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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-03

FIITW M W T IVIA WTFfT'
LONDON, Dec. lG.--Three years Hgo Mr.
Thomas Alexander Mitchell Member of PariIa-
mcut Tor Brduort. ana senior member 1T tue
hrm ~ Mitchell Co. of Luudou aud kisn, Whu
had accumulated t21uOo drank great deal Il
the Harm, Jcrm'n street nhd was stNru ny nc
all his acqu intWCt-, hr walked on with Mis-
Helen ana married her. She made him an cN-
cellrut vie. and to a gre extent cured nun uf
hi, hAing for drunk In Mnrrn last MIR. Mlichol
died, leaving toLJ1 go hs wife, lrglcles oi
El.tuO each to his old servants and ucQuuiu-
tanccs. an annuity Of Zoo q wear tor some old
ladies, his cousins, ANA another tSl,OOO IN tine
firm IT when he was leading irtncr on condi-
ton that 1t should remain Tor twenty five Years,
ana that then his wife should have one-hali II
IL, while the other half should he rel ined ~
the firm. The rest Of his property--thW H.,
"a on G,j0oO he bequedthed to the metropolitan
Hoard al Works, lie wing them To do what they
like with IL.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-03
UEDDING INrERRrPrED.
Fire Driving the bridegroom md the Bride
out 80 "a club House.


A fashionable wedding was appointed To
take place at the North II. Paul street -ynt-
gugu, IN the afternoon, and the edlice Was
crowded. the notes of the ur-in -Wullcd out
upon the air AS the bride and bridegroom, with
their attendants, marched slowly d wu the al.
ana took their stations ia front OF the altar. Inc
kabi /, the Rev, Or. Landsbcrg, arosc aud stood
before the happy couple, while silence settl Il
upon the assembled people. The choir, OF wish
the bride was member, rose; the urgdnlN,
Prof. Reynod', had sounded the hr-t notes,
when suddenly loud cry ~ Fire was heard
near the door. Women shreked and children
cried, while men spring to thelr icet. dense
followed by others until the place WAS hllcd.
A let Of flame darted up through one OF the
registers. The cry Of fire was repeated by many
voices, and the scene Immediately became tu-
multuous screams Of the ladies and children
mingled with the loud cries OF the men, who
were trying to preserve order. A general and
disIrderly rush was made upon all sides for tho
only point of egress from the building Several
ladies' tainted away, while others were SO para-
JyXed with lear that they could not move.
Al one OF the windows two young ladies
broke open holes ana proceeded to chamber out,
when they were saved from INJURY by men VINO
caught and drew them back, After several NM
ut,s of great alarm. the church was cleared aud
order restored. Ihr"ushout the whole MI ir
the bridal party remained calm and comndsei.
Arrangements had been made Tor q reception q
the PheniN tlub iitor the ceremony at tie sina-
gogle. As II would be dincult TO 20 on with
the ceremony at the synagogue, the bridal party
repaired to the club, whore the wedding TOOK
place,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-03
A Broken-Hcarrcd Rooster.


ffOfNNt NiN ffdNttsoo DUAciiN.
Thomas Roach, keeper of chicken
ranch ON the old san Jose road, purchased. sew
eral months ago. lot If fine cropgle- crowns,
winch he kept aloof from his less aristo rate
fowls in small yard. The chief of this family
was large black bird ~ an exceedingly naughty
disposition. He WAS monarch ~ all le surveyed
TIL about "a week since, when Roach procured a
white bird u the same breed and turned IL into
the ward Of cropple-crOwns. The two male
BIRDS immediately Joined IN battle, which. after
"a gallant display of courage h. both cOntt ~tants,
resulted in the defeat of the hlick rroplle. Tn
unsuccessful bird took its defeat surey t. hear,
In fact, life WIS no longer worth possessing
sigce honor had 0epa,tcd. The bird was seen
trying to Kill itself with it. own spurs. Not sue
cecdtns. IL tried 10 jam it, head under gate,
bar again failed. IL new upon "A tarrel hall nllod
with rain w.ter, and, carefully surveying the
situation, plunged INTO the cask. Roach ran
out and fuunI the hiru with IT, wiu-s clustly
folded to its side, its OctN open, aud aTcntly
eudcaNOriug To repress the natural struggles If
SELF preservation. II was speedily rescued from
it, dangerous situation. but refused L. he any
fur.her interest in life, aud after "A few DAYS OF
mental torture and physical suffering il dlcd.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-03
AooKIvG rNro KING,s LyfE.
Boy In New forl, the son of Charles XIV,
King OF sweden.


