New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-12-05
GENERAL NOTES.

Two English students of Durham Unlver'
city, have been initiating the example NJ. Gambetta
and NJ de FourtOu. They have fought duel Toe
weapons pstos, out two ROUNDS were hred oeofe
the honor OF the injured student was satisfied lneh
came the shaking hands and dispersion Of the com
nuny Neither was hurt and local paper remark thaI
rom the nonchalant OF the seconds whe piac'
my the men, II was not intended that either should oe
hurt Very likely but If honor can be satisfied WIG
the firing OF pistols, why not go 70 shoonS sS
ery and let spleen Nv firing al the target IheLei
A recent demonstration in the pulpit of the
vickedness Of New-YOrk. nas stimulated Boston TO
kind of competition iniquty; and the Rev. hehrS
Morgan giving The eitzeDs thoe series O IeC
lures intended prove to their satisfaction that they
are not behind Gotham IN sintulness Tie tue ot MI
Morenn's last lecture "By-ways OF Boston, MID
night ut the Hub; Modern ssnsOns and Delilahs SAM
son among the Mediums" Mr.. Morgan told Boston that
s U1ekeduess was owing laxaess OF the police
the silence Of the press and the pulpit and the self
indulgence Of Ii questionable whether this one
sided way nf looking things Is desirable; certainly
LOT cheering; while perhaps open To the charge OF
exaggeratIon. and Of making matters worse han tney
elaborate summary Of the virtues Tue 8ood SetuS ss
charities public ana private ol Boston vi Oh SEM tS
mgnC prove that the picture has another slut equauy
true, though the eolOrs might not Dc 81 starving.
The Examiner is one of the leading literary
Journals OF England aud yet buuders after this ashon
In many re spects Jean TeEeroi bears strlklhs IT,
la BaZac's EuAe enc Grandet; out tntte az
savaraI marked points Of difference between tie Wo
very uuhcrOic heroes There Is nothing iu NJ CherDo'
Hez, delipeat,on OF the self-made strong-wed large
bmed tough ointed peasant, who NAMED peas"N.
IN the last in spite OF his accumulation Of Millions w"
yonIa eutitle us to say that ho has borrowed MS lucas
,rou ms predecessor and yet tie work Of Honute u
Bazao taat we have has probably suggested SDu
MANFRED tins book" One fancy tie supeGclous OF
with which such a pretty mOrsel OF ignorance "ou1
hnye been eulled from an American Journal bu'' :.
,bnt American journal could such btluder be louhu
Tue novel of Buzac alluded 10 - OF course mi
GrnGe Of watch Monsieur Gfandet Is NOT Tue us,1 IL
uis dnu glter Is the heroine, Nor Is tnero lhc Idn
reSenpapce between the characters of Monsieur
del and Jean I6erUl, any likeness between Tue wv
OF the two novels. -
A step in the right direction has been taAen
nv the conduc ors OF The Plumber and sanitary EHy''
,rbo IN connection with four genlemon OF ths el''
have offered 5000 as premium for the best our designs
FOR bouss for workingmeu, IN when may be stoui0
a proper distribution of Light and pure ar Win ia .
rangen,n, OF rooms that viii yield rental sulhc," -
nav n tir interest on the Investment II u Aopea 'D
arcoitects will generally respond TO this nNitauoa' a"
t,.t as result Of the competition the single oto"
- v.u "A the capitalist may be shown now tiey c''
noDt those who are forced TO live in tenemens anu
| az the same tme have paying investment Ihe PRIV
,, of builiing on large bio successfully has D'
solved IL IA thought by Mr.. White IA Brooklyn; III ms
ttv n "A stll to seen what bo GOHe on the
mot lot aud II Is hoped the luHenlstA u NY
will suggest "A Ian by which the single lo onuJ ~.
| nroItaDy bud a sanitary apartment hVuse hsyegn
| Ter can be shown how 10 do THIS. comps'i4on ON''