The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-25

st. Augustine, Florida, claims to have
had i5OO more visitors this year than last.
The well-known st. Gothard Hospico
entertained 1874 travellers In 1874 aud 1875
"A Delaware judge fined q lawyer ono
dollar tor calling him "a bloatcd old rhnoccros."
The "rinkinR" and spelling bee" epi-
demic in England Is there called the foot aud mouth
disease"
A chair made Of the old elm at Cam
bridge, rendered famous bv Lonxfeiiows Village
blacksmith" Is to be presented to the poet
"A Georgia journal asserts that Chez
squch Indian. and Nablh, his wife. residing in era
ham county. aged respectively 175 aud 1870 years
"A Michigan church Is advertised TO give
s"Aothsr Goose reception" in which forty veritabs
geese will take part" And how many Michigandcrs7
"A bricklayer recently died In London
who was found to have the on record IL
weighed % ounces. The man could neither read nor
write.
What exploration has accomplished in
Afica may be judged by single fact In 1850 the area
OF cultivated land In Egypt was 100000 acres in
1874 1t was 100000
Lake Ontario is not adapted to the
propagation Of shad Young shad are thrown by thou
sands upon the shore, dead Vr dying. The same thing
happened last season.
Mr.. Moody, IL is announced will begin
revival services in Augusta. Ca May l. to continue
Ncek Inc tuiIlfetln o. vi 1Ouuk Mons tnrlHuah
-As.ss have Inv 80 I'm 20 y y is2keity ~
from Iowa recently by the agent Of the West Jersey
Game Protective Society," dstr buted through
the counties which the society has jurisdiction
Prof. G. G. Merrimen, in an article
pubshet Ia the Popular Science MonniV, states that
by reverson polar conditions ten thousand years
from now New York city will De $50 feet under water.
"A subscription paper was Ltely cirou-
lated follow object Al
and pay the amount set agans our names for the
pose Of paying tue organist aud boy to blow the
samew
An old lady living in Rutherford coun-
~ North Carolina, who had four the late war.
on seeing he base bi clubs dressed their uuli rms.
that the "gtn up Of Things going to bring
a0out another war"
In Kansas divorce suit the other day
MAS offered ia evidence to prove him .
drunkard The evidence there, hut was not taken
by the court The party who suggested Introduction
wears one Of his eyes IN sing.
-Dummitt's great grove, between Mos
quito lagoon end Indian river. Florida produced nearly
1000 900 orange. last year. More than half VI lem
rotted the ground aud In fattening hogs
This grove was formerly owned by Gen lIardee
Germany and Italy Will probably call
upon Switzerland to contribute her state ca, acty
toward the completion Of the ST. Cohard Raj way, In
view Of the military, political, ana commercal advan
tages which will accrue 10 her from The undertaking
| "A citizen OF Rochester has given to the
| University Vt Virginia cabinet Of minerals worth
$4,000, and tl5OO0 for able building for ~ crhi-
biton and use CONDITION that the university provide
tl2, 900 for the expcne maintaining the collection
| aud the building.
Sir George Burrows, President Of the
Royal College OF Physicians. speaking at conference
held I'm London too other day he was one OF
those who advocated total abstinence for he believed
that In climate Ike London the hum constitution
In many would not De cap bic Of bcarn. What e
| did unless alcoholic stIuiuani was rcsDrted ~.
| "A North Carolina paper is reliably
Informed" that man living near Fiat Fork Church.
Stanley county, In that State, had prescntment that
n h would dig up the ground his
land, he would nn something valuable. Upon digging
apt about four feet deep, he fund basket al with
gold and silver coin. Tao sket seems 10 ha been
placed there many years by unknown person.
| "A Miss Andrews, daughter Of grocer.
has recovered $50 damages ut the Ipswich Ahtz r. In
| England from Du cher named Bishop for breach Of
| promise Of marriage. In his defence the dtienuant
added insult to iuury for he not only denied that he
had ever made any promise of marriage but SAID that
| he would rather have married twesp. aud would
| soon have kissed q monkey rs the plain.if
There Is every reason TO believe that the
following inscription on grayestonl IN the Old bury
ing ground South DenAis Mifs, Is early proLue-
| ton Of G. W. Chids A Nj
OF seven whom the Lord 10 his fatlar gave,
| u. was the tnird wn, found a watery grave;
when MT en- days hal passed tnis circumstance 90
His bocJ found and dccea,ly uttered.
"A decd Of unparalleled audacity has
| been committed by young woman In Dresdcn On
night when she knew the aged proprietor VI a fancy
store would be alone. she asked for pair OF As
the old mnn turned to looS FOR them Ratchet
from under her apron. and dealt him terrible blow on
tie head. TAe wound man wa however. able 10 cry
for help, which specify cane. The girl tries p.ate
her crime By ying shc ted money for her
Herr Waguer's opera. "Tr.stan und
Isolde" nrst pr duc,d in MUM h IN 1893, under tho
a.oction Of Or. Won Bulow. brought out tie ln-
peus opera nouse IN Dcrlih March 20, the pres
encc OF the Emperor ara tht court with signal
Tie composer. had superin ended the rehca sa.
| met with an ovation at the end Of the Gg,tsc; Tho
procet DIS Of this performance, with the sanction OF
sovereign. viii be given to the fund for the Bayr,uth
| perform ances In the autumn
When Avery and Mcdonald, the st.
Louis whiskcy convicts. about start fJr tho
pentenuary, Avery salt "My God, MeDodAli ths
| Is an Outrage! II Is an Internal shane 20
| crush innocent MAJ this way. | have al
| wsys bsen Religious man am Christian, aud
am going to pray God Almighty TO set this hing
| right" Mcdonald replied, avery II you expect 10
keep ont OF the penitenarY Oy praying, had better
get at quick for Viii be the way In less han
| twenty minutes"
| -Signor Augusta Castellani, the renown-
ed jeweler OF PlaLzl dl rreve al Rome Il aead-
| ing the Italian departm mt at Paramount Par1. rnis
gent enian, who has the bst private collection VI
cient and .medGyil styles OF gems and jwery ia all
Europe has Drought with MIN ho.le ~ nae ar.iti
articles for exhlb ton. lie Is an ard nt fri nj "a tue
free system OF government cxm,ng IN America and
| England, and has made the politics. lansua q" and
literature OF both c1uutre, Nj. stuiy. No An icln
or EaGllsh visitors ~ " Rome wtnoa, giving 40 az
| CAstellanl's-
Force OF habit in Texas is aptly Illus
trated BY the San Ahtoulo Heidt as iol ows " Look
here my lend" san the clerk Of one 4 our hotels to
arough customer from the frontier, who was about 10
take his place the dinner tanle with MS sx-saooter
h hip youI have 10 leave that IN tn on.e unul
| YOU leave town The iTOuu rtnan obje cause
he not used to sittns d1wn al the table without
| his weepngs." The clerk refused TO panlor - Tho
whims OF the guest although he was wiling ne m uld
wear the empty holster Of the pistol. but the whole
matter was finally Arranged without prejudice o. tho
honor Of either party BE- the guest taking out o.
weapon ali the metallic cartridges but when
tanned to secure re pectu treatment from the waiter.
Gen. Crcmcr Of the French army, who
died q pulmonary hcmorhagc IN Paris the other day.
at the age OF thfy ave- followed TO tho graYc by
crowd estimated at over 100000 The hoarse lcft his
poor lodging utterly lare Of underakcrs ornaments.