New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-10
GENERAL NOTES.

| The saddle which was made for General
GARFIELD just before his assassination has been pre-
sened BY General Swain to the managers OF she GarfA
Monument fair, to be rallied for It is made Of white
leather Is strong and light and VI admirable workman
| ship.
The report that the Egyptian gendarmers
was being partly formed by the British repre-
| sentatiyes on the Continent resulted in iDnumenb.
applications at the Embassy Berlin for the adnittane
OF German officers and men, The annoyance Of personal
applications became at last great that a cad was
posted announcing that one could be received who
came on any eTTand connected WITH the sO-cacd enlist
ment OF the Egyptian gcndaunerie
Several readers of TIE TR9UNE living az
Mt KscO ask how long the Office OF C9ngressman-at-
Large has existed" BY the apportieulnen under
the last census NcwYork gained seat Congress
The State not having been redstriced by the Legsz-
ture to meet the increased representation, IN other
words no new district having been set of for the
member, each party named candidate. and those ear
didates We're voted for lat large" or by the vAOk
people
The Washington Monument is now so fr
advanced as To warrant consideration OF plans for tn
proposed terrace at Its base. Mr.. Edward Clark
Architect of the Capitol, has drawn two designs Of
which contemplaes a single terrace 900 feet square
with wide flights of steps and the other double ter
race The four plaques designed by Mr. Larkin Mead
are provided with places the four sides of the
in both designs The original idea was to place the
plaques the monument itself near rs base, but Obec
ton is made that they would destroy the design ola
solid, unbroken SHAFT.
The largest telescope in existence viii soon
be completed FOR the Russian Government by
the hrn of Alvin Clark Sons, OF Cambrhge
Mass. This largest Of all glasses Is for the Russian
Observatory at POlkovo which was founded In IS39g
the Gar Nicholas In 1873 the Government authorized
The astronomer Otto strive to draw upon the Treasury
for whatever sum might be required. Tie griudns Of
at s,r
months, and it is expected that it Will be com
peted The length of the PokOyo telescope will be As
feet, and the diameter OF the ODjectglass 80 ncleG
Il viii he mounted upon lawn 20 the southwest Of ne
that s " lens will practically bring the moon within
a distance OF :hirty-eght leagues from. she earth.
Two boys of different families living in the
outskirts OF st. Louis arranged 10 go nutng one day
last week and to start while it stil dark One Of
them being constitutonally sleepy agreed 10 tie cord
around OF his big and drop the other end Of the
cord ont Of the window in order that his waketd
companion might arouse him without trouble In the
morning the waeul boy arrived and gave the cord 40
eager Jerk which pulled with loud noise ladder
which stood against the house. policeman ran around
the corner the ladder and the afrighted boy and
was Just dragging of burglar, he supposed, TO The
stati0-house when boy Number appeared At the win
sters got TO the woods in good season, after all
In the Jail of Davidson County. Tenn, is now
confined. according 10 The Nashville ArserieaH
man who is charged with murder, and who nightly ms
fit OF sOmnambulism. repeats in pantomime the dlne
of which he Is supposed TO be guilty He rises from Dis
bed and having peered about his cell and into hec@'
rdor to ASSURE himself that he is not observed. nsP
his bedclothes into the sembance Of man, sets Tue
figure on chair takes a broom from the plsce whereb
is kept raises 1t TO his shoulder, goes through me
motion Of dischargng gum creeps seatny .upto NV
bundle of clothes, carries It to one corner OF the cen
scrapes at the floor il digging hole lays down O'
bundle and carries out the form Of buryng II and cover
ing the spot with leaves. He then carefully examines
his clothes il looking for blood washes his haIas
rctes his cot and sleeps sOundy the rest OF the ga
In the morning he denies all knowledge Of the crime aA'
of his CHASTITY rehearsal of IL.