The Sun.
London, England, 1869-05-17 00:00:00

ROUMANIA.

A mysterious attempt was made to steal the priva`o
casket of Prince Charles of Roumania whilst on a visit to
Jassy. A Lieutenant Pitisteanu, one of the Prince's
attendants, was the offender. lie succeeded in getting
the casket out of Prince Charles's apartment during
the night, and attempted to open it with his sa!,re.
He did not succeed, and by an accident so severely
wounded bi:nself that he was unable to persevere. 'The
ciLsket was thrown away, and the officer attempted to
e:=cape, but was arrested in the morning. Ile then con-
fessed that his object was not to obtain money, of which
the casket contained little, but to abstract some very
important confidential letters from Count Bismarck to
the Prince. In whose interest this attempt was made has
vet to be learned, but may be guessed.

RUSSIAN LOANS AND THEIR USES.

According to the Russian Bourse Gazette, and the St.
Petersburg correspondent of the Nord, the extensive loans
with which English capitalists are so anxious to accommo-
date Russia are to be put to a very significant use.
Both these authorities concur in stating that the Czar's
Finance Minister, having plenty of money—thanks to
the recent loans—proposes to apply them to con-
structing a line to Sebastopol. This work will
be so essentially strategical that no company can be
expected to take it up. The Economist thinks
that investors in Muscovite loans ought to to .e note of
this proceeding. The Russian Government cal have no
money except what has been lent it indirectly on acco:n4t
of guaranteed railways, but it is pledged to ad►•ance the
money to the various companies as the lines are made.
How can it keep the pledge if the extravagance of strate-
gical railways is indulged in? The Government ought to
give an account of the application of these railway loans.

BUDGET OF MISCELLANEGUS.—Reports from the
Southern part of Illinois and the Southern States tell that
the wheat crop is more promising than ever before known.
—Neponset, Mass., is said to contain the oldest house in
the United States. It was built in 1610.—What Spain
wants of the Anglo-Saxon nations is, England to give it a
loan, America to let it alone, and we believe Spain
has been successful in both.—The little ship Bei, White,
and Blue, of 21 tons burthen, is on exhibition in New York.
—The official vote of Connecticut at the recent election is
reported : Republican, 45,193 ; Democratic, 45,082—a Re-
publican majority of 411 in a total vote of 90,675. This is
a falling off of 8,762 in the total vote as compared with last
year.—A large number of Canadians are emigrating to
Nebraska, to settle in that State.—The Chicago University
for Women is to be erected this summer.—The building
is to be 180 by 136 feet.—The new ship Greit Admiral,
named in honour of Admiral Farragut, reached New
York April 28, from Boston, towed by the steam-tug
America. —From Jan. 1 to April2l, 36,436 emigrants arrived
in New York. For week ending April 28, 5,863 arrived.—
The new steamer America of the P. M. S. Co.'s line made
an excursion fifty miles out from Sandy Hook, April 2.?,
returning in the evening. The steamer is built entirely
for the Chinn trade, and will depart upon her voyage
round the world between the 20th of May and the Ist of
June.—Do Lyre's distillery in New York was burned on
the morning of April 27. The loss is about $100,030.—
In the Gold Hill, Nevada, mines, the fire is still burning,
and 500 miners are kept out of employment.—The New
York Times rejoices that the village of "You Bet," Cali-
fornia, has been burned, and thinks a town with so exe-
crable a name deserved such a fate.— A suit is set down
for early trial in Tennessee Court to test the right of a
magistrate solemnizing a marriage to kiss the bride.—A
hotel for coloured people is projected at Washington.—
Within less than six years 25,000,000 forest trees have
been planted in lowa.—The International Universal Exhi-
bition is to be held at Brussels, in 1870, on the plain of
Manoeuvres.—We learn from San Francisco, dated April
30, that work has just recommenced in the Keutuck and
Yellow Mines. The bad, air still prevented work from
going on in the Brown Point Mine. Another body was
recovered, April 9. Four more still remain undiscovered
in the mine.—The two locomotives which passed through
New York State for Sacramento on May-day were
the first to go over the entire and complete length of he
Union Pacific Railroad. Hudson River Railrold en-
gineers placed on them letters, nates, and
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New York for the Union Pac:fio last winter. heglit
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