New-York tribune., 1878-06-25
GENERAL NOTES.

When Waterloo Bridge was built over the
Thames sixty years ago. the masonry was taken only
TWO feet below the bed OF the river aud started piles
The river now eght feet deeper than was then, and
the wooden erutches appear Co have suffered from a.
derminng, and considered unequal 70 support
the superstructue Q above. The engineers recommend
that the wooden pier be fenced round with wr0ughtfOa
caissons ed with concrete TIL the whole s sod mass
whicn. siate0 will render tho bridge perfectly safe
Father Hyacinthe in his second lecture in
Paris iortnight ago. advocated reform Of Catholicism
bymeans of a popular election and restriction OF the
Papacy 10 n simple presidency over all Episcopal
churches. He urged thal UtramOntanism owed its
strength the church and TO the fathers Of
families who declined accompany their wives TO mass
or 10 be the religious teachers Of their children He was
loudly cheered on incidentally remarkng that he could
not understand how Frenehman could now DC other
than Republican; but ne added tnas were be an
Engishman an Italian, lac would DC hOnafchist
That paradise of invalids, Cannes, recogniz-
ing tine TACT that it's celebrity watering place ts
consequent prosperity due 10 Lord Brnugham has
decided TO celebrate the centenary OF bis birth Accord
ing to the original arrangement the statue was 70 rep
resent the City Of Lyons while the creator OF the town
was TO be represented only by bust standing on
PEDESTAL against which the municipal fetish was In
tended 10 lean This design has been greatly modified
The Chancellor drapsd In the folds OF travelling man
e will be discovered leaning on pedestal and point
ing with finger Of his right hand 20 the soil which he
c10se to select hs residence Near TO him VIZ be
raised aof the rose Of Engs1d and under the snsd9w
statue viii be seen the British Lion scuptured in hard
stone.
An American merchant In Paris has issued
small ne bo Of fourteen pages on Three Works Of
ART" manufactured IN San Francisco expressly for the
international Exhibition. The first is "a massive and
elegant pOre-mOnnaie and cardcase made Of gold and
quartz from Of two States and two Territories
The second is a ladies' powderbox aud puff, sur
mounted by grizzly bear in the act OF crossing tho
great overland railwgy. The third Is jewel casket
II ~nfN Tpna fNa nlafp
on the cover pictorial and historical representa-
ton OF buffalo hunt Oh the pains with Dig trees ad
railroad track with two bulls dasng across 70 eyade
tans nearly pounds Of solid gold and aurfsTons
quartz and with the other pieces Is valued al s3O0OO
the Pacific coast.
The problem of cheap living, which has
drawn out so much correspondence In THE TRIBUNE.
has also attracted attention in England. Vegearans
and meaeaters have demonstrated that sixpence day
is amply sufficient TO satisfy the requirements Of any
reasonable appetite and an enthusiast declares in
The Manchester Guardian that live well
sixpence a week. He himself never spends more. For
twelve years he has absaDed from other food than
bread water and a the OF ftyone Ia In the en-
joyment OF better health than he had IN his earlier
years He is blessed with small appetite, and finds
fourpound loaf bread quite sufficient for his susenanee
during week. Biead, lie argues u the nuIal lou Ol
man he will adhere to this det and take propef ose
of his health, he will In nine cases out ofien arrive az
green old age. It is the consumption Oh stmuatlns
food, such Intoxicating liquors milk fesh meat @ sad
fish, which encrvates the minds aud bodies OF men, ana
prepares the way for disease
A curious duel has Just been decided at
Nuremberg law student, during his compulsory
years service in the army deemed himself insulted by
the treatment he received from lieutenant On con-
cuding his term duel fought and the lieutenant
was killed TIE questions before the jury were whether
duel had been fought whether it had had fatal re-
suit, and the accused guilty OF that results The
Jury gave verdict OF not guilty all three charges
The German papers puzzled TO account for this
repetition Of the decision IN the Vera sassuteA case
some say the reason Of the verdict pity tor proms
ing young whom the jury did not hold responsible
for acts winch demands and the law ball sane
tiOUs; Others that II was an instance OF the dshhe IN
winch Prussian officers are held and. lastly, II y be-
tved that the jury found itsel confronted WIN tne
difficulty that II the officer had been In the students
place the case would have been one 10 which the law,
after compelling him 10 fight punished HIM according
10 its result.
The tragedy of "The Tyrant" was over by
10 O'Clock and the Ahmednuggur audience were laugh
ing over an amusing farce brought out by Parses
Theatrical Club from Bombay, when suddenly crack
ling noise was heard in the lower end OF the house.
Then arose a cry of fire." which deepened into terri
bic Shrek when il that the ceiling was already
in blaze For a moment the audience were paralyzed
with fright, the flames spread furious rush was
made for the little entrance and many fell and we're
trampled under foot. The whole pavilion quickly hiled
with names and by the time threequartcrs Of the audi
ence had escaped the wind caught the fame and carried
IL ike scOrchng sheet across the interior OF the booD
BY this tme though the door still blocked with
struggling mass. most Of those who werGaoe TO move
were SAFE but the Others lay yelling and groanlng IN
the ngones OF an awful death The whole fire did not
occupy many minutes; but as the scorched ana
wounded people pulled out rom near the go
and passed into open II seemed eternity before
the flames died down sufficiently TO enable the rescung
foriuu, The sight was simply awful About forty men
had either been burnt death or had more nercfSy
| been sutfOcated by the smoke.