The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-02-21
s UNBEfMS.

| A Disguised woman in Iowa sued for d.
| vorcs because her husband had given her, during
four years OF married Life, only present, coral
necklace.
An enthusiastic paterfamilias has peiitioned
the French Senate to invest the heIs OF the greatest
number OF children with some new decoration and to
subject the entire fraternity OF bachelors special
tax, rising in amour, according to their age.
| "A drunken drayman drove with load %
hams twenty.one tnes about block IN Cincinnati,
| one DAY last week, imagining that he making a
| straight TIP TO market. That load Travelled about
seven miles before policeman STOPPED It's circuit.
The Providence Pres saws that gentleman
Of that city took his nveyeaod son to church fer tho
first time few weeks ago. when the clergyman said,
Lot US pray" the precoclous youngstcr, In hish.
keyed voice, electrified the congregation with the
clamatlon, Let her rip"
A Waterbury (Conn.) youth, repontant, but
incoherent his dissipation signed the following
pledge; 81 soemny promise abstain from the use Of
all Intoxicating beverages, otherwise than ne a drink
and profanity unless prescribed by physician at least
four times day, excepting cider"
Among the candidates for the vacant flu.
e'dis Of the French Academy arc Alexander Dumas,
Ms. Vicoren sardou Th6oDhe Gauticr. and PhIarate
Chaes The last is distinguished classical scholar of
whom said that at years Of he knew Laun st
10 Greek, at II philosophy, and at Is everything.
THEIRS, the French statesman and historian,
succeeded the other day In ehectin9 large Insurance
on NJ very IN IaNor OF MS sister, the
examining physicians having found that he perfectly
healthy. and that his excellent constitution would ena.
BILE him too live for twenty years longer yet.
A church In Dupere Brown county, Wis,
glories In the name Of the United Evangelical.
Methodist aDtlst.C alis Presb yeTsnor.
avian. Protestant Epscopai,Luthersn q erna npuch.
Reforme i.Caholic and United Evangelical Church aud
Christian Brethren OF the Glorion Reformation.
The North German corvette Arcona has sailed
for Cuba to look after German interests In tho West In
dies. Bismark s determined TO make German ip1u-
felt in America well In China and the Orient
His letter to Mr. Durlngame is evidence Of his
iety to lit Germany up to the dignity Of grea, mari.
time power
Mr.. John Ic Roy, of the Isle of Jersey en-
closed his vifes face In iron mask fastened at the
back bya paddock to prevent her from indulginc
taste for alcoholic beverage For similar purpcs1 no
sometimes confined her IN \ cage. H. seems to haya
been unsuccessful In his object, and was besides nIed
ten shillngs.
A reverend Father, speaking in the Gcu.
mcnica CouLcl certain oplc and ur,uc the adop-
ton OF" gentle measurcs confirmed HIS views By quot
ing the popular axiom. NeHs cdpipNtgr mlsca-n,es
are caught in honey" Very true" a French Bishop
remarked. sed At Occtientu-but in order THAI they
may be killed"
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York havo
been memorallzed for relief in the case u the Ahana
sian Greed. The dannaory clauses dista.tcfl TO
macy members Of the Anglican establishment. who
would like TO expunge the creed bodily from the tuT.
ry as the American Episcopal Church has done. Tho
Arohbishops will probably recommend some measures
OF relief.
Tho Ames Con pany, at Chicopcc are filing
a contract for peculiar adjustable horse shoe the
vention Of INSTRUMENTATION IL made 20 o' taScn
of at night when the horse IA not being use Nad put
readily when wanted as pair Of boots Tie
corks OF the shoe also adjustable and new ones can
be ntted when one set Is worn out.
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has just
tried a suit on promsory note The plalDtn claimed
that the endorsement OF tho note was; back ilia
note holden for debt and coats" Tho defendant csin-
ed that the endorsement wasi II hack ths nat hodoa
for debt ana costs" AMI that the letter had been
added. Verdict was rendered for the detnlant
A little reconstructed Southern EIr hyo
years old asked a coorcd servant In the co1ite Of
theo ogIcal examination what the hnc"nth command
ment was. Tue regy that there were only ten COM
u.andments was scoru.ully received, and the cmli
giayeIy announced tlat the nfeeuth commandment
was that the coored people should vote.
The two rival Chinese theatres in san Fran
cisco, the See Yup and tn Hang CHEN Guen have had
a row. The Huug CAcn Gueu brought ont sansa'
tonal drama elk mouth, long that took all the patron
age from the Yup; ana the otler night TIE SEQ hup
managers mustered all the oxrallroal constructor 10
town ana PROCEEDED 10 clear ont The sya ertAtlsA'
mcnt II was parts ally successful
The owner Of that orchard at Benton Ia'hHr
Mich which was twice Glrdlcd, at loss o, 90 ns"no'
Of dollars lat year, concluded that he wa .' coJ''
of personal ditlAe - some VI hia neishu,r', @ 'W'"
fore sold ont to a Chicago gentleman. Ab'ut tI'
uiaht AGO three hundred OF the tree "-rn ~ "
cirdlcd and now It n oro cl to hanS tic . i'At"
OF the outrage On dilng Tees the! tan bt '|sN'