IL August last 4. \. RcrgstIom uled a
complaint ia Court against Alma e. Ber-strom
10 annm "A marriage on the grDuud Of fraud.
Nit. Bcrg-tTom testified before the Commls-
slunur TINT ne married the defendant on tnc I'D
Of March. l-i., In sweden. He separated In
August following. because he asccrtaiued th 4
she d been the mistress Of Charlie Nv, KIM
81 sweden. and had borne a son to him. lie -
now about eighteen years Of age, and bears the
nime II Ca iries Ludwig, the Christian name of
the kiug. he saw the 10y In New York about
two years ago, ana he Informed him That his
mother took him b tine prc-rut KING and brother
Of the deceased Charles XIV. and solicited u
cont nuanco OF the pension that size had re-
cctycd from Charles XIV during that monarch :
life lime FIR the support Of the Guild. lne ucn-
sion was GO SwD dish dollars per auuum. Tho
lie mentioned TINS conversation with the boy
To the defend mt, and she aid not deny IL.
Bergstrum further testified thnt he saw King
On irle> Nv. several tunes, and there was u
strong resent laucc between the boy and MIN.
Edna NJ. Price. who resi- ted IN New York city.
the name of Kari Ludwig Bcrgstrom. lie spent
his Lost birthday AZ htr house IN wv York. He
tod her that he was seventeen wears old, and
WIS the child of the defendant. Mrs. Price FUR
thor tcs'Iiicd that the boN resenhed the h lug
Of sweden. Charles Ky Judging from pictures.
la passing upon the case Judge ShaTpsteiu SAID
the evidence In the case was principally hear
say. A divorce cOuld not be granted alone on
the admissions and confessions of the mother.
Ihcre was another fatal detect u Is alleged
that the fraud WAS discovered in ls'2, and the
action was not brought until 1873. The code
provides that All action to annul a marriage on
the ground OF fraud must he brought within
therefore judgment would be rendered for the
defendant.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-03
A preaarul CrIlne unpuni-hrd.

From ne MtDiforf conn ddrocus'
The rumur Of the alleged discovery OF
the Scleck murderer served Ia some degree To
revive the public interest In one Of the most
horrnle and my storious tragedies anywhere on
record In the criminal annals ul tine Slhle. On
the night of the 18Th OF NoYenber' lH'i Mrs
Sarah Seueck, an elderly widow living alone
about three mules north ~ the village of New
Canaan. WAS murdered with AN axe, her cloth
ing saturated with kerosene and ser ON TIRE.
The closed doors aud windows and dense smoke
prevented the fire from sprc ld!ng, and thus de-
struying tine house ana all traces OF Tie CRIME,
as the murderer PROBABLY intended. Ihe hre
smOuldortd through the night, ma m the unln-
ing when tho nsighburs hurst Ina the door tue
foremost, gropine his way through the den'e
SIN he, sank through the churred Nor INTO the
cellar, what was icit Of the victim hndy rat
tllnI down with him. Il Was thus the decd Was
nr-t discovered by the horrined nelahlor- nt the
unfortunate wom u. Nobody has neen punished
for the crime, nor Is likely to be, aud the rumur
that "A dying negro had conf ssel sc, received
no crcdence here. Nineteen people out OF
every twenty Ia New Canaan irmiy believe mat
IL was no negro, but white man that ana me
decd. Moreover, they believe as hrMy that the
white man aforesaid would have been brought
to punishment long agO II the District Attorney
and Grand Jury had done their duty.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-03

Grnnl,. -rrtctly Anll.-eclurInn schooIs.


fT0Ul N TT7IN N FIe'dI1TIWN
The school Is open. The class in spelling
"Creation. Define II" bringing into be-
ing from nothing" "slop. That is religions
idea. That is forbidden. rr, again." 4" That
power In matter ly which IL evolves INTO higher
and perfect forms" Hold! lhat Is an atne-
istc idea. That Is iorbiddcn.' well by Jul
pitcr, tntt Is the" stout my boy, that Is a
roean leea prohibited in this school" "Spru
SOUL NOW define it, " The immortal sub
stance" "liud uul That Is a religious idea,
spell SIM" "A triusglo-siun Of
the divine | W." - can't allow that; that is a
religious sea" 9TH is what nay book SAYS
"Weil," all f YOU bring new books to-norrow. -
"Ala-irr wnctc can We get the right kind Of
bouksf" A." From Gener Il Grant"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-03

