The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-13
SUNBF.IMs.

In Spain thore seems to be n fashion :.
grave clothes The late Queen Mercedes partlcui.r,"
quesed to bc buried IN the dress Of tho nun, Of I'm, ~ W.
de M,otE.
People whose dresses are not OF IN,
freshest are by no means loud In praise the prac
now coming into vogue In France Of lighting bsllto.,.
with electric light
A girl snys that when she dies she do.
sircs tn have tobacco planted her grave that ro
weed nour'hed by her dust may bc chcwcd by her no.
rcavcd lovers There Is poetry in the iea.
Statistics OF the winning and LOSING
races. together with the total number mount, on bs
nat calculated mp to Ausus, ~ show Fred Archer ,o
the most successful English Jockey out " 3sl mounts,
| he lost s3s. winning thus l43 races
The Turkish Council of state has 70
fcrrcd all the Asiac railway projects back tho ,rnrl
Nizicr ~ not worthy OF serious consideration Tho pu,
Of suiherlands Eurrn,cs Valley plan is still under "a
animation. hut has not been adopted
Tho Mikado having decrced that all his
subjects holding official situations shall dfcss . rgro
IHH,. the japanese milhncrs have large rotton
o their stock II dresses to Paris whore they have been
converted into very pretty dressing gowns
The Wreck and Casualty Return pre.
pared Tor the Government Of India show, that NOR,
wreck, and cnsuaue, occurred In the Indian ca.n 1871
than IN any former year OF which An official recon-
exists si,t, nyc vessels and i3s lives were los,
Tho first weeping willow in England is
said to have been planted by Alexander Pore lie 70
eeivcd present ol hss from Turkey. md, observns,
twie In the basket ready to bud. planted It, Prom hi,
stock all the millions In England and America be-
hcvcd to have sprung.
The LOmbordid states that tho want oi
money which exists at the Vatican nils tho Pope .m
cardinals with anxiety and ihatt Is proposed 10 alde.
circular TO all the bishops Of the Church In ordcro
obtain assistance Some relief hoped also from the
pcc,cd perimaees from Spain aud Germany.
---Juggcrnaut Ia said to he in bad way
since the imprisonment of the hereditary protector Of
sacred affairs The late Car Festival WAS complete
failure. II IL IN contemplation N hand over the great
god to the tender merrics nj tho Court Of Wards though
JuEernaut hardly he said to he still in lis minority
"A German paper describes Prince Henry
of the Netherlands Of the richest princes The
world A silver mine In America brings him ptinccy
income, and ho has many Dutch, Russian. aud other
bonds. with ninety nine properties In iollandihe maxi.
mum number for the King alone can own iuoanl some
IN other countries
A notable Improvement in watches is
reported from Chaux dc Ponds Switzerland nv
peculiar process tho figures the dial rendered
luminous. - ,ha,fcxpocd once DURING the day to the
sunlight they rcman phosrhore.cent AMI vidLl.
throughout the might Preparations being made for
the production nj these watches on a large scale.
The Prince OF Wales has resolved, IL pos
sihlc to acclimau,c the Scottish grouse on moor n
snndrnghnm and with that aim has just had supply
young birds brought to that place from his hi
later IN Ahcrdcc nshire. Grouse time common
in Dcvonshirc and sussex. and also In other parts
Of England where there arc now. NaturalSs are
much interested In the Princes experiment
Life IL rather too cheap for comfort out
IN ilinoi' The records show that within the last twenty
3lt murdcrers have been tire state prison.
~ Of them Tor life and the remainder for from
twenty-five years onc hundred have been pArdoncd.e
have been released in other ways, 81 have died gon,
TO a'yum' Tor the insane, and 1871 are still in prison
Three years and six months tis estimated the aver
craze term for convicted murderer In Illinois
The Belgians are not demonstratve
people royalty. In the abstract does not inspire them
with enthusiastic admiration or respect their instinct,
democratic. and they incline belief that ons
man is As good a. another. and great deal better too
They are accustomed. also TO see their King sirong
about them In hat and the PLANES. morn
lug dress n run against him At street corners and
only bob seminocssucaly when they happen to tread
| upon his lame foot
The Paris tnrers reports n number Of
miraculous cures at Lourics For instance, dreN.
maker has been cured Of eorc and workN aged
81 who had tor eight sunc red tnmor IN the
lett side. aud other maadcs connected herewith knct
down In the water and was healed. Another person.
