The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-14

1s5i702. On the lot Of January. 1875, it was only
| 1899 200
The licenses to shoot game in Scotland
amounts t. $1,000 oo) annually much more tnan all tho
| game 10 Vorth.
Gold Hill, Nevada. mourns for its pio-
nocr cat which recently dicd at the ripc age Of cisht
cen years and SIX months.
In England the country bred boys av-
eiarr m inch and qnircr in height and seven
pounds more ia welzhi than the city bovs.
The Argentine republic exports wool,
mostly to Havre and Antwerp 10 the amount = s5o-
OVooo pounds year and owns 80 .0Oo.o0o eheep.
A woman OF Xenia, Ohio. offered her
husband divorce the other day for a seisAn cloak.
Oh course he was only too happy to accept the oner
The Pennsylvania Legislature are con-
sidernR bill which makes penal offence to point
gun or pistol at person. whether In Jest or earnest
The women's mission societies OF the
United states have contributed about tg;1 oOj curing
the pa year, most Of when went to foreign missions
The Russian estimates for the current
wear erc total revenue, 070oOOOOO routes; expcnd-
tuTcs, O59pi4OOO rOublei. According to Villains Nj
clwbsr this Is " liiss " fIf nussia.
"A piece of scroll ivory vencering, 90
( ct long ami 10 inches Wide. containing mary 80
square fec, Of surface was sawed from al elephant tuk
the ohcr day at Deco River, Conn.
A Chinese woman went TO the Court
House IN Whnonuc D. W., the other day and offered
& 20 to jan for Ave cars II at the end that time she
mieh' be free from tho tyranny Of her husband
The Chinese OF the Pacific slope have
mounted another round IN the ladder Of civilization.
Two them recently 70 ged aotcs amount Of $3.50
on the WatsOnvle Bank, ami got the money. too.
II your gerauiums don't flourish, Just
gran Them upon tomato and how that works
a Los Angeles man tried IT, and his geranium. to-
'nato-t's hard to tel wbichis growing thrifuy, ADD
biossoning beautifully
"A fine picture has been discovered in
the Church Of Maunoy On Lnle) which s on good au-
tnory. attributed Van Dyck. 1t had been Gust aside,
and was found in the lumber room Of gentleman who
| was not aware o. It's value
Thirty years ago there were but 551
Newspapers issued in Great britain. OF these ~ we're
| dailies Now there are i6i2. OF these England pub
fishes 1870, Scotland l5a, Irelandi3s Wales 81 tho
Isle 10. There % daiy newspapers Ia England 10
| In Scotland. 10 IN lr land. aud In waioe.
In the centre of sea marsh on tho
river 1echc, In Louisiana, is beautiful ana feuilo
Island Of over 800 and this island Of
pure, solid rock sa estimated at O),00O 900 tons.
scientinc men are trying to md GU, how the Island
came IN the mar.h and how the salt island.
| The Wagner Theatre AT Bairouth is al
most completed, and 1t IS announced that the 1rst
| hear al will take place In the beginning Of June tho
general rchesrsls m August and the three grand per
formances will be given the 13h ION, 2)h to
Esd an the e7th 10 sofa Of August lasting four d.Is
| each.
/ -AlnphE lht VI NlElIlB
cry are 80 persons who have served terms the Car
P,ntcntary. and $50 ex.convicts from other
states. This account for the TACT that on one
street In the city there 10 faro "yous aud lis
sloons but not for the fact that the
| two churches.
The Chinese have n curious way Of
getting pearls They watch the pearl muse, aud When
1t opens It's shell Insert pieces OF wood nara earth
little images Of their gods. These ir,a'c the inusseI
and cause II TO cover he substance with dcp,st which
h rdens aud forms artificial pearl. which Is con-
| sidered very ntte Inferior IN value to real pcar.
In reply to letters Of inquiry sent TO
them by the edit ~ the Congreolto sahsi ssxlng for
their exact form Il invitation to the table,
o CoIgr, ea;i nj pastors reply that they Invite mem
bors of evangelical clurches 90 Invite ali chur mem
h,rs 81 invite all Christians, and 10 give Invitations
that cannot be c.assei with either of thc5s three
Recently an English soldier deserted
and beg war on lis own account against the world
general. lie made MS quarters ia a dense wood 10
Essex and thence frequent predatory s9iics Nc
was at length iouai b. the police, ami 81 h2sd
night, IN which he used large knife ssva1e, cap
turcd. He was sentenced 10 only twelve moltns hard
lG5or.
Sheffield, England, has had reinarka-
be wake. An Old woman died n small htue IN mo
suburbs. The Dolly was lid on table cover q aith
sheet aud fornne success i've nights the wilt re,cry
was carried on M the room. money being collected eaeh
dy g d,fray The n,hte expenses A. l.ugth tue SAINT
|
buried.
There's no nonsense about the admin.
i-trat.on Of justice 90 Prince Edwarl's lsani. IisA
month man convicted u sssaut was catenled 10
ycars imprisonment ond one hour In the pliory anl
other for robbery, to Two years imnrsonmeni, iva
days IN the pillory and two whippngs ot 70 lasher
each and three men we're sentenced to d.Ass iol
burglary.
TO the devil is imputed ability TO quote
scripture. Beoeher presunes TO tell what would cure
BclEnapsm. "Prac icaiy he says, "notnins except,
the cultivation OF Christian virtues both sexes Tna
foundation virtues OF moral life must he thor
ou-hly cultivated homely virtues must be ~ ,le heroic
at the mothers fps" by the way, lsnt 5el oIcT
adulierer and pcriurer2
Judge Pnckney, taking the ground
that municipal CORPORATIONS "can exercise NJ ,vcTa
bu' such expressly GRANTED 10 them OF such a.
necessary 10 enable them To dischnr-e their daes
and 10 carry int, eject the ects and pli79 ;nriP
creation" deci that Baltimore mist n1i i O. Dnato
money TO any charitable lnslituuol 10 not eAtre1
tgulled py the corp ration.
A Highlander who died recently left
direc ions Ia nj. W. ihal his Gotta shorli o. covered
VITA SIX blue clotn yed with Whir ant n.teaf OF
the usua mort cloth li tland pliid nc us.i Ne leo
ws ed h' executor, 90 provide pen'y Of "r'ol iirh.
land waishcy, with bread and che &C." FOR md.
ing he funeral AMI that not mogc thea olr from %
wills eY be given u the lildren who uu OF at cad
The destruction of small birds has been
81 thorough IN te north OF lt,B ami iApaus u iha
1yiol nat their protection has leen ma. O. sul jeol
Of diplomatic treaty between Au-fui aud LAZY.
1le.e countries nr' ESQ euicavo1ne % 90 .res with
France anu sWl'z inland for Law form l.n; ,ae de-
stiuc ION Of all u.r .t,lrous brs saoa t4e whole
sale destruction u ~ lOsf, nightingale. ana the Ike.
c1trrpl are al iasc.ts h,- Increased 10 80 a'rmug
extent.
The clergyman of parish near Cour-
ra, IN Belgium. clipped the other day VIA ont OF tna
most resi0us yoang si OF his par 20, who rfs also
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