New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-01
GENERAL NOTES.

Some interesting remarks respecting the re-
suits OF the disestabshment OF the Irish Church were
made by the Archbishop of Canterbury at gathering OF
clergy In Lambeth Palace fortnight ago He SAID that
II would be until the present generation had passed
away that the Church would be thrown entirely the
now svsem One thing had ertainy followed from the
dsestablshment and that was that the laty had got
very powerful influence in the dsestablished church.
For his part he glad to see II, although he saw
danger i'm II II encouraged too much. The system
very greatly affected the class OF men who were to form
the clergy Of the Church He believed that the IRISH
Church would surmount all the difficulties which stood
IL Its way
The bOmino pigeon was the only messenger
to the outer world FrenchDen that the beseged resi-
dents Of Paris had when the city surrounded by the
Germans 1870 The bird then proved OF such value
that digent efforts have boon made by European Gov
ernments to improve the breed. Some interest III the
lame subect seems to be taken in this country The
Scranton Voant Club recently offered prizes for pigeons
that would fly $50 miles most quickly The race is to
take place on June H. when pigeons brought from New"
York City will be liberated at Sunbury, Penn Pha-
delphia birds at Huntingdon, Penn; Troy birds at
Auburn and Utica birds at Albion. The Utica birds
have been tried several times during the past fortnight
over part their course: from Rochester TO Utica
distance Of 1875 miles AT every trial the birds have
flown swiftly back to Utica. race Of 500 miles dis
lance for prize OF 500 III gold is soon TO take place
Partisan shOpkeeper on the Rue Rv0h
was in the habit attracting attention to bis wares by
brilliant display of gas Finding the bills from the
company heavier than suited the profits OF his business,
he made an arrangement diminish the quantity Of
used OHe day, being pressed for money, he roughly
pulled down the spare pipes and sold the lead for $50
Shortly terrible smell Of pervaded The house
gasInan sent for, and in his presence servant
though warned OF the danger went about Win shted
candle trying TO test the spot from which there was an
escape formidable explosion took place, and all the
glass IN tie house shattered TO pieces. Three men
were knOcbed down. but the seriously
Injured ole eye being put out, and badly frac-
lao "a heiu a.
thtt as expert he should have taken the lead III
dangerous al operation but he acquitted. The shop
Keeper WAS sent to prison FOR week and fined $50.
Religious zeal sometimes Overleaps Itself and
falls imam the other side. peasant in tho Paatinate
q. toe Rhine having married Protestant wife.
nantcd that all their bOycldren should be bapsed as
Catholics aud al their glrcldren as Pr0testah'S Inc
Roman Catholic Pfarrer Of the place argued with the
father IN and out Of seasOn in order 10 Induce MIN 10
consent that at least one OF his girls should be brought
up Catholic and thus hope OF meeting VIII
her IA ile parent m the future world The honest man
held so cOnsCeuOusly 10 his covenant WIN MS WIGS
family that his pastor took the last weapon III DIS
amory lie told the father that he should be COM
PEELED TO exclude him fIOm the Easter Communion I'M
mediately before Easter Day the man went 10 the to
testant arrer, taking ms four bows Win MN, VINO "a"
all been baptsed Roman Catholics, ana ne hho the5
quietly passed over the Reformed CornmuniOn
Batum, the village on the Black Sea which
Russia 10 acquire with the consent Of the British
Government. is described by james Bryce having
neither military naval importance 1t does not cOIn-
mand any road, and there is nothing 10 make IL a
specially suitable place for fortress. naval strong