New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-04
GENERAL NOTES.

The General Theological Seminary Of IN.
Protestant Episcopal Church Institution Which
Stands greatly Ia need OF endOwmens. The announce.
ment is now made that George A. Jarys. Of Rrooklyn
has given $40 900 endowment OF an ANNA,
course OF connection with that insiitnton
IF 10 be known as the Bishop Paddock Iecture.h,
Fund" The lecturer il to be ordained minister !,
good standing OF the Protestant Episcopal Church o,d
il to deliver not more than seven and not fewer than
ronr lectures year. and these always TO be prn,ea
The frat lecturer Il u BE- the DSlOp ~ Connecticut md
his subiec. will be the English Reformation. The ee
lures wil be delivered IN public hall IN TINS city
The town Of Candahar, where General
Roberts has arrived in tine 10 relieve the garrison q,
large and populous, having the form OF obou,
SQUARE 1000 by loo yards Ira walls thirty zee.
high The principal bazaars. or streets lead from
tue gateway and meet nearly IN the centre OF The town
in large circular building covered With dome agol,
100 feet In diameter called the ohars'. Tins place !,
surrounded by shops, and 1t is regarded pubse
market place. TIE streets which converge In # divide
the town into four nearly equal districts The Other
streets In tne town mere lanes formed b. the na
row space between the hZh houses-houscs FAR mors
lofty than those Of the prize pal streets The climate
Of Canadian Is very dry every respect suueslgr
10 that OF indO.ian. Corn and most OF the Ecccs,ar
of nfe are dear at CaEdahar. FreT0Od j. al-O yerg
scarce 1t Is difficult to H. the number OF iubaO.an;S
IL eeefns be Y!ed cd however, that TIDE IOlia
ton Of tuat OF Eerat u the II rats may
be estimated they have been, AT 10000 The Cdaa
harris may possibly number Oo,OVO
The miraculous in Ireland has changed it.
base from the par sh Church OF Koock to the Cnurch o.
Mount ST. Vincent; In the suburbs Of Limerick on the
western side OF the bl:l1n2 Is largo figure Il the
Blessed Virgin. carved IN Caen stone. and underneath
window which gives light 10 an oratory ~ or Blessed
Lady. situate In that part If the convent THIS statue
is thirty feet from the earth and IN front Of are IA,
playground :nd open field cxtcndln2to the boundary
wall the land ihus inclosed bong quite level and
olu iuDa ono or IN T.
Of Our Blessed Loly, SAYS the local chronicle the
weather was fine yet the thunder peaed WIKI crashing
sound. and the lightning flashed with starting vivid
On The evening Of that lay the orphans left The
convent to play IN the grounds IN front Of the new
buildings aud they told not 10 be alarmed By the
thunder but pray to Oar Lady of succolr should hey
be frightened With whole faith OF our Lady'- proec-
tion with which the little ones. Ike their elders,
possessed they raised into the grounds and proceeded
IN their innocent amllsements IN the usual manner
soon after the thunder rolled along the sky, and ne
children at once pi0usy offered up their prayers tos
safety 20 tic Blessed Virgin. Then they raised ther
voices, and sang the touching hymn Look down.
Mother Mary ;" and while the beautiful music OF their
young fresh voices ascending. one or tae CHILDREN
suddenly called out, o. look there. and Instantly the
eyes Of 200 Others her COMPANIONS were turned toward
the the nor;h az the convent AID in the
air the figure OF the Blessed Virgin vas be-
held by all aitired in while robe with "A blue sash
around her waist The infant Saviour bone On hef
right arm, ana rosary deread,d from her l,lL Sic
seemed to rest On white cloud upheld by two angela
who carried their hands branches Of some desert n
covered with foliage The children were spebound, md
Involuntary offered pray 20 The Blessed Via n. Ae
they had sazei lie vision f0r about ten milacs some
of them the convent 10 acquini ;he nuns nt be-
fore good ladies' had arrived AZ the spot iLc DNIle
Appalif ION had gone the Virgin dsIppe-r.u- m ihs
eIVens. 20 much for Sunday evenings but on NonGy
evening the manifestation was suh more decisive
While children we're again az p3y one oi ner nun
Der called To look at the Blessed virgin, anu u.
stanty almost tainted. Al eyes were drccoi toward
the the top Of the bulns, and aoov" 10 ID the
air the children the Immaculate Mother vested a.
together ia white her hands raised as II ~ tne auuie
Of invoking expressing blessing or pray ~, hefee
cast down. and n silvery light surrounding tuc beatnc
figure Some or the children AGAIN hastcnrd - tae con
TO communicate what bcy saw aud OIL. or he uun,
who arrived frst the spO. held tlc Virgin also
These details Of course, gwen by the sisters VI s