The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-13

The people of the Cape OF Good Itona
In nn INST the proposition OF NE K,ro a,
b lytum to e~ttnt.h convict colony on the boraex.
OF the rransyaal
-In Russia cofIius covered with pink
cloth used for children younx unmarried por.
sons. crimson ter women, brown for widows. BseEm
ia no emplOyod.
"A heroic statue in bronze of Capt.
Cook thirteen feet In height Is to DO erected On a
hrtysu.fccthgh pcdcs' al iydc Park. sydney .wners
tmay be by II the shus which enter the harnor.in
common Grafton OF the cou try- discovercr.
Tho late Prof. Diamond OF the New
Hanpahire Agricultural College acted as profcs-orof
Agriculture. botany. and chemistry, farm supcrnten.
dent and steward ut that INSTITUTION, and az professor
Of boisny ana chemistry at Dartmouth. Tic WorAei
hims II n death.
The Burlington, VT. Free I'rcss is re-
sponnble the assertion large quiuH
ties Of Fenian arms ana eQuipments slowed away IL
the northern part Of the 81 te IN hogsheaas ana boxes,
IN barns and other hiding pace, In charge Of lrsK
farmers along the frontier
The late Duke of Brunswick left his
whole private 4 rune to the city of Geneva condr
uon that mau olcum b. erected to his memory The
municipal authorities have decided that the maueoeu
shall be erected alta cost ofa million and q hllf VI
france IN the "Jardn dee Apca." II win have foup
stories, and will be surmounted BY colossal equest
TRAN ttatue.
Two cities, Giessen and Munich claim-
ing the credit Of Lebms renovn-tas mt bee ,uso hiu
fame hrs went forth to the word from the un,veuiy<
and the latter as having been the OF hi,
labor the committee having IN charge the erection 70
monument to MS memory has uecdod 60 have iva
monuments in bronze, TO be erected IA eaok
OF those places
A poor hut benevolent pastor was nc
costed in Pafis the other day, whose hear
rendne tale Induced lin to give her francs all h<
had sitting down 10 hia frugal meal struck him she
might want It than himsc T. and bc carried It ID
aha "a tftVe "a tha tons fatre n
heard loud laughter and the repeated cry, Turn
Gerard, Turn" ON eniering he taw splendid GOOSE
which had been bought with his frsncs roasting bs
fore large Ore. aud jolly company sitting hopefully
around. They were tetrinoc lie smiled bowed. re
tired, returne home and cat his cold meat.
1t is a hitherto unpublished fact that
Charles dickens. when coming through France.
by rail from Mrsco- 20 PARIS male very ab ,rtive
attempt at practical JOKE. A. Lyons quarter ~ an
hour wns allowed Tor diuus ana Dickens fooled tha
passengers out Of their by collecting arouni
him all the walters. and confusing them by gatolet
FRENCH English. ana Italian. that by tho time they
Lad extric themselves from the loudly querious
fngishmsn. VINO pretended 70 have some grievance
against them, the bell was cl ,ngfag for all aboard"
MIR. Hans Schmidt, keeper OF the Dam
ish stores at Disco. Greenland has been owes
tlr'y years In that position. Daring the PoiJrs
expedition he extended great courtesy and hos'
pltiity to It's members and upon learning beforehand
Of intended expeditions to the North Pole he has nv1r
AMY made preparation with hi, means 10 iuaks
hsbcas Inland home enjoyable the brave soldiers
Of science. Nearly all Mr. schmiirs employees
h-qunauX. lie perfectly understands their Ian.
and character. and has effected much good among tne.
"A fpdncicr was receiving Mt dinner ~
distinguished guest renowned fr his aste, ami tie
Of conversation the latter spoke VI having lined
the day before a, honse whore the host hai ",nfer
tanned the company with some excellent epifrAht"
The nnancier'- Jealousy excited. lie rang g., hue
cook and. in presence of his distinguished guest acf