The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-19
SUNBEdMJ.


Philip Phillips, the "Singing pilgrim, "
now in London, has sung through India ana Aus,,,r.
"A London law compols organ-grinders
to cease playing whenever told TO do 90 BY
| Of the disturbed neghborhood.
The statue of DR.. Livingstone. n fevi
yards east OF SIR walter scotrs monument Eoinburrs
| was unveiled on Tuesday, the 18th inst.
To guard against fire in westmipstsv,
Abbey order forbiddng the use OF any nrhs
but lanterns, and OF matches except those vhlen
| strike on the boz only.
The Rev. DIR. 7. r. Redhead an Epissf
copa minister IN Chester, England. got drunk a ~
cai gathering Of his congregation. The Bishop Chez
| ter has formally censored him.
The Rev. Arthur Watson, q Protestant
clergyman at Knowen near Kenmore. Ireland. h,s
murdered his wife by shooting being under the
| influence Of drink when he shot her.
Little Dick Gamella, whose dangerous
acrobatic performances were stopped in this city By
the Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty to Children.
| is now at the Crystal Palace London.
Tho priest at the Roman Catholic
Church at Cambrdgeport, Mass, forbade the Of
fans during his services His congregation dsobeyed
the order, ana two elected. lawsuit the
result.
-Kunosophy-th science OF dog-is the
new word cofned In Germany aud the new branch Of
learning that is iumned by the erudition OF thss
country. work on the subject has Just been pub-
lshed In Stuttgart.
Beef and mutton cost about three cents
pound In servia, turkey fetches shilling. pair Of
fowls may be had for six cents and drausht only
costs from $40 to az Native tobacco aud wine are
| similarly cheap, but bad.
An old pop corn peddler named Emery.
at Old Orchard Me-, much chagrined at loslng
his basket through violating the camp ground rules
that he crawed under locomotive, ami put bis neck
the rail close TO the wheel cinRins persistenty
that several had hard to get him out.
The British House of Commons fought
hard the Education bill the ID inst that hey
did suspend hostiiues TIL 1t broad daylight on
the morning Of the 4th There we're then 1877 members
present. the Speaker tired to de,th and everybody
looked seedy. when the House adjourned TIL p. NJ
the same day.
OF late the " song-and-danoe men" Of
the variety shows have introduced summersauls ant
other acrooatic feats into their performances Harry
Senate lost his life in trying to qualify himself for thu
new phase Of the business. He was practising sum
mersaut At Los Angeles Call when he fell on mis- head
and broke hts necE.
DIR. Mudney, an Austrian physician az
the head Of the sanitary service OF the servan armies
has addressed a appeal 10 the Austrian army
geons asking them. In the name OF humanity. TO OBJ
tain leave OF absence and come 70 his aid He promis
them opportunities for acquiring practical knovL
edge In their profession A. the present war he saya
for crueties OF every kind unique In the his
tory OF wars
When dyer's wife, in Leith, Scotland.
recently entered the bedroom where three OF her ch
dren, aged H. o. and were sleeping she horrined
20 md their faces covered with blood. ana the bed
clothes bcspauered. Tue chilirea had attacKed
during the night BY rat. which they had vain
deavored 90 catch on the previous evening II had BIT
ten the checks OF the two little boys severely
the forehead of . girl. who lost large quantity Of
| blood.
| -O'Donovan Rosa has collected Accord
ing to his acknowledgment IA the Irish World.
$4,000 for the "skrmishng fund with which the coss
Of secret assaults England TO be paid OF
he cannot reveal how the money to be expended for
that would defeat the object but In the same number
Of the Irtsh World appear elaborate directions for max
Inc dynamite, cotton. and 1reek nrc. Not contsnt
with that, the following awful lntlmation Is made 9
There are several other exDlosives relatively far
| more po~erfu which can be easily manufactured and
! safely handled by a cool. intelligent man"
The most powerfully armored ship
anoat the Thunderer which met with such tarrible
accident recently. but two sunboas have Just been IN
shed the Tyne which will be intel up by the Arm
strong nrm with hydraulic machinery working ~
| gun. Compared with the Thuniercr, the gunbosts.
built for foreign government are diminutive, vet
each little vessel viii capable OF piercing
the thicsest armor now on che seas. Tho smsness Of
these marine vAaps will be their greatest projections
and the steam power viii be applied that not on y
the gun, out also the vessel will he under the complete
control Of the artierist.
| "A breach of promise suit reported in
the London newspapers turned the whether
the defendant actually made An offer OF marriage.
The affirmative evidence the following verse,
which he sent to the plaintiff:
Believe my signs nv tears, my dear,
Believe eleven my "" VOWS HSst 70 y You V sinssre
| Or Jane. am unione.
OF, cone one, m. eisa arm cts away
How beet viii be each light and DAY
When, Jane, you my wife
| The jury deemed this a fair aud square matrimonial
| orer, and awarded Jane $40 DANA res
| "A gentleman recently sent his servant
TO druggist with physicians prescription and
request for the Of the original prescription
by the bearer The druggist refusing to comply with
the request the servant without medic
and without the prescription. Ths gentleman then
wrote the druggist to inquire what authority he
based his right retain the original prescription,
which simply elected reJoinder he entitled
to by law II satisfactory TO say that the druggist
IL wrong distinguished Judge OF New YORK city hAv
ing satisfied himself after careful search that there
no law. In this state at least. entitng drugx.t
possess himself summary OF another mans Or lperty
"A Chicago firm, dealing in gamblers
implements for cheating advertises send free com
plete list OF country fairs TO be held fall Thus
swindlers may lay out business tour satisfactorily
Gambling seems, to judge by the following extract
from the arms circular To have suffered by the
depression In business We take pleasure In handing
you our revised price list. In which You will md that
we have reduced prices to with the times ow.
|
and the decreased of labor and material W. oner
you complete list OF nrstcsss goods A. prices 10 yer
than before been offered by any house Ia tns
trade Having large factory. with steam power and
all the latest improved machinery ab with our
creased facilities TO n all orders quickly amt IN
satisfactory manner and stand to day the leaders
our branch OF Industry III the untod States. II not u
the world" The catalogue includes marked carls
loaded dice, and many other devices for cheating
"A funny story is told of the second
son Of the Prince OF Wales Prince George Fred
eric. He Is merry scamp, fond OF tricks aud nd
more awed by the majesty OF his sovereign than most
lads are By their grandmother lie was even less amen
able to discipline feg than he Ia now and
occasion. when stay Win the Y Ieen At che
Castle, PLAY ed her pretty PRANK. She had solemn
dinner, at which grand duAe Mr.. Gladstone and Deal
Stanley assisted. Al dessert the children sent
for. When they came In George was riotOus Grand
mamma rcproyed him. He went on heedlessy Grand
mamma again Obliged 70 Interfere. Al last tn
youngster became obsreperous, and he had TO b
sent under the table, from whence he not TO
until he had confessed his sin aud promised amend
ment He was very quet-to everybody surprise
but when challenged assured his imperturDable grand
mamma that he was not yet quit good, but would b