New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-20
GENERAL NOTES.

The only town in Kemper County which
supports newspaper is ScoOba, and according TO Ih
Herad which is the of the sheet printed there
the place has neither preacher nora school,honse II
doubt possesses IN efficient Democratic rhe club
The Russians will resume the march on
Merry as early in the Spring the weather viii permit
The plan of the last campaign will be altered. for the
main expedition will be from the north and northwest
and the subsidiary by the Atrek Valley in the south
west General Kaufman VIII be in command OF the
expcditiun. He Will march from Samarcand. at which
place immense stores OF provisions and munitions Of
war have been accumulated, and The route Is 10 be so
aid out that the desert districts will be avoided as mucn
as possible by the columns destined FOR MerY
The superintendent of a Brooklyn Sunday
school Carlos A. Butler, has completed a beautiful
model Of The sacred enclosure the Tabernacle. and the
furniture ard appointments of the Holy Place, AS de-
scribed IN Exodus, scale Of onetweh oi the size
of the original THIS model is to BE exhibited on Thus
day evening Of this week. in the Church of the Re-
dee,ue- 10 the clergy Bishop LttIc0hus diocese On
the following evening the public Will have an oppor
unity OF seeing at the same place This Is said TO be
the handsOmest and most complete model OF the Iebes
nacle and which has ever been exhibited In this
country or Ia Europe
Offences which involve cruel personal in
Justice ought be speedily and eondlgny punished
The card -peeders, all women. OF two cotton mills III
Newport r. L. have struck FOR higher wages. Oae poor
woman who was willing, and probably anxious
old rates was set upon by her lnfuriaed
sisters and most ourageousy abused II has long been
evident that the way 90 stop strikes TO protect wn
all the and strength OF society and he Jaw those
who are DESTROYS Of working and have no ~ mpathv
with the strikers and especially none Win the leaders
OF the foolish enterprise
Tho Tower of London has been on fire
a,a,p the officers quarters having been considerably
damaged Some OF those who have visited that ceie
brated stronghold and who have been totted up one
stone staircase and down another, may 80 affection
atey remember their guide as 10 rejoice In his escape
from the flames; but there may be Others Of cynical
dlsposltlon who wiz regret 1t. The way IN which
the Tower IA shown those who are weak
cno,ob 70 visit Il ia not creditablc to the great
British Empire. Visitors arc huddied together hike u
dock of sheep having previously paid nj the gate the
same sum which charged for admission to Jarey
Original Wax Works. Nothing is seen satisfactorily ana
nothing is described adequately The strIpg OF Sight
seers Is hurried through make way for another ana
each OF them comes away confused and disgusteu
emerging from gate only 60 Do imp0rtnned 10 guy
guide.b0Oks and cheap pictures OF the ednce lhT s
Though mud aud atmosphere full OF the odor OF de
cayed fruit he makes his way into more fragrant ana
less expensive regions
Odessa papers bring accounts OF the execu-
ton OF three Nhiss in that city on the 10Th Of Deem
her One was a nobleman, twcntysix years OLD, named
Mallnka another a surgeon in the 7ih White Russia
Iussar Regiment age twenty five, named MaidansN
and the third theological student, named Drobraskh
whose age was twenty-eight. The three condemned
men were brought of the prison clad Ia long wnie
gowns on the breast OF each black tablet with tho
word Traitor" They taken to the place OF execu
ton IN large black wagon which they sat with tner
hands tied behind them and fastened to stick OF wood
firmly attached 10 the wagonbox Strong detaehmeh's
of troops were stationed 40 every street regiment OF
infantry and a squadron OF Cossacks SURROUNDED tDo
vaoop and close 10 IL rode ten gendarmes with drawn
swords The prisoners sought to address the popuaee
on the line of march, but their voices were drowned py
the roll OF the drums, which beat necessarily. Dro
brasbn persisted crying out needless OF the menaees
OF the gendarmes whereupon one OF them struck n On
the head with his blow that ne became
unconscious On the seafold the condemned men
asked the privilege OF speaking, bat were refused
The General commanding the troops told Magsa , ne
could speak with Clergyman II be liked Ine mn nv
looked ~ the officer scorDfuly, ana without hsng
reDIy turned 10 the sxecutioner and sald NON.
man do your work" Russian priest ons 80" 49, Ia
Kin a cruclfx TO kiss, but he repuised " an' '""