New-York tribune., 1884-01-09
GLAEK1L NOTES.

An enormous bed of the finest white clay has
lately been found in France not far from Limoges to
whose famous porcelain manufactures the discovery Is
one OF great Importance.
From the sixty-first semi-annual statement
OF the Company OF this city, IL appears
that on January 1884, its cash capital was S3000O00;
its for unearned premiums 497 63i its re-
serve for unpaid losses and claims 1927 0i and its
net surplus 81 06724O o. dividend OF per cent has
been declared, payable on demand.
The current number of The Americdn Nd
eist published to-day contains short statements by
fifty leading manufacturers OF machinery, engines, boil
ers tools and shop supplies, in response to circular in
qury as condition of their business during the past
year. Very few complain Of dull trade, though tho
margin Of profit somewhat smaller than in lSs2i
most of the manufacturers heard from increased their
productive facilities during the year. not OF them
duced wages and hopeful spirit generally prevails.
A waiter IN hotel mt Rolandseck, on tho
Rhnc recently attempted hang himself but indis-
erect guest cut him down. Thereupon tho waiter
brought suit damages for undue interference
and injury the rope, which happened to be new
II he had only hicd him to the cased crag of
Drachenles just the river, and stepped oh he
might have accomplished very striking demise without
interruption and furnished new romance TO the guido
books.
The family of. Indian girls at the Lincoln In
stitution in Philadelphia increased to fifty Thurs
day last by the arrival Of twentyseyen girls from the
training school at Carlisle Penn. They will be joined in
the course OF few weeks by twenty-five more and this
will Nil the Philadelphia quota Among the tribes repre-
sentcd the Pawnees, Sioux, Cheyennes Comanches,
DiggeTs, Osages, Omahas and Delawares The girls are
divided into two divisions each which deyOes half of
each day to household duties and half to study. They
rise at O'Clock IN the morning and TO bed at o'clock
in the evening and for hour before bedtime they a.s
allowed 10 talk In their native languages they aFr le-
ported to he bright and quick their studies and 70
possess much manual deNeiity. Most OF them VIII
remain IN Philadelphia five years
Ghosts are about to enjoy a tremendous
"boom in England, where n guide hook 10 haunted
houses Is the OF publication. London alone"
saws The Globe II Is becoming generally known literally
swarms with houses occupied by tenants who DEFY
eectnent though paying neither rent taxes. Not to
audo to such commonplace topic as the unsolved
mystery OF Berkeley Square, there Is said to be cnre
terrace OF haunted houses in the East End As for tho
rest OF the kingdom, it doubtful whether even one OF
the many thousand parishes Is without its ghost though
t singular that few, II any, should enjoy the possession
OF more than one That serious belief in ghosts on
the Increase Is obvious enough 70 any ono who reen
bers the with which such personages were ea'e
Ia print some hye-and twenty years ago.
An English vessel which was becalmed on
September % of Pitcairn Island was visited by poas
load OF the islanders, with whom one oil .ne paSs'
lady, went ashore. The people were delighted 10 sec
her telling her that she was the first English woman who
had visited the island in twenty-five years Ihey loaus
her with fruits and flowers with shells baskets reos o'
the Bounty fresh sh. cOcoanut oil and score Oh o'uo,
things which she couldn't possibly carry ana theh toe
her back with all her treasures TO the ship In private
letter from which extract appears In INC L0'ao"
Times sne writes: The vegetation OF the Island si
ply magnificent everything appearing TO grow sloh-
taneously Some OF the orange and bread-irul' ueei
were gigantic, and the whole place was siekV win 'H'