New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-02
GENERAL NOTES.

The Greenland seal and whale fisheries have
been much more productive this season than they were
year. Nine steamers from Dundee report catch Of
Ia bote.nosee whales 22, 220 seals aud $50 tons Oh
OIL the whole valued at about $4,000.
An underground telegraph cable was expert
mented with last week IN Pttsburg, Penn Telephones
were attached, and conversation was carried on over
miles OF caDewire with much dlstinctness
as any short circuit of aerial wire.
The engineer of the gas-burning locomotive
which was tried week in New-Hayeu, saws that hs
has at times put the fire trips with loaded cars
going up grade let her time on the strength
OF the accumulated steam and then ret the jets III ume
TO keep the engine WORKING
European estimates of the population or
China are being reduced Benin ana Wagner redueetAef
estimate for China and Corca from 43ioOO,oOo 10
$40 100000 Peterson reduces his estimate by
rs, OOO.0 making the present total 35OOOoOOO Ut.
Happier missionary, believes this can safely DO reduced
another 5OO0o000 Mr.. Hppisley, acting Commls'
sioner of Customs. thinks 25000o0oo more nearly cor
rect than $50 100000. The losses by the lac ping anu
sc6 sweot the poynces Of Ca shsnuu
Shans Sheusl aud Ilonan ere varicusy esuui"'ou Nv
from 81 100000 TO Sl.OOoOOO
The Paris police force is cnergetcally WORKING
for the coveted distinction Of "the finest III the woru
The other day little boy seated himself on the steps OF
the new statue OF La Repubque. policeman puLeu
him of 50 roughly that he fel! TO the ground. lne
mother who was at hand. naturally demonstrated
whereupon the policeman took her lhto CUSTODY 0"'
was kept In the lookup and not allowed 10 send her nus
hand word OF what had befallen her Inc poor man
manfred NJ the Morsue and other places and could noe
d,.cover MI tho next day what had become OF her
Even then he not allowed To see ner anu sue was
kept in solitary confinement for nye days ws
tak before magistrate the charge or insulting tls
policeman The aglsrae, of course at once ulschdEeu
her.
A few days ago rs Mr.. Dexter A. Hawkins
OF this city, aud companion. were returning IRON
sha Mar uFna n
long-legged black came out upon tae road some
twenty rods ahead OF them The road was straight ior
half mile aud safe for u wagon fhey Immediately pi'
their horse which was haf taoroushDre mare, 10 he
.op of her speed. The bear began VITA cantcr pus
soon broke into rum aud the best time on record
for a bear But blood will tell The horse steauly
gained upon bruin until he had only few yards lead
The horse showed grit. laid her ears back ana was
getting ready to rear and strike the bear on his OacN
with her foreeet and Mr.. Hawkins was ready to 90 ~
on the side OF the with his yrod IN one mao" '
a large hunting knife in the other, when brnn e'ue
thinking the odds were against him. dasheu do"n is
into spIlng RIVER Lake ana escaped "a Sorse fora
hey got out OF the woods they met pear an IN
sa,2 tbs bear had for several years been killing sheep
the remote pastures, aud WAS too cunning ~ "0 No
In "a trap. -,
very strong piece OF evidence WIZ,
seems TO favor the theory OF the late not the orH
origin OF the shapiro manuscript has, the Lohuo"
respOndent OF The Manchester GutnUtdH SAY - I''.
available In constructing the synagogue rolls the '"s
had many stringent rules 10 the width OF "'is
which they preserved and to other details OF preclSo"
An examination OF the shapiro fragments SHOWS
although the text is manifestly written on the oue
n Hebrew synagogue scroll. yet these rules nave "
violated in some cases, and regarded in Others as n
maker was not aware Of the great importance OF 'u'
observance Hnow appears that instead OF the eenu''
fold being smooth and even, and In order oil the snec'
fold ana sewn edge succeeding each other 10 resu.
the folds are uneven and have in some cases oco
cut with clean. sharp severance II, moreover apFo
that all seripta piena In the case OF plural ios
are omitted, "a discrepancy which in some respeo ~
even that of the Moabite stone III the nes,
properties When with ibis nesleoTr -
com b ned the of late words foun only IN inc
gums and the Talmud, 10 invites very grave %
ton how glarng neglect OF phoogic.i ana cSar-
raI canons is 10 be- reconced with the genuine oha
acter OF the manuscript Even Mr. shapiro seems onai
changing ground and losing go much oI nS .mnrions
conadepce as TO recognize the possibility OF
mnnufacture. His conte"tion 10 now tnat 'n %,nsee
are forgerles they been purposely made 20 ss
him An ms business as collector Of antiquities W
the case he declares, with the moseite pottery: