The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-11

Sir Arthur Gordon, Governor of Fiji ia
persuadins the natives to submit to vaccination
The Rev. Mr. TAFT, son ofthe Archbishop
Of Canterbury is examining the school system OF Boston
At Landor, N. H., is the grave Of a Mira
Bronson who lived in three centuries She was born,
1879 aud died in isOI
Evan Evan Evans is a student in n via
consn college It NAV perhaps, be supcriuous to stat,
that he is OF Welsh parent,vc.
A pumpkin that measures over six foo,
ncircumiercncc. and weighs above 40 pounds, Is SUI
growing on a farm In California.
Nearly all the regiments in the British
service are going to have helmets They will b,
more or less similar those Of the German troops
Mr.. Hope, the Famine Secretary of India
has resigned account differences with the vccro,
the proper mode dealing with the pre- MT fainno
In one Of the English Church papers n
clergyman advertscs harvest sermon" In which
special reference is made ITO the Colorado insect tn,
war."&c.
Mr.. Scudamore. Director Of the Tntcrna.
tonal Post once Constantnoplc has resigned his pos
because his CHIEF officer dismissed Tor having beer
born Bulgarian
Tho King OF Denmark recently made a
Journey from Copenhagen To London solely rraui,
Prince Albert Victor VI Wales al and desired "a
see his grandfather
A colonization convention Of 1000 or 5000
colorcd people was lately held in corinth, Miss ia,
African scheme not favored. but New cAco. Ari
zona aud northern Texas were considered
One result Of the interest taken in rifle
matches in the last few years that the PRINCIPAL ocean
steamers have estab she'd ranges their decks ana IN
stead playing Switchboard and PITCH passengers now
amuse themselves by firing at targets
A French paper speaking OF the difference
between the French aud the spanards, say. that in
France ninetynve out Of every hundred murder. have
money for their object while IN Spain love is the
ninety-eish out OF every hundred crimes
Tho IL, Duf
building tower on Rel Mountain on which, with tcle
scope man can see all around the snow sheds from
Blue canon to Cisco With the assistance Of the telegraph.
a Ore can be announced without los. OF time
An Austrian clcrls has been convicted Of
defrauding the Bank OF Paris of slisco The fraud rs
In too many other cases only discovered when he
went on Tor his holidays London banks now o' insist
clerks taking holidays. even when they do not
about doing so.
There Is a rivalry between the two
coroners in covnrton. Ky woman was terribly In
jured IN light an 1t supp sed that she would 1--we
only few hours One OF the Coroncrs impanelicd Q
jury. and waited in the house all night with them tor hsi
to die, hut She recovered
High ritual is on the Increase In London
Thirty churches celebrate daily communion.
against last year; 3lOhave surpccd choir against
ia. - have euchasc vcsmcnt against a. 80 display
candles the altar and since 1857 the Of incense
has been extended from three churches to sixteen.
Mr.. Bowes, great north of England
squire. has tile blue ribbon ct the turf Lord
Bcaeonsaed iecitousl, dubbed The Derby" Tour times
while those ardent OF the the aH
Earl VI Derby and Lord George Bentnck never could
manage to win 1t The late Sir Joseph Hawley
| almost successful as Mr.. Bowes
The Calvert Tt.rdn wants the 5000 con.
vcts in the Texas Penitenuary organized into mill
tary corps like that commanded by Gen Boquct IN the
Crimean war and turned loose upon Mexico sons d
hell" said Gen Bosquct at the battle OF Inkcrmann.
| Ntet. have hnuor ma
| yourselves some by dying Tor your country
An English scientific paper tells us that
torpedo,s beginning TO lose their prestige and al
ready 1t is said that mechanic employed In Chatham
dockyard has invented screen or shield for protecting
the Whale bottom OF ship The shield is OF sufficient
substance To resist torpedo. BE- raised lowered
IN Ave minutes and slows away snusly On the topsdss
| Of an ironclad.
Mrs. Julia l.. Key, daughter Of Mrs
Caroline Lee Henz the novelist recently taken III
in Calhoun fia. she believed she about To die and
nrd with dread She begged her husband TO watch
her CLOSELY and when she seemed about to die. admin
| lister chloroorm to her. He obcyed, and size died
There be official investigation, because the ply
scians say that she might have lived longer even
| recovered had the choroform not been used
That was a very comfortable picture
which the ex Boss drew OF Mr.. Hoffman. Mr. Cornell
Mr. Brennan and himself seated eo>ey council around
dining table in private apartment OF the 'tv Hall
aud catered to by the attentive and versatile keeper VI
| the building. We met dine and talk politics, Maya
the old man. nothing else" This was the simple acorn
which under the sunshine Of prosperous unity DO
| vclopcd into the mighty oak Of the Tweed Rlns
One OF the few men who have had bust.
dealings with Jay Gould ana never lost thing BY
It, is the venerable Col snyder Of Elizabeth, J, once
partner OF the Ia Zadoc Pratt They poprietort
ofexonsiye tanncries. and much Vi the bark used by
| them from timber grown lands purc hased Of
| Could. But this was when Jaw very yuuus man."
exclaimed the Colonel ami before he had got into the
| Wall street whirlpool" Then he added with melaR
ehoy wag Of the head. 81 hear tina, h. skins
friend a neater than any other the North
American continent"
Mrs. Sherman. the Generals wife, hns
written letter in which she expresses herself freely
about round dancing She her soul evots against
H. that very o self respect will blush at II
and that public opinion will eventually drive 1t out Of
society. She adds The ad OF this dance have
had their way long enough absorbing all ontcrain
mountaineering upon and rdiculing those who quietly
decline To pArucipaicOpenly aud constantly nsinaauIa
OF those who decline II that they therefore evil
minded. &c, or quoting impudcntly aud ln,lnuannsy
their only weapon H,af s'u 9ui mi y r'ns and then
throwing uiemscNessn mems arms 10 prove their o"E
punty OF mind"
A Texan hcrder's outfit consists Of two
doukeys carrying supplies. tent, cooking utensils
blankets cantccn made Of TN and holding nNc gallons
Of water small Mcxicau pony, two three dogs and
tobacco shepherds receive from $40 10 80 per month
three dogs readily take OF 5000 sheep. Thou-
sands OF sheep at Will the vast plains, feeding
as they never sleeping Two nights in the same place.
except at the home stations Al night thcse immense
herds gather closely around the camp OF the shepherd
aud sleep peacefully, guarded by well.tralhcd scotch
dugs. who exhibit woulcriu sagaci,y aud proves IN
their midnight vigil, holding at bay the nerces vol
until by their furious barking they awaken their mas
ers An Of from ten to twenty miles VA! be sralei
b! an ordinary herd IN single day
Soon after Sir william Johnson, who
played conspicuous part tins state u c last CEN
Jury, Was appointed sucliuicn deut ui Indian Ahs no
sent e. England Tor richly laced c fh,s, who
were extremely admired 10y an Indian chtt Who howe
ever made no ohSrt alton about them at ua h' ul ~
aicw days impaired TO SIR William that lac dr,nrci hI
the barouet had presented TO han one Vi thc sis whoa
had come over the great water. SIR william t'N no
hint, and die chief ccstAses Not luns aiier sr
william. finding himself in the chiefs company, ne n
toned that he too, hal dreamed, and on bout ess l'
sad that II TO the effect that the chri had gwen
linn certain piece ol land, about jho acres rae Ii'i
him the land. which aterwArd went %! ir n1r ~
"Sr william Dreaming Lana with the r,lut.N \ ~
Sir William. | will never dream with a..iii wv