The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-23

SPENDS t2Oon,OOO a year for flowers alone, and for
plants and fruits s3OO0OOO more
Several years ago the Berlin Museum
paid "a 900 for VIVA, supposed to be Mosbs an
uqMes 1t has Just been discovered that they are not
genuine
-Petraroh, the favorite for the Two
Thousand Guneas ana the Derby, has been purchased
IRON MI Spencer hs breeder aud owner. for t62Ooo.
by LORD Dupplh
"A boiling lake, two miles in circumfer-
ence. has been found the iisnd Of Dominica ni.c,
the top Of wooded mountain aud 1900 feet abors
the level Of the sea
Tho peculiar bent Of tho German mind
Il shown by the fact that ou OF the 1880 books pun.
ilshed in Germany In 1876. only 300 devoted 10
ncton and the drama
The prosecutions against open betting
for ready money raceccurses France have De,n
abandoned ana the book were In full force
ever al Auteml the other day.
-pungite, fratres, pungite,
P Pnnsi,c cum nrd S s.nore
Dil gentissime Dungite.
"A hunter shot wild turkey near Nash
VILE, the other day ami when he went TO pick It M,
found lying 1t half decayed pair Of saddle bags.
In which were $4,000 In gold and bonds.
"A year ago n Norwegian In DEBORAH,
Iowa Ut drunk and foze his fcet and hands badly
that they had 20 amput ted His wife has Just got
judgment for $500 against the druggist that sold hin.
the liquor
-lHt muSsdtUuHtitS DOdNu VI
have made tho important discovery that most OF tho
Inhabitants Of that State above I'VE years Of age,
pic twice a day. Masssch getts must be the place
Charles Dudley Warner had IN mnd when he wrote OF
80 region OF perpetual pic"
lie was taken sick in the night, and I'm
her youthful ignorance she made two mustard plas
tiers, and In front and behind, and then with
borrld she asked him how he felt But he
welDred man. and merely SAID That hs realized with
tenderness he had never known before the true position
OF a sandwich In the community.
The Wheeler exploring party recently
found ruined town IN New Mexico. which the lndiaDs
say was built In the reign Of Montczuma. skeleton
was found the walls and tho natives warned THE
party that violent death M fortune would result from
disturbing It, The topographer OF the party removed
the skeleton and three days after was accidentally shot
aud Died.
brussels has the largest ice house in tho
world The roof covers an srea Of 1900 square feet
the walls are double and ncd with and eawdust
There nine separate ice Chambers each OF 10000
cubic feet capacity There are galleries for sorios
in hot weather. capable OF holding 1000 quarters.
million tons Of ice have been stored In the pudinsss
one time
"A San Francisco Custom House inspec-
tor got drunk In saloon Of that city recently smi
when some one made remark dcrogatory to the Al
ministration drew revolver ana began 10 perforsia
the bottles the shelves. Nor did he CEASE
until he arrested He evidently mistook the bat
ties for Grants enemies and no wasn't far out Of rta
way either.
In England, marriage with deceased
wifes sister Ia stii illegal whereas the colonial Lcgsa.
OF Australia have sanctioned II. and the respect
i've enactncnts we'd the royal assent The ancu.
ally having therefore arisen, that issue by such mar
RIGGS, while legitimate IN the colonies, IL cOnsderch
the reverse the home country. law Is un ic- con
siderstion IN Parliament to obviate the difficulty.
