The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-22
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-Thalbcrg has retired with fortune of half
The population of Redding Conn, is $50
less than In 1870.
"A masked ball has been defined as n meroh
full Institution for plain women.
"A married couple in Mary land have six chill,
dren, all born deaf and dumb.
The Great Organ Of Boston has been dis.
covered to be the organ of selrcstccm.
The khcdive is cooring mcerschaum said
to be worth, with its diamond ornaments, $4,000
The yield of pearls on the gulf coast Of Cal.
ifornia for isGo s estimated TO be worth $4,000
Hans Christian Andersen Is lame in one arm.
very deaf and in danger OF losing his eyesight
The late Marquis Lousada, British Consul AZ
Boston, was natural son of King George the Fourth.
|. One Of tho best yet most bizarre book,
lately published Is larper's Bazaar Book OF Decorum'
The husband Of scoding wife, on being
asked what he did for living replied that he "kcpt
hot house"
The practice Of Mississippi guerillas in shoot.
ing into passing steamboats, is very annoying to tho
passengers.
MIR. Ruskin SAID, in recent lecture at Or.
ford that life without Industry is SIM but Industry
without art is brutal.
Seeing what Gen. Grant and Gen. Butler
have been to each other there occasion for thanks
TO no offered either side.
Prince Henri Bourbon's death was delicately
anil onnciafiy announced in Madrid having occurred
while shooting at n mark"
--Garibaldi has written to the Italian Journals
to deny the statement that he received legacy OF SOW
900 francs from Swiss lady.
Mrs. Gen. N. p. Banks was tho only Ameri.
spoken to by the Emperor and Empress the great
bail given lately at the Tulleries.
Wyoming nurses calm the rising generation
by singing;
"yicelt,le baby, don't get in a fury,
"A new and formidable fream has been dis
covered by Cincinnati reporter. who says that su
eide In that city "shot himself to death with great
oomposure."
The Boston Post says that the New York
Tribune Gen. Butler OF advocating an insane
idea. and Butler says 1t may be So for the idea was
originally Greeleys.
-Episcopalians more numerous in New
York than In any other State IN the Union. Pennsyl
wanna comes next with $4,000 communicates, and Con.
necticut next with $4,000
The Committees of the Harvard and Yala
Boat Clubs have been examining Providence and New
London harbors with view OF selecting straight
course for the approaching boat race.
-Petrusset, the lion killer, giant In form and
strength is one Of the curosites of Paris. lie las
chamber carpeted with the skins OF lions slain In Al
gcra. His can hardly be lif.ed by ordinary man
There is man in North Brookfeld, Mass,
who was born with only one He has auriculn
orifce side OF his head and only rudmentary
external ear, about inch long, the Jaw where
the front part OF the car is located.
A report 10 the French Minister Of Instruc-
ton shows that since 1866, when the nrst horse nesh
mart opened, to the end OF sGs less than 5,t
horses were ruthessy slaughtered to supply the do
mand OF the Pansan hlppophagists.
Admiral Rous, one Of the chief turf auhori.
tics in England mentions in recent letter thatbc.
tween 1858 and 1863 the turf rafting trade and
adduces IN proof OF this assertion the fact that two OF
his friends won respectively ei5OoO and GlI5.OOO on
single races.
-"what man he must have been who invented
whist" says Arthur Helps "He was man OF genus,
for he invented rumps and that there were occa
sions when small three in one suit would ba
superior to liking or Queen In another. That isthe
case in human life and good Illustrations Of IL may DO
found every day"
An unhappy father writes to q Louisville pa
per: 81 am miserable My only son is not quito
eight years OF age. and yet he not only swcars and
chcws tobacco but he persists In parting his hair In tho
middle, and in declaring that his mother IN, better
right to the ballot than have. Toll me- for hcayens
sake, what shall do with him. ?"
DIR. Duncan, Professor of New College, Edin-
bugh, Scotland Is dead. II Ia OF this absent minded
gentleman that the much abused story Is told 20 this
effect; COW having brushed against him. he mechani.
cally lifted his hat and muttercd, 81 beg your pardon
INDIAN" Two days after he stumbled against lady
and cxcaimed as that you again, You beast? ?"
The Prussian Government has military
maps OF every foot OF ts territory complete that
every HILL ravine, brooket, neld and forest s de-
lincatod with perfect accuracy Its a common boat
Of Prufsian military that within eight days 5000
be concentrated to the defence Of any single
point within the kingdom.
Experiments made In Germany by the mill
tay authorities show that sheet OF ice three inches
thick affords perfectly safe passage for infantry
horses marching single flo. light
with thickness ofsix inches 1t will bear all SORTS Of
wagons and The strength OF the ice msy bd
increased by covering with straw, and laying planks
under the wagon wheels.
A gentleman lately wrote TO Mr.. Carlyle TO
settle controversy about the religion OF the author OF
sartorTesartus" and asked him pointb whotherho
was Panthest or not. Tho following thr chirac.
terstic reply, dated March I, 1870: mo, never vas
nor POthcist either For the rest, mind the'a
poor people. so far as they don't mean wei, the dam
age is all their own.-T.C."
The cutting Of the isthmus Of Corn'h is to
be undertaken by VI. Plat. engineer OF the scryian
railways ana bv NJ Chol'et or Paris. NJ nehic mem.
her Of the French Senate, and the Marquis DC PiTuc
Deputy Governor II the Bank of France are rested
In the enterprise, in aid Of which tho Greek Chambers
have granted couccssl'n OF % years and M sht az
constructing railways uniting Corlnth AMI Athens with
tie TuGkish lines.
a plan for uniform railroad gauge il under
consideration by railroad men and mcmhcrs Of Con.
grcss. Fyoslyths Of he roads already have o., saml
gaugc-iour feet eight and oneh4r inches To bring no
other sixth to this Il Is PRO, ose1 that after given
day. no road shall be post ROAD that docs not
form 70 This gauge. Thccyrcnscs Of changing win ND
exceed p mile ana there loss than 500 mncs
Of road requiring alteration the whole cost OF the vOIs
would not exceo 100000.
The scandinavian population Of Minnesota
number about GaC00, eighth Of the entire popu-
aron Of tie STATE. or tllr aggregate OF cocoon, Nor.
way supplies 10000 sweden IS go, ana Denmark 5000