New-York tribune., 1876-12-09
GENERAL NOTES.

The terrible calamity in Brooklyn has di-
rected the attention OF the officials several cities to
the methods adopted IN theaters and public balls for ex
tinguishing fire. Mayor Cobb OF Boston had long con-
sultatiOu with Chief Engineer Green on Thursday ana
finally instructed him to visit every place of public en-
tertanment the city and find out how many doors there
were and what were the appliances for checking nre
The chief remarked that in his opinion every theate ana
hall could be enlptied in five or seven minutes
under ordinary circumstances, of them the
doors and passageways were ny no neais 80 Vii r
they SHOULD ba, as in case OF stampede many wouu 'e
tTamped TO death.
The last report of the Directors of Convict
Prisons strikngly illustrates the ingenuity OF Eig'lsh
criminals. One of the inmates Of Portland Prison con
trived make out Of pieces OF wire and string some
skeleton keys which he succeeded in cOnceang III MS
cell. BY removing pane OF glass from the wnuoW OF
his cell he managed reach its lock. which ho opened
and would In all probability have passed the mann Racs
of the hall had he not been happily Illustrated by me
deputy governor, who making his rounds nj tho
timc. ana saw him in the corridor: He was i'm
mediaely secured. In his cell was t0und dummy hcau
contrye out of felt and bis bag pastcrcd over
with soap. which, placed under the bedclothcs so closely
rcsembled sleeping man lace anu head tnat " hnt M
well have deceived the night officer when inspecting te
cell.
There is small theater in the Black Hills
known as the Bella Union Varieties. The members OF
the company find nothing In the range OF dramatic
literature that has sufficient realism to be set before an
audience made up OF pioneers, bacsguarS gamblers,
and miners whom life is real and carn ~ and not nj
all artificial The actors cannot project item elves into
the tragedies of playwrghs so they act ut their own
tracedes in the presence OF apprecntiye audience
About the middle Of November was thrown upon
the stage by the husband OF of the actresses The
before The audience Suddenly the aycnger appeared at
the wings-it was Dick Brown,and fred four shots al
the intruder shrckng hc threw down the revolver
Ho has followed mo long enough The audience was
wild with delight.
Nearly q hundred persons were killed or
wounded in I'll stampede In the Chinese theaier
in San Franci,co Tho story has new and terrible
ul,ar mic pfns az rfeI
10y Chinamsn who frightened out OF his wits Some
one had careessy thrown the floor lighted cigar or
cigarette aud tho mating in tho gallery had caught hre
The bO first DOtlccdi ihe ntues instead OF sampnS
them out sprang 10 his feet and in tho Chinese Tongue
yelled Fire Fire" the top of hs voice Tho panic
stricken audience sprang to their feet ana rushed 10" e
a. selpOssessed and brave - were Miss CaNioh ana MT
studlNy at the Brooklyn Theser any Ian b m
flames The theater was saved but It was TOO ate 10
stay the panic.
The bold corsair, with his cone virtue and a
thousand crimes" banshed from current ltera-
Ire n spite OF the certificate Of good character with
which Byron favored him. Tho ingenious san Francisco
press is making earnest efor; to restore the gentle
pirate 10 the affections OF the public by chronIcug The
exploits of Capt Bully Hayes buccaneer OF the South
Seas He has stOlou shps schoOners and cargoesi Lo
has transported water casks lined with coolies aud ship
ned a freight he hAs slipped through the hands Of tho
CAPTAINS OF American and English war ships; he seized
British schooner of the coat Of Sam and taking cargo
mate i'm charge sold both vessel aHd goods he liberated
i50 spanish convlcis on the Philippine Islands, and was
lbelay rewarded by their Carst fliouds; he was I'M
DrisOned ut Manila and finally sc 20 san Francisco
by the American Consul; aud now hc has SCI SAL IN
his II scene of action win Sa Nice pirate story,
although thegO Isn't a woman IN IT.
1t is very dlscOuraging for sympathetic ana
yellmean1nQ relatives TO bury the wrong man. About
three weeks aco the body Of murdered man was found
in Santa Clara County. Cal There were two bullet
v,ornds the throat was cut from ear to ear and the
yjpdpipe was laid bare Tho body exposed FOR sew
cral days in san JOs6, and finally woman identified II IA
that Of John c. Arnold, who had left San Francisco
short time before TO Join negro minstrel trOup lhc
tdines cast ehadOw upon the household OF his broer
In san Francisco An undertaken dispatched TO San
Jose and the remains taken to his brothers house
Tho fooo was disfgured by rho bullet but the heavy
mOustache looked natural there were chhrcteStic ue
formtes " arm and leg the eye hGd csl; anu lHee
yas a uecljar ring on the finger. TGo funeral services
were held and the hc0rsc was fo0WcdtO the family IOt
at Lone Mountain bybrother' sister, ana mothgr ana
troup OF mourning friends Alter The ceremonies were
over the family received letter froni lh LUIS uileu
after the murder and signed Your anecohate Dioher
John &. Arnold" .
special training is required for the mil
I,nerv trade AS wellmcanDg but credulous old gen
tlemon in yrgnia City, New, is now willing to ac'
knowledge according to Inc cold HH Ne~s mil
liner who was unexpectedly summoned TO san Fran
citco begged landlord 10 take charge OF the shop
during her absence sho did have tmo to give him
schedule Of prices, and her absence was prolonged 10
ten days Tho old follow Of "A confdlng nature, ana
whenever the ladies' In to purchase feather or hat
he sold the goods at their valuation. Never was
there iyeier trade in millinery goods The store was
crowded day aud night Four dollar hats were sold Tor
half dollar Laces went Tor song, and ostrich feathers
were as cheap sagcbsh The ladies gathered III such
forca when the news of the amazing bargains to he
had was uoised about that the venerable salesman
came 10 tie conclusion that lie would be Justified IN iis
i The rent OF AN establishment that had enormous
trade When the Inllliner returned and looked at her
emnfv shelves and the entries in the casbook, she Ie
10 the floor in II t OF aggravated Mysteries hef proxy
saw great light.