The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-01
TNBEfNS.

Victoria, Empress" and not " Tmnro..
Of India" is 10 Ice substituted Tor the words Vae,no,
India ON the coinage of that country.
The municipality Of Paris has givon o~-
dcrs for immo barometer. the largest in te VOL,
1t will he placed near the central markets
A London magistrate has decided that
the playing Of y large In housc daiiv for ey
hours is an ntoerabc nuisance, but not acuonablc.
A correspondent in Montgomery. Va
desires to know the ccrrcct pronunciation III, name a
knabc, the piano manufacturer. 1t Is pronounced k.n
abby
Women have often successfully hid val
uables IN their hair, aud young French lady la.I,
found thousand franc note in her deceased notho,
chgnon
Tho authorities OF the grand library ~
Paris estimate the annual increment OF volumes A,
5000 The whole number is, by the laucs, repor,
2,i57.57i.
A Norwegian poet, named Andrcas
MUNICH, has completed the translation of T,nnvson,
"dyns OF the King" and the book has JUS, APPEARED At
Copenhagen
The hard times In Russia are growing
harder At Odecsa the price OF bread has gone np from
two copecks to three copeoksa pound, and there are lea
vi AN absolute famine.
The Grand Duke Nicholas threatened ia
shoot number OF Russian officers who asked either for
the opening Of the campaign that they shold Ue scat
into proper winter quarters
J. G.. jacobson wealthy Copenhagen
brewer. has given million Of to his Govornu,
for the promotion VI mathematics, natural science, ma
science OF language, history and philosophy
Grandma, do you know why can eoq
up in the sky fary" asked Charlie. little four ycarod
Of the venerable lady who sat the garden seat INIT
ting. NO. my dear why str" Because there Is no.
thing in the way" replied the Young philosopher,
ing his astronomical search aud grandma her knitting
-COurbct, the man who has been con.
dcmncd Tor numbering woman In the Rue Tatbout ia
Paris, to twenty years imprisonment, has addressed
letter the President of the court. mporng that tho
sentence should be changed to one OF death M d,carea
that person guilty such crime his Is worthy
TO live.
A close watch Is being kept on the PROS
receive eruption Of Mount NcsuNius The latest uNngy
from the spot were written the Oh-orvalury IN tho
Mount. Jan 7, by Prof fanlicri He reported uI
Tor the previous days the instruments had shown
evident signs of agitation, and the smoke from he
mountain issuing with greater force and increased
volume.
When the Marquis Of Salisbury fret
went to Con.tanunopc the Turks, believing hc had com,
TO deliver them from Muscovite clutches. ,n,d HIN
"Tcha supurre"-thc new broom. Now that they find
echoing the sentiments OF their enemies. they call hln
salt Bouron"-only trumpet gen Isnlu,n dunnf
the Conference. popularity styled, "Inad Ln b or
the " obstinate gentleman"
The remains of n balloon were lately
found the coast Of Ireland. the which CONTAINED
| human remains The mat thinks that they must 10
those OF Prince sailor no quir fars one dark nght
during the siege. In violent wind, and mover a.r.
ward heard Of what rcnsthcns TN, conjecture j. that
| about the time some Scotch fishermen some.
thing balloon shaped disappear in tic toward the
| northwest coast
There are in Connecticut 2jG ponds each
having hvc more OF surface Enort, have hceu
made to introduce valuable fish into them apparently
without success. In thirteen ponds 1900 Young land
locked salmon put last year but none OF them
now To be found There trout in nity seven ponds
bass in iitysc,cn, pickercl in iyd 1t l. believed that
the number OF salmon wishing the MYERS OF ,v,.ueat
| l. nov on the increase.
The following Is an Illustration Of the
development OF English spelling IN the runlah II ia
verbatim copy vi letter received by "a schoomAserin
the north from householder in his locality cur. ass.
you are man VI no legs and wish to inter sunn
your skull" The obscurty and seeming oncn.s'nessd
this address disappear ON translation. What in.
tended to be written was. Sir, a. you are man {
knowledge, wish 10 enter my son at your school
| Among the loungcrs at the door, says
the London BaH at theatrical performance IN LondH
the other evening the eldest scion OF noble family,
who was chatting with some other men well know
about town. Al this moment Nj appeared. esooruas
an old lady 10 her carriage, when, suddenly and out
wantonnoss the scion OF nobility deliberately threw h
gloves in the old ladys face put the lady sale ne
her carriage and then, returning To the doorway quietly
took oil the young noblemans hat aud kicked mlo tie
gutter and asked the owner what he had 10 for hun
self The young noble laughed oil the matter, and -
| mittcd he was in the WRONG
On the side of Asia, the Turkish fort.
rosscs OF kar., Erlcroum, Bitoum. ami Baa1 thor
oushly prepared ior defence. and contain more nnef
| sarrisons than at the time OF the Crimean war Nan
and Batoum especially strong. aud armed WITH ,el
heavy artillery The gnrfi>ous of both these places are
composed almost exclusively OF regular troops Che total
force Ut Turkish troops now near the Frontier % A,s
Minor may be- estimated at about 5000 men .i whom
some iu.pn are regular soldiers The army ,.u,.is u
Cd aItH hat. fHtaf.t