New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-18
has boon elected Professor of Astronomy and Fy
perimeutal Philosophy in Cambridge University.
GENERAL NOTES.

Not long ago in England an instrument
known as the desconmeter was devised. by which To
measure the daily flow OF water from reservoirs which
supply cities In Cincinnati, similar instrument has
been introduced which Is called waterphoue.
The Ia unfortunate one but the nstruuent r.
said to register the flow Of water with great
Another contribution to the long list of sin.
guar presentiments is made by Mr. William E. Cramer
editor and principal Of The Erenng Wisconsin
who escaped with painful burns from the Newhal
House. During the week preceding the fire Mr. Cramer
strangely apprehensive Of a coming connagraton
repeatedly sal that he afraid catastrophe was
hand and gave practical proof Of his anxiety by
asking have his insurance policies examined To DO
fires have been frequent enough during the past
few weeks to make every body thoughtful and Mr.
Cramer's infrmtes OF both sight and hearing would
naturally make him peculiarly sensitive
In her book on Japan Miss Bird described the
curious people called Amos who live in the province OF
soudal and supposed to be the aboriginal Of the
country They thcky covered with silky brown
hair and Miss Bird asserts that she saw :" two boys
whose backs covered with fur as fine and soft
that OF cat" creature similar in most respects
the Amos is exhibition as the missing link at
the Royal Aquarium, London According to the pub
shed accounts she caught with her parents in the
forest Laos by Norwegian explorer named Book.
When the little attempted to wander the parents
called her back with plantiye cry Kra-o and that
Is the name which has since been given TO her The
father died at Laos and the King Of Siam retained the
mother at Bangkok Tut allowed the child TO proceed 10
England. Her eyes are large, dark and lustrous the
nose Is attened the nostiils scarcely showing; the
cheeks fat and pOuchike the lower lip only rather
thicker than is usual in Europeans but the chief pecu
arity is the strong md abundant hair On the head
Il is black thick and straight and grows the fore
head down TO the heavy eyebrows and is continued in
whisker-like locks down the cheeks The OF the
face covered with fine, dark, downy hair, ana the
shoulders and have covering or hairs nom an
inch to an inch and half long, There Is, II is said
slight lengthenng OF the lower yertebr suggestive OF
cauda protuberance; and there are points In the mus
discussion KraO has already picked mp few words OF
English she Is said TO be OF frank afectiOnate dis
position, and shows truly feminine delight In her Clothes
jewelry and ribbons.
There is a peculiar value in the rich collec-
ton OF pictures porcelain msrquety aud other
specimens of artistic workmanship which has been be
queathed to the South Kensington Museum by the late
Mr. John Jonesa wealthy army cother This arises from
the fact that the collection supplies chronologlca de-
hcency existed in the ofte museum
and increases the educational and historical
value OF other collections. The museum has lacked ex
amples OF the rare designs OF the artist workman OF
France of Louis XIV TO the downfall OF the
French Monarchy under Louis XVI, the time when
many styles which afterward gained favor In England.
we're being worked out designs OF the laerFrench
Renaissance-tbe time OF Louis XIII. The most yaaa-
Bile single feature of the Jones collection which In It's
entirely valued at quarter million serlDg appears
to be old Sevres china This includes poroeains OF
the beautiful shade known Rose du Barry or Rose
Pompadour with examples OF the 0os oieU. rert pOrne,
turquoise blue and canary color striking for their hne
texture and the purity vi { cir finish. specimens OK
pun and Ornlol enaneS DI oU, an S
BOne and 0eben among these relics OF the choicest
s son !. nnGSe IN England in the completeness with
which His epoch aud the intrinsic beauty ana per
lection Of most 81 ne oGeS ch t6e nn epspgtoS e
Museum has lately received