New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-25
GENERAL NOTES.

The important oil wells near the Russian
town OF Baker, in the Caucasus have into the pos
session OF French company, which them on
the American system and pipe line laid to the
nearest railway station The German OIL field, in the
Luneburg district too, which, under native man gement
was developed In the most primitive passed
under control OF English company which has applied
American methods and imported q number OF drers
from Canada
Ii Mr. Sullivan and Mr.. "Tugr Wilson can
not succeed in arranging another fight among themselves
either or both OF them can probably find q qlck and
hard hitter by dropping line to Dr. W. T. Browne OF
Stockton, CAL That gentleman has recently perfected
rotary hammer series Of hammers each OF which as
1t reyolves deals tremendous blow and then slips back
out OF the OF its successor This redoutable cham
pioD can deliver 400 blows minute, and would doubt
less fight with or without gloves. best suited the
preferences OF Mr. Sullivan or Mr. Wilson In consider.
alton GIFTS eight arms II might consent be heavily
handicapped at least to give long Odds thus making
the conditions even.
The Government is now building in Della
ware ne iron steamship for che special use OF the
Fish Commission. It to cost 100000 10 DO named
tie Abatross and TO be ready in about four months It's
dimensions viii be- Length 200 feet BEAM 81 feet
inches; depth OF hold. 10 inches burthen, 800
tons Among the special appliances fitting the vessel
for its purpose VIII be deepsea dredge and eight miles
Of wire rope One Of the first important services the
AlbarOss will be the transportation to London OF the
collection which will represent this country in the great
Fish Exposition next May. Passed Acknowledgment
q. w. Baird Is experimenting the construction OF the
vessel. which will be under the direction OF Commits
sOner Baird.
The Seth Low-not the worthy Mayor OF
Brooklyn. but fast sfesmbOat-laely lost the champ
ionshp of the St. Johns River In a close with the
Sylvan Glen last Sunday Inflated with the real Ameri
spirit" the excited passengers crowded the guard
rails, shouting the engineer give her seam." bet
ting merrily on the result and generally showing that
they oblyous to the fact that both boats were
liable TO blow up or run aground at any moment The
Seth Low derived natural benefit from the circum
stance that is OF lighter draught and thus
But notwiths, andng this obvious advantage she
beaten BY about length and half The Florida hm,s
observes mplacently though with sgat
Of SURPRISE that NO accident occurred aboard either
boat"
The French scheme for making an artificial
sea in the interior Africa has been abandoned The
commission appointed investigate the project has
ported that the inevitable would be OF all pro-
portion to the prOblematica advantages, being some
in the neghborhOod Of $3.50 100000 Aside from
the inpracticabe nature Of the enterprise II was
ported several positive losses might be expected
result from it. One sayant declared that by the influx Of
the sea an immense number Of fresh-water wells would
be filed up rendered useless to the great detrment
Of the people on the neighboring slopes who
the habit Of resortng to them Another maintained that
when the formed the breezes and spray from 1t
would destroy the vegetation around, and prove spe-
cially hurtful 10 the date palm trees which
great source profit and give agreeable shade
lii those arid regions.
A circular has been sent out by the Amer
lean gentlemen who have been requested by the Eng
lsh Executive Committee of the Darwin Memorial 10
join them in carrying out that work. This circulars
signed by Asa Gray chairman, spencer f. Baird james
A. Dana, Charles ". Eliot, d C. Gilman, James Hal,
Joseph LIE COnte, Joseph Ledy, O. c. Marsh, .. Weir
Mitchell. Simon NewcOmb, Charles Eliot Norton, Fran
els A. Walker Theodore ID. Wooley and Alexander Az
ASST treasurer. They say: rne form which the me-
mortal Is to take has not yet decided 1t will prob
ably include an endowment for scholarship to carry
on biological research. We gladly contribute 10 this
object and request subscriptions from those whomay
wish to Join in this tribute the memory Of Darwin.
Subscriptions may be to Alexander Agasslz, Cam
bridge Mass who will acknowledge the and for.
ward hem to the treasurer OF the English Executive
Committee of the Darwin Memorial"
The English Government, it is reported, have
determined to sell the London Custom House, and the
cite which known that institution for more than 500
years will know il more forever. The first London
Custom House occupied part of the present site It
was swept away by the great fire, and two Of its sue
cessors have been burned down The present structure
wbicn was put up about the year 1914 cost nearly
81. 100000. Curious revelations were made in the
course OF the excavations for this building The river
il was found had been embarked three times within tho
harris then existing and portions Of what probably
the river rampant mentioned by Fitzstephen as the
earliest defence of London discovered. These
relies of antiquity interesting but what would have
haa more practical interest good solid substratn
suitable for the foundations Of large public building
This could be at, and, when the great Pho
began rise the bed eventually relied way,
and great part Of the building had 10 De pulled Gown
ard the foundation reiiid at cost OF SloO,oOo.