New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-20
GENERAL NOTES.

Todleben, the hero of the Russian campaigns
had never seen CoDstantnople until no reached the
Headquarters at San St8fanO He Is now amusing him
self by making excursions and visiting all the objects OF
interest in city and the enVrOns he T. very fond Of
Prnkepo goes there often and he and his aidesde
camp are frequently be riding dOnkeys up the
plnecOvered slopes OF that lovely island There are
great many English children staying in the hotel and
when be finishes his dinner he plays with them, and
charIus them all by his good humOE
A graceless scamp has been taking liberties
with the Troy Presbytery The regular meeting Of that
body had been set down for Monday Of this week, at
Lake George Last Saturday Dr. Irwin, the clerk, as
certained that letters had been surrepOusy to
nearly all the members Of the Presbytery stating that
the meeting indefinitely postponed owing to the
illness Of the proprietor hotel which the minis
tiers were to be entertained The letters had not
authorized aud The story a silly hoax The practi-
cal Joker failed effect postponement Of the reunion,
10 enable them to attend the meeting punctuallY.
The Senior statistics at Yale have been
compiled with unusual pains this year There are 1872
men ia the class The oldest Is 80 years. the youngest
10 and the average age Is p months 10 days
The talest man feet inches the shortest feet lO9
inches VII lie the average 10 feet 1G-l00 inches in
stockings. The heaviest weighs 225 pounds, the
lghtes lO7 and the average IS 15l47. There are II
church members As teetOtalers and 50 who do not
tobacco There are 81 Republicans, % Democrats 10
IudefaBdents. seyentY-three have eorespOnded with
young iades. aud seven are engaged The average an
Husi expe.e has been about S9535O IN regard TO tq
tuFc work 50 expect 20 study law II medicine theOl
Ogy journalism vie teach, 16 VIII go into business
While The rest are undecided
The railway bridge across the Tay at Dun
lce Is over two miles long. Including the extension
The northern shore the exact length 1892 feet-tha
Is 70 say it longer than the Victoria Bridge Montreal
and the Britannia tubular bridge taken together This
great length IS taken IN eighty five spans Of varying
width Theeo longer viaducts marshes and
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a running stream. The greatest difficulty which the
engineers encountered from the varying character
Of the bed OF te river Near tie shores the rocky bed
easily reached and piers we're built Of brick
throughout. Further out It was found that the rock
suddenly sbeyed away TO great depth under clay and
gravel. There the cylinders. filed with concrete which
form the foundation, made Of much greater diane
ter and above tho high-water level iron pillars were
substituted for brick Tho level the shores Il he
tween seventy and eighty feet above the sea; in the
form on the TOP the bridge, which Carrics tbe snge
line Of rails, Is only fifteen feet wide
Father Curci has the bad habit of writing
letters 10 inquiing friends ana Is likely 70 fam again
into disgrace at the Vatican. An extract from one OF
these letters written after his reconciliation with the
Pope published by The Poll Nall Gazette lie declares
that the temporal power OF the Church had become by
mans fault, en- instrument Of many and grave dis
orders which God has corrected by permitting is de-
straction by revolution" He aAinDs that fanatioai
faeton taking advantage Of goodness and perhaps
the vanity Of Plus TX. wished 70 elevate almost 10
dogma the restoration Of this power aud used every art
to gain over the FOpe ~ their policy until they aetay
seemed 70 have won bin. +" Bat IT, 10 adds "Jobu
Aasiai had certain weakness for prctension Pins TX
e. the vicar Of Christ always kept aOof from and The