Amtre Descavc,, has recovered the use Of damaged
eye. ard has also been relieved Of tumor and swelling
OF the legs of three years duration when the pilgrim
age started half Of the tD sufferers hnd he carried
| On leaving Lcurles only 80 needed that assistance
AT present the Cyprus police are numer-
eay insufficient tor the duties they have To perform AMI
ts wonderful that they behave well as they do
STEERING that for many months they have received no
money. and that their clothes Al the hest o:
times their ray so udicrously small almost to ~.
rel them TO take brbos The pay II an occr il about p
month; Of sergeant 81 OF corporal 50. Of private
mounted ~ 80 and Of foot policeman e. in addition
tuwhch they receive ration Of bread about pound
per diem for the oicer AMI tw pounds for the man
A case Of dog stealing recently came
before The Mansion lioue Police Court IN LONDON and
the prosecutor di not desire proceed uriher with 'he
charge. Us he had recovered his dog Sir Bcjamu rl
lips said the practice dog stealing wa. carried To .ucha
great extent that was absolutely necessary mat
steps shond he taken to nut stop toit Itwnsu, te
other day lady told him that She had had her dog f
Tcatedly stolen, and Ia get II back hat pst various
umes IN rewards snd otherwise between cS1 and en-
lie sentenced the prisoner to three month, hand ibo
| In Paris. recently, the workmon engaged
in the ESiu N met AZ dinner the Skn'nr Palace 4
the B's de Buulugnc. The Arge hail crpNicd sud
oNertthirg promised pass on succe sstus, when m
inS'gifiran' difference between one of the 0rrauirr'
the banquet ami waiter converted the festive scene
into one " disorder and iunult The gsrcons refused 10
'erVc the guests no oppressed their dissnti.ac ton
SOMEWHAT 'olcn, fashion The flags torn down,
the tables broken, and the crockcry smashed and the
banquet finished up with what the Partisan Journalists
call an international org,c."
The Turks are ma great connoisscurs Of
drinking winter ~ Western European. arc wine To
suit particular tastes the water sellers AZ Constantine
pie supply the beverage hy the NJ sources from
whence II has been procured. The water Of the catch
ment basins u rain water known locally by the II
"laSiom dhc frra reservoir. though muddy Is not
whole some. and when allowed to settle. W filtered
hcd In great esteem l. also the water from
koulak. sprius near Tnkat the nsatc side of the
| Bo'porus and that from Tchamhdin. ucnr ScuiAr 4
copiou' spring nj Bccos also oh the Ainc side supplies
the shipping nj constNnunoplc The wni,to' K,nhkny,k
'prns near Atnaout koy pcrhapsthe purcstspng VA
ter IN tho world Tor by careful Analy has rto,d
tnrhnk ncNtin purity t0distlltd water Two source ma
| Valley of Roses, hetnnd Buyukdfr6. called funduil
and kestanc. are IN great demand anoug the natives
hut the wntcr mostly drunk by the HIGHEST class
from two SPRINGS in Asia called Go1tepe and rashDcn
The Civil Tribunal Of Paris has been
called upon To audcHtt between Prince Gantlin hnd
matrimonial agent whose services he had employed
About three years age Prince Galitn wished marry
and asked his mother To find him suitable partner
| Princc" GniAn, who was anxious that her should
make rich marriage, applied TO Nine Quentin 'FRONT.'
who had been Strongly rccomme ended 10 her by former
tutor Of her son asa matrimonial agent whose services
would he found Invaluable. NINE Quenhn.Pronit Alier