The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-09
Sun BEf MS.

-Fishmonger to thrifty housewives
"tish IL dear, mum. HTS glttin' very in
sekonce o. these ere aqueriums."
The Wagner nights have proved thu
successful feature this the Coyent Gar
den Theatre series Of concerts In London.
Mr.. Gladstone is engaged on transla
ton OF the Latin preflce the Welsh Bible puolsbed
BY Bishop Morgan in the reign OF Queen Elizabeth.
A man who had once been wealthy and
a candidate for Mayor was recently In Boston police
court. ragged and oloatcd, as common drunkard.
A pole in the Pennsylvania oil region
$50 feet high, has pipe running TO the top and
led from natural gas well. so that at night hugo
name can be seen at great distance
Oriental justice and oriental rapacity
curlousy illustrated in the Of the late octose
marian of the Persian province Of Fare VIM
upon retiring from office had his socs beaten till ha
disgorged t2O0OOO and promised to return tlOO,0et
more OF his illgotten wealth.
In Paris there are contractors who pay
the city s2OOO per annum for the privilege of keeping
the streets clean. The WORK Ia done under the supervt
sion Of the municipal authorities. aud the contractor
are reimbursed by the thu mud and dust, which
when manufactured INTO fertilizers, Is SAID TO yield
5000 900 annually.
solemn occasions are sometimes ruth
lessy MARRIED. wedding party IN Boston, for exam
pie broken up by the arrest Of the bridegroom and
three OF his friends for robbery. And at burial IN
Mackvire. Ark. the men who been hired nh ms
grave fought their work and used reyolvers tvo
being killed in the presence of the mourners.
With view to ascertain the time that
would be occupied IN bringing an ironcld into action
the Admiral commanding the British feet IN Biaks
bay recently the Turn out sounded In the mid
die Of night. without previous warning 10 ori
The whole ship was cleared, ana the nrsi
gun fred within seven minutes after the alarm.
Tho Shah of Persia Is studying thu
French AID English languages, so as to be aba
to without Interpreters at the Paris Bxhib
ton In 1873 whittier he viii travel incognto beg
erbegtlran." or the Lord OF Lords OF Persia. lie 10
building railroad six miles long from his capital.
Ieheran, to shah Abdul Aim. place Of pilgrimage.
The musk OK is one of the most remark
able quadrupcds to be found In the Arctic regions.
II about the height " deer hut + much stouer and
appears larger 1t really from the great proiusoI
OF long matted woollen hair which covers the whole
body aud coDceas tAick coat Of extremely nne wool
The head s large ami broad and The horns very bToas
a. the base about two feet IN length.
-Erunnia Neuturol was recently found
In lhilade phia starving and dc-titutc The Dramatic
Neos says Of herr At the presentation Of the Wht1
Fawu' at Nibo's IN 1867, she nr,t appeared In New
York The climate affected her health yer, seriously.
and she gradually lost the use other lmDs from parAy
sis induced by rheumatism she continued to dance.
however, but OWING 10 t." lccr'a,iug AGILITY. she went
from premiere coyphcc nj hnally IN various cities
formed one of ne corps ballet. II irsi salary hero
WAS taOo q week, ami she went iowa 10 slO. Finally
she ceased TO be able to dance at an and became de-
pendent Oh her brother Who sins At c,ne'r halls"
An extraordinary discovery was made
the sel uli when the London ain reached Yors Al
> in the morning.. white the ear examiner was per
forming his duties, hc found human foot. torn 10
lust above the ankle III the nrake gear the once
car at tue end IT the tram Along WITH tine foot saa
part Of sock. and portions Of troustr' olack coat
cloth ovcrcoat sc The foot mud Enthusiastically only
a short time Diet ichei from the body 1ne drives
ami guards declare that nothing had occurred 10 lhd-
cate that person had heen run over, nor wer ny h|
| man remain. found ON a. uack SO clue mas ~ Yd
| been taiaeI 70 the myslery
A writer in the >pIiHgf,id Republican
bcwails what he regards lis waning Of Respect ior
corglmen ami as M example u thc customs Of Una
oldcu Zine relates tins Of JOnati IN Edwards; or
| sabbath morning after the good men ana FAINT lea
were assembled IN their respective tghnlcKs. iun-
iser arriving m ulace gown, would lead HE family
mp he aisle, aud tine nsl notice ~ his appearing tha
whole cuugr CATION wonld use. When he ha seated
ms fam and mounted ms pulpit throne the people
would 1T audtne crcaelns u boot, ant humping or
Naming ,us. when the weather va. cod, with per-
hlp~ arap u the poe OF the uting who -to I'd
the presided over the bpys col ccci together.
upAI from their fmic.. This pubic ,c-pcct pald
ui. ister wa clnunued IA hi, tuuiiy'
Donaldson, thcaeronaut who lost his lifI
In ascension, pred cci thar n travelling m balloons
ever became uuuOu % wou uut bc hy ntty n ghff
but clo.c 10 tie ground. lie sul that by carefully
gaugiug the amount Of g4- M the H. using pole
t0s-i IN rising over onsiaors, man nlAt AMY
travel fast and safety ia enc direction Of the Wind, aud
lac thought that System Of .tctrng and tacklud
misht he devised That would mi,r muvtm MS pns-ih
without reference 90 t.r wind. 1uo secretary Of no
| British Aerolautica s.ricty cn- 20 similar
iIr for Lr safst II r. snfup t'f one has tai
aavantas OF On asccraln,d tc To pul ia balloon 10
f.ore pi'asuraue, because m r' prolonged u.e than
| IA. ltnerto been attempted Thrr' I. ry'ry propt-
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