New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-05-14
GENERAL NOTES.

A Baptist Minister in Maine is accused Of
preaching full OF the Rev Dr. storrs's sermons
without explaining that his people were getting the
Gospel at second hand. The people impressed
with the force Of the that they tn preacher
call 10 their church one Of the young ladies oi the
flock edited to the extent Of becoming his wIer
Two Roman Catholic cleTgymen in Eng
land have hinched from their VOWS. The Rev. W. W.
Roberts, nephew OF Cardiaal Manning and obate
of St. Charles Borromeo, Bayswaler, has been married
in Presbyterian meeting house. The Rev DR.. Case,
formerly a student OF the Coego Pho at Rome, aud
until recently Priest OF the G!oucest Mission and
Canon OF Clifton, has also left the Roman Church.
Mad Anthony Wayne's greatest exploit is to
be invested with centennial gorics on July 10. The
works at Stony Point 10 be forth. d, sham bates
to be fought by battalion OF R"cEland County COnt-
ncntals and regiments Of National Guard, and the cee
bration will be one OF unusual interest. The Wayne
Monument Association Is making stirring appeals Tor
subscriptions rom tue people OK Orange, Pdtnl est-
chester, and adjacent Counties
There was singular incident in one Of the
Hartford churches last Sunday. Wong Sling. n jul
Chinese dress-pg-tai, cork shoes and mauti.la-Jh-
cated as deacon at the communion service in the
Asylum Hill Congregational Church He was ore OF The
first Chinese boys VINO went to Ncwhngiand to ge an
education. At Monsoon Mass, he was converted and
when he returned 20 CHINA ne became connected Wilma
Christian mission.
A music-stool recently experienced religion
at a family gathering in England. at which M. Home,
the spir-wOrker, present. The chairman Of pub
lie meeting OF Sprltuasts subsequently, described what
happened. The music-st0ol moved from its POSITION
near harrnonium. and getting up a table bowed
three times to a family Bible which on the table
The chairman himself witnessed this extraordinary con-
duct of the musicstool, and thinking that the spirit
which prompted tho action probably wished 20 convey
the idea that music to be the handmade Of de
vOtOn.' gave uterance To the suggestion. me music
stool thereupOn confirmed the cAdirmaa's notion by
"bOwlnS three ume, sueCtesttely. II was Heh
helped TO the ground by Nr. Home.
The rumOr that an Italian firm was ncgc-
tiaing in the United states Or an immediate supply Of
100000 tons of coal, in place Of Obtaining II from Eng
land as heretofore mas caused uncasness III London
cargo OF American coal reached the Mediterranean SIX
teen months ago, and met with ready sale. ana ofe
than twenty cargoes have been sent over since that
time The Globe appreheDds that before long the coal
industry Of Great Britain VIII have 10 encounter deter
mined rivalry on the part OF the United states Amer
lean coal Will not be landed in ENGLAND, but viii Dc
shipped ports the Continent which are no" Ie1eu
dent upon supplies nom tie coal helds Vi the Cuel
Kingdom.
The estimates of the available strength Of
the Russian Army during the war with Turkey have
differed SO widely that The nsures given IN
an elaborate article in the BirGlide Russo vii
be scanned with interest by military critics. NJ
the beginning If the war the army Of operation IN
European Turkey numbered lSS4G3 meDi and at tie
close of the campaign there were Jji462 m The
field In Asl.tIc Turkey 5S,726 Gudcr arms
in the Spring and CAS- late in the Winter There
were 2O2,i 2S IN the interior Of the Caucasus and
78ll detailed for the protection OF the coast Tho
ota number OF troops modified for operations against
Turkey at the close OF 1877 was 942.9i9 men. In
earlier wars. the numbers engaged were rs follows: In
1912, Gl5,OOO men; in 1923. on the Danube and 10
Asiatc Turkey. 220.00O men; IN 1881, in Po'and
1877 900 men; IN 1855 IN Southern Russo in Asiatc
Turkey and on the Baltic and Black Sea coasts $500
men IN 1877 o. for tho sake of comparison, the TROOPS
in the interior OF the Caucasus excluded. 10000
men Tn" crtiro regular at the end OF 1877 con-
sisted OF 80 81 officers l,47s,i95 men, and 22lsl2
horses; the gulars numbering 3,l6I officers. l2O3O-
men and llO069 horses. The augmentation OF me
Russian forces between January 1876, when the whole
of the army was on ~ peace footing aud july J. 1875,
wAen the war preparations eliminated, Is rplesehled
IN tue following tables
jan, Jan. !, Jan. JuyL
1876 1877. 1873 1875.
par,lars IA 60j l07i sol l47Slo5 lG4T7gJ