The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1859-12-07
MAIL ITEMS, 60.

BuTu brsnches OF the City Council OF Rox
bury, Mass have voted to purcha:e . bnst Of
WARKns, ht an expense Of $500.
TsoY Is infested with rAscsls, who amuse
Themselves with throwing vitnol on ladies'
dresses.
II Is claimed that mass Of tho best Camel
coal, of the size Of whale, contains more oil
than a whale.
ALBtRr PIKE, the poet, lawyer, soldier and
or, has applied 10 tho Choctaw naticn It ID
sid, to be naturaiized.
1hs English papers announce that an agent
fr M FrsL CO is In England, negotiating for the
purchase Of large steamships. Only one, the
European, had ct been taken.
gTHE official cali for tho meeting of the ESecu-
tive Con miLtee Of he EatioI al Americsn Party,
signed by tho Chairman a,d Secretary, to taie
place In Philadslpnis, December q, has been
Issued
A PEISCEToN n. j., correspondent Of tho
Philadelphia Bultttin say that some OF tho stu
dents at Piir ceron College celebrated tho sxecu
tiOn Of john BRowS, by burning efiigies Of
senator SEWARD and Of Mr.. BkscHkR.
Ray. JAMss PEsLxp; of Tallahassee, Fla has
invented plo~ Of which he has sold the patent
right In twelve States, realizing therefor 625l-
GO. lie bas given away Of this sum t2OO.OOO
for church purposes.
GoIp digeings have been dhcoversd In Brown
county, Ind. said TO pay from S2 % to % per
| day. Quite an extent o. area in that region, Is
thought TO show signs Of gold. but not Ia sutii.
cient quantities as yet, TO excite much Interest
| The Pueblo Indians have an ancient religion,
Sin which they worship tho sun, moon and stars,
| fires, rivers, &c. This religion Is interwoven
| with ard exercises controlling power over all
thoughts and actions, with few exceptions.
ACCORDING to official documen recently
| published. IL sppesrs that there were In France
Ia 1914, 9.190 900 hectares (two and half acres
sach) II uncultivsted land, and that during the
last fifteen years that immense extent has been
reduced to 4 100000.
distinguished eoloniz stonist, will bs erec. ed at
| PittsbuJgh within few days. The monumsn'
will te twenty -ons feet In height, surmountet
by . colossal statue of the deceased, ten feet In
height, and weighing about five tons. Tn
whole has bean hewn from the finest Csrar
| marble. The base will bs adorr cd by two tsmsl
figures, ono repre- sssnting "Justce," and tn
| ether "Cbaiity ;" and further ornamented b!
| bas relief, repre- senting Mr.. AvsRI surrounde
by neg Ioes, and pointing to ship a. anchor !
| tho distance, as " design ating the convey anc
that will carry them to their native land
Hon. ALFBED KELLY, q prominent citizen
Ohio died at Columbus, Dec. i, at the ago
| ~. Iho CINCINNATI gazette seys Nc became
member Of the Legislature Of Ohio shortly s't
arriving at twenty ons years Of age, and ssrv,
In that body with great distinction during SOY
ersl Of the most trying epochs In tho legislati'
history OF the State. He was IN early and co,
| slant friend Of common school sduestion.
! | was an efficient advocste Of the plan to come
! the Ohio hvsr and the Lakes by Canal nsvts
: tiop. He wss one Of the scting Commt sions
In the construction Of the frat canal, md tho
O / oughly identified with the policy which co
usilsa tho work, and vitb We wak ITSELF /.