New-York tribune., 1881-12-25
GENERAL NOTES.

Professor :. Wells Williams, of Yale College,
received dispatch from the interior of China on
Wednesday evening" which was sent the day tegore.
Not had tine for journey OF 10000 miles.
The Spirit Of tie Times, under the capable
edorshp OF Mr 8uck while retaining all i.s old excel
lences has become and better than a sport
ing newspaper. It's Christmas number for instance,
IN uucomInonlv clever contribution by Gail HaBil
ton with by Kate Field Rose Terry COOke, etc
\ new law has been projected to govern the
cmplOyme OF children in manufactures throughout
the Russian empire. The minimum age is fixed at twelve
years, but the children already employed in such e3taD.
shmcnts excepted from the operation OF this clause
For person under eighteen years OF age days labor
not to exceed twelve hours inclusive Of two hours for
IRc London Ech0, which is protesting with
characteristic painues Of speech against capital pun
ishment, quotes from the German papers the Of
railway porter named HarbaUm, who released from
prison November 2s after cat years OF confinement
and was dismissed without a stain upon Ills character"
In 1873 hc was condemned to penal serytude for
dcIns cld with the fumes OF sulphur The evidence
against him seemed perfect the jury thought they
had alternative but TO declare him guilty in spite of
his good character and his mpasiOned protestaions Of
innocence some benevolent and keon-wited persons,
however were convinced that Har5aum was gultles',
and during the eight years of his cruel martyrdou IN
prison. have been ncesan n their efforts to get at tho
facts Of the They prodgced such body Of cyi
new tIal and the proofs were 50 convincing that the
jury duhrs,tatingly declared Harbaum innocent VINO"
ass The iCio is ~ pcusite tho railway
ter FOR the loss O. good Of his lie. for the
intescriOahe pangs OF an imprisonment 80 utterly unde
served! We ask t,e ady9cat OF The gnoNs what
Cl-.itc apology they would have produced II this luo
had been Eurricdly hung eight years aaDr p
The King of Slams artistic nature is about
to be grated By the receipt Of table deco
plate gate glass sxt v-ve in length. wot
he ordered time ago az English establishment.
Tho follow ing descrptOn is given Oi This colossal
Tcut: Ii is cCs5lrIy composed OF ten twelve sep
ara,e pieces the lines Of which here straight there
flowing now crc5centikc aud circular, again lozenge-
shaped, and effective portion Of tho design
bling double cruclHz. but with notifications which
cyc 10 from auy inappropriate symbolic suggestion, tho
space between lc arms being rounded permit OF
the Introduction OF artificial bank OF flowers on
either side, and the ends being also circular ON the
PROTECTING squares have been fixed tasteful cpeFnes.
ruy sphere which is the characteristic feature OF the
Of these eperue Is reelected In the silyerei glass
beneath The whole Ol the pieces are Of this sllyered
plate glass that tn, flowers and other ornaments are
reelected IA in clear lake. The outline OF the decOra
tOu is marked IN double lines by the upper and lower
edges OK the glass border These lines broken here
aud there by pretty leaOns bearing the crest OF the
King ~ siam, three elephants heads shield whin
circle which borcrcd by elephants teeth, and from
which spring the rays OF the The surface OF the
border Is broken up into little square facetsby beveng
The Whole border lends itself TO iOra decoration Hex.
agona oClHgcua and ohong tc RI baskets or rustic par
torn III. In gldssWOlk. neatly arranged on the various
pieces The ornament. The whole is mounted on ma
hoCany frame covered I'm velvet aui resting ON NINA
tuFe carvings TO represent lions feet