New-York tribune., 1879-11-01
GENERAL NOTES.

Four bands of Nihlists have been hunted
down and dragged into the prison yards OF Kiev They
lived In earth huts in the woods ana recruited
from the peasantry. They had large sums OF money,
but refused 20 tell how they had obtained means 10
carry on the work Of revolution They call themselves
Socialists.
blind man got the better of Democratic
eavillcrs lately in Connectcnt They challenged ms
vote upon the ground that he could not read
the Consultation of the United states. But
he had been pupil in blind asylum, and
had other books copy of the Constitution IN
raised letters. This he brought 10 the polls and read
from aloud by the of his fingers. and his vote
was. OF course, received.
A Confederate cap machine has been un-
tarthed In Danylle, Va. In May, 1851. W. IL. Wash
a miwgiGht. invented machine that would make
10000 caps hours He sold II to the Government
for $4,000 returned 20 Lynchburg. made another
which had capacity of 80 600 per day den hours and
sold II for $1,000. He subsequently manufactured
another with capacity Of ~ 900 caps per hour When
Richmond evacuated this last machine was put on
heavy wagon and carried TO Danvhe' where IL mas
remained In rubbish heap ever since.
After many devious windings through the
troubled waters Of tho course true love- weo-dO
farmer has finally drifed into the haven Of w,dlock
He courtcd young lady for year. became her accepted
lover and then Tilted. He next made love To her
sister induced her to uamc the day. paid for the we'd
ding cards. and then at the last moment shown to
the door. Another day set. and again the maiden
said We must part" In sheer desperation be reopened
negotiations with ns first sweetheart and made such
her mind he was her husband.
The new Continental Alliance is believed
by The Pal Mall GGsciie 10 be military union on tie
basis OF broad. exclusive customs union; and in al
likelihood win presently he discovered that the Gus
toms union established is not complete III tsef-is
BY no thought to suffice in itself grand nu
eltus is-to be added to- What If other States small
States In the North OF Europe. small states in South
eastern Europe are pressed into this customs union
still to the exclusion OF otbersa In those cases the nil
iiRry might be tioneo much ut Gisl but
soon II would be found that by natural process OF
eravitation and assimilation, ;e union would take both
characters throughout, as II Goes in Germany ana Aus
tru already. Aud what VIII be seen IN tha' cast
Practically great power extending through Europe
frcm The northern seas down to tue Adriatc and the
Esean. With the confidence o. united strength ana the
command Of an immense military host
A prize of $500 has been offered by The
Pvnber and Sanitary Engineer in competition for
model schoOl-house The Committee of Award com
pilscs George B. Post architects Dr. John = Billings
Gated States Army, Vicepresident OF the National
Beard OF Health John d. Phlbrick. United states Com
missioner OF Education the Vienna and Paris Exhibi
tions: Professor William Il. Ware. OF the Institute Of
Technology Boston. and Dr. C. r. Agnew, OF New-York
The plans viii. be exhibited on February 4. The de-
signs are he for public school building to accOmmo
Gate 500 pupils 400 boys and 400 grls), from six to
fifteen years of The building is TO be erected ON
lot frouting north Of 100 feet front 10y 100 feet deep
and inclosed by buildings adjoining lots at the sides
and of city height. say four storiesl is
ructed OF brick With noOrs or Timber.
have nreproof stair-cases. The features which Will
have weight with the Committee OF Award to whom
the designs Will be submitted. VIII be-: tIrs-CCnNc
neucc OF aTrancement for school purposes. second
eecurity against fire and facility for egreSs. ThrdDs
trbutiOn of light FOurth-VcntllatiOn and heating
H.th-DfainOgo aud other sanitary appointments.
There are many suggestive passages in the
repOrt OF the proceedings OF the second session OF the
New-York State Bar Association. For example, Mr..
Iiott F. slepard's remarks the subject OF Equali
zation of Representation United States Senate
deserve careful consideration. After describing the
struggle In the Federal Convention Senatorial rep
resentatiOn and rehearsng the provisions the sub
ieet in the National Constitution. he illustrates what he
considers the inequality OF the present system He
cees that the Senate should ee smaller body than the
House. with longer tenure of Office that the term OF one
third of its members should expire two years. that
The electoral for President should be partly based
upon its numbers as nOw and that in everything except
representation II should remain the same as
nov but he maintains that the most cursory exami
nation VIII exhibit the evils of its present condition as to
membership New-York, for example, Is entitled. ac-
eordpg to population. 10 than One-ninth OF the
whole Congress and Presidential electors whereas she
nov ha some thing over Oneeeventh and in the Senate
abe has only One-tnirtyeighh II Delaware Is enttlcd
10 TWO Senator's NewYOrk should have sNy-slx sena-
for To make a population Of 100000, Ike thal
of New York there must be taken the six NewEpgiand
tarolina and Florida These twelve sates now nave
twentv-fOur Senators, while New-Nork has only Two.
This dispropOrtOned representation, Mr. Shepard con
tends looks all the deiOrmed when seen IN IT'S oper
atom upJn, control OF, the electoral vote iOr
President.