New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-22
GENERAL NOTES.

The practice of rafting provisions, liquor
and tobacco which prevails in English public houses at
this of the year Is not likely to be diminished by
the decision OF a recent test case. The landlord Of
local inn was summoned 10 the West Riding police court
for allowing gambling his premises, the evidence
proving that leg pork had been rallied for The de-
PENDANT offered no denial but pleaded general custom IA
for the technical breach Of law and the mags-
trates recognized this defence as valid ana dismissed the
A year ago the WatcrtOwn correspond ent OF
The Utica Suburban Globe charged that State Senator
Bradley Winsow-who popularity supposed to be an
opponent Of ex-senator COnkling but who voted steadily
for his reelection in 1SS1-had been offered bI1be for
his support Senator Winslow brought suit for libel
against the publisher Of The Globe laying his damages at
IS OOO At the trial which has just closed the defendant
testified that the article complained Of was printed in the
Northern NewYork edition OF The Globe and escaped the
supervision OF both the publisher and editor neither
whom was conscious of it, appearance until TWO months
aferward when papers were served upon the publisher
for libel retracon was published III tue next iSS"o'
The plaintiff was given six cents damages
In his new book christmas III Palace Ed
wsrd Everett Hale prints along with number of stories
of his own one by another author I'm regard TO which hs
writes I'm the preface 1.-THE admirable story OF Christ
mas I'm Coouey Camp Included in this volume Is kindly
given me by my friend Mr. Colngwood, who describes
in what he has and heard II has never been pub
shed before" Now, here comes Tie Detroit fee Press
and prefers two charges against Mr. Colingwood Tho
"was published Just year ago in Detroit paper over
Mr. Coningwood's own name; the second IL thnt the
story a. bare-faced steal from Bret liartes Well
known Christmas story, How Santa Claus Came 70
simrsons Bar" Mr. COllingwOOd has the floor. lie WIZ
probby rcspOnd the first and less important cOHt IN
the ndictent by explaining that when he stated thas
story had not been published he meant that u had not
been published IN book form. What he may nave 10
offer I'm gard to the second charge remains to he seen
But II IA Absurd 10 call his story "a baie iaoed si"a ~
would certainly seem to have been suggested ny MI.
Uvrtes story In both rough, unbalanced men maze
bnrl tourney in order procure Christmas present Tor
alittIr child But Mr. COllngwoOd's story while acklns
the dramatic strength OF Dir ares, possesses an mn
vdua1ty all us own 49,
Professor Charles Eliot Norton and Mr.. W.
d Howells have published appeal In behalf OF the Ar
mcnian monastery OF San Lazzaro at Venice greas
part Of whose buildings destroyed by lire last SIM
mer The property OF the monastery Is not available
FOR rebuilding for the income OF the foundation IL
entirely applied to the education OF young Armenans'
who resort In large numbers Venice from the East anc
10 the diffusion of Armenian literature Few travellers
.avs the appeal who care for Venice and her honorable
traditions and institutions have failed 10 visit the famous
of San azzarO The stranger was received at
,b ates with courtesy in which the dignity and gray
~ ~ fine East were blended with italian sweetness and
Grace The spirit OF piety, of learning, OF Tranquility
the place; and the visitor brought away from
Tho little island memories not only or IT'S beauty a OF
its annroDriateness the site OF community scu as
ccuied h. but also OF the OF art and learning
I'm the monastery and Of the simple ana useIu Vcs 0
The monks" Mr. HowClls and Professor Norton VIII
tTonsmit any sums of money, however small that n@
he sent to them for the rebuilding OF the monastery