New-York tribune., 1877-03-14
GENERAL NOTES.

The telephones voice sounded between BOs-
ton and Providence last Saturday night Conversation
was carried on moderately loud tones and the notes
Of a cornet were carried over 43 miles Of wire Prof
Bell say that the incidental cODdtlOns Of relays atmOs
peric density and the ntermnging of wires interfere
win the instrument and that lie thinks he can do better
with an cable OF perfect insulation than Win any
land wire.
James Belden, for many years Secretary OF
tie St. Georges Society, Baltimore, made queer viii
which was admitted TO probate last Friday. InasnIuch
AS his relatives If any survive, better of than lie
is himself bequeaths his few thousands 90 English
friends Of pleasant days spent with them
III 1874 burial lot he directs, shall have shrubs
placed in IT, shall be lett for monument few
small eYeIgIeens rose busles aud border pants me
monument bc carved in artistic style after this de-
sign Old lime iIie Or smaller szel sitting on rock,
hour glass III Lis lc!t hah' WIN the sdnu run ou., d
scythe ms right shoulder, with hs lGht forearm
across The handle, Lis rgAt hand on The Testament IN MS
ian VITA his fOreug1r pointing II l. appointed unto
ali men to die, and after ills the Judgment
The sessions of the NewEngand Christian
Convention will DE opened to-day III connection with the
revival services the Boston Tabernacle. The day VIII
mar the beginning OF the second half Of the pegod
allotted by Nj MoOdytO his work in that city. The
audiences on his seventh sunday were very large.
Nearly twenty thousand persons attended the services of
the day Alter the excitement or the INST week there
WAS sli AT and the interest in the movement
seemed to abae bu, the ground that was lost has been
already reganed ana the interest in the revival Will un-
workers from all parts of NowEngiand. Meanwhile the
rev James Freeman Clarke Is Cs-ectlng Mr. Cooks idea
OF the Trinity and declaring tna piece OF abstract
philosophy, nafnieSs, Whe II Is III sense FeglOn
ana the Rev. Mr Murray protests against those VINO SUD
st,tute trust Tor a belief that Is based upon testimony.
An examination of the cables OF the Niagara
suslepson Bridge been made and OF the weak
pouts IN the structure have been revealed. The cables
at each end o bridge before they anchored in the
nil are divided into Strands each strand number
iug $40 wires and terminating IN collar" which Is
fastened 10 the anchOrbar On examining those strands
II was fouud that nine Of the wires the under side Of
the had corroded and parted. THESE, it sand,
can sasily be replaced by splicing. One piece of the
roded wire about three feet in length has been removed
and il was found capable Of sustaining 1850 pounds,
aud drew down to half its size before parting. None OF
M wires ON Tie bridge have yet shown any tendency
10 eougat on and Whcn weight Ii removed from the
bridge return ~ lDeH hOIHla COheioh win 'N' "4Ni
sprinK.
A mail agent on the Union Pacific Railroad
had wife and little daughter at Omaha. Whenever he
LEFT home for fortnight on tine rail be would take the
little gir with him a block two from the house, aud
then kissing her goodby would send her back 70 her
mother Jealousy took possession Of him without cadse
and one morning about two years ago. lie carried on 'he
cld from the vile whom he believed to be fathess.
The mother waited for the paer of the little feet ana the
spd NJ the little one voice and finally ran 10 the station
where sne learned that husband had gone West Win
the child she telcgTnphed TO hn, she wrote 10 INN Dut
received no reply. Convinced that he had deserted ne
and would never return she s"iu nor lunltI . @ Pai
and decree giving her the custody OF tie cllld She
then Oakland, Cal, where hef huADaiu anu neI
daughter were boarding ana tooh leeh io @ l
and wife met in a law Ofce-she with couBtenhnce cold
aud STERN and he with hang dog sheepish LOOK. Iho