New-York tribune., 1878-10-26
GENERAL NOTES.

A British tourist has made upTOar in Rheims
Onemght about o'clock the town was alarmed by the
sound OF the toesiu, big bell Of the cathedral Tue
inhabitants rushed out of their houses expecting to ind
a revolution fire, but they were agreeably disar
pointed The dreadful kne was merely the work Of an
English traveller. who having been locked NJ in the
cathedral thought the best way to get out would DC 10
set tue biz bell going.
The women of Prague are shOutiDg the bat
tie cry Of freedom local Board OF Health Is attempt
ing to enforce Of dress reform II has Issued
an elict prohibiting the fair wearing long
dresses. Considering the doctors. that training
robes raise dust the streets which Is highly preiud
caI 70 the public health it is henceforth forbidden to
the robes in question IN the public thoIoughfres
There arc vague apprehcnsions of riot
A pair of English lovers Whc were travel
ling hrsclass carriage on one of the RAILWAYS were
absorbed in lheir conversation that they dld not
know when the tram arrived at the station. They sat
there, billing and cooing and before they knew what
was going on, the shuted from the main track
and locked into a carrage-shed BY dnt Of vehement
knocking they attracted the attention of railway p'r-
ter. WHO was OverpOvcrcd at once with the suffering
explanations OF the and the unlimited blushes OF
th" wOman.
Gambetta's reception at GrcnOble on Octo-
Der compared by the Conservative journals to that
Napoleon returning from Elba, and certainly it WAS
right royal His speech described as one of the great
OF his life He vcnured to predict that the Senatorial
elections would give the Republic majority Of twenty
spirit OF concord aud moderation which had made
France an object Of admiration to her foreign visitors
Universal 5Iirage. he said had transformed light and
frivolous people into the most hardwOIlung most or
dcrly, most moral people in the world At banquet
given TO him in the evening he exclaimed that never
had he wavercd when principles IN question; but
he not Of those who rsked success for the salts
faction Of vague formula. Some shouted out at
this pOint, Tjrc Ia TOi9U" ODpOrtHiSir " Gambctta
went on Give up these VAGUE words which have only
a ~
cUines." This speech received win intense aI-
pl1se all present shaking the hand OF the Republican
leader.
The immediate causes of the panic III the
Colosseum on October by which thirtyseven persons
crushed TO death and large number were Injured
are explained by the Liverpool papers. comic vocal
was singing the last verse Of song, when fight
took place in the pit, winch caused disturbance some
person persons al the back of the pit raised cry OF
Fire" A panic at once took place There was no
ground whatever for alarm, hut the surging mob
crowded the doors, the stream, from the pit and up
per circle converGng ia sort Of wei at the bottom ol
toe stairs. The theatre well provided with exits
there being four large besides few connected
with tie stage. But 10y an oversight door was locked
When G should have been open "a number Of partitions
payboy and turustilc door combined to check the
rushing tide OF tho people; and their onaow continued
un.u the lower strata were eniombed 10y those above
them. The fatal pIttdi into which the people hurled
themselves abodt five feet in length and four feet III
width. ana the height from The floor TO the ceiling above
ls about ten feet. This the spot which became
blocked mp from floor 10 ceiling. The SWING doors
quickly became blocked in tle rush, the people who fol-
lowed wc.c knocked down. others were Immediately
forced down upon them, and between the stabs and
door. mass OF people were partly trNmpled ana parity
-utocdtcd 60 dtatl. policeman. nearing ihe alarm
ran 10 thc spot wItn other constahc and an axe hay-
ing been procured effort made TO cut the outer ot
~taU~. This critical operation. as there
was danger Of woupding the people who were piled
about it, Il was hacked partly through. and gave way
.vs.f1 e.
part To- tho press of people, the Other TAB was suose
oucutly removed and treCr passage obtained