The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-20
SUNBE1Ms.

comsioeh lode than has been employed in ,ic ccn.irpo
ton San ancisco
Bret Harto il TO deliver his lecture m
Tho Arronau- 40" IN London aud the pt,n,,ra -
vincai town- DURING the winter
Tho Jetoish Times says that if ,bora
exists III New Yora society am prejudice ,sas, the t.,
Glars Jews It would take tic rfterns v. ten D.oy,..
| ~ di.coS,rit
John Morlcy's "Lfc Of Richard Cob.
den" iound'd uron materials furnished by us rctosen
tavcs AMI friends Is well advanced, and W ati,ats A,
| the beginning OF May
Prof. Cox of Indiana. who recently on.
Amined the Ariz ma mining region. says Witt.. nnaa
property Of southern Arizona opcI wo. sue
ply the world with precious metals.
1t il rumored in the London clubs tina,
the Duke OF Connaught Will b. appointed Lori tcunant
OF iceland soon after his marriage ~ an orportunv
| occurs To provide Tor the Duke ol Marlborough
M. Dclebecquc, the Director Of the Bor.
dcauN Mint. WHOSE arrest created such sn.ati.n,
alleged TO have distracted uars at silver aud ,uuinsd
bars Of copper svercd over The fraud i, ostmat,dot
| i,a00CO0 francs
1t IL believed that the garrison of Eng,
l-h uoon. cyprus will soon be reduced 10 ,ing,
wing ~ regiment The Forty SECOND Highlander. tays
cmaerkcd Tor Gibraltar There Is prospect OF iorht
audetain ha, r.on
The German papers give the strength Of
parties IN the Prusaan House ol Deputies as .ilous,
National Liberals iG5; Centre. ~, Progresses. a. ree
Conservatives. 80; New Cons' rvau,cs 800. PD,s 10;
| Conservatives, 10. AMI y Independent mcmtc..
Tho Munich Society for the Protection oi
Animal, has offered prizc of i-nmalk. lor t,el.tst
Of short rules the Of animals Tie, nu., be No,
fewer than twelve nor more than twenty boo number
and simple In language AMI not to ,Nc,, foa,
lines IN length each.
-" What do / remind you Of moetf' said
he "A French clock" said She. Puzzled and with .
sight misgivins he got his watch rcsuatd uataay.
aud asked. what is the special feature ofa French
clockw OH they never co. said the horoo.cr as 10
gave him his watch
An immense grave or vault Is ho.ng
made in the cemetery of Pcrc Ia Chai-o In Paris m
which To place the remains Of all the forgotten nbi
ants " the war OF $50 1t embraces area of 40
square feet and will be- surmouuicd by monumn NJ the
dcsitn Of which has not Vet been chocn.
Tho total number OF paupcrs in London
at the end OF the fourth week IN November wa. - "A Il
whom 4sOi2 were in wo,khouses and 81 ~ received
outdoor relief Compared with iic corr spending wee
In 1871 these figures show an Increase OF los but com.
pared with 1875 and 1873 they show decrease VI iWI
ana 3,5il respectively
AT present there are only about Go0,ON
Proo slant. IN France. That religious enmiiy however,
has nearly altogether died may be inf rre from the
fact that than ave Ministers In the present Cabs
net belong "a the Reformed faith, The Protestant. are
not numerous enough TO trouble and hc gcaefL
feeling he France Is one OF Indifference.
Although processing TO be Moslcm,
shcre Al is boy means avcrsc to cca.oualdrop q
tbrandy aud when entertained 10y Sir Forsyth -,acd
he speech OF the to the powdered roonau ,my
lords rent dmner-" say. young man. Ia lkc ,oms
more o. III dry Curacoal in moog"by admitting that
he thought cherry brandy best served tumtlcra
On the ID of December the immcus, cor
ror in thc Palace OF Justice Paris known t.c Salon
the lost footsteps" was pronounced iuy restored
i. a..
aud decoration originally conceived by Jacquc, Dcnros
In consequence the extreme length breadth aud
height OF the salon the footsteps OF person Il end
cannot be heard at the other. Hence the name
1t Is told of the late Lord Chelmsford
that so stately was his presence aud dignhcd s
pcarancc. that many years when he Younger
man and more erect OF carriage he was accuspd ~ Tie
by hurried individual who mstakins him TOO
acquaintance. clasped him by the hand ,Nelaim.
