The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1859-12-27
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john NJ. RICE Of Sutton, Vt, has q Eve ysSr
o.d son that Weighs one bundled and six
pounds
HIRAM WooDnUrr has bought q tame mooss
st Bangor, which, 'thsy say" can do milo In
QTHs funeral Of EDwn Corru took place at
Hsnover, Ohio, on tho 18th inst. over two
thousand perrons sttsr dad.
Col. BKsJAhn LoRIsa dIed at his resi1ence
years. Col. L. has left an oslAts estimated At
t5OO.C0O.
II. HALRIRr, OF Wsstford, high shsriR Of
Chittcnden County, VI, received . gunsh,t
wound, accidentally, whils on q fox hunt on the
17thnst, kich resulted In his dssth on tho 10Th.
"A RIoaI Whale made bis appearance In Prov
idsncs hArbor on Monday, and several boats
attempted ITO call, but hts whalsship did aot
remain to receive oom pliments.
NM. VIZ. RussxIL, lately tho correspondent
OF the London zSssss, In India, hes In prspars-
tion history Il the late rsbsllisn in that coun.
try. He has already disposed Of the ecp,right
THosE rersons who do most good sss least
conscious Of II. The man who has but single
virtue or charity, L. very much hAs tho hen that
has but one chicken. That SOLITARY chicken calls
firth n amount Of oluckiag aad scratching that
q Whols brood seldom causes.
A"s soiAoWhAB hADSStptAoh my " tvou Ou y
grayestsns at Dsrwsn Danbighshirs) church
yard d;-'Husband died, agsd 103 ysars; wife
died, agsd 98i fhstr son did, aged Va; THAR
daughtss, sssd 103 thar grand daughter, aged
%. Total, 4Ti svsraas s8s, 9sk years"
ADyIcas from Nics state that tAs Empsssl
Dowsgsr Of Rusha having sxprssssA dssfre tt
SEQ G,AAIBAIDl d.ri.s his late viak ,hsrN th~
denos and had . slsngthensd interview with Hez
Majesty.
TIE Masonic Register for 1860 states that ths
whsls nnmbsr ef Lodges u Free MAsons In ths
United states and Territories and othsr eoun-
trts h $500, and allowing An average Of q
nsmbsss 70 ssnh lodge, the Who'll: numbss d
THE 'sst Of Octobsr and ths first Of Novenbs,
IN Great Britain arr said 70 have bsen the cold
est and stornisst o. any ssason within thu Nom
ory Of tbs oldsst inhabltaat. Thsrs was akAtin,
In Scotland, thing untsaId % In Ociobsr W
20 years, ard cedar weather In Londsa than o
the sAns sssson Tor 46y ears
Last week In Clas county, III, Q party 0
men got together on kundAy, and religious dis
| cussion aose hard wordA passed, and nnaily
ono man named CAAnsIL. drew Q revolver an
/ supposed, . mortal wound CA.rBaLL the
i made bis escape. &,
4 THRkK years ago rome muskrats burrowsd 1
the banks d the canal at black kock, In thl
Ststs, and ths vstsr aov Cd throus b and st u
carried Il away, oausing food In the sdjscer
creek which Destroyed . sew mill and flooded o
. great quantity Of logs. 1hs owner Of tho mi
sued tbs State for sAnsgss, and hAs receive
$4,000 Il. 80 - - TT.
Tns boy is nov living who will bo Presldeu
In 1900. Heb lbout ton or twolvs years Of age
/ HE parents are In humble Icumstances, bu
OF sterling traits q character; and THAR son
not one Of those dirty, noisy bows that span
their days In idlsnsss and rowdytsm- On th
contrsiy, hs u Of setious cast, 10 very studioui
and withL q well behaved 10
THs French naturailsts, N. NJ. IrtHn IN
GHkvAn, have announced the discovery Of
fossii bsdgehog In ths soil Of the Island OF ID
tennsaa, near MASsillsa. This u tbs lrst Ia
stance on record q The finding of the rsmsins
thia animal im fossil stAts. Ths spsslms
found 10 about ono third larger than any q Il
largest species now living In Africa and Indi
II y propcssd 70 sai l. hystssix Major on tn
L scoSsns IIT q. ...l g. ...A r y
Tm ssttzs Osasus u Great Britain vas tsh,
b 1851 b . siigls day, and tbs reports ~
Urpmsnt Nitkin three months. Thh ~ (
eomPnahsd By tbs dyisioa u ths vkols count
INTO dtstricfs % small, dat man oouA colls
tAs ststlstios In les than q 1sv. .7Pks nsmL
Of thsss cses.sts wss pvss SK1rsv yins thou
md, q a ~ hksnks SrsSloallv crsoarsd by /
;" 0ovsrhusns rSghss ~, tSs tssY. 80,