-" What's the matter. Uncle jerry
said Mr. -, as old jeremiah N wai pa sing by uroft-
/ fa.NN IlA
ping short; "whv here have been Juggling water Al
the morning DR.. ca wife to wash WITT, ana What
dive saose got for ~" "why. suppose nuout ten
| cents" answered MIR -. "Ten cents. she tod mo
the doctor would pull a tooth for me some time"
The Rev. DR.. A. j. Behrcnds, who has
recently left the Bapis,s. pub shes sn article In tia
| Blp1v r'i9n entitled "1hc Med IN lnqGistion." TIA
| which h. Sharply condemns the baptist denomination
for policy the comm union question. He els tho
present defence OF Baptist principles "a dl-honoraJa
and districung guerrilla warfare" snys thai II n
wrong WICKED satanic ant at he "has felt the air
| to the quick. and has been rackci IN every 'ont"
The other night Theron Hall. China
Joe" and another man had game OF draw POKER IN
Eurcki. Nevada Han lost and wanted 10 Quit Acts
arose from the table, he accidentally knocked tnins
Joc's money on the tabe TAcn the ChiDaman threat
ened to shoot lall ami made movement ss II to ~F1
for his weapon ThereuDon Hsll drew revolver
shot China Joe dead at the nst nrc discharged the -
naming ivc bullets into the dead bodY, gave ninef
up to the authorities, and was Immediately scquiiiv--
Only Chinaman you know
Tile monster sl-ton gun, which il brns
enlarged from if,e inch dimo'o to Is inches hnf 'n
inch At time. has been tested with favorable res1iis
at tho i5.inch diameter The problem the Commute
has 10 answer submitted bv the British Admiralty
in 1873 namely TO make sun winch penetrate 20
inches of SODA irOn strongly JtcIrd al distance Oh
1000 ard. M1Ioi Noble tine great avs. mai auhonn
has ca.cultcu That this Gun. when WiGcned toa has
bore. wifi throw slot of pounds with uc vcioo.
Is as 10 penetrate. 1000 yaris range, an honesJ
slir PROTECTED with y inches OF solld armNr
An ecclesiastical question of consider
able interest has n'ison At Rrlsto England letter
has been received the Dean OF Bristol from Nicr.
directing that certain work connected wih the oxen
sve aud Ac new nave Of the B.lso Cstff-
oral sh be suspended TN his return. Apout IS t,p
IL being expended the restoration. and the present
action Of the Dean arise, from attention having bcsu
called to fact that without the sanction or even tie
knowledge of the Dean aud Chapter hguTe Of fsFc
Gregory. wearing the triple crown, Is being place
among the statues adornng the porch Of the new have
Spelling bees are becoming the fash
ionabo amusercat in London society Alter dlnner
party at VlscOuntess Comberueres the other night. tRe
salons thrown omen and a"s ellns oco D~-.
/, The lurerrogAors were Lord Eliot and MIR Knox ne
umpires being LORD GufOrd and Sir William Fi''ef'
NJ T. The prizes were awarded as follows To me
! Hon M,s Canning, a large china beehive. made for
these occasions apar Of bronze candestck- the To-.
Nr. PunKet Roman taxa. Mrs. Leigh, Of Lyn, ssE
of Swiss brackets the Hon. Mr LOwther LORD LoTr'
Poems Lady Jane Stewart statuette Of Mrs Bro~l
Lord sherborne aud paper weight NJ. T. Musuras.
"A singular affair has just been brought
to light at woolhope, vii age about eight miles ifon
: Hereford In Eng nj. Not long ago an old man diei
and buried in piece Of ground attached to ID 81
senung place u worship some one IL IL SAID, h'
'eot the ear" Of one of the old mans sons, ana per
suaded him that his fathers ipr could not rect m te
ground where his BODY that there was no hope u
"joyful resurrection IRON such place that he and
his family would have peaceful possession OF The
old name property until his oodS was In more comfort
able quarters and that those quarters were only to be
found In the duly oonsecrated ground OF the parish
ohurohyard Accordingly IN the dead Of night with
crowDar pick and shovel this son OF sons, with assist
A ance repaired TO the chapel burial ground opened
the grave, anu without great difficulty. TOOK ths
coffin out OF IT, the body being 10 dreadfuy advanced
. state OF decomposition aud conveyed It to the Wool
hope churchyard where grave had been prepared
. ana where the clergymAn Of the parish performed u'
o burial service over the body on is reinternen
sNEEzING SWAIN.
Song adapted for the eatarTh)
Oh cub with me- dearest, the boOdght 10 beahig,