The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-20
Sun FANS.

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A man helplessly drunk was picked up
in the streets East Cambridge Mass, who had 5000
IN his pockets.
AT an auction in Thomaston, Conn, 700
bush els OF potatoes sold for tls or ltts moro
than * cents per bushel.
Great Britain has 75,OO0,00O of Mussul-
man subjects and IT, next Turkey the largest Mns-
sulman power in the world.
A negro woman was arraigned before
the Mayor Of Raleigh accused Of bewitching CHILD.
but he would not entertain the charge.
Mrs Jane NJ. Walker, President Folks
sister. who died Columbia Tenn. few days ago.
left Just 100 grand and grestgran ichdren
The value of the natural and manu-
featured products OF Rhode Island for the year 1879
$500 Tor each man, woman, and child IN tho
State.
Alfred Nermehr, who recently stole
te5 OOO from his employer San Francisco. was con-
SPIT uOus member vi the Young Mems Chrlstisn Asso
citation.
The heat at Barcelona, in Spain, was
fearful tue nrs Of octooer Tue vintage Of black
grapes however. is very promising. aud the wins
presses are at work.
"A novel proposal has just been made Ia
the Project OF the Seine by two engineers who pro
pose to surround all pubic buildings with asphalt As
| preservatve from FIRE.
In order to draw out the intelligent
| voters Republicans advertised that Government re-
tons would be issued at RicebOro', Ca on election
day They came voted. and went away-hungry.
| The London FtCld states that In the first
fortnight In september the Mah~rajah Duieep singh
himself shot 1850 parridges on one day he shot Tso
The, we're not the wl,d partridge, but hand reared
| When any one is run over IN st. Peters
burg tie causing the accident eonnscs'ed,
tue to the nre brigade for public USE
and the driver IL Imprisoned aud logged hence ie"u
| accIcents than anIwhere else.
| The sandstone slabs containing the
supposed foss tracks Of man and bird, discovered
North Canton. Conn., IRE believed TO be bogus a. the
man who had them disappeared when committee Of
scientific gentlemen agreed to examine them carefully.
The following appears in Il Manchester
| tMa.s1 newspaper: "Notice.-lIas the Lord Jesus
Christ in TINS city, friend who has to spare, cheer
fuiy for his work $3.50 To t5OOp Information desired
this The interested only need address OF apply
| ct this office"
An agent representing several compa-
MES Of English capitalists has written to the Tennss
see Bureau Of Agriculture statistics ana Mines, asking
whether or there 100000 acres Of coal ands in
the state sale and # to inform him at once that
his principals can purchase.
An Australian has taught canary
bird to sing Home, sweet Home" by suspendins n
before To- king glass near music'box which per-
formed that uelody supposing the bird In the glass
was making the musc the bird finally caught tho notss.
ana now MARBLES the whole tune.
After reading Gov. Chamborlain's proc
|
their the club AZ hocA liil 5. c. procured boz
placed In II old lorso.pisto finoek rife, and an
army musSel ana Slipped II IL TIA, Governor marked
&C. o. D." The eXprg ssugc Wa tls.
Switzerland is joining III the cutlery az
the sckncss Of trade ana is peculiarly national
! ncu, rlcs are bel stolen from IL. Geneva has no
loug a MONOPOLY % waicnmaking as this trade Is be-
| ing developed AT Bcsancon; mi condensng 10 being
largely carried on In England, and chooses made W
aud exported from America
The Spanish Minister for Foreign AT
fans has announced that required In the way
Of passports from oreIgner- entering Spain Is thss
they ali b. provided with come document 70 estAD-
sh their identity. The readiest means of idenunes-
ton huwev, r. all the European Continent 10 the
possession Of reguarly.auihenncate ed passport.
The German society for the iuti oduo-
ton OF has paid 1000 marks to the town Of
Gotha for the % cremation furnace. strict
police regulations have been published for the e1Amin'
OF podi offered Tor burninF and no corpse 70
ated unless the deceased has expressed wish
eject his relatives have declared their COZ
q currence.
i AS an example of the almost Incredible
/ prices paid for good building sites III London trans
g SETON just completed l. cited. The demolition oi
!, Northumberland House ami the formation Of uew ap
II proach to the Thames cmbdnGuent At ChHrinR Cros'
n have left pots Of eligible aud vacant The plot OF
4 the side OF the avenue has been let on build
ing lease 20 ycars rcn Of $500 year The
i land comprises nearly an acre aud Is triangular Ia
4. Two hundred members of the Russian
sect OF GA Believers" wnO had been ban'shrd 10 the
Ur they refused to Join the Orthodox husssr
T. Church. have been rcated Dy the Russian authonus
wnha cruelty viii h ha, hitherto been supposedto b
only Characteristic Of Turks. Having been ordered
for service m the pen regiments at Peru AieIan
droysk on the they iused that mani
persisted the rol ana Others jumped into the sea te
avoid their oppressors. aud LOO only arrived Ut the
destination.
'' Monsieur GirOl Is an ingenious French.
. man who has devised tor himself unique livelihood
THIS Was to 20 TO rel sious esao hmcnt. anu demand
10 admt,uce stating that he had 10000 whch he would
IL maze over to the community. HIS property, he said
III Turin and SiUu would De necessary 70 effect the
p, transfer Tue good nigh send OF the order
with MIN that all was right The iathers
II generally .id, aud when Grod got TO Turin with hi
u victim, easily obalnc tie money from hun and do
camped. After repeating ti.s trick dozen tlmes NJ
NJ s now 10 PRISON.
ie A school for ladies has been opened In
e Berlin ON plan decidedly novel, but very practical
~ The bu ding lodging rooms for forty gir's
scaoul rooms workng rooms An Immense Kitchen an'
ot permanent hezaa In the school rooms every branei
\, that VIII NJ the girls Tor suato lin banking CONNER
II els. or mercantile establishments Is taught. Variou
n trades that ladies' follow eIrmpned by skIeC
w operatives The Kitchen H. perhaps the chief schoo
% room Tor s the there IA dohe by the girls undo
IL the supervision Of Of the best cooks In the city
AT This feat.rc has become 80 popular from the larg
~ number Of betrotned msiiens Who dock thlther &
~ obteln good domestic cluchons. that the manager
have 10 charge for Instruction In cookery AM
W the receipts generally pay tie expenses OF the othe
~ departments
49, "A strange brG nch of promise case is OF
trial ina san francisco court the POPULARITY bein
that woman sues man for rciu ing TO acep matr
monai engage iueut made with her while she was III
- wife Of another man. Mrs. EDWARDS was the yOun
m wife u old hus and, ani she tired Of the ii
Ia congfuous relation. Mr. Kcaing nearer her ow