New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-21
GENERAL NOTES.

An English inn over thousand years old fell
to pieces in Belpre fortnight ago. Four hundred
years ago, under the sign Of the Peacock 1t was the
only tavern 10 that quarter, and travellers obtained ac
their bedrooms by the stone staircase outside
the house.
Turgeneff has excited the wrath of Tho
MOScop Gazette. Katkof's journal He has assisted
Nihist who had been bounded out OF Russia for some
trf,ing, political offence The poor fellow was IN sore
distress in Paris and the novelist not only lent him
small Of money. but pat him in the way OF earning
a living. For his generosity and humanity Turgenens
attacked in PRINT with acrimony aud ferocty.
There is one parish priest in Belgium who
Is not afraid cay what he thinks. The pastor OF
large commrne yerviers, wishing from the pulpit
happy new year to his pensioners, said that he
GREETED the trouble east on the conscenoes Of the peo
pie consequence Of the struggle going on in Belgium
and great done to the OF religion by the
opposition to the new school law. For having taken
part this struggle he excused himself by the instruc-
IONS received by him from his snperloJs Inc number
of communicates in the parish had diminished by one
half In the course OF the Last six.m0ntbe.
Archibald Forbes regards the press regula-
lions for correspondents In Afghanstan as degrad-
Ing and intoerabe. He contends In "The Nineteenth
Century" the press has il in his power, IL
the peryersy declines 20 e nevertheless
to make liar OF MN Why prescribe torture"
he asks till he lie at fest handl Why descend 10 tho
uefarou baseness OF authorized forgery flor virtual
forgery Is thus to alter to warp, to oyerturn Who,
my colleagues could those who professionally
authorized this Jesutcal code have imagined lost to
honor bow their necks to yoke so insulting aud so
ignobe will not retort insult them by regarding
as possible that they exDected TO nd any man base
enough the literary offspring for which he stands
responsible to his fellow-eOuntrymen thus surrepti-
tiOusy changed nurse. prefer 90 hold that they de-
sired TO make the position OF war correspondent unen-
able by gentleman.
The revised Russian University statutes,
which nave gone effect this month"; place the stu
dents under the srctest military discipline and CONTROL
NJ nd
Jude Of action will thereby be withdrawn and central
lied In Ministry OF Public Instruction. Tue curator
OF the University TO be virtually also the director
new post to established In the form Of councillor in
the University In order to increase administrative nuu-
ence disciplinary epartment is to be under an in
spector appointed by the Government instead OF by tho
University Council and the coutro OF the Students Will
be in the hands OF this Inspector who Will also take part
in the direction OF University affairs, as fully-enpow-
The rectorsbp romans electoral, but the
rector reduced TO presiding at he councils only WDea
The curator does not presto IN person Oucl Hnpet.
vision II TO extend to the students oalsae me walls OF
University is abolished.
One of the social events in Paris this season
the Eicaada divorce cult Madame Blaneo EncaIada
the plaintiff member OF an influential Rus san tam
ily her brother beng Prince fT0uDeZkO and she
Tor a judicial separation from her husband. NJ Blanco
Eucalada son OF the Gillian Admiral OF that name, ex
President o! the Republic. sac had income of
$4,000 year, while his fortune existed in expecta-
This, however was not drawback, for tue lady
declared that she only wanted love- and quite salts
fed with NJ Encaadas promise that after the wedding
he should seek employment ia Call It was agreed that
they should leave Paris for that country, but IN
support of the plaintiff case it was cOntended that al
most immediately after the nuptals b. Eleaada packed
up the bulk OF his wes movable property without con-
su.tng her. and proceeded TO Chill alone taking the
vaiuab'es with him. After having cold portion
Of them aud from that period is datcd
series OF grievances brought forward in support OF
Madame Encaadas case. II is said that he encouraged
insult her, wasted her fortune IN various
ways aud occasion he burned note for $500 te
show that his wiies money was his own. Then came "a
painful scene in public. They driving together
when dispute arose. aud Madame Northumberland
the carriage but forcDy restrained by her
nus Dand until ISLANDERS nicriced when she
.abled 70 60 nome IN another conveyance. Finally
Madame Encalada sought refuge IN a convent o. the
DANES Aueustnes about since For the defence
II urged that tns suit Was nothing bu tee result or
0dy's caprice ami that IN taking the action Madame
Lucaada eoerced by The children by heI inst bus
hand