New-York tribune., 1878-03-29
GENERAL NOTES.

| An extraordinary young man, James Lalkin,
Waltham. Mass, last Tuesday got drunk, beat his
mother senseless with poker set fire TO her house. and
then Jumped into the river His mother fortunately
covered the current bore the woudbe suicide to the
shore the police arrested him, and likewise put out
the fire. All these events occurred within hour, and
Larkin Is where lie Will be debarred the pleasures
| OF murder, drunkenness, arson, and suicide.
The Northeastern Railway Company in Eng
land recently sued by chimney sweep for breach
OF contract in refusing to carry him passenger The
defendants argued that the sweep would have been
nuisance the other passengers or TO later travellers
who might occupy his seat But Ii was To an empty car
riage that the sweep refused admission, and the
judge held that the annoyance must be TO persons who
actually fellow-passengers and that no account
could be taken Of persons who might subsequently
ter the The law applies equally to niiieIs and 10
is suggested that special compartments should be pro-
vided for all persons the color Of whose clothing Is VI
| transferable nature.
| Peace and quietness must be highly valued
In Edinburgh, for the poor newsboys havea hard time
OF there The attention OF Parliament has lately been
called to the OF three newsboys who cried their
Journals Of the railway stations. They were ar
rested taken before Magistrate, and upon charge
that they did shout and braw and make great noise.
whereby the lieges annoyed Nd disturbed" two
Of them sent to the pententiary for five years
The third released upon paying fine OF 20 and gy-
ing security keep the peace his father promising that
boy should never again be allowed TO sell news.
paper" What would free AMI enlightened NeW-fOrk
The clerk in holy orders, who recently at
tempted to assassnatc Sir George Jessel, OF the
ablest iursts in England has been acquitted on the
ground OF insanity He had lost his wits in the law
courts. The Master OF the Rolls had given decision
against him. and from that day the dtraught litigant
nursed his wrath He wrote letters making all sorts OK
vile and utterly unfounded charges against Sir George.
and at last became 1t WERE Economically possessed
with the idea that he must wreak vengeance on the
head OF The Master of the Rolls 1t under these cir
oronerIy decided that he was NOT rcsponsble for his
| acts.
! No anonymous pamphlet since "Dame
Europas School," has had 40 large sale in England as
The Crown and the Cabinet" series of five letters
on Theodore Martins Biography of the Prince Consort.
The author Mr Dunckley, the editor OF The Manchester
Examiner who has the reputation of being the strongest
leader-wrter out OF London. The drift OF the PAM
phlct which reached twenty-ffth thousand fort.
night ago. that II has been the tendency OF this reign
to give the greater power over the policy OF
this country than 10 had before and that under tho
British Constitution the Monarch ought 10 register the
will OF the Parliamentary Cabinet without murmur aud
without comment. This conclusion is reached after
critical examinatio of the of the Prince Consorts
correspondence and negotiations IN the Crmcan War;
Ten thousand mOurners recently attended the
funeral of Heinsch the Socialist who has been most
successful agtator among the working classes. The
lice uterfeed at the last moment 10 forbid the trade So
cees carrying their flags, but the whole ceremony was
performed In the most orderly manner. large number
OF and girls were present with funeral wreaths
aud red ribbons Immediately behind the coffin was the
deputy, Herr Most with his colleagues and these wers
followed by crowds OF Socialists, with red ribbons In
their The first speaker at the grave was Herr
| Fritsche, venerable with long white hair and
beard who said that Hcnschs tomb should be altar
at which the nation should eternal hatred slavery
and OPPRESSION and death to ideness Herr Most then
urged all who present devote themselves TO "the
| eternal law OF humanity" Finally, Mrs. stegemann
|
which she ended after shedding many tears WIN an
peal to the proletaratc OF tne whole world 10 une III
one invncblc phalanx." Tie elections IF deputies .,
late have shown that Socialism WAS MAKING fapi
progress In Germany, but Berlin scarcely prepaeu
| for SO impressive a Demonstration as this.