4 Twonty-secuud Wurder, with bruised face
and torn clothing rushed into ne Forty seventh street
station last evening, and hrcng himself against the
rail before the eergeani's desk, said; sergeant my
Land .aaY's crazy son came into my room. while ago
and sing thing, around aud pounded me. ditnt
Know whether to Ntuy AMI let INN hNl me, so tnat my
wife cnuid nakra complaint against hn, or gO Tor the
oil Ger on that beat sIl c IN here
well Insured, INV trend. would alyse YOU for your
wlfes SAGE, give Your lHdladys crazy son another
chlncc at YOU; but II II 10 not can IN tne nearest
UiictrN
The Twenty.second wMdeT was sat!Gned,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-03

Ff0n NJ tleln8 FdNs ~ - NepHbNr0n'
A subscriber writing from Camp STAN
baugh, Wy, under date OF the 9th inst, says
ION the 3th UT. an old man died in Atlantic
CITY, Wy, and a Rev. MIR. Buck delivered TIN
funeral sermon, for which he received g. ant
within nfte9n inmates from the close Of the ser
mon saw MIN In q saloon playing pOker will
the s.. That evening he was $3.50 winner. Tit
people here think Buck mighty line man"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-03

To THE EDIgoR OF The sUN-Str: The Span-
ish Consul here charges - gold for his wise to United
States passport refuses receive the equivalent
In bank notes, hut compels parties to bring gold An
othe c9nsuites charge from Al " " gold, nt receive
tue equivalent " bAuk notes. VkAITAn.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-03
M.iRfNE TNTELLYG ENCE.

NfSfArrR- NuASAr-r'tI, nay
sun rises % sun -r,4.... td Noon sets. IL 40
Hiuu WAtEh-rifs DAY
sandy Noosu "a Gov. lslalt.l2 80 Hell GAte... 1 IS
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-03
BUSINESS tlotlrrs.


You VIII hnd MRS. WINSTON s. S1orlrHc SYRUP an
invaluable irenc. IL curos dyseHtery AMI dltrrlpa.
regulates the stomach aud bowels cures wid cole,
sotteus the gums, reduces animation. and gives tone
ard energy to the whole system In Almost every IN.
stance where the infant suffering from pain and ex
haustlun rehef will he found hfteen ur twrnty mn
utes after the soothing syrup haa becn administered
Do not fail to procure Il.
DYcina and Cleanine.-rhe Empire Dvcine and
Cleinin- Co. ca for aLu dc .iycr goods. HJit
tdyNsd 0V mons OPTICS: pd Broadway, near e2d st.;
lyd ay near IAN t.; and ga Sh av eth st.
The defects In the old ElRsiic Truss are
rcmcded In POmeruy's. Price, "a. IA Broad ay.
Wisiar'- Hnlsnn of wild Cherry cures COZ. As,
cold-, ana ung complaints. cts. AID 81 bottle.
Gr. LYONS Tooth Tablets
Are used a. the West loilt Academy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-03

Quirk's irish Tea, the great % cent bilious
remedy, Solo BY drugglsu,-AdV.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-03
M.IRKIED.

Dr. LYONS Tooth Tablets
Are used ~ the West PDtIt Academy
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-03
The defects In the old Elnsiic Truss are
rcmcdled In POmeruy's. Price, a. IA Broad say

Wisinr'- Hnlsn,n ut wild Cherry cures ecu lis.
eAll-. ana nnE cuml-L nls. ll rl-. and n hnlln.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-10-20
what NevvspapersC Can Do.

1t will not require great sagacity
In one to understand the benefits
of a paper resulting to any given
town or community. A little re
Election will at once settle these in
the minds of any sensible man.
Look for a moment at the
fiourishing young city of Hutch
lnson, in Reno county, and see
what the News has done for her,
and in fact the whole county, in
the short space of three or four
years. We say the Hutchinson
News did it.
See again the proud and beauti-
full city of Wichita, and what we
ask would she have been if the
Eagle had not taken her upon his
pinions and bound her up towards
the skies, and sent her fame DER
the lands, until she stands to-day
without a peer in the great
Arkansas valley.
The same is true Of Emporia
and Independence and indeed of
every important town and city in
Kansas. The newspapers of the
respective places have made them
in great degree what they are
to-day. We therefore argue that
it is the interest of every county
and town to not only secure q
newspaper, but to support 1t
literally. A place that starves out
its newspapers will surely die,
ought to die. Nothing is more
short sighted in any town or
community than niggardly
course towards your newspaper.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-10-20

