The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-16

Chicago is erecting 10000 dwellings thin
year.
Cheshire, Mass, has the Texas cattle
disease.
-Meng-Sen, Chinese tenor, is to singin
the Paris grand opera
An oak raft, considered worth tll0OO1
was broken and scattered 10 a gale Lake Eric.
"A colored normal and theological sem-
mary to he established at Atlanta by the Baptists
Instruction in swimming is TO be added
to the curriculum Of the Hoyoke, Mass, female sem.
mary.
"A French priest has refused two mil-
lions Of francs bedueathed him BY his brother boz
cause the brother had led wicked life.
Mrs. HennIngsen, owner Of the bust Of
Pulaski at the C,pitol in Washington offers to seitte
the Georgia Historical Society for $500.
Prof. w. b. Miles of the Boston Tnsti.
tute Of Technology s investigating the recent snsulsr
upheaval OF rock at the Monson quarries.
One of the greatest events OF the
present dramatic season iu London viii be perform
ance Of Macbeth" with Rossl as Hdobeth sllytni Al
hdcduD and Madame hstori az Lady hac6en.
A circus tiger is roaming around Bra
z Ind, and who never stayed at home an evening
since they remember now to be found In the
bosom Of their families
"A Milwaukee man paid an undertaker's
bill the other day which had stood for twenty eight
years but the Deron Free Press thinks II f. due him 70
explain that he didn't pay until after being sued.
The st. Louis Times refuses 10 join in
the general opinion that Cnilds poet until It
his obituary the Republican party Of Pennsylvania
II he does the thing up sOothingy for the mourning
relatives stool shall be made ready for him in The
Pantheon.
"A Kansas City fisherman, who recently
had set inoat several lines attached to bottles and
baited with frogs and had followed them skin for
several mles down the river without getting a bite.
aha rH IN that
cient leading" of tn lines, the frogs had swum to
the surface, and had been sitting the bottles for the
whole distance.
The Greek Government mindful Of
the services OF Lord Byron Greece. Of
seeing them commomoraled has offered TO supply what
ever quintty OF Pentelic marble the Byron memorial
committee may require for the monument free Of all
cost aud that the expenses of It's transit will paid
out Of the Greek Exchequer. site on the Thames
embankment will b. offered to the committee.
-Legrand and De Gas met in the Paris
Bourse on Aug. 81 81 promised to cane you'll do so-
said LeRrand. and he DE Gas across the face
with walki - stick. And pr missed 10 shoot you
do 80, responded De Gas, ing revolver nrine
Legrand, and wounding him IN the head. They
wealthy brokeie ana their encounter the result Of
quarrel In which they had made the threats that were
subsequently funlled.
When Nevada photographer wants
to make good picture, he puts the sitter his place,
pulls navy revolver, cocks IT, levels 1t the mans
head, ana says "Now, Jst you cit perfectly still,
don't move hair, put on calm, pleasant expression
Of cOuntonaic and look right into the muzze VI this
revolver. or IN blow the top Of your head Oh. NJ
reputation artist IA at stake and don't
nonsense about this picture"
Mr. Albert Campbell OF Weston, VT,
while out fishing few days ago heard furious paw
Ing the water IN thu shadow OF old tree few feet
ahead He seized aud TO the spot. just he
did the nose OF large ack bear was pushed abovs
the and being rapidly followed by tne body.
Campbell raised his clue and struck severe bou
across the protudlng To his astonishment the
bear fell dead without struggle. 1t weighed 400
pounds
"A Long Island farmer appeared in New
London the other day with immense fare Of hasa.
nsh recently very In the sound, and few days
afterward In with 1900 pounds Several
ed to md out his secret, out were unsuccessful
TN three crafty fishermen followed him around Mon
tauk Point IN the night, and found him anchored 10
cove where they also threw in, aud returned home with
$500 hsh i've or elk times many other nshermeA
had been able TO take IN the entire season.
| Thomas Jones, a condemned murderer
In New Madrid Mo- sat In the window Of the jail ana
watched the building Of the galows upon which lie
was to be hanged. Somebody gave him bottle Of
whnkey, and he spent whole afternoon in getting
drunk and cursing the worknen At length he fell Oh
| the window ELL In stupor, ana upon awakeninn
thought he had been executed and was IN the othes
| world They were about rry MIN TO the scanold
| when. fortunately for deceLcys sake. repreyo Wa
| received.
1t is said that Isaac NJ. Singer, the sew
ing machine man. has left fortune Of ninoteen mi hons
| OF dollars-nfteen millions In the United States ana
| four mnlo in Europe. During the last twenty i've
years OF his life he spent great deal OF money put ha
made great deal more The magnlncence OF hia esAts
forms striking rast witt the poverty and priVa-
ton in which he began Al one time he was stroing
actor IN the West after he had left that profession
| eyxiu M ~ In 4
Of detution DAY he had only sixpence left IA
the world. After much dchberation he bought himself
a dnuer Of pork beans at swcenys with this money
with the yigOr derived from this nourishng repAst
he went on TO accumulate the nineteen millions he haA
| left TO his heirs
Julius Minche was enraged at Georges
d. arinsmore but Grinsmore entertained such seq
| timent against Minche. They are ST. Louis lawyers
Mnche challenged Grlnsmore to nght a duel and the
latter bethought him how satisfaction cou be giveA
without blood,hed The plan was TO Are with blank
cartridges, and make the challenger believe he hAa
killed his Zoe. Friends AIDED IN the plot. and II wa
made success. TIE shots we're exchanged IN us
presence OF seconds and surgeons. hnche bore him
self with great dignity. Grnsmore fell nat al the us
charge, and the surgeons SAID that he was MORALLY
wounded Ninche took the advice Of his seconds ana
hastily ncd but CHANGED his mind before he had gone
far ana gave himself up po ice station. That nigm
he spent CELL and ia the morning read IN the neSr
papers how he had been fooled.
"A correspondent writing from pgle-
thorpe, Ca. gives All interesting story Of meeting Oh
col red Methodists Elder Thomas delivered a sur
ring aud after ts close OF toe brothers gos
ready for shouting. But the minister cried out hoa
on, brothers and sisters, dou't shout yetl Re thea
ordered all the benches moved " cnd Of the house,
which done. Then Brother DICK Smith put on hlf
hat aud marched around the room. This was tue sis'
nal and the brothers aud sisters let loose with fear
full ain Shout children, until the walls FAM crea
one elder. Everybody, saint aud sinner shoui' MISE
Susan Yancey why amt you thoutn' tina brother
Dick Smith, nre up that unconvarted corner over a
Put 'em to shouun'," Then Brother smith marches
out OF the church. all the following. After mArcn
ing around three times ali shouting a, the tops oi 'hs
voices, they Tcontered tho church.
LITTLE HINGLlsH.
ny JOSEPH rEENAS.