New-York tribune., 1878-05-01
GENERAL NOTES.

| In domestic life it is the unexpected that
happens. lady was descending flight Of stairs in
house in BddefOrd Me-, when she fell and dslocated her
shoulder She landed on large dog at the foot Of the
stairs which fright and threw her into ad
joining room where she fell upon hot and would
have been seriously burned had not q man. who hap
pened TO be there, suddenly pulled her away In doing
| which he brought her arm back into place again.
The Columbia four will certainly go TO Eng.
| land. Aeta states that Pr. Colgate has never mani
tested the slightest inclination TO pull stroke and should
such inclination exist he is certainly too much OF
gentleman force the abandon their trip us
account. His reasons for declining TO are OF a
strictly private nature No boat in the country
perfectly free from dssenson OF all kinds than the
done outside the boat as inside the college may have
cause to be proud of her Oarsmen this Summer
The eight-Oar race between the Freshman
crews Of Harvard and Cornell at Saratoga, VIII be On
interesting event the Summer Up to the middle OF
the present month the Ithaca Oarsmen had not been on
the water and their gymnasium practice had been both
slight aud desultory The Harvard have been working
steadily all Winter and have had the advantage OF Mr..
Crockers coaching whereas the Cornell crew have had
no coach at ALL Too much reliance, however must not
be placed Comes lack OF training for her men need
far less work to them for boat than do the Harvard
men. date of the race has not yet been nxed al
though is probable that the contest VIII take place
within week after the race at New-London Ihe har;
ward crew are daily twenty minutes OF A, aud pun
three to four miles. On saturdays they take ten
mile pull.
Two thousand Communists in Chicago are
drilling once or twice week. In the Fourteenth ward
about 300 men have been under during the Winter
On the North Side there three halls where 400 men
drill every week In the Seventh Ward between 400
and 500 men organized apd there are drills az often
as three times week III the Sixth Ward 700 men meet
I'm two large halls and in the Fifth Ward the number OF
recruits is daily increasing The superintendent o'
Police states that the Communists generally drill in de-
tachments OF twelve men, as not TO attract pubic
attention but Of late they have become boder, and
whole companies are placed under discipline at time
The arms used are mainly Springfield rifles OF old and
new patterns, but several companies have Enfield ses
The most startling fact that the superintendent an
nounces is this the Communists have sent agent 10
New.Y0rk TO purchase arms and ammunition. taets
faIy1i show that Mr. Maverick's letter Trades
| Unions and Communism was not puOlshcd III IHb
! TRIBUNE day too so0n
Esauimalt Har6Or will be an important
naval station If Russian privateers make depredations
on the Pacific and cruisers compelled to protect
British commerce This harbor situated on the south
coast of Yancouvers Island about forty miles inside the
entrance 70 the Straits OF ST. Juan de Fuca, WhieD
separate the isarG on the south from the mainland The
entrance barely three cables in BREADTH the harDor
self opening out Immediately within into landIoeAed
sheet OF water" Tie most convenient anchorage is ID
Constance Cove the general depth OF water at this pa
being fathoms with bottom affordinS good holding
ground but there is also safe anchorage In any part
and nearly up the head Of the harbor there not e
than four and half fatboms Of water There is, there
fore ample for the whole OF the British feet III th'
Pacific 10 lie securely aud conveniently at anchor Alto
geheg TIE Pail MdH Gd=stte regards Esquimat as ad
mirably adapted become maritime stronghold, aud
To afford and convenient base OF operations 0i
the cruisers which, in the event OF war; would be re
0uired Ior the protection Of Pacific commerce.
Pittsburg has been invited TO dispense with
gas lamps aud to few Lighthouses in their place
George Magg submitted, Saturday TO the Committee
on Gas Lighting, proposition for erecting three light
houses One on Nuunery Hill, one on Coal H, and one
on Heron HILL from which shall be emitted "such
flood OF hight that anywhere IN Pttsburg or Aleghenys
pin could be lying the pavement IN the DARK
est night The lights Will be so located that perfect
crossing the beams will be effected aud every light VIII
ueutraze the shadows OF the other The lanterns are
to be OF such elevation that they will overlook the
surrounding hills Each OF them will be provided VIII
four lights and four rceetors from six to els"
feet WIDE and from twelve feet high. The renee
tors be made copper heavily plated with silver
Mr. Magg's corporation will bulld and equip the light
houses guarantee the keepers salaries and pay all th
expenses seventeen years without cost 10 the cy.
What Is required OF the city is this All the lampposb
are handed for the use or the company 20 Oe
fitted up as advertising mediums by means OF revolving
caskets aud the be derived therefrom 70 90
into the pockets Of SPECTATORS