The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-28
SUNBEd MS.

crackers day w
Lisbon, N. H., raises 10O,OO bushels "A
potatoes year, which are converted into starcb
The Pacific railroads have rooeirod
from the Government col 900 900 and 900 ooo "a, .
OF land. ''''''V'V'' @cfef
Italy formerly valued its silk trade M
fallen on
During January s35OOOOO worth Of
postage stamps postal cards, and stamped enysope,
were sold
Ohio supports 11G,OO0 dogs. Georgia.
with lees than one-haf the population has $50 900
| More dogs than voters.
French sardine packers are now putt
ting upsprats mackerel. and even specie,
| for the American market.
| Packer, the teller OF the New London
National Bank of Commerce. who stole the sql5oo,s
| dying Of consumption and rcmorsc.
"A survey of all the large merchant
steamships has been made by the British Government
with ANEW to their part Of the royal navy ID
| case OF foreign
During the reign of the present Car
Russia has gained 553i7 square mica Of territory aud
22bf6 900 souls population ard reduced the national
debt by $4,000 900 roublos.
A Portsmouth baby which recently
died was mourned by father and mother grand
fathers, and two grandmothcrs, three great grant
fathers, ard three gre Vt gsindmotncrs.
"A Western paper makes the following
correction: In obituary notice Of Mr. poster
day. for the phrase lie was noble and pigiss4dsd
man. read He was NOBLE and blghearted mau."
The Irish citizens of Sacramento have
decided not to parade So. Patrick's Day. Perasp.
the fact that sacramento IA caod the mad lost tsan
Ia the world has something to do with their docisos.
The soldiers of Fort Vancouver, w. r.,
have formed an association, and request the co6pera
ton Of the United States Army for the purpoc Of erect
monument to the of Henry Wilson. q
Capitol square, Washington, u. c.
| A MiddletowD compositor has calcu-
la'cd that IN the Of yclrstyp setting tho
| average composttor Will. put ~ than 7o0ooM
separate pieces, which, with their Distribution, requires
more than lb.OOOOOJ motions Of tue hand
The Hamburger Ndcitritchten says that
the German msrch'nt service consists OF 4o92 vessels
wih total Tonnage II 1908 1913 toni ald minned by
49,isi sailors. OF these vessels 2te3 belong to tha
| North sea ports, and $50 to those OF the Baltic.
| "A placard with the words False alarm
Danger" was Tor Yesa regular pirt Of the stage
| furniture Of the old Chicago Nla,um AMI VIA once or
twice used With effect. II Is suggested that theatres and
public halls be provided vita them Of pre-
| venting panics
In Saratoga cemetery is q tombstone
with the folio gius inscription; "Enn4, dau'r OF
Abraham and Matilda g., and wife Of Theodore g.,
ded Aug. TO- 1865. IL 20 years, leaving Ave Children
married young slnsl her fathers Will. Single wo-
| mtn take warning"
| Pennsylvania court stenographers have
TO take this oath; you .olemoly the test
noay which you shall ta.e IN this case hail be the
truth, the whole truth aid nothing BAT the truth"
This would seem 10 do away entirely with the necessity
| OF swearing Witnesses.
The envelope makers and printers as.
sert that the Government loses S5OOoJJ year 10 the
manufacture Of postal cards to say nothing Of the
OF thcm mai matter. ana tney claim thatE
| the Government should abolish stamped envelopes
wrappers and postal cards. AZ would save t,,J00 900
year.
Five young men went TO Il spiritualistio
seance in Terre Haul Tue ler night N.t lamp bi4eA
gu the palms of tleir hands. Tuen theY snooS hands
vita the materlal2sd split that Ape rcd, ADD after
| the lights turned w. the medium who mad been
in trance Ia tAe cabaet slsO Lad lamp O.sck on ha
| hands.
The want of snow in the lumber re-
gions OF Michigan Will seriously AFFECT the lumber bus.
ness. 1t is estimated 81 u not oae third OF
the estimated crop 0. lo-s ~ b. cut ts VIII
reach the streams Of Tho sta.e. OF 60 900 feet
tended to be put the lihe river, only oC0J.OOo
| on the banAs
| When the wind storm that ecantly de-
yastatsd ToIon Pa, began the, were 100000 sheep
tee ling tho pa.4s taOc- ,nds of w,ch Wors blown
ant the gulches Dused by the driving sind. Over
10000 were lost. on tbs san Undo, cAte which
| refuge In the beds oi streams IN some places
| buried Out Of sight
| Inc creek NATION or lnullns nave
House Of Kings and House Of wlrrors woich coast.
tute their Council chicf invested vita tAc veto snd
pardoung power. s elected every four yeGFs aad TO
ceiyes salary Of 81 ODo per The Council nloes
once year at the capital OSmu each Of me fartF
nine towns being enlisted 10 a representative.
| "A retired sol captain named john
Quick has turned up sldlenls IN MlDorlugh Ulster
county, and claims three a. uslud OF lana. moi
of blug IN TIE village, watch used 10 ba.ong to hi
grandfather Ola citizens say that the a1d bougat
from the sailors grandfather BY Lewis Dubois, who got
the man drunk aud then gave him Old hat and
horse Whether he got deed or not Is the point thai
| Is u be tested
ONE or THE LIGHT BRIGADE,
| A paragraph appeared some days ago an THR sUs an
| nouncng The death Of Jonn FitKpatrics, OF int
Ishi Brigade, wh) died OF stirya ion England. liza
had received peusJn 4 six ponce day. Which, how
| ever, was wilhdfaWn several years ara, aud no en-
ueayOred tO out miserable eXisteace by riding IN
circus pagcants. Od AMI disease unGtted him foI
this other the only refuge los tle disabled
soldier was the pOJrloIae, from whien he shranA In
horror. Tue verdict ol tho CjrOner's JUICY Died
| OF starvation, ami tue a disgrace " tho Wan
| otice."
| Speed the news Speed the nav!
Speed Rae uew4 onward
| "Dicl % starYduDu one
OF tue Fix nGuGfeu
0uc ~iu hls plrt mai played
Well IA tls Lfai BgSlle,
| Mnen thrYusl the vale of death
koie tie six hundred.