General interest
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
In speaking of matters of public and general interest, the terms "public" and "general" are sometimes used as synonyms. But in regard to the admissibility of hearsay evidence, a distinction has been taken between them, the term "public" being strictly applied to that which concerns every member of the state, and the term "general" being confined to a lesser, though stlil a considerable, portion of the community.
Tayl. Ev. § 609.