New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-03-22
GENERAL NOTES.

Mr. Harrison in his First Impressions of
a., xa,v Republic" article in The FOrnf1hay which
houa be read every who Is interested In French
,cs describes thc aspect OF the Chamber as strongly
.ngrestive work. Except on the Bonspartist seats
&c. s singular absence Of very young men and the
revolutionary type is not seen. The dandy the club
,or the mi lionaire Is not obtrusIve. Most OF them
,oot ike business men of a rather economical turn.
They might 10 merchants going on 'Cnange' or shar
holders IN a railway going to meeting As matter Vi
fat, te immense majority of the Republican Deputies
orc men OF nothing but local reputation and influence
r. have been chosen for their business habits and
,ntr ski in marshaling their party IN their depart
.,ts The guiding spirit Of this body or workers has
been Glmbctta. No man ever acquired SO great an IN
sn.nee oyer any Chamber who 40 seldom made great
sneecbes IN IT, His aScendancY was the result or I'M
Inense knowledge and resources uniing INDUSTRY ana
pstience all kinds OF business and large TEMPER am
sympathy with part OF the nationai opinion. IL
was an influence gained ny superior knoweoSe
Judgment, and by the imposing peslge Oh vast po'ca
ssRacity.
The miSchievOus habit of carrying firearms,
which Is so very in the Southern States lsilns
ttcd by following incident related in The Augusta
Chronicle and Corsiation0ltst "Not many miles from
Southcrn city gentleman Lad occasion 10 repFlInan'
q coIored boy IN his employ for being absent over
night and very naturally inquired where he had been
The boy replied that be had been waiting on the young
centleu en- at Mrs. Blanks party. waiting on theih
bow9 said MS employer why answered tho Doy L
was taking care their hats, coats AMI pistols WINE
young ladies'" The Charleston Ee,cs and Courier re-
meats the story with This commentary There is peace
and order in every southern State except where peace
4. broken and order disturbed by and boys shoot
ing at otbr and woundDg and killing each other
inc OF had they slept it, But they have plStGIE IN
their pockets. one hot word brings on another inc
seadk weSpons are logged our. and the quondam
friends blaze away each other until one is Disabled
or pistols empty II s shane ana rGlroscn TO
zach ana every one OF us. 1befe are SreahS vi ooh
mon sense in the Southern press
A diagram of "Exitus Probat," one OF the
designs recently submitted IN the model tenement
house competition. has been sent to THE TRIBUNE IL
il AN genons an with side court OF greater depth
than the one in Ben Travato" (ride MONDAYS issue)
and with two sets OF starways instead OF one -Four
families are accommodated fOOr there are three
rooms and water-eoset for each family; there is
air t current Of air through each suite; each room has
alarse window. q closet and a ventiiating fue; and
,vo rc-nrOof stairs are open the air The cost Is
tipatcd AT 81 / 900 The clam is made by the aren't
tect's friends that his plan excels Ben Travato III
these respects "a The suites are 50 arranged that
they have largo window at the extreme end
Of each suite, which permits n draft and exec.
lent ventilation. C2) Each family has window
either on the street the yard. IN addition to
windows on the courtyard. In the other plan
two families on each floor get all their light and view
from the centre court. co. Two entrance doors are
pr9vaed for each suite, which allows one room to be
lse,i In common and one room as private. t) Two
flights reproo provided, one at each end
of the building, which not only makes one half OF the
building independent of the other half but does away
with the necessity for any fire escapes. In Ben Ira
vaO," two tre-escapes are rtdnlred in auulon ~ o
stairs These re-escapes darken tho main room OF tue
latiOn OF III the court (Jl WateIcIose II piu-
vidcd for each family aud Is placed where III docs not
" Of G8d sanaTe feet Of Hoor surface provided
one plan, while IN the other the Intal Is ooo'