New-York tribune., 1879-12-25
GENERAL NOTES.

A little four-year-old was borrowed by the
manager Of the Eko Nev) Theatre, 10 personate the
consumptiye child Of Lady Isobetin " East Lynne In
the touching deathscene at the close OF the act repre-
sentng nc wrechcd mothers return from her seitim
posed exile. While the audience we're being moved to
tears by the impassioned agony OF the fond mother
poured out at the bedside OF her dying child and just
It tho moment that she exclaimed in broken-Lealied
accents. He Is dead = the iite cna2 who ead up 70
no longer. Instantly resented the accusation D. ex
claiming 10 voice distinctly hearu through the houSe'
" 1 amt dead, neitherV
The political cartoons in the Berlin Punch,
Kladdeaaatseh. invariably coarse In the issue OF
December T. Lord Beaconshed, Prince Gortschakon
and the sultan represented in the guse OF three
patients hospital the last very III and proetrate
the others sit up, but suffering severely from
overloaded stomach On that Of the Prime Minister Is
written ireland. Afghanistan; and on that of tho
Russian Chancellor I" Nlhilism, ASIA" The Sultan is
morbund To the statesmen re doctor Is pIescripng
that long time TO they should take notning
bat domestic food. nothing from OUTSIDE the house ana
conine their exercise 10 gentle gynnastics IN
their own apartment
Professor Swing demonstrates, in The
Alliance that this i'll the most mp0rtant Christmas
the world It will suTpsss all before IL ior
several reasons casual thought viii make all admit
that had Adam aud Eve kept Christmas II would nave
been poor affair." simply because they had no stock
ngs 10 hang up Of the fewness OF children
In the ertn at that Now, by analogy OF reasoning
this Christmas Will be the greatest Of all history be-
cause there are more boys and girls the world now.
by million than there were on eartn AT any
former date Aud as wD,te sheep yield more wool than
black sheep because there are more OF tnem so WIZ te
gadues OF the children this year excel all former glow
aud lauhte because there are more OF the children
On the day of the Cars return to st.
Petersburg the Revolutionary Committee issued q
violent proclamation IN which the gunpowder piot at
Moscow was justified anu declared 10 have been at
tempted by their order They announced furthermore
that such attempts would be continued until the
haul hat ia
an assembly freely elected by universal sunr"ge anu
provided with instructions by its electors. Then only
will the committee leave Alexander H. In peace, and
forgive hun all his offences" Until then, continues
while there drop OF blood until over the
ruins OF despotsm there waves the standard OF naon.
liberty will of the people shall become the law
OF Russian life. We appeal 90 all Russian citizens 70
support party in this struggle"
Miss ParnelIs recent letter to The TRIBUNE
leads the London correspondent of The Liverpool Aer-
crv 10 remark that she s more solicit for the repu
taon of her brother he is for his Mr. Par
NELL" continues the correspondent, has spoken con-
ty nc meetings IN Ireland. and hearing shouts OF
"sboot the landlords gong up has contented himself
with saying mildly that he did not recommend that
course. No warmer indignation has come from him;
no stronger expression from him. There has been no
assumption OF horror assassination, no attempt TO
open eyes Of the peasants TO the eternal truth oil the
sixth commandment Only setting aside OF The awful
counsel with the that he, Mr. Parnel did not
desire to responsible for It, Yet when an Amer.
ican Journal says he smiles at the suggestion OF e
terminating landlords his sister writes In indignation
that brother not known or such things would not
be said. Now do know Mr.. Parnell, and he always
struck ME as q good but fanatic. clever but OBJ
ments but excee ready modify his expressions
II they endangered his POSITION He may Their FORE Dc
denounciDg the frat whisper Of assassination In
that would be quito as sstery 60 open MS eyes
inal goodness TO American 1onrbais