The Kentucky Home Journal
give the following directions for
breaking up the baking of q vi
ciously stubborn horse: "Put the
harness on and hitch him to any.
thing you desire, and give him the
commanding word to go ahead. If
he goes, you have nothing to do or
say but let him go and do your
work, but if he refuses to 60, take
him out Immediately, take all the
harness off except tie bride, and q
small rope the size of ploW line,
and tie one end TO the bit on the
right hand side, aud pull it through
the ring of the left under the chop.
pull his head around to the left side,
and slip the rope under his tail like
q crupper and make it fast, keeping
his head tolerabIy close to his side,
Now all is ready, SO let him go, and
take q good long whip and make
him go, talking kindly to him all
the time. He will travel like dog
after his tail, for he can travel no
other way, but after awhile he will
fall down, when you will immedi-
ately let loose the rope and let him
get up; now talk kindly to him aRd
caress him. Your work is now
done, for you have only to tie the
rope to the other side of the bit,
and pull his head around the other
way, and make it fast like q crup-
per, the same as before, and start
him off again and let him go till he
falls down second time: let :him
get up Immediately and hitch him
up, and you will probably never
have any more trouble with him."
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-10-20
SOUTHWEST.

Mr.. w. S. Romigh has been paying
particular attention to grasshopperol-
ogy, and informs US that eighty per
cent. OF the eggs have been destroyed
by little white grub worm. Ac-
cording to this, our farmers will be
safe In replanting.-Chase County
Courant.
1t Is now the time of year when
delinquent subscribers should nav up,
Chase County Courant.
We should say that this is precisely
that time of year.
Some hunters killed q prairie chicken
In the Territory, that had Us grass
hoppers In its craw.-Arkansas CITY
I raVeler.
A little twelve year old brother OF
Ed Horns that was In the habit OF
hunting coons, got after a wild cat and
freed 1t. He then climbed the tree
after It, and knocked it of with q club
It ran up another tree, and he followed.
and as he worked his way toward It,
It sprang at him, but he knocked If
down again. and up it went on anoth-
er tree, with the boy after it. and be-
ing knocked down the third time, the
dog he had with him, seized it, and
during the fight killed it. He had
never seen q wild cat before, and az
she thought it had awful big eyes fol
q COON" he was afraid TO take it home
for fear his parents would stop his
hunting. He, however, could moi
keep the secret, and told them al
about It, and the father went to the
battle ground and found q full sized
wild cat, large and savage enough 4
give q man hard flght.-Arkapsai
City Traveller.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-10-20

This table, every figure of which
is from the treasury official reports,
shows:
/. That . contraction OF legal
tenders, amounting to $50, 285, 922,
occurred during the year after the
war closed. This was followed by
seven years Of great prosperity be-
fore the panic came, and IL is there
fore absurd to attribute the panic
to that cause.
2. That q further contraction OF
nearly 81, 900, 900 in legal tenders
was effected from June 80, 1866, to
Nov. !, 1867, but this also was fol-
lowed by elk years of great pros
perity, and could not have caused
the subsequent disaster.
3. This contraction was PARTIALLY
count0racted by increased issues OF
fractional currency, and, as we shall
see, of bank notes, but the currency
has never since been as small In
volume a. IL was ct the end of 1867,
about ak years before the panic.
4. In November, 1874, the curren-
cy was larger than it was in June,
1865. Since that time there has
been . contraction of 1866, 1896 in
legal tenders, caused by the Issue OF
about $l6,O00,O00 in new bank
notes. There has also been a re-
demption of fractional currency,
which is not q contraction, but a
substitute on OF good silver for poor
paper.
Next, we add the bank circuIa-
ton, copying, as before, the table
given in the controllers report, and
adding the circulation in 1866 and
1876. The precise circulation of the
banks June 30, 1865, Is not officially
stated, but it was larger in October,
and the official figures for Oct. ],
1866, are here used;
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-10-20
Currency Contraction Once
More.

1t 10 the old story. Whenever the
Indiana regulators want TO steal a
Democratic victory, we hear of "the
frightful contraction Of currency
since the war, and long array of
figures is paraded to show that the
volume Of currency was many hum
dred millions greater at the close of
the war and in 1866, than il is now.
Ii is little wearisome to have this
same falsehood revived every year.
But whoever will cot ont the facts
here presented from the official rec
ords, and file them away for ready
reference, will be enabled to dis
pose OF the old falsehood fer him
self whenever and in whatever form
Il may appear. In the report OF the
controller of the currency for 1875.
page Al, IL found q table exhibiting
''the amount and kinds of outstand ,
Ing paper currency OF the govern
ment and of the national banks on
the lat day Of November in each
year, from 1865 to 1875 inclusive. /"
We copy fret that part of It which
gives United States Issues" but
add, from the Treasury reports for
1865 and 1886, the amounts of each
kinds Of notes outstanding June 80,
In those years, and from the latest
debt statement, the amount Septem-
Der l,lS76:
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-10-20

