred III the place upon |lch TO base
even a fabrication.
Near the old church at Andermatt, well
known TO tourists in Switzerland some workmen lately
dug up several skeletons which fell to pieces when they
were disturbed and from lower Jaw Of Of them
dropped gold coins Of the reign OF Charles VIII OF
France tine end Of the fifteenth century Moreover,
the hand OF skeleton clutched bit OF linen rag
well preserved I'm which when It mnfoded. appeared
ten SILVER coins of the time Francis l. OF France In tho
sixteenth century 1t is supposed that the skeleton
that OF soldier who fought IN the battle OF Margnan,
and who in the act OF cOncealing the money WHICH
lie may have stolen. when he was killed.
The people of New-Orleans have begun to
discuss from sanitary point OF view the existing mode
OF disposng of their dead with degree Of earnestness
which warrants the hope that It will lead 10 REFORM
The location of and the nature Of the soil
originally forbade intcIment within the city limits, and
the use OF vaults wholly above ground has been retained
10 the present day and even allowed in the heart OF the
city The unhcalthfness OF this system, especially 10
such climate Is apparent but hitherto the natural
aversion to innovations involving the last offices for the
dead has prevented agitation of the subject. Ii 4
on the Meturie Ridge by thorough drainage. twh N
strange II the a, 0cat, OF cremation do hot contribute
many arguments 10 TIL, discussion
Under date of Bangkok, Sept. II, General
Haldcrmau United Minister for Sam writes as fol
lows BY the within samcse postlcard and stamp voc
will see that the world moves Postal facilities linn
tied to Bangkok they he extended 20 the interior
towns and provinces at an early day have not been
disntcrested in this progress. You are already
aware that Java suffered terribly from earthquakes
the 9Th OF August; report says 10000 lives lost.
photographed my sympathy and 500 to the Governor
General of Java for the unfOrunates He and his people
were pleased and say agreeable things in their own Ian
uage about America and the Americans" The siamese
postacard sent by General Halderman is little smaller
than tho American card. The paper Is yellow and the
printing done in pale red The stamp In the corner
contains the portrait OF Chulaonkorn L. KING OF Slan
and the usual directions the ta"c OF poStacard are
In Samese characters along the upper part Inc postage
bears the portrait the King and the figures 10 indicate
its character and denomination