ns How are you. Mr SMITH" Sir Frederick .eor.
rs he was then, drew himself up. and, gazing cody on
ns que stoncr, replied. Sir DO look like n person u
the name Of smith 90 ami passed gravely
In Germany school children are i'm
siruc,cd to distinguish the common noxious frIi
beneficial insects and to collect and destroy the former
In the district scgcberg Hols,en the number Of May
beetles taken by the children last season amounted 70
! 4Ig1 kosrammes about $3.50 pounds besides jOl
pounds weight Of the aryr gruhs Of the INSECT
rtkini the number # beetles to the knosramnc $50
We have the ASTONISHING numbcr or laOnD.O o these
enemies OF the farmer put out OF the way ut dom harm.
During the current year the city of Prov
idoncc has provided labor at MY cents day all -
1ens IN need ot employment nud able 90 work ana has
also furnished food and lodging tranps and other
residents applying for the same and willing TO recon.
ueuso the city by choppins wood II wascNpccird that
the experiment, would cause marked increase II OK.
pcnscs tut the figures already show a small saving and
the number Of tramps has largely dccrcasod iact the
tramp who will not work does not appear IN the neigh
borhood Ut Providence.
Some Polish Roman Catholic priests in
the Province Of Grodno lately succeeded IN induciug
their pensioners TO abandon the Of alcoholic liquors
The local authorities complained OF hi, to the Governor,
who thcrcupon ordered an inquiry. The priest, were
found 80 have acted solely for the purpose ucuc0uns
their par,hioncrs but the Governor Of Grouo ordered
them to be transported to the interior Russia order
to give them time 10 reflect there the presumption
dcpn'iug patcrnal Government by preaching so5rcy,
| Of the revenue from the duty spirits
| China has Govornor-Gcncral by name
IL Hung chang. lie Is at the head ct the -rcs'Ne
party IN that country whose great aim il, TO avoid no
course pursued by the Japanese In leaning uc upon
| Europeans, and TO develop China by ChiuamoL With
this view variety Of great unierakiu-. n one IN
plation-a steam navigation company extensive Mining
| operations tie gradual introduction of rair, lis Md
tlcgrarhs and postal ~ stem On tlt oslulu mcleL
with view TO attracting investors the competitive syS
em Of ting employee which for some .''1 wars
and amy contributor 60 the stock of certain ui uc DO"
schemes Will have ue reht ot nominating D. fh 70
attempt at improving the POSTAL connuticau wiihue
capital Is Immediately contemplated. but. duHns no
| summer correspondence between rckin and noniHnh
TO be carried ON daily by donkey or horse nal a"in
winter hy route which AZ best involves tuda's
Although the Emperor Of Germany
pronounced couN alcsccnt there is yer, soi reason 70
believe That lac Is not the man Ice Was before oil i'cnl"
To assassinae him, and 1t has been matter t,l ANXIOUS
consideration whether IN view OF thi, to-e't "lu Hi
very advanced age, It Is not desirable that has Da 'hou'
relieve him OF the more arluous part OF BIS 'Hn' ions
But the Prince is exceedingly unwilling Go uui' take ms
fathers duties. not from lack OF hh regard ti ue'aus
his own sentiments IN many RESPECTS euu 90 'A'r
| ance with those Of the Imperial Governments ana "
would be extremely rcpuguaut 60 his feelings 3" le TO-
gardcd As In any sense party 10 many o' ifs 'c I,o
are not few who, while entertaining the most AH"V
feelings toward the Emperor man. are OF o"h'Vn
that for tn interests Of his country IL would have 'u
far from misfortune hal Modelling succeeded nl 'N'
lainous design. iuasnuch a. It would have l'''l "l''
the thronca Prince and Princess emtucut5 qH'hN'u "
introduce and administer policy At once rf ai" ''"
clhatory The hest hops for Germauy, now lu h''N'"
bic plight. lies in its Prince aud Princes ln'i'1l'-'s
latter by far the ablest Of Qucen victoria dom ''