New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-20
GENERAL NOTES.

Carlos, an Italian gymnast, well-knOwn from
his Keats with charged wooden cannon. lifting il
from its stand during recent exhibition M Ceryia
when il fell mouth downvards. The gymnast with he
ropdy OF lightning, endeavored TO break the snock
as to prevent the weapons exploding, bus be was
successful the conclusion fired the piece and the
charge could emerge. the burst Carlos died
almost Immediately. The Consideration and horror
among the spectators al this lrightiul
tense; only one OF them was wounded however, al
though the spntcrs Of The cannon were driven about
every direction.
An interesting report has been published Of
the work per Ormed BY road locomotives during the
war IN the ist The first experiments made with NIL
tary traction engines IN Russia were carried out IN
1875 when the results obtained were So satisfactory
that twelve road locomotives with carriages at
once ordered for the use Of the army. When the
with Turkey broke these engines dispatched c
the theatre of operations in the valley OF the Danube
where they employed IN tln rst Instance az Ben
der in hauling siege gs, ammunition, ana other heavy
war material from the naeaznes 10 The railway station
from Two 10 six lles and ths az nluch less ex
means of transport been employed.
A gallant young fellow volunteered in the
42I Highlanders four years THIS crack regiment
had the bad luck be selected for in Cyprus
and among the many VINO were victims OF the climate
was this Glasgow lad. HIS mother quickly followed
q
tion aud wrath announced the extraordinary resolve
o. udicng Colonel Stanley for manslaugher or
such proceeding il seriously entertained would be
carried beyond the iuitatory stages. The grounds
which the allegation made that merely for polii.
cal purposes the life Of this young fellow wautouy
sacrificed The Minister War, or course could not he
seriously indicted any such charge, and, matter
OF TACT, Colonel Stanley has other connection th
tic than that happens jls now - be Minis.
ter OF War; The great stroke OF STATE by wncn Cyprus
was acquired took place long before le was a Cabinet
Minister.
At a recent meeting Of the Oxford Branch OF
the ngsh Church Union notable letter rom DrPusey
was read. have seen 1t asked lately" he wrote
what my position is relation 10 the church 10 which
Ibrloug. To me It IS a strange question. However ny
answer is the which 1t always wasduiul loyalty.
trust to her. believe that the Apostles fully and
faithfully delivered the whole truth which they received
to those whom they appointed their stead to carry On
the lamp OF the truth to the end Perhaps the question
put might have meant, what my relation TO school
% this day which attaches importance t0rtul which
never did can only say my belief IS oneness OF be-
lief and sympathy with them whatever mistakes some
OF thorn haze made prosecuted. Ideporo exceed
ingy the present battlefield because dispute about *
ternas seems unmeanng, and hides the greatness OF tho
real issues. Those EhO hot against ritual are
really hot the truths of SacraBlcnts whch that
ritual IS intended 10 symbolic; but IL gives 10 OpPG
and Is foreign to the Church of England. ard
a bad itatiOn OF Roman uSagcs." Ia conclusion Dr.
Pussy said !" cannot out symp1Lize entirely Win the
proposition that the just authority OF the bishop u essen
fia 10 the Church. and thai the duty 90 churchmen
to support Episcopal Rhts against all encroachmens
Oh the part vi the civil court"