The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-21
SUNBEANS.

The grandfather Of Captain the How
Francis Maude Of the Royal Navy, now living wasto-
in the reign Of Charles u more than two centuries ava
| -BOstonians pronounce the Hubs name
Bawston," and the Lincolnshire men Of England No
nounce the name of the old original Boston the sano
manner to this day.
| A commission has been appointed to cv.
anime the que suon OF Illuminating the Cron.taIt bar
by electric lights for thc purpose Of preventing nisi
attacks upon tho forts
On the recent occasion Of the marriage
ofPrncc Bismarck daughter the German Emperor me-
scented to him the Grand eros. of the order of the RED
Eagle with sccptre AMI crown. the only Prussian dec
Grafton which he had not already received
The Princess Of Wales is a fond mother.
She is about to send her sailor voyage round Tho
world and has packed with her own fair hands each ono
Of his trunks, besides selecting his library which con-
tans for perusal at shakcs pcare sir Walter Scott
and lrvng's sketch Book.
Tho books relating to chess contained in
the library OF recently deceased professor of 20, TINT
vcry Of Pennsylvania are .tmatcd to be worth 500
The chess playing alumni o the university are csr,
OF having this collection u.chascd aud place an ne
library Of their alma mater
The wine crop In California Is not OK.
peccd TO exceed 4.oppupi gallons this ycar-nlt two
third. of the crop OF 1876 A dry season, mudcw and
the phylloxera the cause of this difference. butn.
thought that better prices consequent upon the decrease
in production will prevent loss to the wine grovcrs
Five Of the Communists in New Gale
donna have received free parons account OF ercS
ertons suppressine the Canaque rising and the GOV.
reports that all the Communists, settlers at Vondea
only offered themselves skrmishcrs bat f,udtf,d
great service through their typographical knowledge
They recently nearly suffocatcd, by
thronging round him. the osng gentleman at The yer.
nmcry fountain at the French Exhibition who scent,
2pOn pocket handkcrchics day Tor nothing An
American gentleman rendered four Tor gratutous oionL
erous treatment You are pckpocket" mufmured
/ Ia obligiur ge utlcuau % Al uateuce
| A sailor named Thorne delivered him.
self up TO a police magistrate iu London the otlcrday
couios,ing that he had ki,d man by accd utin syd
ncy. last year telegram was sent TO the Gu,crnofd
New South wales. who answered that nothing was
known Of the matter there As the prisoners confession
was In no way suhstanuaied. hc wasdischargcd
Before leaving England for Canada the
| the present acting GuveruorGcncra. Sir rauck Mao
douval. received m authority from Government to ".
ganihe AMI equip II necessary force In British Nofh
America for service In Europe, the Canadian Govern.
men,having made known It's readiness to place IN tie
| field q number OF active regiments IN case OF war
The manufacture Of fireworks on ones
own hcarthsone is attended with degree a. n,k
At Craulesh surrey England. laborer named Sher.
lock engaged iaakug fireworks In his cottage al
early hour IN the morning whona spark gncl the
powder The cottage blown 10 pieces. the and
aged father OF sherlock were hed and his recov.
cry l. considered hopeless
A large, full-grown Polar bear, while be-
Ing from one OF tie Whhing vessels
from its cage and coursed through several crowded
streets in Dundee at rapid pace. II at eusth took
refuge In clohiors shop. where. after PLAYING
havoc. twas secured Owing to the crowds which FOL.
lowed the bear became Infatuated aud several It
sons narrowly escaped injury.
The Duke OF Grafton In the last century
loved and sleep winters morning better than
horses hounds but deemed 1t de rgueur great
country gentleman to keep hounds and follow them so
hunting days his servants had positive orders to pu
him oui VI bed and insist on his dressing howc,erun.
wihng he might be. and Notwithstanding tie active
resistance which he often made.
Many interesting finds continue to be
made In the acusrne stations laid bare hy the shrink
Of Lake NeuchAtcl Among the latest are complete
bronze mould aud human skull Rinss, un.,
buckles hatehets flint implements and the bones u
ANIMALS are IN great abundance. Human bones how
ever. very rarely found, from which It is supposed
that the tobs OF the lake dweers have not yet been
discovered
Hot whiskey and water has superseded
rum and water at the Partisan cafes since the chnnca
Of October has In. The hSbitues drink It with
sdnity rom II In the morning 20 midnight without En-
perencing much harm, the ingredients consist q q
easpoonfu and half OF spirits half dozen humps u
sugar, slice OF lemon and half pint Of water. THIS
exhiarating mixture Is called "Grog American
Thousands OF dollars have been SUBJ
scrihcd for the production Of wagners new srera q
"ParHnln in Bayrcuth in the summer Of i-si This
new work Is said to contain many evidences Of design
a.. "a
ba.,d ,ra, Tho No. Of cha, and " co,r,o %.
itthat sbouid srna.s ihfng The void has ,,,spA
OF That scheme he 4, said to have re signed ~ impo,
hle of execution.
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IAN" 'nat 'ne rthees' ih'rH o Denmark whoi' no" en-
gagged 20 the Duke Of Cumberland lifted the Prince mpor-
hal There doubt that the couple whathe London
'aomeh can VERY nuts on each other for time bat
: lhe ihr IhyrA mas frnole reputation A. hft ana
harushe" woman Of the world ana when Luin ~ me
rIn'e pe' name goes ,oa MS love- she referred Nn 70
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-ihe ueImah papers quote some Statls-
u'scomparihg the proportion "l married persons IN No
populations OF the different countries Of Europe GER
6 many ranks only seventh m the INST To l'' sou' IN
.Aoh country mere are IN Hungary "4''' ~ France
'''"o III England ana wales '"@ IN Austria '27l III
. lHS' '-'u' III Denmark al"l III Germany. 'lW IN
N"r"AF o'"'' IN sweden 4"'- IN ihc N'ih'rAn'''
f'fS III s'ouahd' 'o'S' III beslum' +oSt 90 sN4'i-
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