New-York tribune., 1880-02-05
GENERAL NOTES.

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BOARD with the Rev. Mr.. C0wley."
The experiment of connecting the Dart
mouth College Church by telephones with residences in
to village and at Norwich has proved very successful
The services OF the church heard with great dis
tuctness How would 1t do TO establish similar con
necton between the students doritorg and the
presidents study and bedroom!
A musician named Bruno was killed fort
night ago by electric shock receivod from the aI
paratus for producing the electric hight at the Hottie
Theatre Aston, Birmingham. A single powerful bat
terry supplies all the lights of the theatre and ITS adIon-
ing grounds and the conveying the current pass
over the orchestra of the theatre. On leaving the
orchestra Mr. Bruno placed his hand on tne wire aud
received the iull snock of the electric He Was
rendered UNCONSCIOUS by the shock, and died in short
time.
The French Ministry are displaying cOnsd-
erablo energy in providing work for the two Chambers
The bill providing secondary state education Tor grls
was passed two weeks ago by the Deputies by large
majority the Ultramontanes 1t is very ofen-
The schools TO be created under IL are
called goddess colleges - and NJ Keller declared IL an
insult every Deputy to as the bill did that their
wives and mothers had been sufficiently educated
bill has also INTRODUCED for compulsory aud gra-
tnitous primary education, and the measure was re-
ceiye with much applause by the Deputies. The Gov
eSnment have likewise introduced a bill for reducing
the number OF the Judges
Great presence of mind was shown by an
audience in the Gaand Opera House, Cinclnnau, on
Monday night During the third act Oi the opera a
volume OF smoke rolled The auditorium from the
ladies' dressing situated in tue rear OF the dress
circle In an instant the smoke distributed through
the house. accompanied by an unmistakable odor Of
burning particles The usneTs passed quickly down the
asles. and requested the people 10 sit down. as The
danger was IL so happened that ai tins particular
;upcre It was necessary the stage lights aud
Manager Miles, recognizing the urgencies Of the case,
started from of the upper private boxes TO nave TIE
gas turned ful being Of the means OF resioT
ing confidence. In descending the back stairway lie
missed step, and went all the way down. somewha
after the fashion of bale or cotton. H. landed on his
feet and gave the requisite order The people
sured again seated themselves, and The performance
went on as before Adam Peter responsible for the
trouble Having been connected with the building as
anior and fireman from the time OF ats erection, he has
managed 10 become au ocrdt>ln ms way. without
waiting he should have done, until the audience was
dismissed. he went down inio the boier-room aud
banked the fires with ashes that they would keep
until morning. On the ashes he threw quantity OF
PEELED up a ue leading the ladies' dress groom
and made through the open door Into the interior
of the building.
Telling points were made by Liberal speak
ers at the Birmingham banquet fortnight Sir
William HarcOurts onslaught on Lord Salisbury was
very fierce How is 1t possible he asked, 10 treat the
present Foreign Secretary seriously He has come late
IN life the practice Of diplomacy lie seems 10 fancy
that ii is compound of nesse and buster, Of secret
arrangements and open meDaces Well, his secrets
detected at and his menaces are constantly dsre
earded: and then this maadrot Talleyrand aud Bis
Inarck D0ngut expects that we shall treat him with
solemn Difference and his faithful henchman, Mr.
Bourke-I refer the Under Secretary not the orator
makes pathetic appeal 70 us az Leeds to spare his
chief who us, is Ioan OF large property
OF cultivated tastes. and of unbemshed charac-
ter These Ministers and their friends are 80
dreadfuily sensitive. They resemble the lady WHO
did not mind death. but she could not bear
pupchlug' John Brghts address was devoted 10 re-
view Of domestic history during he past bal-century
chapter of English history narrated by man who had
done much to shape The purpose of the re-
view was to lead up question. what part in bring
Ing about all the OF the last fifty had tie
Conservative party plsyed9 Whether, rather they had
not offered hostility To each DOOn Wrung
from power on behalf OF justice and freedom H. Mr.
Bright SAID, warming spoke the Rrilsh Crown,
acent and venerable asst subject for another
iy years the strain it bad borne, It would not be
worth much Mr. Tuenereilfs wreath" Aiudlng
20 the tendency 20 the OF home history
Mr. Bright SAID he reminded him OF The spider who PRO
doeed from some internal source the raw material with
which he makes the yarn from which he wfaves an in
gcnous web, and with this web he catches hiee