The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-04


The Legislature of Maine has deter
mined to sell all the islands og the coast owned by the
State.
"A negro woman in Opelka, Ala, has
given bnth TO triplet Of whom are black and one
white.
President Loring of the Massachusetts
Senate demands woman suffrage. not as privilege,
but a right.
DIR. Schliemann is in great grief be-
cause the Turkish Government has Forbidden hi. pro-
ceeding With the excavations In the Troad.
"A single vessel of the Georges dees
brought into Gloucester. Mass 10000 pounds Of hall
but, the result Of three days hand.nc fishing.
The New Hampshire temperance re-
vvai is assuming vast proportions Twelve thousand
persons have signed the pledge since the movement
began.
james Lick now says that IL single
Chinanan is employed the railroad to the site
OF his big observatory he Will make another change IL
his deed Of trust.
Since the middle of November last n
Somerset, Mass. man has trapped In thst town $50
polecas, 100 muskrats 80 mnks, aud raccoons, and
sold Their skins for $5C7
The City Council Mt Stockton, Cal, Is
considering tie policy Of establishing separate school
for truant AMI i.bchavcd boys who cannot DO con-
trolled BY the usual discipline.
The Industrial Works at Springfield,
VT. run on the cooperative plan, arc great success
The number Of employees largely Increased,
anu WORK is progressing day and night.
The following advertisement latolyap-
pcarei in an English newspaper. "a pianofore to DO
sold, genuine Brentwood, By lady about to leave EGG
land In rosewood case on mahogany castors."
Tonight there will be n grand oyster
opening match" in Boston, between Providence and
New York man, for $500 side The winner VIII chaI-
enee man IN the world to open for 200.
Two Philadelphia families, the Buck
nels and Crozcrs have made up the deficiency the
cost Of the BAPTIST Publication society's building
in that CITY, amounting to 10000 Each family pays
half.
They tell of a Frenchman who recently
went into the woods at wcsmUreand, VI to chop
wood and whose fate indicated, after two days, By
tie discovery Of his head one foot and near
panther track.
"A hunting party in CRANKY. VT. re-
Gently slaughtered IA deer the being such tho
men could 30 along It silly, while the deer cut
| through. Two arrests have been made. this sort OF
| sport being unlawful
Lake Erie has been stocked with more
than million and half Of young white n.h and II fs
believed that about ninety per cent Of these will IN thu
course OF Two three years, become mature Och along
| the shcrc OF the lake.
The International Commission for tho
construction Of the Channel Tunnel has terminated its
| labors after signing a protocol Gttesting that tho
scheme il feasible. and that agreement has been
rived at upon all the points to be considered.
There occurred recently in Calumet
county, wis three weddings in fanii In day.
The old folks LIBERATED their golden wedding, their
oldest and his wife their silver wedding. aud their
son and his wife their linen wedding Besides this tho
| oaby Of the the yoaug couple vas tapusoc
Frank Beard, the artist, while at din
recently, tod Of a Ia Nassau street with
three hands. "How Is that? asked b ard. Hes got
little bchiudhand." WIS the reply. lyon are more
extraordinary man." the reply "for you have tao
heads you have head Of Your own, and you've got
ahead OF me-"
BESIDES their 12o-foot plank, the Ore
gouians have made up their minds exhibit at the
Centennial section Of hr tree feet inches d.
ametei 1870 feet from the ground, and section OF
| other nr feet through 200 feet from the ground.
Oregon will not have palm tree at the Exhibition.
but she Is to carry the palm away far
| are concerned.
We hasten TO lay before our readers
the latest product of the tender elegac muse Of o. w
| Chiids, \. NJ:
know It's hard TO lose your girl.
| Especially one that lie al your 10y;
So prenaTe 10 meet Inv u riri DC u'"''
Gone, but not forgotten.
"A year ago there were still living five
college graduates Of the last century -Four OF these
| have since oied-willam Hall OF Wilmington, Del q
,duate Of Harvard aged Va samuel SWIFT Of Middle
bury, VT, Dartmouth, aged 80 Horace Blnney OF Pitt
| adclphia, Harvard, aged 95ie end Judge Herring.
Princeton, aged nearly %. The only survivor Of Tho
Eve IL the Rev. Dr. Thomas Williams OF Providence r.
l., graduate VI Yale and well advanced IN his O7th
year.
| President Eliot Of Harvard told the
following story Of himself at recent dinner lie said
that. contrary usual course Of nature, he was
growing younger instead OF older About ~ years ago,
when he was tutor, while gong into the yard to
| about some disturbance he heard voice cxcalui.
" Here comes old Eliot" But asst winter, wien walking
| into town one evening he met two undergraduates,
and heard enc Of them say, when he had pissed.
wonder where Charlie Is NJ this time Of night ?"
The great Hebrew phiunthropist, Sir
Moses NJ ncnore has returned from Jerusalem for the
seventh Tine lie lie In has g3d year. and has re-
ccived tho promises of the American aud French Con
suls that they VIII do all N their power protect the
Jews IN the Holy Land against TurSbh oppression. Sir
Moses gives favorable account Of the ski OF tie lie.
brew mechanics, watchm kars, photographers, engray.
sculptors gollsmiths &C. In the Holy city Of
whom presented Tim with grain OF wheat which 10
lines were written, forming w ecrystlc o: tn phlaa-
! thropst's name.
The Wilmington DELI Commercial
says: "For some tmc past the occupants OF house
on West street have been annoyed by the almost
unued ringing OF their door bell, but on ansYtrlugt
one to be- found at the door. Soon they became
suspicious tnat It done by mschieyous boys and
watcn set, but all to purpose the bell st changed
away, and ringer to be soon The supcrstlous at
trbutcd II to uncarhy Cause ana doubtless spir
uuaisic friends would have had ~incy articles IN
papers shortly explaining thu 'mppings, h Il not
been discovered yesterday that the ringing caused
by rat running along wire Ia the cellar. Since Lis
| capture the manifestations have ceased"
| "A singular Will case has just been de-
cied by tie judicial Committee OF the House Of Lords.
Cen Martin, who rose TO tuat rank from private soL
der IN India dcd there Ia 1901. beQucahing his for
tune Of million aud half dollars 10 various charities
IN Lucknow Calcut and Lyon' hts native place Large
10 b. devoted TO the release Of debtors aud
criminals Of good behavior but the law would not allow
| this approp iaton, so that an enormous capital
erued In lndia IN the course Of years Tae city OF
Lyons nnally sued England obtain share o. that
spoil, but was non-suted Inc appeal has been
iected by thu Judicial Committee their Lords Ds hold
1 ing that the Court below correct excluding
Frercn city from the benefits Of the money aecumuat-
| ed IN india.
| The Temescal tin mines are located
twenty.four miles southeast OF Pomona, In san Ber
| nardnO county. Cal. and among the richest tin
mines the world. For the past ten years these mines
have been but little worked because u the almost end
less litigation arising from disputed title % yaul-
| bic property. A wealthy Amsterdam company, that
has been anu In engaged In Importing Tin into tho
United States to the extent Of $i 1000 year has
recently bonded the Temescal TIN mines the
| nm. cTauunts IN amouut and an arsA