New-York tribune., 1879-01-28
GENERAL NOTES.

Women are admitted this year for the hrS
time all the examinations and degrees OF the Un"@
sity of London without exception precisely the sans
terms Us men, Al the Winter matrlculation two seeS
ago there were nearly 600 candidates altogether az"
eleven of these young ladies' One lady prescn'S
herself at the examination for the degree OF Bace@
Laws. These the nrst twelve ladies' WhO ha6e W
admitted t0 he regular examinations OF any EnslsA
university
Ex-Governor Howard, in q letter to Im
Pr0ridenee Journal, predicts that the day WIN CUE
when the British people. surfeed with DsraeiSu pi"
technics and appalled, at the cost or their rampant pug
nacity-for the quart The,ge de Rdb,tais" Will CONT
10 nations a. 10 ndiyiduas-wi repudate the spurew
conservatism now imposed upon them. In sucn "
event he thinks it is than probable that The s'au
eys IN the person OF the present Earl oil DepJ' ""
again be nOnored by call to the chief adminisIa"'.
Office. The Rochdae address on British trade men -
the praise which the Rhode Island Governor pc''".
upon it, but SO far she Lancashire Peers turning
oice and becoming Premier concerned II Is uo' VII VIZ
10 make any predictions spectlug English politics VI"
a general election has been ordered
The origin of the plague which is now max
ing such terrible ravages IN Russia is clearly 'rac'o
the Asrrakhan correspondence OF the Go'os Inc ep'
demic appeared IN the Cossack village OF 's"
sanltza after the return OF two COsSack
from the In Asia Minor. and was very lkey """e
over with tneir old clothes and rags IL is well kn"S'
that there were many cases OF typhus III the'e "N
ments during the war. but II has also been asceIi""
that during their return homeward no one was a"s'"~
by the disease Plior TO their hOmewaid iD~on VI
Cossacks clothes and other effects were dislniec'o"
well smoked but probably the men did not eNpOSo "
their rags and booty to that process and thus Hs'
articles remained infected. The report resarniHs
appearance Of typhus was received by the O"~
authorities toward the end OF November An arm! y"
gcon was at once dispatched TO Nety anka lie re'"n
with the news that there typhus. but tha ~
were slight attacks Vt ague aud p6rcula. ScfeIH ~
passed by When suddenly news was brought o' H'
ful mortality ia the stanltLa. From fifteen 10 W. 80,
persons died every day. amoHg population o' rVs,,
By December 10 the mortality had lucfeasso. 80.
died among the rest, the doctor Jt the AsittAS s,A
ment the priest met VITA the same iate nus lnrs
children running away from fear; seNrTa Vi ~, s.rs
cnips also attacked. The COS-ack poPul IN ,ek
81 Zed with panic thcv ceased tO apprOtch & w ina
mud feared TO barry tine dead IL - reported i'm
dead bodies lay for days IN the streets WIN WIN ,hs m
covering uf hay thrown over them. Al isl isl y. vss
habtttuts reached the coucluslOn thlt thc hiso"'N
not Is phus, but the plague. "A
An essay in a late number OF The NHe"'n''
Ce,,fi,rg by the Rev. william LaveFy BlaeSiey' Pr
poses "A system OF compulsory insurance as rei'"!
the evils Of paupcrism. which s increasing IN o,s"
there is a period in the iile OF the worklngman "nu
working capacity is at It's prime, and before nc 49,,
dencd with the OF fImiy IN which hts eal"'"s
exceed his neces ,ary expenditure ana Va ""'
should be compelled 10 make provision Tor tue "'s
sufficient To prevent him froIn becoming "ur"e" - -
society whenever accident or advancing years "'
him of the abIiity To labor. Mr. Blaekley 'hhAN' '
the compulsory insurance Of the whole male poPu""'