New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-30
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GENERAL NOTES,

ApropOs Of the dispute between the Rev. Mr..
Lorimer and Dr. Parker . statement Is nsds
In London newspaper that II has boeoul
almost o fashion in England for cleryymss
to road and then from their pulpits a ssr
mon by some popular preacher In such case however
It Il considered point OF honor to give the authors
name. Presbyterian clergyman 1t Leith for eleven
Sundays preached the OF others without com
plying with this requirement. by way OF punishment hs
has been suspended ny the authorifies for three months
tho congregation, besides paying him. obliged 70 hire
substitute;so that they are probably sorry BY ths
time that their pastor was found out.
An imitator Of the anonymous letter rascality
which caused the Rev DR. Dix much annoy can,
Ing little disturbance and cxciteout among the con
grcgatOn Of st. Marks Episcopal Church In Philadelphia
More than hundred letters limiting ct variou ds
honorable practices have been sent TO members OF that
church These letters vary widely In pcnn lnshp AL
character some OF them being decent and well cIpresse
and others cOsrscy vulgar. They evidently written
by person who Is familiar with the family and no.
cia relations OF those to whom they SENT and who
certain amount Of education and cleverncss
The church authorities endcav0ring 10 trace the s-
thor and 1t Is 10 be- lcyoutly hoped that he viii ne
brought to summary Justice A few convictions as il
the Of Eugene Fairfax Williamson, thong not ue
cessarily followed by miserable death in prison. would
make this sort Of scoun 'reilsn rare.
Recent cable dispatches have mentioned tho
plee OF thu preliminary borngs .or taanel
might bc completed within five years. A fuller report
OF the proceedings nj the recent meeting OF the sou,L
eastern Railway Company, In London. shows that cll
lcry feet In diameter ha rrady been driven fra
the shaft Ablots Cin for half mile towari
France and agreement has been made to push fo..
ward similar hradway under the for mile each
side OF the Channel At the present rate OF progress
will probably be done within the next six months and
thon IA expected that the further nine miles each
side will be- undertaken at once. All tbs conditions
favorable to tho project The soil is found
exactly sinilr ut both ends. Ii IL. expected,
gray chalk nperyfons to water; nn,l there IA every
to anticipate that u VIII he found to ch In
unbrUzen bed arross the Channel II this anticipation
rralIznd the making OF the tunnel 10 only question Of
tiinr and money.
Just outside the limits of YOun ystOwn, Ohio,
lives well pr, served Of sixty named George Gaz-
zari. who ID engaged IN the unromsnto task Of
developing small coal mine, but who look back to
period In hiS life when every day brought
and experience. He believes that be - the only
now living In this country who Ia 1863 and la6&
q companion OF Dr. Livingstone III his AfriUal
porations. lie has still vivid Of tho crest
porers kindness and humanity well Of tho Pcs1ls
through which he passed He relates expcreass vita
lions ana scrpcns which fully up To the rTssperd
African standard For instance, menh,rs6 the rom
pany occasion killed d snake which tsriy
feet long which OF the moment Of disaoluton
engaged ia the peasIrablc occupation Of dixvsnG
OK which It bal swallowed whole. The most dresdrui
experience. however, which Mr. Glszxsrd WA oalsi
up,n to endure wns when party Of Kafir women
receive the bcncdofiOu Of the white H~ wss per
fcctly willing 10 oh2e them until he fosA that tAcg
snswrr Bat DISCRETION warned him not 70 refuse and
they received the coveted blessing