New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-11
GENERAL NOTES.

In spite of the relations of Ireland and Eng
land and OF the advice Of the leaders Of the Land League
against enstments in the British Army, ireland still fur
nshes more recruits in proportion to population than
either of the other divisions of the divisions Of the United
Kingdom. Last year or every LOCO men In the rllks
one fifth Irsh whereas One-seyenth would have
been the natural quota.
When John Liddle, of johannesburg, went into
the woods the otherday hang himself be was followed by
his dog and when Liddles son, accompanied by man
named Rooms went in search Of his father the dog led
them to tho tree from which his masters body hang
ing Rooms reached the spot before his companion but
the faithful beast did not know MN ana WOd NOT icy
him touch the body until the suicides son came up ana
took charge OF IT,
A company has been organized by persons
living in Philadelphia and Cape May to catch porpoises
by means OF invented for that special purpose and
convert them into OIL leather and fertilizers Those prod
ucts of the sporive poroise said to DO particularly
valuable but hitherto the difficulty has been to the
porposc The new with which the company Is about
to make is capable OF accommodating one hundred
and fifty OF them ut u time
Nearly a thousand Harvard students watched
the ruotin boards in Boston Tuesday night and as
the returns were posted indicating General Buffers de-
feat their rcsOundng 'ras were heard above the din
of the multitude. The next morning the Dean of the
College was unusually lenient with students who had
been summoned to his office for denquencies and mis-
dcmcanorS, and gracously exchanged congratulations
with tine cupdts.
The exact site of the historical Black Hole of
Calcutta has been discovered by engineer in the en-
ploymcut Of the East India Railway Company and por-
ton Of its walls has Laid bare They are in per-
feet state OF preservation with the plaster intact tho
inner surface. The dimensions OF the chamber CORE
pond exactly with those recorded The excavation has
been made just inside the gate IN Dalhouse squire on
the north side Of the General Post Office aud occupies
part OF what the northeastern bastion OF the old
fort II has been suggested that monument 10 the
victims should be erected on the SITE
BOniface De Roo, a native of Holland, who
had lived for the last seventeen years in Akron. o.,
where he died no November bequcathed $4,000 to that
CITY, his entire fortune When he eighteen years old
severe illness practically destroyed of his lungs but
by uncommon prudence and care he prolonged his life to
scventy-two years. He visited many States and cOun-
tries in search OF the climate most favorable to bis in
hrmcs and thinking that he knew more about his own
condition than any elscenteratned poor opinion OF
doctors He was a careful reader OF THE TRIBUNE for
moro than of years, and OF course was well in
formed upon all the questions OF the day Brought up
near the field OF Waterloo, DE Roo ~ boy saw tho
troops Of cavalry riding to me battle ana a 80
holding the horse OF French omcsr VINO had occasion 10
dsm0unt on his way to the conflict
Some facts of great interest are disclosed in
tho discussion OF tho TranscOntinental railway pool.
The through traffic eastward I'm September according to
The Railroad Gazette though the largest for any month
this year. amounted to only 90 l75 tons-about 81 small
carloads daily. little than half went eastward
over the Southern and little less than half over tho
Central Pacific During nine months Of this year the
total shipments OF through freight eastward were only
40 tOns-baoy enough 10 make train load daily
for each line The Central Pacific took So and the South
crn Pacific Al per cent. Tho large items were 1904
TONS OF sugar 1860 of wool 10 $50 OF canned salmon
lOIIS of other canned goods 0036 of ripe fut 1897
OF tea and 6,37l tons OF wine. Until September only
carload OF wheat had been shipped by rail- IN that
quantities shipped by the Southern Pacific bat tho
experiment was not there continued