New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-25
GENERAL NOTES.

shower Of snow, the first for thirteen years,
fell IN Rome fortnight ago. ard dome Of st. Peters
white for several hours.
According TO recent speech in the Cortes.
the Spanish Army Is surprisingly over-generaned'
having general to every BIS men In France the pro o.
portion Is 10 lJoOi IN fnshahu, =" A'''"' "N' ~
rmany 10 l,5li
A hospital for Mussulman women, presided
over exclusively by Russian female doctors has been
established by General Tohernaief at Tsshkend This
is the first that Russian women have been admitted
to separate and independent medical practice
A revolt amOng the students at Paris school
called the Iycee Louis lie Grand will occupy conspo-
nous place in the history OF academic Instructions It
originated in the dspeasue Of the boys at the expulsion
of one Of their number and before finally queled
detachment OF forty policemen one OF whom was ser-
ously wounded had break open the dormtories be-
hind whose barrcaded doors the rebels had intrenehed
themselves The pupils sent prep0sterous terms OF
surrender their principal who promptly declined the
same and theenpon expelled and caused to be eected
fewer than go OF tie refractory youngsters
Ii is announced in st. Petersburg cOTespon-
dence that Gar has expressed emphatic wish that
the popular festivities Moscow the occasion OF his
coronation should be allowed 20 the charae-
ter Of an orgy Accordingly the idea Of gigantic foun
tain OF free beer has been abandoned. and has been
decided convert hundred railroad carriages drawn
up around open plain into cafes shops, theatrical
booths etc which the people may anuse and refresh
will receive an enameled mug decorated with the I'm
pcral en- Gle date OF the coronation. and the
will be ed with beer presumably as often as II l. pre-
secuted TOR that purpose. Sandwiches cakes and con-
fectionery VIII also be freely distributed
There is IN Bellegarde." says Tie London Globe
"a subject OF excitement which outweighs the interest
even expulsion decree and the fate of all the Minis
tiers that Jules Ferry any else collect at the
Eys6e The Rhonethat ancient associated with the
first appearance OF Gaul the historic pagel threat
ened with an attack unheard OF and unexpected by any
the hourishing which lin its fertile banks. Tho
mountain upon which situated the fort OF Ecluse in
danger OF colapsing bodily and shifting tsef sdeons
INTO the channel o. lhe Rhone which in OF
vine beneath The smaller fort that side Of the hill
which u nearest che river has subsidized and In It's fall
crushed in a tunnel through which th railway runs for
II length OF $50 feet But II the mischief ended here there
would be nothing much TO make fuss about Untor-
tunaely this il believed be only the premonitoy
symptom of a much formidable landsip which Il
10 carry away whole side OF the mountain and plunge
II into the valley below Already the foundations VI
the big fort are giving way, the garrison has fed to
safer nnre and the chief engineer OF the Paris Lyon
NTditerranee Company has arrived the spot charged
with making an inspection 4 the place and reporting
vhat il likely occur. Should the mountain do what
"a now expected NJ &C. tue river will be enectually
bloc ked and compelled 10 make course I0f liself
leaving the chaBuel for distance at least below
Bcleeardr dry and empya delightful prospect Tor tho
riparian owners who will then be able 10 squabbie Tor
the OF IL and or ali the treasures when may
be found buried IN its mud"