The retirement of bank circula.
ton since 1874, amounting to $685.
10000, Las been by voluntary sur
render under the "Free Banking
act" so clAmorOusly demanded by
the West, which permits the banks
to increase or surrender circulation
ut pleasure. But, in spite of that
voluntary surrender, caused by no
party, but by the "wants of trade, /"
the volume Of currency is still lar
ger by nearly S14,OO0,0OO than it
was In 1866, aud larger than It was
In either of the five years following,
during which the country was pros
porous.
Where do the Democrats find
their falsehoods2 We propose to
explain, 90 that any reader can ex-
pose them at sight. Every state
Dent showing larger volume of
currency than tho figures here Civ
On for the dates named Is false, in
that Il includes one or the other or
eli Of many forms OF interest bear
ing obligations issued by the Gov
eminent during the war, and paid
or funded in bonds after the war
closed. These intereSt-bearing notes
did not circulate freely az currency,
because they bore interest, and
were receivable only for the face OF
the note without interest, SO that
eVerv holder lost the accrued inter-
pst by passing, aud gained II by
holding them. Thus the compound
interest notes, maturing in 1857 and
1868, were issued under the act Of
March 3, 1868, which provided :
"And said Treasury notes may be
made legal tender to the same ex-
tent - United States notes, for
their face value, excluding interest"
This and similar provisions in acts
authorizing other issues of this ma
tyre, were intended to prevent the
tree circulation of these notes as an
addition to hold them. As mi
ter of fact, the legal power to use
them as . legal tender at their face
value was rarely exercised, because
Il could be exercised at q loss. In q
technical sense, all commercial
notes bearing interest are currency,
but In Political discussion, when an
6Qpest man speaks of the volume
Of currency, he does not include
his neighbor's 90-day note, nor the
interest bearing obligations Of the
Government. For interest-bearine
notes will not pass freely from hand
to hand 1T their face value, and
have not the same effect upon pri-
ces, trade and industry, as the notes
freely used IS legal tenders, and
commonly regarded as currency.
Every statement OF the volume OF
currency, which exceeds for any
date the figures above given, in
cludes some form of interest bear.
ing obligations, which did not in
fact circulate freely as currency
which could be used as q legal ten.
der only At their face value and
therefore only at . loss, and which
arc not more properly called part Of
the circulation than Government
bonds or commercial notes.-NeW
York Tribune.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-10-20
worn. remembering.

Irish stew is a dish never seen
in Ireland.
Cat gut is not the gut of cats,
but of sheep.
Kid gloves are not kid, but are
made of lamb skin or sheep skin.
Arabic figures were not inven-
ted by Arabs, but by the Indians.
Tuber rose is no rose, but the
tuberous palianth (Palianthes
tuberosa.)
Salad oil is not oil for salads,
but oil for cleaning sallets or sal
ads. e. helmets.
Black lead does not contain a
single particle of lead, but is COM
posed of carbon and iron.
Turkish baths are not CT Turk
ish origin, nor are they baths at
all. They are hot air rooms.
Salt is not salt at all, but has
long been wholly excluded from
the class of bodies denomlnated
salts.
Cleopatra's Needle was not
erected by Cleopatra, nor in hon
or of that queen; but by Rameses
the Great.
Prussian blue does not come
from Prussia, but is the precipitate
of the salt of protoxide of iron
with the prussiate of potassa.
Brazilian grass does not come
from Brazil. or even grow in Bra
Yin, nor is it grass at all. 1t con.
sists of strips of palm leaf, and is
chiefly imported from Cuba.
Whalebone is no bone at all
nor does it possess any properties
of bone. 1t is a substance at.
tached to the lower jaw of the
, whale, and seems to strain the wa
ter, which the creature takes up il
large mouthfulls.
] Sealing wax is not wax at all
nor does it contain a single parti
Gle of wax. It is made of shell
lac, Venice turpentine and CHINA
bar. Cinnabar gives it the deer
red color, and the turpentine rem
ders toe shellac soft and brittle.
Burgundy pitch is not pitch, mol
is it manufactured or exported
from Burgundy. The best is s
reslnous substance, prepared from
common frankincense, and brought
from Hamburg; but not far the
largest quantity is a mixture o.
rosin and palm oil.