The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-27
SUNB EdMS.
-Spiteful Chicago says that a st. Louis
man miles after nose, thinning he was geInS

| The remains of Bellini, tho composer,
who died at Puteaux, Paris Ia 1885. ex.
humed aud conveyed to Catania Sicily, Bonis birth.
place.
Religious rivalry Is at white heat i'm
Newburyport, Mass. A company OF Prot estant boys
has been formed In opposition TO Cathohc BOY bat
| talon.
The Troy Wing says that every voter
should appear IN person in the presence OF tue In
epectors OF election, "snd vote audiby by word %
mouth"
Mr.. and Mrs Fleetwood of Texas held
| a national convention. and nominated MIR. Fleetwood
for President OF tue United States and Mrs Fleetwood
for Vice.Presdent.
The Tdgebldtt, of Leipsic, has discov-
cred that destructive connagration has ragged In
Exposition budings at Philadelphia, and has caut I
irreparable dam ,ge.
The Chicago Tribune says that MIR. j.
H. McVicker who has leased the Lyceum for series OF
Booth performances, intends to control theatre in
this city permanently.
The popular "SoDgs of Mirzah Shaffy,"
which have through so many editions In Germany.
have been translated into Hebrew by Irish Jew,
RABBI living in Belfast
Won Buow Is reported by the senti-
mental viennese to be ianRuishns hesrtsck IN Lon
dor, but Ia In reality living healthy and cheerful In his
villa at Godesb re- on the Rlne.
"A part of the main building OF the
Philadelphia Exhibition has been bsrgained for by q
Mary and manufacturing company, and Is 10 be re-
moved at once after the close Of the show Novem.
Der 10.
"A cyclone swept over Tournoisis and
coinces, in Canton Patsy. destroying 100 houses in
each and lifting cattle horses carriages. and wooden
structures high into the air small house fell on
church.
-Grimal, an ex-Captain in the French
army, has been sentenced to I'VE prison tol
having when in charge of the Government records al
Versailles In 1871, puroined the COPY Of evidence
against Rochefort
Rutland, VT, has a jail that a Grand
Jury SAYS s "a disgrace to the county" soon
structed 10 the worst possible form, and without tina
remotest opportunity for ventilation" ana how che fd
of prisoners be preserved "is worder."
"A strike has taken place ut the Ma
tional TcheQue Theatre at Prague. The female mem-
bers Of the chorus refused to because the
had mentioned them the bills as the female chorua
Singers" instead of terming them respectfully tna
ladies Of the chorus"
AT the zenith OF his fame Lord Mac
auay 10 his Parliament. for Edinburgh not AZ
generally believed, because Of his vote upon tho
MaynOoth grant. but Decaus, says the London Teie-
graph, unlike his predecessor. he refused to give ESQ
| to the Members Plate at the Musseiburgh races
These Beaverwyck oarsmen," says
| the PnH Man 0dsets, "seem to have been anything
but what we should consioer amateurs They are re-
corded by their local Journals plumbers and tim
smiths. In England artisan out Of the Of anna
teurship In America. IL seems. they are more FREQ
and-easy IN their notions"
-Courbet, whose property has been con-
nscaed OF his having caused the Napoieonlc
column In the Place vendome. Paris to be destroyed
during the last revolution, has renewed his remon-
sances with the Government against his sentence lie
insists that he merely proposed that the monament
| should be removed to the inyalldes.
| English newspapers have been report
ing that Hsmarck. intending to make numerous visits
| TO England. was about TO buv . house IN London :.
| near kensington. 1t now turns out that London
speculstos who wished to sell costly manion In Ken
| sngton at hgh price to the Duke of Northumber-
land. was the suhor of the reports and that he IN
| vented them out Of whole cloth.
