The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-18

managed to write several thousand words on a postal
card, and the smart country postmaster where II was
mailed Thinking ths Altogether TOO much writing 60 DO
carried around the for oIe cent sent u o. tbo
dehdleuer on e. II wat returned with tue decision
that II makes no difference how much man Wrtgslf
he only gets It all on one side OF the card.
Gen. Newton expects TO blow up Hall
let's Point a. Hell Gate next summer Tae excava
tions have gone far that whlt e. b, done /,
little more than reducing the Size OF the columns which
support the roof. After the explosion about 5000
cubic yards Of broken vii TO be removed bv
graphing irons before the water Will he twenty.sx
feet deep at low tide. The work at Hell Gate will re-
quire an expenditure Of $4,000 next year.
They are getting ready to put the illu-
minated clock In It's place at the top the IA tower
This VIII complete the design OF the architect making
the structure lighthouse as originally intended Tho
light will be Of ereat service to newspaper navgators
warning them of quicksands and indicating the course
which is sure TO lead them shipwrcck It will al,o
make more conspicuous the high home Of the Young
editor. 1t viii guide the steps Of jay Gould messen
gers rs they bear his Commands his stool pigeon
The son of "A wealthy merchant in
a large seaport troubled with eplle psy ane tho
father was advised ty his physician send lin to sea
He was sent on Win many prayers and baggage
was TO be exempt from all labor, and BY no means to
climb a mast. Ono day the captain "hcar1 something
DROP" and to his horror found the youth had fallen from
the masth' adj ~hthcr. boy-ike, be had yenured On
pcNing him up they found he had but slight
INJURY, and the strange part Of the story Is that ls
never had another attack Of his disease.
Last month the numbers and - came
out among the lucky i've at the drawing Of the ROYAL
Lottery IN Naples Tickets 10 the amount OF 100000
had been taken on III, IN, az the Government had to
pay up. From 1885 until now, notwithstanding a
weekly drawing, these two numbers had o1siluated
themseyes not 10 come out" OF tie urn ard IN that
interval the Government gained on them more than
they have now cost 1t. lie loss VIII be made upin
fourteen weeks. tor Of course such heavy Winnings
stimulate the players, and 622 will be favorte
for some time. Tie lottery causes untold misery
among It's d, graded. supcrstitous followers.
"A case of vandalism is reported from
Hillsboroug1 near Enniskilen. in Ireland. The Rev.
Howard ST. George the rector, had email
placed at tn head Of the OF two OF his children.
This appeared to be obnoxious to persons In tho
locality, for II broken june 1874 ana again in
July this year The reverend Rentenin then had tho
stone replace by metal one which 1t was hoped
the churchyard decorators would neither break nor
carry away but few nights the parties aug up tho
grave and buried the cross In it, leaving paper under
stone with anotce that II again put ~, they would
dig up the childrens bones scatter them Oh the
road.
In the late fearful storms in France
500 sheep were killed at Belle. Coste by one sh OF
lightning. They belonged TO flock OF 1900 head. the
property Of farmer. His loss amounts to 1900
francs. About 1000 thrown down hc,d ung.
Two boys Just arriving with the shepherds unch
and they set 70 work. with great presence Of mud.
disengage the heap OF carcases. Many oth, r. must
have died from sunocaton but for this help OF
the incidents noted The sheherd had HE
sabots broken, wnle OF bis CATERS or
and has not been found. The man unhUrt buI much
shaken. His dog WIS lying between his legs when The
bolt feli 1t carried the body twenty yards and
carcases Of sheep were found piled above 1t.
On the "a OF August smoke was seen
rising from the Goals forming the cargo OF thu bark
Aurelie, bound from Liverpool for La Plata ana on
rou test rod beipg put between It came up red hot
The matches battened down and water poured IN
but unvalingly. The are burned seven oaY- curing
which the crew. fourteen in number and the captains
wife were on the deck, with scanty provisious ami
stlnng smoke. At length they had TO take thertWS
boats, and then commenced i've long days aud nighls
OF sleeplessness and starvation The burning sun ~
day and rain and cold by night made endurance Nti-
nigh impossible. To add to the horrors wh.le
posed. the captains wife gave birth TO child. A
length when at the last extremity the boats whcz
had kept together, were and picket up b. sT
Moonlight and taken ~ Birbadoos
The following story is told ms n re-
markable instance OF the apprcc alton OF hunor A.
German soldier was ordered nifty ashes for some a-
legged act OF insubordlnlton. Fritz. discli.lled O.
silence, was nxed to Tanges In the pfes'Lce Of Lt
company. When the drst lashes fell upon his naked
shoulders the worthy fellow instead OF dspaNing eyi-
dcnces Of distress, burst into NJ OF uncomfortable
laughter The e1ecuuoner regarding th.s manifesto.
tion by means compliment ~ to his skill laid On
with TedouDed ardor. But the laid the
Fritz laughed. when cut down no still found graz
daicuty IN restraining mirth aud indu sed In oul
Intermittent OUTLAWS. The officer In commanl OF tho
company, with curiosity naturally excited, sp-
preached the bleeding wretch and Inquired tue cause
OF the mirth. "Mhy,' replied FutZ breaking Into -
fresh At Of laughter, I'm the wrong manw
The death of the Buddhist pope or
Lama II Tibet has recently been announced in tho
citY Of La,sa The Lama the INC rnate de ~ OF the
Buddhiss. The earthly shell IN whom Is the spirit AMI
Of Buddhl, aud the spiritual ruler OF 400
lions OF human beings The Lama Is seated Ia state on
rich cushions tue top Of an altar, before nch The
adorlng Buddhsts humbY DOW. Ha touch mAket
clean the soul Of the believer and washes ava all m
He dspenses lie consecrated balls to his wor,hpperA
Two Chinese mandarns Of high RANK, with strong
military force are on duty IN Lassa, and presents
tive OF the Chinese Emperor Is the oiy governor Of tho
city The Chinese Government determines the caoico
OF each successive Buddhist 'pe aud when the Lama
dies, OF Buddha passes from earthly tabernacle 10
another, his death not announced unt sc,crlmonAs
have passed and the new Lama hls already o. ca t.l
real head Of the Buddhist Tor some umc.
Prof Dana is still pursuing his studies
on the glacial period IN New England. Ia the a.tie.
Der OF the AmsrcdR Joa,I1i VI Science bee avs lit
glacial scratches. tOutlcistWard In direction. Nt-
Everett IN the southwestern corner OF Mas .u.ct.
Al height Of 1900 feet above the sea. aGlr.
that the ice which covered New England Iu OIL. -....
period oyertoppcd this mountain AMI had un c..,.'
IN that region not much under 5000 feet suI.ir
In the W lite Mountains place the height there ati
than $500 feet lie concludes that these pf.'a.
fat appear to be established By study " a. .4.-
narI deposits Of Southern New Euglaudi a. i.r
cuuerce of a vast food during the closing pau q
melting OF the glacier, IN Rhcu o.her paris Z q
England participant d. "a lac Abselce Of rDs. .lt
from Long Island Sound through the acsi pei4- -
the early part Of the Champ ain period. Co. iai..
patton 10 the subsidcnce which Affected tie Ies' -t
further north. Tue melting OF tue glacier pt iA't+I
mood which a natural termination Of h4i "ll'''
OF winters especially the rlgors OF the fAl4' '''
mate Aad passed aud lower level VI the hsA At'1as
lands was bringing on time Of warmu e'!N''' ~,
tbs p ,sent-the era when even HrtAn wac e'sSF''S
b. vi AbeAatG Of the warm temperate IoRa