| Feb. IL, 1877, is Darwin's sixty-ninth
birthday. It is proposed In Germany TO give him
that day album containing the photographs Of all
his admirers aud disciples who wish thus TO have them
selves enrolled. with name. station and residence be-
slde each. The slbnm to be work OF art The nrse
page 10 to have dedication in German with pictorial
decoration by scheurcn the Dusseldorf painter Ride
the Superintendent Of the Geological Section of the
Westphal'an Association for Science and Art Ct kun-
ser ana Prot. Hseekel, the celebrated Darwinian OF
Jena have charge OF the preparation OF this testimonial
The Chinese always leave meal at
grave that dead person eat the way TO etern
y. ln former times II was customary IN Nevada to
leave the food exposed, and the osfers who watched
from neighburing elump Of crush we're wont 70 re-
gale themselves With these dainties. Nothing IA 90
pleasant" SAYS the Virginia Cy Chronicle. "as TO zee
a crowd of hoodlums seated on a newmade Chinese
grave going through free Lunch and drinking the de-.
ceased's good health IN his own rice brandy. Now.
bowever the Chinese place guard over the until
night. after which the wild animals and Drds get tho
beDent Of the repast."
A priest was hearing confession, and a
boy came to him and said he mad Dad SIN In HE mind.
81 Well. me good boy. come on wld IT," SAID ms rever
ence. "Augh. den. your rverence. do DC alwaya
sayin' Be the Hoy Father" You 10 9thst's very
| Now. often do enyu' that p"
Begor. more than forty times day, your river ence"
Go home now, SAID the priest, "and get your sister
TO make youa bag and hang II round your neck, and
every time you BE the Holy FAher.' drop httld
stone IN IT, and come to me this day week" That da5
his reverence usual In uis ana heard
av fu noise In the church. 80 he looked and raw
his pendent dragging sack. "Tady Muloy" says ho,
what do you name by such conduct az that In tbd
church," "shure, yer rvcrence." says the fcnOw,
"dose Is all be de Holy Fathers an dc rest Of unla
outside on the dray"
, Tho young Thnkoor of Bhownueger ID
In trouble. what Is he to his Siye.' Tho
Thskouf is one OF tue chcf HaJihs OF kItltwar. ia
western India. Three years ago ne marre four wives
iimu aneousy. At tne time Of mirr,igs the rep CT
i've age, OF tue brides twelve, nt"cn sixteen, and
tNrntytWO years. The Plnce, whose br lai territory
slopes doNn tue blue waters VI the Guf Il Csn0ays
Is siid to be mediating change VI religion. He IA
now eutY years Old; lac was only seventeen VhcH
, married done for" four times over, In day
but the missunlres tell MIN CHRISTIANS must only nave
spouse. He sorcly peipexed. qua 80 the mis-
sonires, who tel min that, as CHRISTIAN. he an re-
tain ONLY OF the four wives at pres NJ lawfully hts
aud that the proper vile to retained In the one who
. has PRIOR claim upon his highness. Ths IL AL ver
well. but scarcely meets the case. (Which one OF my
Nvee mas PRIOR claim ON meY asks the bewilderet
Thskoor; e. married them on the same day" The
dilemma seems to be nsurm juntabe.
The new Sultan Abdul Hamld is IL
. favor of economy ami reform. From time memo ria
the court ktchcn mas provided the countless person
empo, ed in the household with PROVISIONS which the!
a allowed to take 10 their homes In 40 al AI1i
i time the court Kitchen cost more than E,0OuO lurSs
amonh. BY order from the Sultan, the cost ha
been reduced to 0ne-ha and the employees will haV
plentiful repasts; for. nsrai II taxing the provision
= home meals Will be Supplied at liked hour IN III
palace. Abdul llamd has also detei mined TO taAe IA
own meals with members Of hi, fanny, Instead o
slone, Ike his predecessors. The sultan ms sdupIo
"A another measure OF economy. Hitherto the poritlo
of the suit MS mother h.s been an eNi'p iona on
"A A lone of all Mohamueiau ~umrn she can appear